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Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration vs Mimecast Email Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 20, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.0
<p>Check Point Harmony Email &amp; Collaboration boosts security and productivity, offering up to 60% ROI by preventing cyber threats.</p>
Sentiment score
6.6
Mimecast Email Security effectively prevents phishing, enhancing security and providing significant protection despite challenges in quantifying ROI.
The time saved during investigations is significant due to the neat dashboard that organizes everything related to alerts.
There has been a 70% decrease in phishing emails and data breaches since implementing Check Point Harmony Email Security.
I have seen a return on investment, as I can share relevant metrics like money saved, time saved, and fewer employees needed, all of them.
There is definitely a return on investment when using Mimecast, as it blocks phishing emails, reducing the risk of significant financial losses.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.2
Check Point Harmony Email's customer service is praised for professionalism but criticized for slow responses and inconsistent support experiences.
Sentiment score
5.8
Mimecast Email Security's customer service is mixed, with responsiveness praised by some, but issues with waiting times noted by others.
We understand that with respect to SLA, but we expect they can go beyond SLA and provide quick support for the client.
We opted for the 24/7 premium support, which is very responsive and quick whenever we have configuration challenges or other inquiries.
Customer support is of high quality.
Support personnel are hesitant to engage in remote sessions, preferring to share documentation via email.
Mimecast technical support is generally quite good.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
<p>Check Point Harmony Email &amp; Collaboration offers seamless, flexible scalability, easily integrating with applications for organizational growth.</p>
Sentiment score
7.2
Mimecast Email Security is a scalable SaaS solution, praised for flexibility and effectiveness across various organization sizes and industries.
I would rate the scalability of Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration as nine out of ten, indicating high scalability.
Scalability is limited, being only integrated with Microsoft Office 365 and G Suite at present.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
<p>Check Point Harmony Email &amp; Collaboration boasts stability, effective threat blocking, reliable performance, and supportive customer service, ensuring user satisfaction.</p>
Sentiment score
7.5
Mimecast Email Security is generally stable and reliable, with rare bugs, occasional minor issues, and minimal downtime reported.
 

Room For Improvement

Check Point Harmony Email struggles with delays, limited platform support, high costs, lacks real-time analytics, and needs better integration.
Mimecast Email Security requires pricing, detection, user interface improvements, better support, and enhanced AI integration for smoother operations.
Enhancing reporting capabilities with customizable and advanced analytics features would greatly improve our ability to detect trends and proactively address emerging threats.
Updates based on AI and reduced administrative overhead by adding or bulk adding new users, along with graphical enhancements to the GUI, would also be beneficial.
It would be better if HEC also provides support for third-party email service solutions, such as IBM HCL Notes, creating more opportunities.
A lot of emails were missed despite being known samples.
We discussed the phishing aspect, the DNS system, and the key rotation.
 

Setup Cost

Check Point Harmony offers flexible, user-based pricing ideal for medium to large organizations, with possible discounts for bundled services.
Mimecast Email Security offers comprehensive features but is considered premium, with variable pricing flexibility and additional support costs.
Pricing is a bit expensive, but it is worth it considering the features that Check Point provides.
Check Point is a little bit expensive compared to other vendors, but the cost justifies itself.
The pricing, setup costs, and licensing were competitive and clear for my customer.
The pricing is higher for Mimecast, particularly for the Indian market, where it is considered expensive.
 

Valuable Features

<p>Check Point Harmony Email &amp; Collaboration provides robust email security with AI-driven threat protection and seamless integration, enhancing productivity.</p>
Mimecast Email Security offers strong threat protection, seamless Microsoft 365 integration, and user-friendly features for comprehensive email threat mitigation.
Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration offers online support and has tight integration with Microsoft.
The protection and scanning of emails are also appreciated, as they secure everything in the email spectrum.
The most valuable feature is spam detection and phishing site prevention, which Microsoft couldn't catch, yet Check Point does.
A distinct advantage of Mimecast is its ability to block phishing and impostor attacks, which are significant threats currently.
One of the most useful features is the threat remediation module, which can be used to remove malicious emails that may have been delivered or manually remove them.
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Harmony Email &...
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
67
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (4th), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (5th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (8th)
Mimecast Email Security
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
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. Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is designed for Email Security and holds a mindshare of 4.9%, up 3.7% compared to last year.
Mimecast Email Security, on the other hand, focuses on Secure Email Gateway (SEG), holds 11.9% mindshare, down 15.8% since last year.
Email Security
Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
 

Featured Reviews

Nasseer Qureshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Email security effectively detects a wide range of threats and improves productivity
Since we have been using Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration for a year, we haven't encountered significant challenges. However, it would be beneficial if it could support other email security services beyond Microsoft and Google. Integration with other platforms would enhance its appeal since the features are commendable. While the analytics are commendable, they don't provide deep dive insights. They show the overall counts of malware, phishing, and business compromise emails, but there isn't a robust ability to dive deeper into those categories to see specifics. Analytics should allow us to explore which users received malware emails the most or trends among departments. Currently, we have to sift through manually, which is not ideal. A more profound analytical capability would elevate the tool to become the complete email security solution for any user.
ShaheenKapery - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides valuable security features and has a straightforward setup process
The initial setup process is straightforward and takes a weekend at most. A .com domain can take up to forty-eight hours, while a local domain takes about four to eight hours because it has to propagate through the international DNS records. It is a cloud-only solution. If you're managing email security on-premises, you use your bandwidth to download emails, including spam, and then use your servers to clean it up. For example, say a third of your email is spam; this consumes significant bandwidth and resources. However, if you use Mimecast, they filter the emails on their servers before delivering them to you. It can be a major selling point in regions with expensive bandwidth, such as Africa. You can save bandwidth and improve overall efficiency by offloading the spam filtering to Mimecast.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
5%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Check Point Harmony Email &amp; Collaboration has been all good.
What is your primary use case for Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
My main use case for Check Point Harmony Email &amp; Collaboration is to protect email against all zero-day threats, compromised QR codes, other malicious account attachments, and more. I do not ha...
What do you like most about Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
The product offers good and easy integration capabilities with other products.
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?
If I ask you about the room for improvement, we discussed the phishing aspect, the DNS system, and the key rotation. Apart from that, are there any other areas that you would like to see improved o...
 

Also Known As

Check Point CloudGuard, Check Point CloudGuard SaaS , Check Point Harmony Email & Office
Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Helvetia, Denham Capital, Daymark Solutions, Neopharm Group
Azizi Developments, Affinity Credit Union, Aftercare, Al Abbar Group
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