Mimecast vs. Proofpoint — and when Conbool is the better choice.

According to its public Trust Center, Mimecast operates several global cloud regions, including the US, UK, Germany, South Africa and Australia. Which region is active for your tenant is governed by the contractual region assignment.

Source: Mimecast Trust Center, "Data Centers / Service Locations" (publicly available on mimecast.com). Please confirm the region for your specific tenant with the vendor.

According to its public Trust Center, Proofpoint also operates multiple global data centers, including EU locations. The data region is agreed in the Order Form or Service Agreement.

Source: Proofpoint Trust Center and "Data Processing Addendum" (publicly available on proofpoint.com). The specific region assignment is governed by the relevant contract.

Mimecast bundles features into editions (historically S1/S2/S3, now "Advanced", "Advanced Plus" and "Industry Leading"). Which feature lives in which bundle is governed by the current package overview.

Source: Mimecast Product Overview and bundle comparison on mimecast.com (public, as of 2024+). Contract terms are negotiated by Mimecast directly.

Proofpoint sells Email Protection in editions P0, P1, P2 and P3 with ascending scope (anti-spam, Targeted Attack Protection, DLP, email encryption). Add-on modules such as TAP, Information Protection or ITM are licensed separately.

Source: Proofpoint Product Bundles, P0–P3 edition comparison on proofpoint.com (public, as of 2024+). Multi-year enterprise contracts are standard.

Mimecast positions itself as an SEG-focused email security platform centered on bundle editions. Awareness Training and Archiving are offered as add-on products.

Source: Mimecast product overview on mimecast.com (public, as of 2026). Feature details per edition see Mimecast bundle comparison.

Proofpoint is positioned as a broad platform: Email Protection, Targeted Attack Protection (TAP), Email DLP, Information Protection, Insider Threat Management and Security Awareness Training are marketed as one integrated platform.

Source: Proofpoint product portfolio on proofpoint.com (public, as of 2026), including the Nexus AI threat intelligence layer.

Mimecast provides DLP capabilities with many predefined detectors. Which regional focus areas are covered is governed by the current detector library.

Source: Mimecast DLP Documentation, "Predefined Content Types" (public, as of 2024+). Please verify DACH-specific detectors with the vendor.

Proofpoint Email DLP and Information Protection use a substantial pool of predefined Smart Identifiers. DACH-specific identifiers are partly included; custom identifiers can be created via regex or dictionary matching.

Source: Proofpoint Email DLP Documentation and Smart Identifier Catalog (public, as of 2024+). Please verify DACH-specific requirements with the vendor.

Mimecast contracts are sold directly and in practice are usually multi-year (typically one to three years). Renewals are governed by the Order Form.

Source: Mimecast Order Form notes and sales guidelines (publicly circulated reseller materials, as of 2024+). Please negotiate the specific term with the vendor.

Proofpoint enterprise contracts are also predominantly multi-year (typically one to three years), with auto-renewal clauses per Order Form.

Source: Proofpoint Master Service Agreement and Order Form terms (publicly referenced on proofpoint.com). Contract details are negotiated directly.