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Google Vault vs Mimecast Advanced Email Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Google Vault
Ranking in Email Archiving
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
eDiscovery (3rd)
Mimecast Advanced Email Sec...
Ranking in Email Archiving
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (10th), Office 365 Protection (2nd), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Email Archiving category, the mindshare of Google Vault is 10.2%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mimecast Advanced Email Security is 14.2%, down from 22.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Email Archiving Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Mimecast Advanced Email Security14.2%
Google Vault10.2%
Other75.6%
Email Archiving
 

Featured Reviews

Rahul Gill - PeerSpot reviewer
GWS/M365 Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Has supported data retention and export tasks while leaving room for greater automation and feature expansion
If we can have more APIs open for Google Vault, that would be great, and instead of doing it manually, it would be better to do it programmatically. I think there is an API available with Google Vault, though I'm not certain about it. I have never used Vault programmatically, but if APIs exist, then it's beneficial, and if there aren't any, we should have the capability for programmers to create some sort of scripting so they can fetch the data. I assess the export feature in Google Vault in terms of ease and efficiency as quite efficient because most of the data we want to see is available in MBOX and PST formats. If possible, I would want to see Google Vault support additional formats such as iCal, iCad, or CardDAV, which are for iPhone users.
Avinash Mishra - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - EUC at Finthrive
Advanced email filtering has blocked massive spam volumes and prevents unauthorized data leaks
Improvements for Mimecast Advanced Email Security include enhancing the user interface and accessibility, particularly regarding admin capabilities to add or modify user accounts. Streamlining this could improve overall usability and security management for users. Reporting is another area needing improvement in Mimecast Advanced Email Security, as the reports provided are not very easy to decipher. With artificial intelligence being integrated into various tools including Mimecast Advanced Email Security, I believe there is potential to enhance functionality, enabling users to ask specific questions and retrieve concise answers instead of overwhelming data. I choose a nine for Mimecast Advanced Email Security because improvements such as better user interface and artificial intelligence integration features would greatly enhance its usability. While no tool is perfect, these adjustments could greatly elevate Mimecast Advanced Email Security's capabilities.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The audit part of the tool is the most useful for me."
"I think the most valuable features are Gmail and Drive, and the solution is also very helpful with Google Chat messages because sometimes you might be missing some information and you can search for it in Google Vault, a very helpful feature for our customers."
"Overall, it's a very good product, and I recommend it with some consideration for future improvements."
"Search feature is valuable for our customers."
"Google Vault acts as a great method for retrieving files from Google Drive and Gmail."
"My impression is that the initial setup process is not that difficult."
"One of the noteworthy aspects is that nothing ever gets deleted, which is convenient."
"Google Vault is a solution we can use for the data export of end-users."
"The solution offers good technical support."
"The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze."
"It is our spam filter, phishing filter, and executive impersonation filter."
"The product's most valuable features are impersonation protection and phishing countermeasures."
"Email security is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"The piece that is most valuable from the Mimecast standpoint will be the sandboxing feature."
"Due to our specialized use case, that HIPAA dictionary really comes in handy."
"We're now certain business-critical mail is perfectly protected in multiple ways."
 

Cons

"Customer service has been a bit lacking."
"EDiscovery could be improved. It's used for searching, holding, and exporting data for Vault and I believe it should be updated."
"The price of the solution could improve and the search could be easier."
"Searching could be improved. There's a lot of limitations when searching with Google Vault."
"Google Vault needs to improve its data export timing because sometimes, it takes a very long time to export the data."
"eDiscovery could be improved with additional information and an easier way to retain it."
"For us, customer service has been a bit lacking, probably with a rating of a five out of ten."
"It would be nice if Google would let us download the data in different formats."
"The differentiation between bulk spam mail and campaign-related mail could be improved."
"It analyzes patterns but sometimes overlooks suspicious indicators."
"They could provide a unified licensing model, including all the security features."
"This solution can be frustrating. It blocks many things that should be going through."
"Mimecast need to ensure that the body text format is correctly handled and that images are properly embedded in the body text."
"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 product's interface could be improved to be more user-friendly."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Google Vault comes as part of a package deal for us."
"If you have Google Enterprise, then Google Vault is free to use."
"Google Vault is a cheaply priced product. Monthly payments are to be made towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There are no extra costs apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution."
"Last year, the price was randomly increased and our customers were really facing a challenge around this. Google launched new pricing under different plans, where formerly there were only three plans, and now there are four, each with their own separate usage allowances. I think it's good, though. The basic plan is now the Business Starter plan, and many customers find this plan very convenient and minimal in price. Overall, the pricing for all the plans is good."
"The solution is expensive."
"The pricing is fairly cheap."
"The customers can select the license packages as per their requirements."
"The solution is expensive."
"I'm always going to say the price needs to be lower, but it's reasonable."
"The price of Mimecast Mailbox Continuity is expensive."
"The licensing costs are per-user for the product that you get with them."
"Its price is in the middle range. It is a structured licensing model where there are various components that you can add or choose to add or not."
"Compared to the other solutions in the market, Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection's pricing is fine."
"For what it is, the product is overpriced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Vault?
There is no setup cost; it's only the pricing which one needs to pay upon subscribing to Google Vault services.
What needs improvement with Google Vault?
If we can have more APIs open for Google Vault, that would be great, and instead of doing it manually, it would be better to do it programmatically. I think there is an API available with Google Va...
What is your primary use case for Google Vault?
A few use cases for Google Vault involve using it for custodian purposes where we have to store their mails, calendars, and mostly the mails, which we have done as a custodian process in order to s...
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 worthwhile. Mimecast Email Security is somewhat expensive compared to the competi...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection, Mimecast Web Security, Mimecast Mailbox Continuity, Email and Collaboration Threat Protection
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Broadcom, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Globeflight, Maven Wave, McClatchy, NII Holdings, Safetec, Sheboygan County
Azizi Developments, Affinity Credit Union, Aftercare, Al Abbar Group
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