Is Mimecast a good company to work for?

Mimecast has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 819 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 59% of employees would recommend working at Mimecast to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Mimecast have been left by employees working as Account Manager , Business Development Representative (BDR) and Account Executive .

Does Mimecast pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mimecast employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mimecast. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mimecast?

59% of Mimecast employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mimecast 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mimecast?

Business Development Representative (BDR) (28) , Sales (28) , Senior Software Engineer (26) , Account Manager (24) , Account Executive (22) , Customer Success Manager (14) , Customer Support Engineer (14) , Sales Engineer (13) , Software Engineer (13) , BDR (12) , Director (10) , Customer Success Manager (CSM) (8) , Manager (8) , Senior Engineer (7) , Technical Support Engineer (7)

What are the pros of working at Mimecast according to real employee reviews?

"3) Good work life balance(mostly)" ((in 33 reviews)); "Great Team: Both points above ensure that the team is made of exceptional people that truly have the interest of the company at heart." ((in 33 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 29 reviews)); "Great company culture they really care and look after you!" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good salary and other conditions" ((in 20 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mimecast according to real employee reviews?

"The management is poor." ((in 38 reviews)); "BDR Managers have high school mentality and will do everything in their power to make your life a living hell" ((in 20 reviews)); "Leadership is chaotic and constantly changing." ((in 19 reviews)); "Lack of pay and lack of career progression" ((in 15 reviews)); "Chaotic yearly layoffs" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mimecast layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Mimecast layoffs and their outlook for job security at Mimecast in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Mimecast locations?

Lexington , Boston , Watertown , Waltham , Dallas , Chicago , Charlotte , New York , Minneapolis , Atlanta , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Portland , Tampa , Burlington , Framingham , Greenville , Johannesburg

Mimecast reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(774 total reviews)

Marc van Zadelhoff

56% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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Mimecast has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 774 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mimecast employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

774 reviews

5.0

Apr 29, 2019

No other company like it

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The team, product, culture, flexible working hours, free lunch mon-thurs, team building activities, always something going on

Cons

none that i've seen so far

Mimecast Response

7y

Welcome to Mimecast, great to have you on the team!

3.0

Apr 20, 2019

Good company trying to be great.

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big investments in office spaces, great benefits, first line employees generally hard working and foster a strong culture.

Cons

Bad pay relative to the industry, company maturing faster than employee base can evolve leaves some growing pains.

1.0

Apr 1, 2019

Good Product, Poorly Managed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solution was very competitive and the amenities were nice

Cons

Sales centric, slow to change, resistant to internal development, biases and favoritism reign supreme, arrogant sales team, no clear vision or focus for meaningful change/growth, did not discipline individuals who yelled at bosses

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Jobs at Mimecast

Business Development Representative

Customer Marketing Manager

Customer Success Manager

Senior Manager, GTM Onboarding

Revenue Operations Manager

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No other company like it

Good company trying to be great.

Good Product, Poorly Managed

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