End User Applications - Outlook End-User Reporting

This article contains information on Mimecast's End-User Reporting methods for Microsoft Outlook, including features, platform compatibility, and considerations for deploying Outlook End-User Reporting in Microsoft 365 environments.

Also see Configuring Outlook End-User Reporting.

End User Applications - Reporting 

Mimecast has three end-user reporting methods that integrate directly with Microsoft Outlook, with End-User Reporting being the newest option available. This is the preferred solution for reporting. The methods for reporting include Mimecast Essentials for Outlook, Mimecast for Outlook, and Outlook End-User Reporting. 

Considerations

• Outlook End-User Reporting is not compatible with on-premises Exchange environments. If you want to use end-user reporting, you must use the existing reporting methods.
• If you are only interested in reporting messages in Microsoft 365, Outlook End-User Reporting is easier to deploy and easier to use for end-users. However, if you want to provide other functionality besides reporting, you will need to combine Microsoft Native Reporting with either of the other available methods.

Combining methods will result in the end-user having multiple reporting buttons.
This is offset by the fact the Microsoft is changing Outlook to not contain buttons available in the ribbons by default.
For Outlook End-User Reporting, this is not a problem, as those are always available in the ribbon by default.

Features & Platform Compatibility 

This is a list of the end-user applications available that integrate directly with Microsoft Outlook with a high-level overview of the functionality being provided. 

• Mimecast For Outlook (compatible with on-premises Exchange & Microsoft 365).
• Mimecast Essentials for Outlook (compatible with on-premises Exchange & Microsoft 365).
• Outlook End User Reporting (compatible with Microsoft 365).

Feature	Mimecast for Outlook	Mimecast Essentials for Outlook	Outlook End User Reporting
Archiving / Continuity	Yes	No	No
Large File Send	Yes	No	No
Managed Senders	Yes	Yes	No
Held Queues	Yes	Yes	No
Report Message	Yes	Yes	Yes

You are able to:

• Combine Mimecast Essentials for Outlook with Microsoft Native Reporting.
• Combine Mimecast for Outlook with Microsoft Native Reporting.
• Use any of the methods individually.