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Mimecast Security Awareness and Training vs Proofpoint Email Protection comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Mimecast Security Awareness...
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Security Awareness Training (8th)
Proofpoint Email Protection
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
106
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (1st), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (3rd), Digital Risk Protection (3rd), Office 365 Protection (1st), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Mimecast Security Awareness and Training and Proofpoint Email Protection aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Mimecast Security Awareness and Training is designed for Security Awareness Training and holds a mindshare of 5.2%, up 3.3% compared to last year.
Proofpoint Email Protection, on the other hand, focuses on Secure Email Gateway (SEG), holds 19.0% mindshare, down 21.8% since last year.
Security Awareness Training Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Mimecast Security Awareness and Training5.2%
KnowBe412.7%
Riot7.4%
Other74.7%
Security Awareness Training
Secure Email Gateway (SEG) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Proofpoint Email Protection19.0%
Microsoft Defender for Office 36516.1%
Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection15.1%
Other49.8%
Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
 

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Siva_Prasad - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant at Infosys
Email defenses have reduced phishing incidents and protect sensitive data across our enterprise
As things are evolving and threats develop in unpredictable ways, Proofpoint must adopt AI solutions and agentic solutions more aggressively and provide them to customers as part of service offerings. Inbuilt AI solutions would add more value and make Proofpoint a more premium choice for customers. With the help of AI solutions, agentic AI, and generative AI capabilities, the product would be more efficient than it currently is. Filtering false positives is highly challenging because it is impossible for humans to identify which emails are genuine and which are spam. Proofpoint should focus more on this area with back-end agents or other tools. Proofpoint should decide which emails are genuine and which are spam so it is not a challenge for end users. When receiving an email, end users should not have to determine whether to respond or not. Proofpoint should not release such spam emails and should strictly block such spam and spoof emails based on connection IPs. Currently, false positives occur in the product, and while this occurs in every product, it is an area where Proofpoint can focus on improving and reducing false positives. One email is enough for an end user to be deceived and lose money, so addressing this area is critical.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
11%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise59
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Proofpoint Email Protection?
I am not informed about the pricing, setup costs, or licensing as it is handled by a different team. I come from a technical perspective.
What needs improvement with Proofpoint Email Protection?
For improvement, the dashboard of Proofpoint Email Protection needs some enhancement. Currently, we are using multiple dashboards, and it would be beneficial if everything was integrated. A single ...
What is your primary use case for Proofpoint Email Protection?
In our environment, we are using Proofpoint Email Protection for inbound email protection as a primary gateway, while Microsoft 365 serves as the secondary gateway. In the primary gateway, it scans...
 

Also Known As

Engage Awareness Training
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection, Proofpoint Digital Protection
 

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Sample Customers

TAG Cyber, Thomas Reuters Special Services, Utilidata
Blocket, University of Waterloo, Lincoln Memorial University, WellSpan Health, U-Haul, Carestream Health, Westinghouse
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