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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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89 Likeliness to Recommend
100 Plan to Renew
85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+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?
Pros
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
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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
End User Spam Visibility and Controls
Encryption and Decryption
Hosted Email Support
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of IT Administration
Quality of Features
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
Eric T.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Utilities
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2024
Excellent platform to stop Spam and Phishing
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Mimecast Advance Email Security from other similar products?
The cost to value ratio for the platform and the fit with our medium sized environment are the biggest differences from other vendor offerings we researched and demoed.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The flexibility and options we have within the administrative side and also what we can offer our end users in terms of managing their own email options. Makes a big difference to have a simple feature such as allowing users to release their own caught messages after they've been scanned and verified clean.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Lack of AI features that will improve phishing and social engineering email attacks.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Do you research on other platforms and make sure to not only demo each but actually run a trial if you can. Testing it and seeing how it works within confines of your environment and needs will make a world of difference.
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy

Suraj M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Food and Beverage
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jan 2025
Top notch email security platform for your infra
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Mimecast Advance Email Security from other similar products?
it provides almost every features to protect your email related security and improving their quality and features delivery very rapidly.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
it holds every external domain email prior to send it to the recipient for it to review first to the administrator based on the policy to configure which is very convenient for security measures
What do you dislike most about this product?
Sometimes you don't the exact resolution or support from the vendor team you want, but i am overall satisfies with the product.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
highly recommend for its best features
Pros
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
- Inspires Innovation

Yash R.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Sep 2024
Ease of use but a bit tricky to understand
Likeliness to Recommend
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