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Fortra's Agari vs Mimecast Email Security comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Agari
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (39th)
Mimecast Email Security
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Office 365 Protection (3rd), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Fortra's Agari is designed for Email Security and holds a mindshare of 0.7%, up 0.5% compared to last year.
Mimecast Email Security, on the other hand, focuses on Secure Email Gateway (SEG), holds 12.5% mindshare, down 15.0% since last year.
Email Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Fortra's Agari0.7%
Microsoft Defender for Office 36511.4%
Proofpoint Email Protection8.2%
Other79.7%
Email Security
Secure Email Gateway (SEG) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Mimecast Email Security12.5%
Microsoft Defender for Office 36527.6%
Proofpoint Email Protection21.0%
Other38.9%
Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
 

Featured Reviews

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Helps to detect and generate reports on phishing emails and saves from email compromises
We use the solution for marketing and brand protection.  I am impressed with the tool's discovery capabilities which help me find out who is sending the emails on the company's behalf. I also find the ability to detect and generate reports on phishing emails a valuable feature.  The product's…
Frank Rawson - PeerSpot reviewer
It gives clients peace of mind and helps them educate their users about threats
A few years ago, our team found the implementation to be somewhat challenging. It has gotten easier as we've grown more experienced. The difficulty depends on the expertise of the person doing it. I don't work with Mimecast every day, so it might be more difficult for me than it is for one of my techs who regularly does Mimecast implementations. It requires some specific in-depth product knowledge and an understanding of email solutions. The deployment time varies. In South Africa, it depends on who you use to deploy it. If you use one of Mimecast's local partners, it can take up to two weeks because of their process. However, it's only about four to eight hours of work. After deployment, there isn't much maintenance aside from supporting and educating your customers. Users require constant education on how to use the Mimecast client and release an email that has been blocked.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It comes with a lot of helpful tips for complicated areas."
"If spam or some kind of malicious email gets past Mimecast and gets into our email environment, we can go into Agari and we can search for it."
"I am impressed with the tool's discovery capabilities which help me find out who is sending the emails on the company's behalf. I also find the ability to detect and generate reports on phishing emails a valuable feature."
"It is really important for large companies to have the brand protection that is provided by Agari."
"The biggest advantage of Mimecast Email Security is its spam filtering. Its filtering feature is interesting."
"In terms of efficacy, Proofpoint is better than Mimecast, though it's a little difficult to manage."
"It's good, it keeps the spam out."
"What I like about the integration is that it is directly into Microsoft 365, users can use their Microsoft 365 credentials to log into the portal and access their mail."
"In the current environment that the world is in, everyone is trying to hack everyone else, so Project+ definitely helps a lot there."
"It does a good job for us, and its admin console is easy to use."
"The solution offers good technical support."
"The solution's performance is good."
 

Cons

"The protocol is quite complicated, which may not be something that could be improved, but it would be better if it was simplified."
"The product's user interface is clunky. We have difficulty in finding what we need. I would also like to see automation in the onboarding processes."
"Some customers in the financial sector do not like the cloud solution because they don't want data to be transferred to a US-based cloud."
"The reaction time between a new threat being identified and Mimecast picking it up needs to be narrowed a bit."
"We discussed the phishing aspect, the DNS system, and the key rotation."
"They should improve the cookies management feature."
"The tool can be challenging because it relies on rule-based configurations, especially for addressing impersonation threats. This approach requires setting up numerous rules to ensure filtering. It should work based on behavior-based analytics."
"The system is not user-friendly because you have to create policies that are mapped in a dictionary."
"We have subscribed to an archival service, and yet, when we have to get our data out, we have to pay a fee to get our own data. They charge an extraction fee."
"While it's quick and easy, the initial setup could be more user-friendly."
"Mimecast needs to reduce the number of false positive emails; a big pain point for us."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the licensing is based on the volume of email."
"The tool is not expensive and I would rate its pricing a four out of ten."
"The pricing depends on the number of users; per how many mailboxes you have, but they're pretty negotiable with that, too."
"The product price is moderate. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"The customers can select the license packages as per their requirements."
"It's an expensive solution."
"For what it is, the product is overpriced."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a ten."
"The product has good pricing in terms of return on investment."
"Compared to the other solutions in the market, Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection's pricing is fine."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection?
The interface of this solution is very easy to navigate and user-friendly. There is no delivery in email and other communications, making it reliable. The configuration is relatively easy.
What needs improvement with Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection?
Mimecast Email Security can be improved by adding some API integrations. Instead of remaining a traditional gateway, Mimecast Email Security needs to provide API solutions similar to Check Point.
 

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Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection
 

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Sample Customers

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Azizi Developments, Affinity Credit Union, Aftercare, Al Abbar Group
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