Microsoft 365 vs. Mimecast Advanced Email Security

Microsoft 365

7,168 Reviews and Ratings

Mimecast Advanced Email Security

196 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft 365	Score8.7 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a Microsoft Cloud subscription service that includes Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access). The software can be installed across multiple devices and ensures that users always have the most up-to-date version of the included Office applications.	$5 Per User Per Month
Mimecast Advanced Email Security	Score8.6 out of 10	N/A	The Mimecast Secure Email Gateway is a messaging security option with anti-spam / anti-malware, data loss prevention, large file send, and other features, from UK company Mimecast.	N/A

Pricing

Microsoft 365

Mimecast Advanced Email Security

Business Basic: $5.00
Per User Per Month
Individual: $5.84
*Per Month
Business - Apps: $8.25
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - F3: $10.00
Per User Per Month
Business Standard: $12.50
Per User Per Month
Business Premium: $20.00
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - E3: $32.00
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - E5: $57.00
Per User Per Month

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Pricing Offerings
Microsoft 365	Mimecast Advanced Email Security
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

*When billed annually.

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Key User Insights
	Microsoft 365	Mimecast Advanced Email Security
Considered Both Products	Microsoft No answer on this topic	Mimecast Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security Proofpoint ATP offered strong threat detection and forensics, but it was more complex to manage and significantly more expensive. Microsoft 365 Defender had solid native integration with M365, but its filtering and impersonation protection weren’t as strong out of the box, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security Less customizable than Mimecast Advanced Email Security. Less policy options Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security I have never really used Mimecast or Sophos, which was an on-prem mail filtering tool - Now use 365 Defender services alongside Mimecast. Incentivized Helpful? Adam Nofsinger Director of IT in Information Technology at Leer, Inc. (Business Supplies & Equipment, 51-200 employees) Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security Mimecast Advanced Email Security had a reputation in the industry we went with, and the price was very competitive at the time. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security The reason we went with Mimecast over other products was for the partnership. We heard from our businesses who utilize Mimecast of their great partnerships and relationships they build with their customers. We meet with our representative quarterly to discuss any trends in the … Incentivized Helpful? Scott Johnson Information Security Analyst at AutoVista Group (Automotive, 501-1000 employees) Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security At the time, Mimecast was the leading industry standard, and we needed a better solution, so it was only natural. After checking out our options, I chose the tool that worked for me the best. Mimecast gave me a platform that did everything i was already working on via one … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security We were longtime customers of Proofpoint before moving to Mimecast Advanced Email Security. In my opinion, the support and product usability is heads and shoulders above what Proofpoint offered us, at a similar pricepoint no less. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security We most seriously looked at Proofpoint, and just felt like Mimecast Advanced Email Security has a slightly better bang for the buck. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security Mimecast Advanced Email Security at the time, seems to be the most stable, reliable, cloud-based MTA spam filter that integrated with SSO and ticks all of our security and compliance boxes. Incentivized Helpful? Moises Jimenez Systems / Network Admin in Information Technology at MAOF (Non-profit Organization Management, 501-1000 employees) Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security We selected Mimecast based on its features, cost and ease of use. We were also recommended to use Mimecast by other professionals in our industry, and based on the reviews we found doing our product research. Mimecast has performed well and has exceeded our expectations. We are … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security Mimecast Advanced Email Security is very competitive with Microsoft's email solution. In my opinion, Mimecast is superior as far as ease of use and the layout of the user interface. For Microsoft's product you tend to have to go down the rabbit hole to find something. With … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security It is a very powerful and focused offering. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security Mimecast Advanced Email Security is better than our previously used product in term of features and usability. Mimecast Advanced Email Security has a lot of good points. The email gateway policies provided by Mimecast Advanced Email Security is larger than others and has a lot … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security For features price , speed , accuracy Incentivized Helpful? Amritpal Gill IT Manager in Information Technology at iPlato Healthcare (Health, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees) Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security Mimecast is the most mature email security platform I've ever used in my nine years in industry and across MSPs, other work 'well enough' but the configurability of Mimecast is where it shines - it can be exactly how I want it to be. Given we work in a highly regulated … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security Interface is easier to use More reliable, and quicker email deliverability Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security MTA based product that works regardless of which front end mail app you use with and O365 backend. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security Mimecast Secure Email Gateway has a bit more features to use with its out of the box service. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security We were previously using Tumbleweed to manage SPAM and it was not as effective as Mimecast - we had it deployed in addition to Mimecast and mimecast caught much more SPAM that Tumbleweed had marked as safe Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security Barracuda - We've previously used barracuda and this has been much more powerful of a product with much more granularity. We also considered IronPort and Trustpoint Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Mimecast Advanced Email Security Mimecast is as effective as Proofpoint, but cheaper. The built-in Office 365 email security features are good but offer less control. Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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Features

Microsoft 365

Mimecast Advanced Email Security

Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Microsoft 365 and Mimecast Advanced Email Security
Feature	Microsoft 365 - Ratings	Mimecast Advanced Email Security 8.0 67 Ratings
Anti-malware	00 Ratings	8.565 Ratings
Customizability	00 Ratings	8.566 Ratings
Data Loss Protection	00 Ratings	6.655 Ratings
Threat Detection	00 Ratings	8.463 Ratings
Sandboxing	00 Ratings	8.058 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption	00 Ratings	8.555 Ratings
Management Tools	00 Ratings	7.764 Ratings

User Ratings
	Microsoft 365	Mimecast Advanced Email Security
Likelihood to Recommend	7.8 (240 ratings)	8.5 (79 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.5 (6 ratings)	8.7 (2 ratings)
Usability	7.2 (8 ratings)	8.2 (54 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	8.9 (54 ratings)	6.0 (7 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	8.8 (28 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)