Mimecast

What is Mimecast?

Mimecast is an email security and human risk management company for organizations that need to protect people, data and collaboration tools. Its products cover advanced email security, security awareness training, insider risk, DMARC and email archiving. The vendor reports 42,000+ customers.

Key features of Mimecast

• Advanced Email Security: AI-powered threat protection and BEC protection.
• Engage: Security awareness training.
• Incydr Data Protection: Insider risk detection and data movement visibility.
• Collaboration Threat Protection: Protection for collaboration tools.
• DMARC Analyzer: Email authentication management.
• Email Archive: Archiving for governance and compliance.
• Managed Threat Response: 24x7 analyst response to user-reported email.

How Mimecast works

Mimecast filters inbound and outbound email with AI-driven detection, flags the most targeted users, and feeds human risk signals into awareness training. Insider risk tools show data movement, and archive and governance tools support compliance, including governance of AI systems and agents.

Who uses Mimecast?

Security and IT teams in large organizations use Mimecast. The vendor shows logos such as Delta, Cisco, Rolls-Royce, Walmart and McKinsey and cites Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader positions for email security and for digital communications governance and archiving.

Mimecast pricing

Mimecast does not publish pricing; buyers use a Get a Quote form. A free trial is not advertised.

Mimecast integrations

Mimecast cites 300+ integrations and links to an integrations page, but does not name them on its main page.

Mimecast alternatives

Proofpoint is the largest email security rival, with a similar suite including awareness and archiving. Abnormal Security uses behavioral AI via API rather than a gateway. IRONSCALES is an email security platform with phishing simulation and automated remediation. Barracuda offers email protection as part of a wider security portfolio.