How AI answer engines name Mimecast
Data through October 23, 2026
Across 1,811 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Cybersecurity between May 10, 2026 and October 23, 2026, Mimecast was named in 28 (1.5%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Cybersecurity, and how many of them named Mimecast.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 415 | 0.0% |
| Claude | 2 | 415 | 0.5% |
| Gemini | 15 | 411 | 3.6% |
| Perplexity | 6 | 415 | 1.4% |
| Google AI Mode | 3 | 112 | 2.7% |
| Google AI Overviews | 2 | 43 | 4.7% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 0 | 181 | 0.0% |
| Ranked list | 11 | 236 | 4.7% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 187 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 8 | 236 | 3.4% |
| How to choose | 0 | 236 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 3 | 230 | 1.3% |
| News | 6 | 505 | 1.2% |
Week by week
Mimecast was named in at least one answer in 12 of the 21 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 19, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Mimecast. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 149 | 4.7% | |
| 3 | 154 | 1.9% | |
| 1 | 170 | 0.6% | |
| 2 | 168 | 1.2% | |
| 0 | 28 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | 32 | 9.4% | |
| 2 | 104 | 1.9% | |
| 2 | 156 | 1.3% | |
| 1 | 84 | 1.2% | |
| 0 | 4 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 88 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 169 | 0.6% | |
| 0 | 48 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 42 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | 53 | 5.7% | |
| 0 | 52 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 34 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | 114 | 1.8% | |
| 1 | 111 | 0.9% | |
| 0 | 48 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named Mimecast alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 2 of 28 (7.1%).
Named alongside
- KnowBe4: named together in 12 answers
- CrowdStrike: named together in 11 answers
- SentinelOne: named together in 8 answers
- OneTrust: named together in 6 answers
- Sophos: named together in 6 answers
- Arctic Wolf: named together in 5 answers
- Snyk: named together in 4 answers
- 1Password: named together in 3 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Mimecast
Domains cited in answers that named Mimecast, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| hoxhunt.com | 6 |
| strategyofsecurity.com | 6 |
| youtube.com | 6 |
| usecure.io | 5 |
| adaptivesecurity.com | 4 |
| cloudsek.com | 4 |
| expertinsights.com | 4 |
| morningstar.com | 4 |
| builtin.com | 3 |
| cybersecurityventures.com | 3 |
Mimecast's own site (mimecast.com) was cited in 1 of 30 (3.3%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Mimecast, mimecast.com was cited in 9 of 30,032 (0.03%), by 3 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on mimecast.com before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Cybersecurity buyer question, not only the answers that named Mimecast, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Cybersecurity questions.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | 28 | 1,811 | 1.5% |
| AI Security & Privacy | 2 | 1,331 | 0.2% |
How this is measured
Names are matched case-sensitively from each brand's own homepage title, in answers stored by the Machine Relations Index. Only derived counts are published here; no answer text is.
A brand appears only once it has been named in at least 10 answers on 7 separate days.
A name match counts a mention. It does not count a recommendation, and it does not measure sentiment.
Categories are the Index's buyer-question categories.
Source: Machine Relations Index.
FAQ
Does ChatGPT recommend Mimecast?
ChatGPT did not name Mimecast in any of its 415 answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity between May 10, 2026 and October 23, 2026.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Mimecast?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Mimecast were hoxhunt.com (6 answers), strategyofsecurity.com (6 answers) and youtube.com (6 answers).
Which AI engine names Mimecast most often?
Google AI Overviews, at 4.7%: it named Mimecast in 2 of 43 answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity.