We performed a comparison between Mimecast Email Security and Symantec Messaging Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Secure Email Gateway (SEG) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We like Mimecast's spam filtering. The email signature feature is also a big plus for our users."
"What I like about the integration is that it is directly into Microsoft 365, users can use their Microsoft 365 credentials to log into the portal and access their mail."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"Due to our specialized use case, that HIPAA dictionary really comes in handy."
"We like the content filtering and secure messaging features."
"Email security is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"It offers an easy initial setup."
"It's really quite user-friendly. In terms of technical superiority and the product itself, there are no complaints. It is really cutting edge."
"Symantec is a secure product."
"The solution is stable and the performance is good."
"Symantec Messaging Gateway is stable and scalable. Installation is easy, and the deployment and maintenance can be done by one administrative person."
"The most valuable features of Symantec Messaging Gateway are advanced content filtering, malware, and antivirus defense."
"Symantec Messaging Gateway has a good GUI, and it is very powerful in detecting viruses and spam."
"The feature that I like the best is the fingerprinting concept."
"I like that it's simple and easy to configure, deploy, and manage. The reporting function has all the features we're looking for, and we are fine with that."
"What I like most about Symantec Messaging Gateway is its usability. I also find its interface very friendly. The solution has a very good interface."
"I did have a problem with Mimecast. That is why I was looking for an alternative solution because their sender IP address gets poorly rated by Microsoft."
"The solution is very expensive."
"I'd like to have better support from the product in the future."
"The detection rates are an area for improvement."
"As a user, the user interface of the management console could be upgraded, for example."
"Its pricing can be improved. It is a bit expensive."
"They could provide a unified licensing model, including all the security features."
"Many of our users complain that the system is blocking too many attachments. It's a good practice from a security perspective, but our users think Mimecast is doing too much. It might be something we'll have to adjust."
"Symantec Messaging Gateway should include better exclusions and exceptions for better administration."
"The biggest problem is it's an on-prem product and we're trying to get out of having equipment in data centers."
"They really need to create a good package that competes with Microsoft."
"We've had issues in the past where the user finds spam, and Symantec does not recognize it as spam."
"The product must improve the user dashboards."
"What's lacking when you compare it with Proofpoint and other threat protection solutions is that it does the basic stuff, but we need more advanced threat handling."
"It could be more scalable."
"It will provide Excel reports and PDF reports, but it would be great if they supported the concept of Crystal Reports."
Mimecast Email Security is ranked 5th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 23 reviews while Symantec Messaging Gateway is ranked 6th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 20 reviews. Mimecast Email Security is rated 7.8, while Symantec Messaging Gateway is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Mimecast Email Security writes "It gives clients peace of mind and helps them educate their users about threats". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Messaging Gateway writes "A stable and reasonably priced solution that performs well and has a very good malware database". Mimecast Email Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Abnormal Security, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration and Cisco Secure Email, whereas Symantec Messaging Gateway is most compared with Cisco Secure Email, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Fortinet FortiMail and Trend Micro Email Security. See our Mimecast Email Security vs. Symantec Messaging Gateway report.
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