Why Tartan
Tartan is security awareness training built only for K-12. Phishing simulations copy the services your staff use, each person gets their own email at a random time, and short training videos end in a quick quiz. Prices are public, and Tartan works alongside Mimecast email security.
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Why Tartan wins
What school tech teams weigh when they compare the two.
Tartan's phishing simulations copy 110+ services schools use, like Clever, Google Classroom, and Canva, and its videos are written for teachers and school staff. Mimecast's training is built for every industry, with role content for DevSecOps, healthcare, and executives.
Each person gets their own simulation at a random time in each 15, 30, 60, or 90-day cycle, so one person spotting it can't warn the rest of the building. Your phish risk score shows who really clicks, by school, department, and difficulty.
Staff open a link, watch a short video, and answer a quick quiz, with no account to remember. A click on a simulation shows them the exact email they were sent, with the clues that gave it away.
A district with one school pays $191 a year for phishing simulations, staff videos, and the report button with Threat Manager. Prices for 1 to 10 schools are public. Mimecast doesn't publish a price for Engage.
Comparison
A clear view of where Tartan fits K-12 needs compared with Mimecast.
Comparison details can vary based on plan and configuration. Contact us for a tailored assessment.
Texas Cyber Command certified Tartan App’s cybersecurity awareness training program for the 2026–2027 program year.
K-12 proof
Measured result
AISJ's phish risk score has fallen from 19% to 13% since launch, and its staff and high school students reported 219 simulations in October.
Testimonial
"The heightened awareness and proactive use of the reporting tools across the school. We now have our staff and HS students actively using Tartan for phishing campaign training and watching relevant training videos."
Andre van Wyk, Technology Director, American International School of Johannesburg
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FAQs
Yes. Many schools keep Mimecast for email security and use Tartan for training. Tartan delivers simulations straight to Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 inboxes, so there's nothing to allowlist in Mimecast. Threat Manager only acts on emails staff report, and it follows links Mimecast has rewritten to check where they really go.
Mimecast doesn't publish a price for its training, so we looked at public purchase orders from 11 school districts that bought Mimecast's awareness training on its own, priced per user. The median district paid $6,543 a year. Compared with Tartan's price for the same number of schools, the median district would save 71%, and districts with up to 16 schools would save 35% to 88%. Tartan's prices cover phishing simulations, staff videos, and the report button for unlimited staff.
Many schools use Tartan App to meet insurer requirements for ongoing phishing simulations and security awareness training, with reports that show completion and results to insurers, auditors, and leadership.
Mimecast describes short training sessions each month, with TV-quality videos on topics like phishing, ransomware, GDPR, HIPAA, and CEO fraud. Each employee also gets a scorecard. Tartan's 60+ short videos are written for school staff, and each one ends in a quick quiz.
Mimecast lists it separately. Managed Threat Response is its own product, with 24x7 analyst response to every user-reported email. Engage Core lists phishing reporting and analytics. In Tartan, Threat Manager gives every report an AI risk score and a plain-language summary.
