TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Avast Email Security vs. Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avast Email Security

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AAvast Email Security is a service available and delivered through the company's CloudCare security management console. Three features of Avast Email Security service allow employees and customers to manage their email more safely: Anti-spam to keep email boxes free of unwanted email, encrypted emails ensure that incoming and outgoing email are securely delivered , and email archiving allows users to manage the size and storage for inboxes.N/A

    Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AThe Mimecast Secure Email Gateway is a messaging security option with anti-spam / anti-malware, data loss prevention, large file send, and other features, from UK company Mimecast.N/A
    Pricing
    Avast Email SecurityMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Avast Email SecurityMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Avast Email SecurityMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Considered Both Products
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answer on this topic
    Mimecast
    Chose Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    The previous product (which Mimecast replaced) in Google Postini was a much more limited (and cheaper) product which did the basics but in nothing like the complexity and detail as Mimecast.

    This was like going from a freeware solution to a Platinum industry leading solution …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    81 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    85 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    71 Answers
    Features
    Avast Email SecurityMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Avast Email Security and Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Feature
    Avast Email Security
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    7.6
    93 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Anti-malware9.01 Ratings8.089 Ratings
    Customizability9.01 Ratings7.492 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection10.01 Ratings6.774 Ratings
    Threat Detection9.01 Ratings7.987 Ratings
    Sandboxing9.01 Ratings8.280 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption9.01 Ratings7.978 Ratings
    Management Tools9.01 Ratings7.289 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Avast Email SecurityMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Small Businesses
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Avast Email SecurityMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (106 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (81 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (42 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Avast Email SecurityMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    Avast Email Security is ideal for people who care [about] email security. With Avast Email Security you need not worry about spamming and malware attacks. Also, if you regularly share confidential information, Avast Email Security comes in handy when it comes to encrypting emails to ensure no unauthorized access. Therefore, the software is ideal for many companies and professionals such as doctors, accountants, and insurance firms.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mimecast
    If you're using the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, Mimecast Email Security CI is a must-have, as it adds an extra layer of email security. With advanced email threat detection capabilities, this tool handles internal threat incidents, ransomware, and phishing, and is effective at scanning attachments and URLs. It is a reliable/effective email security solution for business.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Avast Email Security is so easy to use and anyone can decrypt and encrypt emails
    • The software offers better protection to emails
    • The software is relatively affordable
    • With Avast Email Security, it is easy to manage inbox sizes of individual emails
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mimecast
    • Simplicity: Once set up, Mimecast Advanced Email Security is easy to use, intuitive, and simple. This reduces onboarding time with new employees.
    • Robust Audit Trail: Being able to see what happened with specific emails, why things happened, and who was responsible for them helps to reduce troubleshooting time as well as improving overall email observability.
    • Clean Interface: Mimecast Advanced Email Security is a Swiss-Army-Knife of email security. There are many different configurations and complex rules that can be implemented. To make this manageable Mimecast Advanced Email Security has implemented a simple and clean UI. Being able to favorite commonly used features makes a huge difference in usability.
    • Simple SSO Integration: This seems like a no-brainer, but its odd to see how many SaaS products either don't support SSO, or make it so complicated and convoluted that setup and maintenance becomes a fully time job.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • I have not experienced any issues that I can list here.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mimecast
    • I would like to see some additional improvement around the attachment protection, specifically what may be getting caught and what types of files are attempting to be delivered via email by impersonators.
    • The Targeted Threat Protection is a great product, and I wish there was a dashboard for this service where we could easily see the types of emails and/or links that have been caught as part of the protection module that could be shared with executives.
    • Finally, I feel that the phishing protection is great and honestly don't believe there should be much improvement needed there.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    There is no question as to the value of the product to the business and the disruption of changing vendors would not be worth any savings possibly achieved by switching.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    Mimecast advanced email security is an excellent tool, and even better, all the tools can be accessed from a single console. One thing I love about Mimecast is that when you add features to your account, they are automatically added to your console, which you already have experience with. No need to learn a new console.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Reliability and Availability
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    Overall, it's very good, but I do remember a few times in the past year we have seen some availability issues.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Performance
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    Pages need to consistently load quickly. Sometimes good, sometimes not.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    When calling them you get best in the world customer services but as previously mentioned their online community and capabilities are a bit lacking. They want you to log into their portal to see updates on issues (vs. using a public facing service) and I rarely find the answers to my issues in electronic format. Their online presence is only helpful with the simplest of issues.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    In-Person Training
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    We did not have in-person training. All was done through meetings and on phone.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Online Training
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    Training was good from Mimecast as well as the Mimecast knowledgebase.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Implementation Rating
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    Easy to set up and configure, but did have Mimecast assistance.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    Avast Email Security is a great tool more so if your have other Avast products. It is easy to use, very secure and offers great features to protect your emails. It is the best I have used
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mimecast
    Mimecast Advanced Email Security is FAR superior. Sophos practically gave us the email for free and we still didn't want it. Sophos also does not do both Gateway and API properly. Mimecast Advanced Email Security's AI-Powered net is next level.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Scalability
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    The solution continues to grow and add features.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Professional Services
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    Professional services for our setup was excellent, quick and knowledgeable.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • By keeping spamming and other online threats away, we do not have to worry about corrupt emails or hacking instances.
    • With Avast Email Security, we do not have to worry about data loss
    • Avast Email Security makes it easy to encrypt and decrypt emails thereby ensuring data privacy
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mimecast
    • Enhanced email security across the business.
    • This product has reduced the risk of being hit by malware/phishing; Mimecast has been holding emails efficiently after reviewing emails.
    • The reporting side is practical, helps create a business case for the product, and shows its worth.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots