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AppRiver Email Security vs Mimecast Advanced Email Security comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

AppRiver Email Security
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (34th)
Mimecast Advanced Email Sec...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Office 365 Protection (3rd), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. AppRiver Email Security is designed for Email Security and holds a mindshare of 0.8%, down 1.1% compared to last year.
Mimecast Advanced Email Security, on the other hand, focuses on Secure Email Gateway (SEG), holds 16.5% mindshare, up 11.6% since last year.
Email Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
AppRiver Email Security0.8%
Microsoft Defender for Office 3659.1%
Proofpoint Email Protection8.1%
Other82.0%
Email Security
Secure Email Gateway (SEG) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Mimecast Advanced Email Security16.5%
Microsoft Defender for Office 36521.4%
Proofpoint Email Protection20.9%
Other41.2%
Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
 

Featured Reviews

John Zupancic - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President / Branch Manager / Senior Technician at Aperion Information Technologies, Inc.
Pricing that is competitive, excellent technical support, and email security
They do a better job of distinguishing between what's real and what's not than most of the other solutions we've tried. They are very easy to use. We don't have as many problems with email security. They have some areas that could be improved. For example, we also use Zix email Encryption for email encryption, which was clunky and could be improved, but the email security itself has been excellent.
HS
Email Security Engineer at Logic Infosecurity
Experience high detection and user-friendly policies with reliable email security implementation
The system is not user-friendly because you have to create policies that are mapped in a dictionary. As an IT engineer, I understand how it works, but explaining it to another IT person can be difficult. Having more user-friendly dashboards would improve the work experience. In Mimecast Email Security, checking policies in the dictionary or gateway is very complicated, and not everyone understands this process. If you examine the Check Point portal, it's user-friendly with easily accessible tabs that anyone can explore. With Mimecast Email Security, making changes might impact existing mailboxes. The portal is complicated compared to Check Point's user-friendly interface.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"They are very easy to use."
"It's easy to use and user-friendly. Users can also easily release spam emails."
"Based on overall experience, Mimecast Email Security is the best solution for traditional gateways."
"It's really quite user-friendly. In terms of technical superiority and the product itself, there are no complaints. It is really cutting edge."
"Email security is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"In terms of efficacy, Proofpoint is better than Mimecast, though it's a little difficult to manage."
"In the current environment that the world is in, everyone is trying to hack everyone else, so Project+ definitely helps a lot there."
"The platform's most valuable features are journaling and email archiving, effectively stopping phishing attacks."
"We like the content filtering and secure messaging features."
"Its administration console is very easy to use. The administration console is absolutely important because you interact with the platform through it."
 

Cons

"Email security checks contain a small number of false positives."
"It needs to make sure that the application is up to date with new attacks. They should also send us the demo or introductions for their new incoming features."
"Its pricing can be improved. It is a bit expensive."
"The reaction time between a new threat being identified and Mimecast picking it up needs to be narrowed a bit."
"As a user, the user interface of the management console could be upgraded, for example."
"Mimecast needs to reduce the number of false positive emails; a big pain point for us."
"From an administrative point of view, Mimecast is a little bit cumbersome and difficult. It's not something that the end-user can easily find navigate themselves."
"Their support should be improved. They are notorious for sending you to knowledge-based articles rather than actually talking to you, but that is, unfortunately, kind of becoming a trend with everything. In terms of features, I haven't had any complaints. However, I don't like the fact they moved to a paid training subscription model. They used to have a lot of free webinars for training, but they have started to charge for them in the past year."
"They should improve the cookies management feature."
"The attachment scanning feature doesn't work properly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They're fairly inexpensive, but they're right in the ballpark of most of the other online products like that."
"I can rate it five out of ten because there are different platforms that also offer the same services for lower prices. But AppRiver is more flexible."
"The product price is moderate. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"It is a bit expensive."
"The product has good pricing in terms of return on investment."
"Compared to the other solutions in the market, Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection's pricing is fine."
"The licensing costs are per-user for the product that you get with them."
"The customers can select the license packages as per their requirements."
"For what it is, the product is overpriced."
"Compared to the other products in the market, it is neither cheap but nor very expensive. I would rate it somewhere in the middle, 5 out of 10."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Retailer
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection?
The interface of this solution is very easy to navigate and user-friendly. There is no delivery in email and other communications, making it reliable. The configuration is relatively easy.
What needs improvement with Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection?
There is room for improvement since new threats are emerging. Considering the availability of new features would be worthwhile. Mimecast Email Security is somewhat expensive compared to the competi...
 

Also Known As

AppRiver Advanced Email Security
Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection
 

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Sample Customers

IHMC
Azizi Developments, Affinity Credit Union, Aftercare, Al Abbar Group
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