We performed a comparison between Mimecast Email Security and Symantec Messaging Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Secure Email Gateway (SEG) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The setup was easy."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"It's really quite user-friendly. In terms of technical superiority and the product itself, there are no complaints. It is really cutting edge."
"What I like about the integration is that it is directly into Microsoft 365, users can use their Microsoft 365 credentials to log into the portal and access their mail."
"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."
"Its administration console is very easy to use. The administration console is absolutely important because you interact with the platform through it."
"The piece that is most valuable from the Mimecast standpoint will be the sandboxing feature."
"The solution is excellent at blocking spam."
"What I like most about Symantec Messaging Gateway is its usability. I also find its interface very friendly. The solution has a very good interface."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the content filtering policies because the solution offers huge options for configuration, such as hardware manipulation, et cetera, and the dictionaries make the work easier."
"It is a solid and stable product."
"Messaging Gateway is stable."
"Symantec Messaging Gateway is stable and scalable. Installation is easy, and the deployment and maintenance can be done by one administrative person."
"The most valuable features of Symantec Messaging Gateway are advanced content filtering, malware, and antivirus defense."
"The solution is stable and the performance is good."
"I'd like to have better support from the product in the future."
"The attachment scanning feature doesn't work properly."
"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."
"While it's quick and easy, the initial setup could be more user-friendly."
"Its pricing can be improved. It is a bit expensive."
"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."
"They could provide a unified licensing model, including all the security features."
"The reaction time between a new threat being identified and Mimecast picking it up needs to be narrowed a bit."
"Symantec Messaging Gateway should include better exclusions and exceptions for better administration."
"It could be more scalable."
"The biggest problem is it's an on-prem product and we're trying to get out of having equipment in data centers."
"Messaging Gateway's advanced malware detection could be improved."
"The documentation could have more detailed examples of how to use the product in various situations. As more companies shift to the cloud, they could better integrate the on-prem and cloud versions through an on-prem client."
"Sometimes the solution picks up false positive for viruses during scans."
"The solution takes up a lot of memory."
"This product would benefit from better integration with Symantec Endpoint Protection."
Mimecast Email Security is ranked 5th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 23 reviews while Symantec Messaging Gateway is ranked 6th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 20 reviews. Mimecast Email Security is rated 7.8, while Symantec Messaging Gateway is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Mimecast Email Security writes "It gives clients peace of mind and helps them educate their users about threats". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Messaging Gateway writes "A stable and reasonably priced solution that performs well and has a very good malware database". Mimecast Email Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Abnormal Security, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration and Cisco Secure Email, whereas Symantec Messaging Gateway is most compared with Cisco Secure Email, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Fortinet FortiMail and Trend Micro Email Security. See our Mimecast Email Security vs. Symantec Messaging Gateway report.
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