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Cofense Platform vs Mimecast Advanced 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 (41st), Security Incident Response (13th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (41st), Security Awareness Training (15th)
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. Cofense Platform is designed for Email Security and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, up 0.3% 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 (%)
Cofense Platform1.0%
Microsoft Defender for Office 3659.1%
Proofpoint Email Protection8.1%
Other81.8%
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

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 platform's most valuable features are journaling and email archiving, effectively stopping phishing attacks."
"We like the content filtering and secure messaging features."
"I would rate Mimecast Email Security a nine out of ten."
"Due to our specialized use case, that HIPAA dictionary really comes in handy."
"The most valuable feature is the DMARC Analyzer."
"It does a good job for us, and its admin console is easy to use."
"It offers an easy initial setup."
"The product's most valuable features are impersonation protection and phishing countermeasures."
 

Cons

"If they continue improving and enhancing this solution, it could be even faster and more accurate."
"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."
"Mimecast needs to reduce the number of false positive emails; a big pain point for us."
"The solution should include more AI features instead of Mimecast's more general static configuration tooling."
"Many of our users complain that the system is blocking too many attachments. It's a good practice from a security perspective, but our users think Mimecast is doing too much. It might be something we'll have to adjust."
"The feature that should be included is to remove the block on the encrypted files."
"The installation is not so straightforward."
"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."
"I'd like to have better support from the product in the future."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is a bit expensive."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The product has good pricing in terms of return on investment."
"The licensing costs are per-user for the product that you get with them."
"The solution is expensive."
"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."
"I'm always going to say the price needs to be lower, but it's reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
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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