Microsoft Purview eDiscovery vs. Mimecast Advanced Email Security
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![]() Microsoft Purview eDiscovery | Score7.4 out of 10 | N/A | A solution to respond to legal matters or internal investigations with capabilities that reduce data to only what’s relevant. Data is discovered where it lives within the Microsoft Purview boundary. The software offers end-to-end eDiscovery workflows and insights through built-in capabilities, to help users reduce review time. | N/A |
Mimecast Advanced Email Security | Score8.6 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 |
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No answers on this topic | 93% Would buy again 69 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 99% Delivers good value for the price 68 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 97% Happy with the feature set 72 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 94% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 62 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 94% Implementation went as expected 63 Answers | |
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| Small Businesses | No answers on this topic | Barracuda Email Protection Score10 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | No answers on this topic | Avanan Score9.4 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | No answers on this topic | Avanan Score9.4 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 7.3 | 8.5 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 8.6 |
| Usability | - | 8.2 |
| Availability | - | 8.0 |
| Performance | - | 8.0 |
| Support Rating | - | 6.0 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 10.0 |
| Configurability | - | 9.0 |
| Contract Terms and Pricing Model | - | 10.0 |
| Ease of integration | - | 8.9 |
| Product Scalability | - | 9.0 |
| Professional Services | - | 10.0 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 8.0 |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | 8.0 |
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