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Mimecast Email Security vs Trustifi Inbound Shield comparison

 

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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

Mimecast Email Security
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Office 365 Protection (4th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (4th)
Trustifi Inbound Shield
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (41st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Mimecast Email Security is designed for Secure Email Gateway (SEG) and holds a mindshare of 11.6%, down 16.1% compared to last year.
Trustifi Inbound Shield, on the other hand, focuses on Email Security, holds 0.2% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
Email Security
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Joji John - PeerSpot reviewer
A simple and easy-to-handle solution that does not need multiple configurations, but its pricing could be improved
Trustifi Inbound Shield is a simple and easy-to-handle solution where we don't have to go for multiple configurations. A single IT admin supporting over 100 or 200 users can easily understand everyday reports. Trustifi Inbound Shield is a user-friendly solution that even simple lay people can understand. The product helps our customers avoid 95% of unwanted phishing emails.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup is easy."
"We like Mimecast's spam filtering. The email signature feature is also a big plus for our users."
"We like the content filtering and secure messaging features."
"The setup was easy."
"The solution offers good technical support."
"Mimecast certainly helped my customers reduce phishing emails."
"It offers an easy initial setup."
"In the current environment that the world is in, everyone is trying to hack everyone else, so Project+ definitely helps a lot there."
"Trustifi Inbound Shield is a simple and easy-to-handle solution where we don't have to go for multiple configurations."
 

Cons

"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 reaction time between a new threat being identified and Mimecast picking it up needs to be narrowed a bit."
"From an administrative point of view, Mimecast is a little bit cumbersome and difficult. It's not something that the end-user can easily find navigate themselves."
"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."
"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 product's interface could be improved to be more user-friendly."
"While it's quick and easy, the initial setup could be more user-friendly."
"The solution is complex and not easy to use."
"The solution's pricing is very high compared to other products like Barracuda and should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's an expensive solution."
"The solution is expensive."
"It is a bit expensive."
"Compared to the other solutions in the market, Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection's pricing is fine."
"I'm always going to say the price needs to be lower, but it's reasonable."
"The product has good pricing in terms of return on investment."
"The product price is moderate. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"The licensing costs are per-user for the product that you get with them."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
5%
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Questions from the Community

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection?
The pricing is higher for Mimecast, particularly for the Indian market, where it is considered expensive.
What needs improvement with Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection?
There is nothing that notably stands out in need of improvement at present.
What do you like most about Trustifi Inbound Shield?
Trustifi Inbound Shield is a simple and easy-to-handle solution where we don't have to go for multiple configurations.
What needs improvement with Trustifi Inbound Shield?
The solution's pricing is very high compared to other products like Barracuda and should be improved.
What advice do you have for others considering Trustifi Inbound Shield?
Trustifi Inbound Shield is deployed on the cloud in our organization. I would recommend Trustifi Inbound Shield to users who have a good budget. Overall, I rate Trustifi Inbound Shield a six out of...
 

Also Known As

Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection
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Sample Customers

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