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Barracuda Message Archiver vs Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection vs Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Email Archiving category, the mindshare of Barracuda Message Archiver is 4.4%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection is 18.7%, down from 25.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform is 3.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Email Archiving Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection18.7%
Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform3.9%
Barracuda Message Archiver4.4%
Other73.0%
Email Archiving
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2153010 - PeerSpot reviewer
DP Manager at a agriculture with 51-200 employees
Easy to use and doesn't require any maintenance
It's just a backup for email so that if people delete and/or try to remove stuff they shouldn't, we can find it It's easy to use. It's a little bit more expensive than the others.  It's like anything. You got to log in when you want stuff nowadays. Other than that, it's pretty good. I didn't…
HS
Email Security Engineer at Logic Infosecurity
Experience high detection and user-friendly policies with reliable email security implementation
The system is not user-friendly because you have to create policies that are mapped in a dictionary. As an IT engineer, I understand how it works, but explaining it to another IT person can be difficult. Having more user-friendly dashboards would improve the work experience. In Mimecast Email Security, checking policies in the dictionary or gateway is very complicated, and not everyone understands this process. If you examine the Check Point portal, it's user-friendly with easily accessible tabs that anyone can explore. With Mimecast Email Security, making changes might impact existing mailboxes. The portal is complicated compared to Check Point's user-friendly interface.
Anita Brüggemann - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at emco Bautechnik GmbH
Effectively reduces spam and malicious emails with reliable detection capabilities
It would be helpful to make it easier for end users to filter and see items in the quarantine within the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform. As an admin, I believe it would be sensible if end users could also see the quarantine folder in the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform so they can create their own rules. The reports are all predefined, and I cannot create custom reports, so I am not fully satisfied with their visibility. I would appreciate the ability to generate my own reports.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, the solution is good, easy to use, and reasonably priced."
"It's easy to use."
"In the current environment that the world is in, everyone is trying to hack everyone else, so Project+ definitely helps a lot there."
"We like Mimecast's spam filtering. The email signature feature is also a big plus for our users."
"Due to our specialized use case, that HIPAA dictionary really comes in handy."
"My advice to those considering this product would be to go for it."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It has all the features required for distribution, such as the ability to mail."
"It is our spam filter, phishing filter, and executive impersonation filter."
"The platform's most valuable features are journaling and email archiving, effectively stopping phishing attacks."
"Our experience with the platform has been positive as it has maintained consistent control over spam and malware threats."
 

Cons

"It's a little bit more expensive than the others."
"The user mailbox management is poor."
"The user mailbox management is poor."
"The attachment scanning feature doesn't work properly."
"The detection rates are an area for improvement."
"Their support should be improved. They are notorious for sending you to knowledge-based articles rather than actually talking to you, but that is, unfortunately, kind of becoming a trend with everything. In terms of features, I haven't had any complaints. However, I don't like the fact they moved to a paid training subscription model. They used to have a lot of free webinars for training, but they have started to charge for them in the past year."
"The solution's console interface was recently changed for the admins, but the previous one was much better because we could open tabs on it."
"I did have a problem with Mimecast. That is why I was looking for an alternative solution because their sender IP address gets poorly rated by Microsoft."
"Mimecast needs to reduce the number of false positive emails; a big pain point for us."
"The installation is not so straightforward."
"From an administrative point of view, Mimecast is a little bit cumbersome and difficult."
"The Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform does not provide features that help reduce manual efforts, so additional human resources are still required to manage security."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are satisfied with the pricing and the service is bundled so there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"They're a little bit more expensive than the others."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a ten."
"It's an expensive solution."
"Compared to the other solutions in the market, Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection's pricing is fine."
"I'm always going to say the price needs to be lower, but it's reasonable."
"For what it is, the product is overpriced."
"The customers can select the license packages as per their requirements."
"Compared to the other products in the market, it is neither cheap but nor very expensive. I would rate it somewhere in the middle, 5 out of 10."
"The licensing costs are per-user for the product that you get with them."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Construction Company
20%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise13
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Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Barracuda Message Archiver?
We use Barracuda Message Archiver to keep a copy of our users' emails, both inbound or outbound. Our goal in using it...
What needs improvement with Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection?
There is room for improvement since new threats are emerging. Considering the availability of new features would be w...
What needs improvement with Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform?
It would be helpful to make it easier for end users to filter and see items in the quarantine within the Proofpoint I...
What is your primary use case for Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform?
We use the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform because it has a good ability to detect viruses and malicious e...
What advice do you have for others considering Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform?
It is a cloud-based deployment of the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform. We worked with an internet provider...
 

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Also Known As

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Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection, Mimecast Web Security, Mimecast Mailbox Continuity, Mimecast Advanced Email Security
Proofpoint e-discovery and Analytics, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
 

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Sample Customers

Alfa Romeo, Texas A&M University, Time Warner, Nintendo, Boeing 
Azizi Developments, Affinity Credit Union, Aftercare, Al Abbar Group
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
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