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Mimecast Services

Mimecast Advance Email Security

Composite Score

7.6 /10

CX Score

8.0 /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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Awards & Recognition

Mimecast Advance Email Security won the following awards in the Secure Email Gateway category

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2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2026

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Service Experience
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

Mimecast Advance Email Security Ratings

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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.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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.

+93 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?

1% Negative

1% Neutral

98% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

Anti Malware Signature Detection

URL and Malware Detection

Email Retention and Archiving

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

Reporting Components

Data Loss Prevention

Encryption and Decryption

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Hosted Email Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Mimecast Advance Email Security Reviews

Vishal P.

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

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Submitted Sep 2024

Easy to administrate

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Mimecast Advance Email Security from other similar products?

Cloud based solutions Focus more on email and web security. Use AI and machine learning for boost security of company. Easy to integrate with M365. Easy to handle console and performance day to day activities. Easy and fast report generation.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to manage and good support from mimecast technical support team.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes it's portal load very slow. Sometimes it also take time to release held mail or apply policy changes.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

He can learn how to manage mimecast portal from mimecast University that is free of cost.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Abrar Ahmad M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

efficient & user-friendly email security solution

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Mimecast Advance Email Security from other similar products?

Advanced Threat Protection: AI-powered detection, sandboxing, and end-to-end encryption safeguard against phishing, malware, and ransomware. Email Continuity: Built-in email continuity ensures service availability during outages, unlike many competitor's Archiving & Compliance: Offers secure archiving with long-term data retention, helping businesses meet compliance requirement.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Mimecast is its AI-powered threat protection and email continuity, which ensures secure email delivery and availability during outages

What do you dislike most about this product?

Users often dislike Mimecast's slow sandboxing process, which delays email delivery, and the limited directory syncing with Office 365, which only updates three times per day

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Assess Compatibility and Needs: Ensure the product aligns with your current systems and meets your specific requirements. Check Support and ROI: Review support options and calculate the total cost versus potential benefits to determine overall value.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Caring
Includes Product Enhancements

Yash R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Initial Implementation

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Submitted Sep 2024

Ease of use but a bit tricky to understand

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Mimecast Advance Email Security from other similar products?

Customer support and ease of use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use

What do you dislike most about this product?

Initial integration

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Be proactive at the integration time and rest will be fine

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation
Respectful

Cons

Leverages Incumbent Status

Mimecast Advance Email Security

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Mimecast Advance Email Security Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Mimecast Advance Email Security?

Pros

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

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing Heuristic detection techniques that recognize common characteristics of phishing attacks.

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection Basic inbound blocking using multitude of triggers: IP address, content, header, and other reputation-based identifiers.

Anti Malware Signature Detection Comprehensive signature malware detection capabilities through threat intelligence sourcing.

URL and Malware Detection Live detection and following of URL embedded links and execution of active content.

Email Retention and Archiving Inbound and outbound logging capabilities.

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection Active code detection and execution.

Reporting Components Lightweight controls and components that are easily embeddable and reusable. Integration with common apps such as Word, Excel, etc.

Data Loss Prevention Outbound content filtering based on policy configuration with notification or redactive functions.

Encryption and Decryption Advanced capabilities to encode data and information with visibility and controls.

End User Spam Visibility and Controls End-user email digest release capability and client integration for fine tuning.

Hosted Email Support Integration and support capabilities with third-party hosted email providers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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Mimecast Advance Email Security Reviews

Vishal P.

Easy to administrate

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Abrar Ahmad M.

efficient & user-friendly email security solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Yash R.

Ease of use but a bit tricky to understand

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

Anti Malware Signature Detection

URL and Malware Detection

Email Retention and Archiving

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

Reporting Components

Data Loss Prevention

Encryption and Decryption

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Hosted Email Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement