Mimecast Advanced Email Security vs. Zoho Mail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mimecast Advanced Email Security
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
The 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
Zoho Mail
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Zoho offers their business email suite, which includes Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and Contacts bundled with an inbox.
$1
per user/per month
Pricing
Mimecast Advanced Email SecurityZoho Mail
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Mail Lite
$1
per user/per month
Workplace
$3
per user/per month
Mail Premium
$4
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Mimecast Advanced Email SecurityZoho Mail
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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Secure Email Gateway
Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Product A and Product B
Mimecast Advanced Email Security
7.9
82 Ratings
6% below category average
Zoho Mail
8.1
6 Ratings
3% below category average
Anti-malware8.479 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Customizability8.181 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Data Loss Protection6.565 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Threat Detection8.177 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Sandboxing7.970 Ratings6.53 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption8.767 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Management Tools7.678 Ratings9.06 Ratings
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Mimecast Advanced Email SecurityZoho Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(94 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.7
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(69 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(8 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.6
(35 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Mimecast Advanced Email SecurityZoho Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
Mimecast
Mimecast's advanced email security remains the number one security tool available for any organization. You will be ahead of the game before anything gets in and users start clicking. Users are often the ones who can disclose sensitive data and compromise the organization and its brand.
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Zoho
If you don't have a huge budget and want something that works with minor quirks here and there then Zoho Mail is definitely something you should look into. For half the price of Google G Suite or Office account you get 5GB of storage per user and can send up to 25MB emails without restrictions. Great for small businesses in my opinion. I have had some issues with their spam filter, but we use SpamTitan and just shut off the one that comes with Zoho Mail. Zoho's spam filter isn't horrible but you should definitely use something in addition or instead of what comes with Zoho.
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Pros
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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Zoho
  • I really like that there is a free version in which a single user can be created. It is really useful because it allows you to evaluate each characteristic of the service without having to buy it.
  • I also really like the visual aspect of the inbox, which is partially customizable. Because you can make small changes such as changing the color, the language, and among other things.
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Cons
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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Zoho
  • It does allow for notifications for various things, but I am not sure where to turn them all off
  • It only counts to 9 the unread email alert, then says 9+
  • Overall I don't think there is much they need to work on.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Usability
Mimecast
The console is nice, but it could use some improvements for day to day activities for Admins. I find I am jumping around all over to get what I need (always searching for the right area). Being able to customize a Dashboard or having a central typical activities dashboard will be helpful to save more time.
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Zoho
It is very easy to use and does all you need. It sends newsletters to their own folder. A notification folder for more important things. The Spam folder collect the right amount of spam emails
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Reliability and Availability
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Performance
Mimecast
Pages need to consistently load quickly. Sometimes good, sometimes not.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Zoho
I have spoken with Zoho several times and their support is always friendly and helpful. I have always been asked for security pins and codes when seeking assistance which helps me to feel my accounts are secure and I have never had to wait on hold to speak with someone for more than 5 minutes. They always seem to have someone available to help. If you call asking for instructions on how to do something they gladly walk you through the process and if you just need something done and don't have time to do it yourself they will happily customize whatever you need without you having to spend all day with it.
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In-Person Training
Mimecast
We did not have in-person training. All was done through meetings and on phone.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Mimecast
Training was good from Mimecast as well as the Mimecast knowledgebase.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Mimecast
Easy to set up and configure, but did have Mimecast assistance.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Mimecast
In my opinion, Mimecast Advanced Email Security outpaces Microsoft in terms of usability and reduction of spam and phishing emails. Mimecast Advanced Email Security was cheaper than Proofpoint, but I suspect Proofpoint is doing better on staying current with trends than Mimecast Advanced Email Security. I think Abnormal offers the best incoming email security, but does not offer outgoing email data loss prevention or encryption, which is a key use cast for us.
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Zoho
Zoho is free. Also, there is no need for a separate IT guy for creating mail, or if any issues come you don't have to find anyone anyone can check and fix all issues from their super admin panel. Zoho overview is much better than outlook and its appearance of getting mail popup and functionality is better than outlook. My friend suggested for this and also after using I have referred my friend
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Scalability
Mimecast
The solution continues to grow and add features.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Mimecast
Professional services for our setup was excellent, quick and knowledgeable.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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Zoho
  • It has a direct impact on the commercial communications of the company since with this application we send the economic proposals for services.
  • Thanks to the fact that we can configure our corporate domain and a signature, we show a corporate professional image.
  • Allows you to manage and store internal and external communications
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ScreenShots

Zoho Mail Screenshots

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