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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Mimecast Advanced Email Sec...
Ranking in Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Email Archiving (2nd), Email Security (5th), Office 365 Protection (2nd)
Webroot Advanced Email Encr...
Ranking in Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
15th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Secure Email Gateway (SEG) category, the mindshare of Mimecast Advanced Email Security is 14.1%, up from 12.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix is 1.6%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Secure Email Gateway (SEG) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Mimecast Advanced Email Security14.1%
Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix1.6%
Other84.3%
Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
John Zupancic - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President / Branch Manager / Senior Technician at Aperion Information Technologies, Inc.
Inexpensive, with good email security, but the technical support could be improved
We don't have as many problems with email security. They have some areas that could be improved. For example, we also use this solution for email encryption, which was clunky and could be improved, but the email security itself has been excellent. The web interface works well but the Outlook plug-in has been problematic. We've had to uninstall/reinstall it. On some Outlook clients (including mine), it causes Outlook to stop responding. I disabled the Outlook plug-in and only use the web interface.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's good, it keeps the spam out, and it does a really good job at not allowing threats through."
"Mimecast Mailbox Continuity helps companies continue to move."
"The solution is pretty straightforward to use and easy to set up."
"Mimecast is pretty good, even if you're on Office 365."
"Mimecast Advanced Email Security has state-of-the-art features and is very sophisticated compared to other partners."
"The most valuable feature of Mimecast Mailbox Continuity is real-time alerts."
"The initial setup is easy."
"We like the content filtering and secure messaging features."
"They do a better job of determining what's real and what's not than most of the other solutions we have tried, and it's been very painless to use."
 

Cons

"The reaction time between a new threat being identified and Mimecast picking it up needs to be narrowed a bit."
"The interface isn't the best. How everything works on the back end is confusing."
"The filtering needs more flexibility."
"For improvement, I would say some of the catalogs, while navigating, were a little tricky."
"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."
"The product's interface could be improved to be more user-friendly."
"They could provide a unified licensing model, including all the security features."
"The solution is very expensive."
"They have some areas that could be improved. For example, we also use this solution for email encryption, which was clunky and could be improved, but the email security itself has been excellent."
"Because the encryption has been very clunky, I would rate Zix Email Encryption a seven out of ten."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Mimecast Mailbox Continuity is expensive."
"The product price is moderate. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"The solution is expensive."
"For what it is, the product is overpriced."
"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."
"It is a bit expensive."
"The licensing costs are per-user for the product that you get with them."
"Compared to the other solutions in the market, Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection's pricing is fine."
"In terms of pricing, I believe they provide excellent value."
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Top Industries

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

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Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise23
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), Cushman and Wakefield, PIB Group, Swissport
Erie County of Pennsylvania’s Human Services Department, Justice Federal Credit Union, STAR Financial Group, Chisago County, Minn., The National Banks of Central Texas, Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS), Frankfort, Ky, Athletico Physical Therapy, District of Columbia Retirement Board (DCRB), CIBM Bank
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