Security & Cybersecurity · head to head
Mimecast vs Proofpoint
Mimecast
Security & Cybersecurity
Email and collaboration security
- From
- $4/month
- Rated
- -
Proofpoint
Security & Cybersecurity
People-centric cybersecurity and compliance
- From
- $6/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Mimecast no pricing is published for any product or plan, and every route ends at a quote or demo request; Proofpoint listed on UK G-Cloud at £40.60 per user for the Proofpoint Advanced Package, via reseller Bytes Software Services Limited, with the billing period not stated on the listing
- They diverge on capability: Mimecast covers Secure sharing, Proofpoint covers Anti-phishing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Mimecast and Proofpoint actually diverge.
| Attribute | Mimecast | Proofpoint |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $4/month | $6/month |
| Platforms | Email, Cloud, Collaboration | Email, Cloud, Web |
| Founded | 2003 | 2002 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Security & Cybersecurity).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Mimecast
- Secure sharing
- Email encryption
- Message tracking
- Email archiving
- Legal hold
- Backup and recovery
- Jira
- ServiceNow
Only in Proofpoint
- Anti-phishing
- Data loss prevention
- Archive and search
- User behavior analytics
- Threat intelligence
- Compliance reporting
- Okta
- Splunk
Both cover
- Advanced threat detection
- eDiscovery
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
- Salesforce
- Slack
- SOC2 Type 2
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- Saas deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Mimecast
- Email security filtering against phishing and targeted attacksnot Proofpoint
- Email archiving, continuity and compliance for organisationsnot Proofpoint
Proofpoint
- Email Securitynot Mimecast
- Dlpnot Mimecast
- User Behavior Analyticsnot Mimecast
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Mimecast
- No pricing is published for any product or plan, and every route ends at a quote or demo request
- The platform is split into separately sold products for email security, awareness training, data protection and governance
- Collaboration threat protection, DMARC analysis, incident response and email archiving are all further add ons on top of those
Proofpoint
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £40.60 per user for the Proofpoint Advanced Package, via reseller Bytes Software Services Limited, with the billing period not stated on the listing
Pricing, plan by plan
Mimecast
$4/month- Defender$4/month
- Per user
- Threat protection
- Impersonation prevention
- Archive$3/month
- Email archiving
- Legal hold
- Search & recall
- Unified$6/month
- All Defender features
- All Archive features
- Backup
Proofpoint
$6/month- Email Protection$6/month
- Per user
- Advanced threat detection
- Data loss prevention
- Compliance$8/month
- All Email Protection
- Archive & search
- eDiscovery
- Advanced Threat$10/month
- All Compliance features
- Targeted attack detection
- Behavior analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Mimecast if
- You need secure sharing.
- You work on Email, Cloud, Collaboration.
- You also want email encryption.
Choose Proofpoint if
- You need anti-phishing.
- You work on Email, Cloud, Web.
- You also want data loss prevention.
Questions people ask
- Is Mimecast or Proofpoint better?
- Neither clearly leads. Mimecast starts at $4/month and Proofpoint at $6/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Mimecast or Proofpoint?
- Mimecast starts at $4/month and Proofpoint at $6/month.
- Does Mimecast or Proofpoint run on more platforms?
- Mimecast runs on Email, Cloud, Collaboration. Proofpoint runs on Email, Cloud, Web.
- What is Mimecast best used for?
- Mimecast is most often used for email security filtering against phishing and targeted attacks, email archiving, continuity and compliance for organisations. Of those, email security filtering against phishing and targeted attacks and email archiving, continuity and compliance for organisations are not what Proofpoint is typically brought in for.
- What can Mimecast do that Proofpoint cannot?
- Mimecast covers Secure sharing, Email encryption, Message tracking, Email archiving. Proofpoint covers Anti-phishing, Data loss prevention, Archive and search, User behavior analytics. Both handle Advanced threat detection, eDiscovery, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace.