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Mimecast Email Security vs Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Mimecast Email Security
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Office 365 Protection (3rd), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (4th)
Proofpoint Targeted Attack ...
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (28th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Mimecast Email Security and Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Mimecast Email Security is designed for Secure Email Gateway (SEG) and holds a mindshare of 12.4%, down 15.3% compared to last year.
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection, on the other hand, focuses on Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), holds 1.8% mindshare, down 2.4% since last year.
Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
 

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.
KC
Dynamic runtime engine and good protection, but needs better support and a single console
We have two to three issues per month. We contact Proofpoint's customer support for these issues. I am a major point of contact for support. If I am not able to resolve an issue, we will be reaching out to them. Proofpoint can take a couple of days to get back. I also deal with other applications from Okta and Microsoft, and we get the support within a couple of hours. There is a lot of difference between a couple of hours and a couple of days. So, Proofpoint's support should be improved. Okta and Microsoft are also able to do a Zoom or video call, but Proofpoint provides support only through email communication. Only if you request, it would be a Zoom or video session.

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 very straightforward."
"URL inspection works pretty well."
"The product's most valuable features are impersonation protection and phishing countermeasures."
"Due to our specialized use case, that HIPAA dictionary really comes in handy."
"The solution's performance is good."
"Its administration console is very easy to use. The administration console is absolutely important because you interact with the platform through it."
"The solution is scalable."
"It's good, it keeps the spam out."
"It has a dynamic runtime engine, which gives it an advantage over Prisma that has a static engine. In Prisma, we have to do additional malware analysis, which is not required in Proofpoint."
 

Cons

"The solution is complex and not easy to use."
"Mimecast need to ensure that the body text format is correctly handled and that images are properly embedded in the body text."
"The detection rates are an area for improvement."
"I'd like to have better support from the product in the future."
"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 attachment scanning feature doesn't work properly."
"The solution should include more AI features instead of Mimecast's more general static configuration tooling."
"The feature that should be included is to remove the block on the encrypted files."
"We are using the TRAP console that has a Linux-based UI, which is not user-friendly. The TAP console looks very advanced. Currently, we are maintaining three different consoles, and it is sometimes hard to switch between them or try to grab the data."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
"The solution is expensive."
"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."
"For what it is, the product is overpriced."
"We pay monthly fees to our provider."
"I'm always going to say the price needs to be lower, but it's reasonable."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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 needs improvement with Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection?
If I ask you about the room for improvement, we discussed the phishing aspect, the DNS system, and the key rotation. Apart from that, are there any other areas that you would like to see improved o...
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Also Known As

Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection
Targeted Attack Protection
 

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Sample Customers

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