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Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. MailGate SC vs. Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Forcepoint DLP

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AForcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) protects sensitive data everywhere it resides and moves, across endpoints, cloud apps, web, email, and on-premises environments. It delivers unified policy management and centralized control from a single console.N/A

    MailGate SC

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AMailGate SC, formerly from Axway and now from an independent Mailgate, is a email security solution that protects organizations from a wide range of advanced threats. The MailGate platform provides end-to-end email security with patented technology with advanced threat protection, outbound security, a data loss prevention engine, secure file sharing, and end-user APIs.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
    Forcepoint DLPMailGate SCMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Editions & Modules
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    Forcepoint DLPMailGate SCMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Forcepoint DLPMailGate SCMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
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    Forcepoint
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    MailGate
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    Mimecast
    Chose Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Mimecast offers the same or better features with great pricing. It is definitely a value for money product, that constantly provide improved and new features. Also the learning academy allows for self-paced training of administrators.
    Incentivized
    Chose Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    I have never really used Mimecast or Sophos, which was an on-prem mail filtering tool - Now use 365 Defender services alongside Mimecast.
    Incentivized
    Chose Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    The reason we went with Mimecast over other products was for the partnership. We heard from our businesses who utilize Mimecast of their great partnerships and relationships they build with their customers. We meet with our representative quarterly to discuss any trends in the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    We found Mimecast to offer the value and features we were seeking at a more competitive price when compared to its competitors. It was a significant enhancement over the cloud-based service we used prior to switching. Therefore, we've been happy with our choice and would …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
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    93%
    Would buy again
    81 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    85 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    71 Answers
    Features
    Forcepoint DLPMailGate SCMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention and MailGate SC and Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Feature
    Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention
    6.3
    2 Ratings
    26% below category average
    MailGate SC
    -
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    Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
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    Data Encryption6.32 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention and MailGate SC and Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
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    Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention
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    Ratings
    MailGate SC
    5.7
    1 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Mimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    7.6
    93 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Customizability00 Ratings5.01 Ratings7.492 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings5.01 Ratings7.978 Ratings
    Management Tools00 Ratings7.01 Ratings7.289 Ratings
    Anti-malware00 Ratings00 Ratings8.089 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection00 Ratings00 Ratings6.774 Ratings
    Threat Detection00 Ratings00 Ratings7.987 Ratings
    Sandboxing00 Ratings00 Ratings8.380 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Forcepoint DLPMailGate SCMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Sophos Email
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Sophos Email
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Symantec Data Loss Prevention
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Symantec Data Loss Prevention
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Forcepoint DLPMailGate SCMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (35 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (106 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (7 ratings)
    -
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    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    7.7
    (81 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.3
    (12 ratings)
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    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    7.9
    (42 ratings)
    Product Scalability
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
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    10.0
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    Vendor post-sale
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    User Testimonials
    Forcepoint DLPMailGate SCMimecast Email & Collaboration Threat Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Forcepoint
    -Where companies need to secure their attachment, which goes outside, means from their company to outside -Where companies need to ensure their client's personal information -Where companies need DLP. They need to look for Forcepoint only, as they have the upper hand over the rest of their competitors.
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    MailGate
    MailGate is well suited for organizations that have sensitive information with the need to securely transport via email, it is less appropriate for larger organizations as the overhead for administrators becomes more complex
    Incentivized
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    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.
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    Pros
    Forcepoint
    • It has predominantly protected us from unauthorized parties and has provided us with better visibility and control over our data.
    • This software has also successfully prevented us from both malicious and accidental tasks, which are quite flexible actions when it comes to the violation of data loss prevention policies.
    • This product has been successful in improving compliance and even mitigating compliance violations, which further facilitated IT security.
    • I think there is room for improvement, as the user interface is slightly rough and difficult to adopt in the beginning. The software also hangs up at a few instances, which leads to some wasting of time and annoyance, but other than that, this software is good. The technical staff should work on the complexities for a better user experience.
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    MailGate
    • Ability to alert a variety of statuses to administrators via email
    • Shows health status of the appliance to ensure proper functionality
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    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.
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    Cons
    Forcepoint
    • Forcepoint technical support--specially for users who go with essential support--is challenging to get support on time. You need the ticket to be raised long beforehand to get support from TAC. However, in the case of enterprise support, its is not like this technical person will come on a priority basis.
    • However it comes with higher prices, especially for SMB, it is allowed to pay that amount for support only.
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    MailGate
    • External storage configuration is complex to set up
    • Customer support is average, can be slow depending on the type of issue or request
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    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.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Forcepoint
    We have been fairly happy with the product and how it has worked. We have looked at other vendors for url filter and such and have not found one that meets our needs or does what we have been doing with Websense. The product has been fairly stable and we have only had a few issues in the past. We have all seen that it was one of the highest leaders from the Gartner Group Magic Quadrant for Web Gateways.
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    MailGate
    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.
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    Usability
    Forcepoint
    For us, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention was difficult to administer, did not work well when it did work, was incredibly expensive for the feature set you get, and was difficult to uninstall when we moved on from the software. Once it was fully set up, it worked occasionally for us.
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    MailGate
    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.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Forcepoint
    No answers on this topic
    MailGate
    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.
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    Performance
    Forcepoint
    No answers on this topic
    MailGate
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    Pages need to consistently load quickly. Sometimes good, sometimes not.
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    Support Rating
    Forcepoint
    Support from Forcepoint has been lacking. When calling in with a high priority issue we rarely are able to work with a technician immediately. The queue waits are very long and when you get through there are no support engineers available and we need to wait for a call back for hours it seems.
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    MailGate
    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.
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    In-Person Training
    Forcepoint
    No answers on this topic
    MailGate
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    We did not have in-person training. All was done through meetings and on phone.
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    Online Training
    Forcepoint
    No answers on this topic
    MailGate
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    Training was good from Mimecast as well as the Mimecast knowledgebase.
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    Implementation Rating
    Forcepoint
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    MailGate
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    Mimecast
    Easy to set up and configure, but did have Mimecast assistance.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Forcepoint
    User friendly solution that makes it easy to deploy and manage. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention very effective to protecting our valuable data on endpoints and where data lives like in the Cloud, server and on-premises disk drives and its valuable to just set policies once and start utilizing Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention solution.
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    MailGate
    MailGate works well with administrative control and ease of use for setting up TLS connectivity between clients
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    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.
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    Scalability
    Forcepoint
    No answers on this topic
    MailGate
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    The solution continues to grow and add features.
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    Professional Services
    Forcepoint
    No answers on this topic
    MailGate
    No answers on this topic
    Mimecast
    Professional services for our setup was excellent, quick and knowledgeable.
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    Return on Investment
    Forcepoint
    • The exchange of financial documents with customers creates extreme risk as data loss could result in financial and reputation damage to the customer. The cost of deploying Forcepoint is fractions of pennies compared to the potential financial impact of data loss.
    • There is some administrative overhead associated as false positives are inevitable, requiring a manual review and a potential loss of productivity.
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    MailGate
    • MailGate has allowed the organization to accept more clients with their knowledge of our ability to securely send emails
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    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.
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