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Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox 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

Microsoft Purview Customer ...
Ranking in Office 365 Protection
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Mimecast Advanced Email Sec...
Ranking in Office 365 Protection
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Email Archiving (2nd), Email Security (5th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Office 365 Protection category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox is 2.5%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mimecast Advanced Email Security is 22.6%, up from 19.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Office 365 Protection Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Mimecast Advanced Email Security22.6%
Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox2.5%
Other74.9%
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Featured Reviews

Mayeen Uddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Officer at SFIL
Dashboard functionality and data processing offer value with an easy setup
We are using Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox for email access The most important feature is data processing. I like the dashboard and the undo or multi-call feature of Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox. The pricing for personal users is not cost-effective. It feels expensive for individual…
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 most important feature is data processing."
"The most important feature is data processing, and I like the dashboard and the undo or multi-call feature of Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox."
"Mimecast is a brilliant product; it works very well, I have very seldomly, if ever, had any problems with it, and it does exactly what it promises to do."
"The piece that is most valuable from the Mimecast standpoint will be the sandboxing feature."
"The solution is scalable."
"Mimecast certainly helped my customers reduce phishing emails."
"Mimecast Advanced Email Security has positively impacted our organization by securing our environment better than before compared to what we used to configure earlier to deliver the email."
"Mimecast Mailbox Continuity helps companies continue to move."
"It offers an easy initial setup."
"Mimecast Mailbox Community is an email gateway required for every organization, regardless of size."
 

Cons

"The pricing for personal users is not cost-effective. It feels expensive for individual expenses."
"The differentiation between bulk spam mail and campaign-related mail could be improved."
"The detection rates are an area for improvement."
"External security features need improvement."
"We discussed the phishing aspect, the DNS system, and the key rotation."
"Mimecast Email Security is somewhat expensive compared to the competition in the Indian market, and the local presence is lacking as they do not have a local representative currently."
"As for areas for improvement within Mimecast Web Security, I believe there is quite a lot that can be improved."
"The solution should include more AI features instead of Mimecast's more general static configuration tooling."
"The attachment scanning feature doesn't work properly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing costs are per-user for the product that you get with them."
"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."
"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."
"For what it is, the product is overpriced."
"I'm always going to say the price needs to be lower, but it's reasonable."
"The customers can select the license packages as per their requirements."
"It is a bit expensive."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox?
The pricing for personal users is not cost-effective. It feels expensive for individual expenses.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox?
We are using Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox for email access.
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

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Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection, Mimecast Web Security, Mimecast Mailbox Continuity, Email and Collaboration Threat Protection
 

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Sample Customers

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Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), Cushman and Wakefield, PIB Group, Swissport
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