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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
6.2
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 0.6% compared to last year.
Mimecast Email Security, on the other hand, focuses on Secure Email Gateway (SEG), holds 12.4% mindshare, down 15.3% since last year.
Email Security
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…
ShaheenKapery - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides valuable security features and has a straightforward setup process
The initial setup process is straightforward and takes a weekend at most. A .com domain can take up to forty-eight hours, while a local domain takes about four to eight hours because it has to propagate through the international DNS records. It is a cloud-only solution. If you're managing email security on-premises, you use your bandwidth to download emails, including spam, and then use your servers to clean it up. For example, say a third of your email is spam; this consumes significant bandwidth and resources. However, if you use Mimecast, they filter the emails on their servers before delivering them to you. It can be a major selling point in regions with expensive bandwidth, such as Africa. You can save bandwidth and improve overall efficiency by offloading the spam filtering to Mimecast.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 comes with a lot of helpful tips for complicated areas."
"It is really important for large companies to have the brand protection that is provided by Agari."
"Due to our specialized use case, that HIPAA dictionary really comes in handy."
"It does a good job for us, and its admin console is easy to use."
"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."
"The product is good. To date, we have not faced any challenges."
"Mimecast certainly helped my customers reduce phishing emails."
"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."
"In terms of efficacy, Proofpoint is better than Mimecast, though it's a little difficult to manage."
"The solution's performance is good."
 

Cons

"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 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."
"The filtering needs more flexibility."
"The solution should include more AI features instead of Mimecast's more general static configuration tooling."
"From an administrative point of view, Mimecast is a little bit cumbersome and difficult. It's not something that the end-user can easily find navigate themselves."
"The installation is not so straightforward."
"Lately, Mimecast's outbound mail servers have been regularly blocklisted by spam filters. That didn't happen a few years back, but it seems to be a more frequent problem these days. When a server is blocklisted, it means all of my outgoing mail ends up in the recipient's junk mail. That affects my reputation and business confidence."
"The price could be better, it should be reduced."
"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."
"We discussed the phishing aspect, the DNS system, and the key rotation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 price of the licensing is based on the volume of email."
"For what it is, the product is overpriced."
"It is a bit expensive."
"The customers can select the license packages as per their requirements."
"The solution is expensive."
"It's an expensive solution."
"We pay monthly fees to our provider."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Media Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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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?
If I ask you about the room for improvement, we discussed the phishing aspect, the DNS system, and the key rotation. Apart from that, are there any other areas that you would like to see improved o...
 

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Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection
 

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