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Cofense Platform vs Mimecast Email Security comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cofense Platform
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (44th), Security Incident Response (13th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (42nd), Security Awareness Training (27th)
Mimecast Email Security
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. Cofense Platform is designed for Email Security and holds a mindshare of 0.7%, up 0.3% compared to last year.
Mimecast Email Security, on the other hand, focuses on Secure Email Gateway (SEG), holds 14.4% mindshare, up 12.5% since last year.
Email Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Cofense Platform0.7%
Microsoft Defender for Office 3659.6%
Proofpoint Email Protection7.9%
Other81.8%
Email Security
Secure Email Gateway (SEG) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Mimecast Email Security14.4%
Microsoft Defender for Office 36524.2%
Proofpoint Email Protection20.3%
Other41.099999999999994%
Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
 

Featured Reviews

MohamedShaker - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Team Leader at ITVikings
Secures the business for customers quickly and accurately
It secures the business for the customers. For instance, if any phishing emails come into the environment and employees see it, we direct the email to Triage. The Triage system will investigate it through AI technology to see if it's a phishing email or not. If it is a phishing email, it will quarantine it and erase it from the environment.
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

"For instance, if any phishing emails come into the environment and employees see it, we direct the email to Triage. The Triage system will investigate it through AI technology to see if it's a phishing email or not. If it is a phishing email, it will quarantine it and erase it from the environment."
"The reviewer gave Mimecast Email Security a rating of 10 out of 10."
"The most valuable feature is the DMARC Analyzer."
"It's good, it keeps the spam out."
"The solution's performance is good."
"Mimecast certainly helped my customers reduce phishing emails."
"Based on overall experience, Mimecast Email Security is the best solution for traditional gateways."
"URL inspection works pretty well."
"The setup was easy."
 

Cons

"If they continue improving and enhancing this solution, it could be even faster and more accurate."
"Mimecast needs to reduce the number of false positive emails; a big pain point for us."
"I did have a problem with Mimecast. That is why I was looking for an alternative solution because their sender IP address gets poorly rated by Microsoft."
"The attachment scanning feature doesn't work properly."
"The system is not user-friendly because you have to create policies that are mapped in a dictionary."
"They should improve the cookies management feature."
"The feature that should be included is to remove the block on the encrypted files."
"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."
"The product's interface could be improved to be more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution is expensive."
"I'm always going to say the price needs to be lower, but it's reasonable."
"The product price is moderate. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The customers can select the license packages as per their requirements."
"Compared to the other solutions in the market, Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection's pricing is fine."
"For what it is, the product is overpriced."
"The product has good pricing in terms of return on investment."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Insurance Company
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
 

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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

Cofense Intelligence, PhishMe Intelligence, Intelligence ThreatHQ, Cofense Triage, Cofense LMS
Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection
 

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Sample Customers

Jackson Health System
Azizi Developments, Affinity Credit Union, Aftercare, Al Abbar Group
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