Mimecast vs. Proofpoint

Proofpoint: Complex, unreliable and costly

We get it—email security shouldn’t be this complicated. Threats still get through, false positives stack up, and managing Proofpoint's complex configurations wastes valuable time. With limited third-party integrations, poor support, and high costs, it's easy to question the value.

Mimecast’s API-enabled platform is quick to set up, with proven, seamless configurations that, block more threats and, reduce false positives, all without Proofpoint’s complexity.

Email filtering fails

Proofpoint lets bad emails slip through and falsely flags safe ones.

Error-prone configuration

11% of Proofpoint customers’ MX records are misconfigured – direct result of a complex set up.

High costs, low ROI

Proofpoint’s murky pricing and costly and complex deployments cause 40% more insurance claims.

Mimecast delivers better
results than Proofpoint

Every day, 7 organizations replace their secure email gateway with AI-powered cloud
email security from Mimecast**

Better outcomes

Mimecast customers experience 1.6x better outcomes than Proofpoint.

Fewer incidents

Mimecast’s seamless configurations reduce incidents by 37%, outperforming Proofpoint.

Proven ROI

Mimecast delivers 2.55x ROI over three years through simple licensing and streamlined management.

Why switch to Mimecast?

Stronger detection,
fewer incidents.

Block more email-based threats with industry-leading, AI-powered, 100% cloud-based detection – trusted by over 42,000 customers.

Deploy in minutes,
easily.

Save time, improve detection rates, and integrate into existing security workflows with simplified administration and management.

Boost efficiency,
reduce risk.

Improved efficiency of security operations with a 24% time savings addressing email-based attacks and 50% time savings on email platform management.

Unmatched threat detection

Mimecast’s AI-powered detection learns from 1.7B daily emails to prevent zero-day threats and keep malicious emails out of end-user inboxes.

Best-in-class threat protection
Advanced AI email security
Advanced AI-powered detection capabilities

300+ integration partners

Our integration platform offers a vast library of integrations and APIs to enable faster response times to security threats.

Integrate with best of breed security tools
Access pre-built integrations for rapid deployment
Reduce cyber risk across your existing tools

One unified platform

Manage all policies and gain a comprehensive view of your threat landscape from a single administration console.

Hassle-free administration with no updates or patches
Granular policy controls with unlimited flexibility

Flexible deployment options

Replace your email gateway or enhance Microsoft’s native security with flexible deployment options and covering all email environments.

Cloud-native secure email gateway for all email platforms
Integrated solution for added Microsoft 365 protection
Choose your deployment option – with or without a gateway

Don’t take our word for it – we have the proof

The analysts agree. Mimecast innovation leads the way forward in human risk management with top recognition from Forrester, Omdia, Radicati, and KuppingerCole.

Forrester HRM Wave
"Firms with a strong behavioral change drive that want to move beyond security awareness & training should consider Mimecast.”

At-Bay
For the second year in a row, At-Bay's annual InsurSec report demonstrates Mimecast bested Proofpoint by 26%.

Omdia Universe: Email Security
”Mimecast should appear on your shortlist if you are looking for a broad and comprehensive offering for email security.”

Radicati Market Quadrant
”In a single view the admin console provides unified access to security, archiving, e-discovery, recovery, email retention, policy settings, user management, and litigation hold.”