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reviewer1627185 - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
It does exactly what it promises to do
Pros and Cons
  • "Mimecast certainly helped my customers reduce phishing emails."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

My customer base is made up of small clients. They all fall between five and 10 users.

How has it helped my organization?

Mimecast certainly helped my customers reduce phishing emails.

What is most valuable?

Among my customers, there was a lot of traction for the archiving. The targeted threat protection was also quite useful.

What needs improvement?

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.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Mimecast for five years. I used to be a reseller, but now I've moved on to a different business.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

As far as I'm concerned, it worked exactly the same for a client that had one mailbox as it would for a client that had 500 mailboxes.

How was the initial setup?

I've never set Mimecast up. The technical teams did that. From my understanding, it took them about two days to set it up. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Mimecast is expensive. It's a premium product. It sometimes could be a difficult sell because of the cost.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I don't have anything to compare Mimecast with because I haven't looked at any of the others yet to see if there is something comparable. But I would presume that by now there will be other products that can compare to it. To get security and targeted threat protection, one could potentially look at Sophos Central Email Protection. But they don't have an archiving solution. So one would have to go somewhere else to get an archiving solution. With Mimecast. at least, it's all available from the same vendor, if that makes sense.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Mimecast nine out of 10. It's a brilliant product. It works very well. I've very seldomly, if ever, had any problems with it. It does exactly what it promises to do. At the same time, it is expensive. That's the only problem. And the price tag puts it out of the range of smaller businesses. That's where I think it falls flat. But I always tell people the same thing: If security is important to you, then certainly spend the money and get it, because Mimecast is a great product and it works. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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reviewer1538043 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director ICT at a museum or institution with 51-200 employees
Real User
Great technical support with good filtering and excellent security
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is very straightforward."
  • "As a user, the user interface of the management console could be upgraded, for example."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is primarily used to stop malicious emails with malicious attachments and can stop users from accessing sites or links that have a virus or malicious content. 

What is most valuable?

The security on offer is very good. It's great at preventing users from accessing malicious sites or email.

The filtering features are excellent. It allows you to any links an email might have. For example, when a user receives an email with a link, Mimecast takes that link and scans it, checking for any malicious content. If it's okay, then it passes on the email to the user. If it's not okay, or it's not sure about the content of the link, it then sends a notification to the user. It helps users to look at the user to see if it is a trusted source or not, and to decide if they want to open it or not.

The stability is very good.

The initial setup is very straightforward.

The technical support is excellent.

What needs improvement?

There is always space for them to improve. As a user, the user interface of the management console could be upgraded, for example. They can definitely improve their management console interface.

The solution could always add more features and expand its offering.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about two and a half years or so.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a very stable solution. The last two half years that we have used the solution have been great. That said, four months ago they had some downtime for about three hours and it was something unexpected. It was not a good experience due to the fact that our main infrastructure had a problem for that entire time. It was not something that was quick or planned and it was during working hours for us. It was very difficult. We would have appreciated a heads up if it was meant to be planned.

Beyond that, we haven't really dealt with any bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

In just one group at our organization, we have about 200 users.

We don't have any plans to extend the usage. We are okay with the features and the modules already. We don't have any plans to change anything right now.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is good and to the point. They are helpful and responsive. We're quite happy with the level of service they provide to us.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we used Barracuda. We ran some tests and decided that Mimecast was a better option, which is why we ultimately decided to switch.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was not complex or difficult. It was very, very easy. We had a problem initially as we were trying to figure things out and the Mimecast team was very, very supportive.

The deployment was fast. It took almost a week or something like that. It was very, very quick.

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation ourselves with our resources. We didn't get any help from a freelancer. There were no integrators or consultants involved.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I can't speak to the exact licensing costs. It's not an aspect of the solution I directly deal with. 

What other advice do I have?

We are customers and end-users. We don't have a business relationship with Mimecast.

I'd recommend the product to other users and companies. It's a good system and very effective.

In general, I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1644384 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Easy-to-use admin console, simple to set up, and designed for enterprises
Pros and Cons
  • "Its administration console is very easy to use. The administration console is absolutely important because you interact with the platform through it."
  • "Its pricing can be improved. It is a bit expensive."

What is our primary use case?

We use it internally, and we support other customers on it. Enterprises and large organizations use it to manage their platform on a large scale.

It is a cloud product, so it is always going to be the latest version. Mimecast themselves are the cloud provider.

What is most valuable?

Its administration console is very easy to use. The administration console is absolutely important because you interact with the platform through it.

What needs improvement?

Its pricing can be improved. It is a bit expensive.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is suitable for small, medium, and large companies. It actually cuts across all the sectors and all the sizes. It is designed for enterprises.

In terms of the number of users, it affects all the users. We have over a hundred people at the moment. We also have more than 20,000 customers on it.

How are customer service and technical support?

Their technical support is pretty good.

How was the initial setup?

Its initial setup is pretty simple. It takes nearly a day.

In terms of maintenance, it is online. So, they do all of the maintenance.

What about the implementation team?

I did it by myself.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is a bit expensive.

What other advice do I have?

If you want the ease of use, then Mimecast, or at least a cloud solution, is the way to go. It has been a good product. It is still at the top of its game in many aspects.

I would rate this solution a nine out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Regional Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Good URL protection, that is completely scalable, stable, and easy to install
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is good. To date, we have not faced any challenges."
  • "The price could be better, it should be reduced."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case of this solution is to avoid phishing emails, spam emails, attachment protection, and URL protection.

What is most valuable?

The product is good. To date, we have not faced any challenges.

What needs improvement?

Because we have not faced any challenges there is no way that we can say that there has to be some improvement.

The price could be better, it should be reduced.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for one year.

We are using the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution. It's fantastic!

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is completely scalable. We have approximately 15 users in our organization.

We plan to continue using, and selling this solution in the future.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not contacted technical support. We haven't required any.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we did not use another solution.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward, we did not have any issues.

It only took one or two days to deploy.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented ourselves. We are consultants.

We only require one person for deployment and to maintain this solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's an expensive solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it. We sell this product to our customers.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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