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Menlo Protect vs Mimecast Email Security comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Menlo Protect
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (53rd), Internet Security (15th), Enterprise Browsers (8th), Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) (4th)
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. Menlo Protect is designed for Email Security and holds a mindshare of 0.3%, down 0.4% 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

Gerard GLOWKA - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable and scalable solution with a great threat isolation engine
Menlo Security RBI is mainly used to do basic cloud migrationary technologies Menlo Security RBI's best feature is its threat isolation engine. Menlo Security RBI could be more cloud-friendly, and its mobility could be improved. In the next release, I'd like Menlo Security RBI to include a…
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

"I can't say that there is one specific feature that is most valuable. It's the overall platform that is well-suited to our needs. It's something that is different from a lot of other products or platforms in the marketplace."
"Menlo Security RBI's best feature is its threat isolation engine."
"The setup was easy."
"We like Mimecast's spam filtering. The email signature feature is also a big plus for our users."
"The reviewer gave Mimecast Email Security a rating of 10 out of 10."
"The most valuable feature is the DMARC Analyzer."
"The solution offers good technical support."
"I recommend Mimecast based on customer requirements and budget."
"The integration is straightforward."
"The piece that is most valuable from the Mimecast standpoint will be the sandboxing feature."
 

Cons

"Menlo Security RBI could be more cloud-friendly, and its mobility could be improved."
"There are several features, such as supporting web technologies, that the company is working on implementing in the platform. There are a lot of backend web technologies in use on various websites, for example, two-way audio/video and WebGL, for which support may not be fully implemented in the product."
"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 attachment scanning feature doesn't work properly."
"Many of our users complain that the system is blocking too many attachments. It's a good practice from a security perspective, but our users think Mimecast is doing too much. It might be something we'll have to adjust."
"They could provide a unified licensing model, including all the security features."
"We discussed the phishing aspect, the DNS system, and the key rotation."
"The platform's cost-effectiveness could be improved."
"The feature that should be included is to remove the block on the encrypted files."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Menlo Security RBI can be very costly."
"It is a bit expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
"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 product price is moderate. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"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."
"We pay monthly fees to our provider."
"The customers can select the license packages as per their requirements."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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...
 

Also Known As

Menlo Security Email Security, Menlo Security Remote Browser Isolation
Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection
 

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Sample Customers

Macy's, HSBC, Bank of Hawaii
Azizi Developments, Affinity Credit Union, Aftercare, Al Abbar Group
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