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Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox vs Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 11, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview Customer ...
Ranking in Office 365 Protection
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Mimecast Email and Collabor...
Ranking in Office 365 Protection
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Email Archiving (2nd), Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (19th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Office 365 Protection category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox is 1.6%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection is 25.7%, up from 17.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Office 365 Protection Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection25.7%
Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox1.6%
Other72.7%
Office 365 Protection
 

Featured Reviews

Mayeen Uddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Officer at SFIL
Dashboard functionality and data processing offer value with an easy setup
We are using Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox for email access The most important feature is data processing. I like the dashboard and the undo or multi-call feature of Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox. The pricing for personal users is not cost-effective. It feels expensive for individual…
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

"The most important feature is data processing, and I like the dashboard and the undo or multi-call feature of Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox."
"The most important feature is data processing."
"The piece that is most valuable from the Mimecast standpoint will be the sandboxing feature."
"Due to our specialized use case, that HIPAA dictionary really comes in handy."
"Mimecast certainly helped my customers reduce phishing emails."
"It does a good job for us, and its admin console is easy to use."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the DMARC Analyzer."
"I would rate Mimecast Email Security a nine out of ten."
"My advice to those considering this product would be to go for it."
 

Cons

"The pricing for personal users is not cost-effective. It feels expensive for individual expenses."
"The pricing for personal users is not cost-effective."
"The solution should include more AI features instead of Mimecast's more general static configuration tooling."
"The interface and the documentation could be improved. They can also include some more training resources and content like video. While setting things up, I had to search for the information quite a bit. It took me time to find the correct way to do something. The information is there, but it is sort of all over the place. They can create a better help knowledge base or help portal. It retains your email for 45 days. They can maybe increase this duration."
"It was not a good experience due to the fact that our main infrastructure had a problem for that entire time."
"The feature that should be included is to remove the block on the encrypted files."
"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."
"Its pricing can be improved. It is a bit expensive."
"The filtering needs more flexibility."
"From an administrative point of view, Mimecast is a little bit cumbersome and difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I'm always going to say the price needs to be lower, but it's reasonable."
"Its price is in the middle range. It is a structured licensing model where there are various components that you can add or choose to add or not."
"It is a bit expensive."
"The product price is moderate. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"The customers can select the license packages as per their requirements."
"The price of Mimecast Mailbox Continuity is expensive."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a ten."
"The licensing costs are per-user for the product that you get with them."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Computer Software Company
12%
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 Business19
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise13
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox?
The pricing for personal users is not cost-effective. It feels expensive for individual expenses.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox?
We are using Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox for email access.
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

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Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection, Mimecast Web Security, Mimecast Mailbox Continuity, Mimecast Advanced Email Security
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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