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Mimecast Advance Email Security

Composite Score

7.2 /10

CX Score

7.5 /10

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What is Mimecast Advance Email Security?

Mimecast Advanced Email Security blocks the most dangerous attacks. As the top attack vector, email demands the strongest possible protection. We block the most dangerous email-borne attacks, from phishing and ransomware to social engineering, payment fraud, and impersonation.

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Mimecast Advance Email Security Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

Down 1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 2
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 86%
Negotiation and Contract:: 73%
Conflict Resolution:: 90%
Strategy & Innovation:: 83%
Service Experience:: 91%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Mimecast Advance Email Security?

7% Negative

9% Neutral

84% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Caring
Client Friendly Policies
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Anti-Spoofing Protection

Email Account Protection

Data Loss Prevention

Phishing Protection

User Flagging of Suspicious Emails

Administrator Email Processing

Bulk Remediation

Malware Blocking

Tagging

Threat intelligence Information

O365 integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

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Mimecast Advance Email Security Reviews

Ashraf R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Aug 2024

Excellent Email Security Product !!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Mimecast Advance Email Security from other similar products?

Its DMARC is a very useful tool for setting up email signatures which adds authenticity to the emails.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Mimecast provided free training for its customers.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as such.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are searching for a A-Z solution of email security, you should go with Mimecast as it is easy to use & implement. Its Vendor support is also great & the knowledge documentation database of mimecast is awesome.

Pros

Reliable
Unique Features
Caring
Client Friendly Policies

Suhail k.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Construction
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

Best Email Security

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Mimecast Advance Email Security from other similar products?

Secure and Stable. Best security features are (impersonation protection, advanced threat protection)

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Security and Stability

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cost wise it is more costly compare to other products.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Mimecast offers complete security for emails.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Ryan A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Reliable product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Mimecast Advance Email Security from other similar products?

The functionality of the product is much different and it works very well, it has a smooth GUI and it is easy to find available options.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ease of use, for example even being able to release a quarantined email is very easy.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing, I highly recommend it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would suggest purchasing this product as it is trustworthy but the layout is so smooth and makes it easy to manage.

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Performance Enhancing
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Mimecast Advance Email Security Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

Down 1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Anti-Spoofing Protection The service detects when an identity is being spoofed by a false sender and raises an alert, with the option to automatically quarantine the email in question.

Email Account Protection Security measures preventing your mailboxes from being hijacked or intercepted by third party malicious actors.

Data Loss Prevention Prevention of data exfiltration in outgoing emails.

Phishing Protection Scans and alerts to any phishing attempts of incoming emails from external sources, and blocks any attempts if there is click-through.

User Flagging of Suspicious Emails The end-user has the ability to flag suspicious emails in their inbox and junk folders.

Administrator Email Processing Contains features to automate the detection and quarantining of suspicious emails and review by human beings, allowing for manual intervention where necessary.

Bulk Remediation The ability to stop email-related threats such as Phishing, Malware and Spam attacks in mass

Malware Blocking Blocking of emails containing malicious attachments. This may include immediate deletion or quarantining of the emails in question.

Tagging Service offers the ability to tag or flag emails that appear suspicious, alerting the email administrator to review the email manually.

Threat intelligence Information Service offers threat intelligence beyond just the scrutiny of customer mailboxes, offering the email administrator full visibility into email-borne threats.

O365 integration Integrates directly and seamlessly with Microsoft's cloud email service without the need for redirection or change to MX records or SPF entries.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Mimecast Advance Email Security Reviews

Ashraf R.

Excellent Email Security Product !!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Suhail k.

Best Email Security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ryan A.

Reliable product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Anti-Spoofing Protection

Email Account Protection

Data Loss Prevention

Phishing Protection

User Flagging of Suspicious Emails

Administrator Email Processing

Bulk Remediation

Malware Blocking

Tagging

Threat intelligence Information

O365 integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support