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Mimecast Advance Email Security

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

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What is Mimecast Advance Email Security?

Mimecast Advanced Email Security blocks the most dangerous attacks. As the top attack vector, email demands the strongest possible protection. We block the most dangerous email-borne attacks, from phishing and ransomware to social engineering, payment fraud, and impersonation.

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Awards & Recognition

Mimecast Advance Email Security won the following awards in the Secure Email Gateway - Enterprise category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Conflict Resolution

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Service Experience
Conflict Resolution

2022

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021

Mimecast Advance Email Security Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Mimecast Advance Email Security?

2% Negative

0% Neutral

98% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

Email Retention and Archiving

Hosted Email Support

Anti Malware Signature Detection

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

URL and Malware Detection

Reporting Components

Encryption and Decryption

Data Loss Prevention

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Mimecast Advance Email Security Reviews

Suraj M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Top notch email security platform for your infra

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Mimecast Advance Email Security from other similar products?

it provides almost every features to protect your email related security and improving their quality and features delivery very rapidly.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

it holds every external domain email prior to send it to the recipient for it to review first to the administrator based on the policy to configure which is very convenient for security measures

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes you don't the exact resolution or support from the vendor team you want, but i am overall satisfies with the product.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

highly recommend for its best features

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation

Swathy P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

This product i have used is highly secure

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Mimecast Advance Email Security from other similar products?

It is highly reliable and very good integration

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Secure and efficient

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing much to be disliked

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is highly reliable and amazing customization

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Abrar Ahmad M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

efficient & user-friendly email security solution

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Mimecast Advance Email Security from other similar products?

Advanced Threat Protection: AI-powered detection, sandboxing, and end-to-end encryption safeguard against phishing, malware, and ransomware. Email Continuity: Built-in email continuity ensures service availability during outages, unlike many competitor's Archiving & Compliance: Offers secure archiving with long-term data retention, helping businesses meet compliance requirement.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Mimecast is its AI-powered threat protection and email continuity, which ensures secure email delivery and availability during outages

What do you dislike most about this product?

Users often dislike Mimecast's slow sandboxing process, which delays email delivery, and the limited directory syncing with Office 365, which only updates three times per day

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Assess Compatibility and Needs: Ensure the product aligns with your current systems and meets your specific requirements. Check Support and ROI: Review support options and calculate the total cost versus potential benefits to determine overall value.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Caring
Includes Product Enhancements

Mimecast Advance Email Security

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

Mimecast Advance Email Security Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Mimecast Advance Email Security?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing Heuristic detection techniques that recognize common characteristics of phishing attacks.

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection Basic inbound blocking using multitude of triggers: IP address, content, header, and other reputation-based identifiers.

Email Retention and Archiving Inbound and outbound logging capabilities.

Hosted Email Support Integration and support capabilities with third-party hosted email providers.

Anti Malware Signature Detection Comprehensive signature malware detection capabilities through threat intelligence sourcing.

End User Spam Visibility and Controls End-user email digest release capability and client integration for fine tuning.

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection Active code detection and execution.

URL and Malware Detection Live detection and following of URL embedded links and execution of active content.

Reporting Components Lightweight controls and components that are easily embeddable and reusable. Integration with common apps such as Word, Excel, etc.

Encryption and Decryption Advanced capabilities to encode data and information with visibility and controls.

Data Loss Prevention Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

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Mimecast Advance Email Security Reviews

Suraj M.

Top notch email security platform for your infra

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Swathy P.

This product i have used is highly secure

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Abrar Ahmad M.

efficient & user-friendly email security solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

Email Retention and Archiving

Hosted Email Support

Anti Malware Signature Detection

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

URL and Malware Detection

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Encryption and Decryption

Data Loss Prevention

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Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

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