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Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection vs PeerSpot comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Mimecast Email and Collabor...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Email Archiving (2nd), Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (19th), Office 365 Protection (2nd), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (3rd)
PeerSpot
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
AWS Marketplace (36th)
 

Featured Reviews

HS
Email Security Engineer at Logic Infosecurity
Experience high detection and user-friendly policies with reliable email security implementation
The system is not user-friendly because you have to create policies that are mapped in a dictionary. As an IT engineer, I understand how it works, but explaining it to another IT person can be difficult. Having more user-friendly dashboards would improve the work experience. In Mimecast Email Security, checking policies in the dictionary or gateway is very complicated, and not everyone understands this process. If you examine the Check Point portal, it's user-friendly with easily accessible tabs that anyone can explore. With Mimecast Email Security, making changes might impact existing mailboxes. The portal is complicated compared to Check Point's user-friendly interface.
RickBosworth - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Product Marketing at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Customer proof has fueled demand generation and now drives awareness and faster deal cycles
I very much appreciate the reviews as a service, or as PeerSpot calls it, strategic themes, with expert interviewers talking with existing customers and helping them articulate their experience with the enterprise solution while staying authentic and true to their own experience. I also appreciate intent leads as well as peer pixels, which allow us to deliver targeted digital campaigns to people doing research for solutions such as ours. Let me focus on strategic themes. Recalling a previous place where, on a customer base of 200 customers, we were able to get 80 customer interviews and case studies within eight short weeks after acquiring a small company. The very clear, repeatable interview process assisted customers in organizing their thoughts and articulating clearly and succinctly about their experience with our solution, which was really impactful. PeerSpot has positively impacted our organization by increasing consideration and awareness of our solution, which has helped feed the top of the marketing funnel, the demand engine that I referred to earlier, as well as providing customer proof, since nothing speaks more powerfully than the voice of the customer, which has been instrumental as we nurture prospects to closed-won deals.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I have always found Mimecast to be very responsive; for example, if we see something come through, they address it and it helps to sort out the issues."
"Email security is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"Mimecast is pretty good, even if you're on Office 365."
"I recommend Mimecast based on customer requirements and budget."
"The product is good. To date, we have not faced any challenges."
"The product's most valuable features are impersonation protection and phishing countermeasures."
"The solution is stable and reliable; there are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze."
"Based on overall experience, Mimecast Email Security is the best solution for traditional gateways."
"PeerSpot has materially improved our ability to scale trusted customer validation."
"We have absolutely seen a return on investment, recalling a former employer where PeerSpot intent leads were the highest performing leads we had in our arsenal."
"PeerSpot has given us so many great reviews with context, making them easy to share on the website and with prospects with a simple link."
"PeerSpot really takes that load off of our customers and partners and gives them the opportunity to share their insights in a much easier way, which is really great."
"PeerSpot has positively impacted my organization by bringing in more customer validation in our marketing narratives, which is great because it makes it not just marketers and salespeople telling the story, but customer words, which is really important and resonates well in the market."
"We have seen a great return on investment with PeerSpot, as we are able to provide a lot of value-added information to potential new customers, giving us a leg up and authority within our space."
"The most powerful thing that PeerSpot does, in comparison with other peer platforms, is their mindfulness of the content they capture, ensuring it is of the best value."
"PeerSpot has helped us to build reviews from our customers and then use those reviews on pieces of content and social media."
 

Cons

"It was not a good experience due to the fact that our main infrastructure had a problem for that entire time."
"The solution is very expensive."
"The solution is complex and not easy to use."
"The price could be better, it should be reduced."
"The installation is not so straightforward."
"The filtering needs more flexibility."
"The lock in is very, very tight. It is impossible to move out of Mimecast to a different product, like Proofpoint or 365 ATP, and keep the chain of custody for every email that I've archived."
"They should improve the cookies management feature."
"Despite having generated a lot of reviews, it has been hard to change our ranking or positioning."
"Because we're still fairly new to PeerSpot or I am new to owning the PeerSpot program, we have not seen quantifiable ROI yet, but that is definitely something that we're looking into for the future."
"I would like to see multiple options to create links to track campaign success across multiple marketing opportunities."
"I would focus a bit on the vendor dashboard to make it more intuitive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a ten."
"Two subscription options are currently offered: monthly and yearly. My suggestion is to opt for the yearly subscription as it can give some discount. The pricing isn't high as other cloud solutions are pricier than Microsoft's offerings."
"The solution is expensive."
"The licensing costs are per-user for the product that you get with them."
"It's an expensive solution."
"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."
"For what it is, the product is overpriced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PeerSpot?
I have no opinion on pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
What needs improvement with PeerSpot?
PeerSpot is already very useful overall, but there are a few areas where it could improve. Sometimes reviews for niche or newer products are limited. Expanding the reviewer base in those categories...
What is your primary use case for PeerSpot?
I primarily use PeerSpot to research and compare enterprise software solutions by reading real user stories, feature comparisons, and use cases before making purchasing or implementation decisions....
 

Also Known As

Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection, Mimecast Web Security, Mimecast Mailbox Continuity, Mimecast Advanced Email Security
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Sample Customers

Azizi Developments, Affinity Credit Union, Aftercare, Al Abbar Group
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