We performed a comparison between Microsoft Exchange Online Protection and Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Both of these solutions do a very effective job. Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection is designed to specifically minimize any threats that may compromise an organization via email and provides very comprehensive protection for email traffic. Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is designed with a broader focus in mind, and is lagging somewhat in its overall email protection.
"Online Protection's most valuable feature is its admin interface."
"It is easy to configure, easy to use, easy to add exclusions, easy to track, and easy to add anything else if you want."
"The threat management feature includes policies and alerts that are valuable."
"The initial setup is just a standard process."
"With Microsoft Exchange Online Protection, if malware is attached to a mailer, it's very easy to go into the incident alert and find out what's happening with that identity and the mail."
"We like the holding facility that is available for potentially suspicious URL's. This allows a real-time review to be performed before the email reaches a users inbox."
"It is scalable."
"We use the solution to receive emails. We do not use the calendar function as our clients are slow adaptors to the latest features."
"The setup was easy."
"It does a good job for us, and its admin console is easy to use."
"In the current environment that the world is in, everyone is trying to hack everyone else, so Project+ definitely helps a lot there."
"Due to our specialized use case, that HIPAA dictionary really comes in handy."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the DMARC Analyzer."
"The product's most valuable features are impersonation protection and phishing countermeasures."
"It's good, it keeps the spam out."
"The biggest issue that I experience is that Microsoft keeps moving things around, and it's very inconsistent as to where you find the information when you're trying to work on different pieces."
"The management interface of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) could be intuitive."
"The security features could be better."
"The price of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection could be reduced to make it more competitive."
"The solution lacks to elaborate on its spam policies."
"They should specify the difference between Defender for Office 365 and Exchange Online Protection."
"Online Protection has an issue in that it doesn't provide an option to stop impersonation."
"Having orchestration features added to Microsoft Exchange Online Protection, particularly automation and remediation, would be quite useful."
"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."
"Its pricing can be improved. It is a bit expensive."
"The price could be better, it should be reduced."
"While it's quick and easy, the initial setup could be more user-friendly."
"They could provide a unified licensing model, including all the security features."
"The solution is complex and not easy to use."
"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 solution's console interface was recently changed for the admins, but the previous one was much better because we could open tabs on it."
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Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is ranked 11th in Anti-Malware Tools with 34 reviews while Mimecast Email Security is ranked 5th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 25 reviews. Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is rated 8.2, while Mimecast Email Security is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) writes "An effective email security solution that provides DLP, Safe Attachment, and Safe Links". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Mimecast Email Security writes "It gives clients peace of mind and helps them educate their users about threats". Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection, Cisco Secure Email, Fortinet FortiMail and Barracuda Email Security Gateway, whereas Mimecast Email Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Abnormal Security, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Cisco Secure Email and Darktrace. See our Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) vs. Mimecast Email Security report.
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