Mimecast vs Proofpoint

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Mimecast
Based on 30 reviews.
Proofpoint
Based on 60 reviews.
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Overview
Mimecast is a software as a service company specialising in unified email management and Email filtering. Mimecast was founded in 2003 by Peter Bauer and Neil Murray. It is headquartered in London and maintains offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Austin, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco and Boston. In January, 2010, the company raised $21 million in Series B financing from Index Ventures and Dawn Capital.
Proofpoint, Inc. is based in Sunnyvale, California and provides SaaS and on-premises solutions for inbound email security, outbound data loss prevention, privacy protection, email encryption, electronic discovery and email archiving. Proofpoint delivers an integrated suite of on-demand data protection solutions spanning threat management, regulatory compliance, data governance and secure communicationsall of which are based on a common security-as-a-service platform.
Sample Customers
Mimecast Mailbox Continuity
DAC Beachcroft, OceanFirst, Currie & Brown, Alexander Forbes, Lagan Group, Lals Group, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Wedlake Bell, Macmillan Cancer Support, Bech-Bruun
Mimecast Awareness Training
TAG Cyber, Thomas Reuters Special Services, Utilidata
Mimecast Email Security
Azizi Developments, Affinity Credit Union, Aftercare, Al Abbar Group
Wombat Security Education Platform
Carnegie Mellon University, Royal Bank of Scotland, City of Garland, Texas
Proofpoint Email Protection
Blocket, University of Waterloo, Lincoln Memorial University, WellSpan Health, U-Haul, Carestream Health, Westinghouse
Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
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Top Industries
Computer Software Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Retailer
6%
Educational Organization
21%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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