We performed a comparison between Microsoft Exchange Online Protection and Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Both of these solutions do a very effective job. Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection is designed to specifically minimize any threats that may compromise an organization via email and provides very comprehensive protection for email traffic. Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is designed with a broader focus in mind, and is lagging somewhat in its overall email protection.
"The product's most valuable feature is third-party integrations."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is the accidental release of information protection capabilities. Additionally, the solution is easy to use."
"We can migrate seamlessly without any disruptions to our operations."
"The solution uses artificial intelligence and machine learning, so you don't need train it to detect something. The detection and response times are short. It's an excellent product."
"What I like most about Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is its integration with Windows, so we have one central view for all alerts and incidents."
"We use the solution in all our environments. We use it for remedy tickets and give them updates. It was our main communication point."
"The pre-set policies and configuration analyzer are the most valuable features."
"It's definitely scalable."
"It's good, it keeps the spam out."
"Due to our specialized use case, that HIPAA dictionary really comes in handy."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The solution is scalable."
"It offers an easy initial setup."
"The solution is pretty straightforward to use and easy to set up."
"The piece that is most valuable from the Mimecast standpoint will be the sandboxing feature."
"The solution's performance is good."
"Our company faces difficulty with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) because it's too big, clunky, and difficult for a small client to implement quickly and easily."
"The licensing can be on the expensive side, especially in the cloud space."
"The solution needs to improve its backup."
"Microsoft has some training portals, but more could be developed."
"The security compliance features need to be improved. Sometimes, a client's mailbox becomes full because of retained information and not because of mail. I would like to see improvement in block rules as well."
"The biggest issue that I experience is that Microsoft keeps moving things around, and it's very inconsistent as to where you find the information when you're trying to work on different pieces."
"I would like to get reports about vulnerable connections from our clients with information about domains, public IPs, etc. That would be highly useful."
"The solution must improve the user experience."
"The installation is not so straightforward."
"While it's quick and easy, the initial setup could 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."
"The feature that should be included is to remove the block on the encrypted files."
"They should improve the cookies management feature."
"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."
"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."
"The detection rates are an area for improvement."
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Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is ranked 10th in Anti-Malware Tools with 34 reviews while Mimecast Email Security is ranked 5th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 23 reviews. Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is rated 8.2, while Mimecast Email Security is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) writes "An effective email security solution that provides DLP, Safe Attachment, and Safe Links". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Mimecast Email Security writes "It gives clients peace of mind and helps them educate their users about threats". Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection, Cisco Secure Email, Fortinet FortiMail and Barracuda Email Security Gateway, whereas Mimecast Email Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Abnormal Security, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Cisco Secure Email and Fortinet FortiMail. See our Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) vs. Mimecast Email Security report.
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