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Best Smarsh Email Archiving Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from email archiving software ranked against Smarsh Email Archiving on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Google Drive Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin $1.99/mo6.7
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs Google Drive
  2. 2
    VM Backup Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs VM Backup
  3. 3
    Open Archiver Enterprise Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs Open Archiver Enterprise
  4. 4
    MessageSolution Enterprise Email Archive iOSLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.7
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs MessageSolution Enterprise Email Archive
  5. 5
    OpenText Retain Unified Archiving AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted 5.6
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs OpenText Retain Unified Archiving
  6. 6
    Jatheon Cloud AndroidapiiOSWeb 5.5
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs Jatheon Cloud
  7. 7
    MailArchiva Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.5
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs MailArchiva
  8. 8
    Mimecast Data Leak Prevention Web 5.4
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs Mimecast Data Leak Prevention
  9. 9
    Proofpoint Enterprise Archive AndroidiOSWebWin 5.4
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
  10. 10
    AnyMeeting AndroidiOSMacWebWin $27.99/mo5.3
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs AnyMeeting
  11. 11
    Global Relay Archive apiWeb 5.3
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs Global Relay Archive
  12. 12
    Netmail Archive Web €165/mo5.3
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs Netmail Archive
  13. 13
    NinjaOne Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.50/mo5.3
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs NinjaOne
  14. 14
    Proofpoint Email DLP and Encryption AndroidiOSWebWin 5.3
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs Proofpoint Email DLP and Encryption
  15. 16
    Cryoserver Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 5.2
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs Cryoserver
  16. 17
    DArcMail LinuxMacWin 5.2
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs DArcMail
  17. 18
    Mimecast Cloud Archive Web 5.2
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs Mimecast Cloud Archive
  18. 19
    SYNAQ Archive Web 5.2
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs SYNAQ Archive
  19. 20
    Zoho eProtect Web 5.2
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs Zoho eProtect
  20. 21
    ArcTitan Free trial AndroidiOSWeb 5.1
    Smarsh Email Archiving vs ArcTitan

Smarsh Email Archiving alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Google Drive6.7Free plan$1.99/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
2VM Backup6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
3Open Archiver Enterprise6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
4MessageSolution Enterprise Email Archive5.7No—iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5OpenText Retain Unified Archiving5.6No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Jatheon Cloud5.5No—Android, API, iOS, Web
7MailArchiva5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Mimecast Data Leak Prevention5.4No—Web
9Proofpoint Enterprise Archive5.4No—Android, iOS, Web, Windows
10AnyMeeting5.3No$27.99/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
11Global Relay Archive5.3No—API, Web
12Netmail Archive5.3No€165/moWeb
13NinjaOne5.3No$1.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Proofpoint Email DLP and Encryption5.3No—Android, iOS, Web, Windows
16Cryoserver5.2No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17DArcMail5.2No—Linux, Mac, Windows
18Mimecast Cloud Archive5.2No—Web
19SYNAQ Archive5.2No—Web
20Zoho eProtect5.2No—Web
21ArcTitan5.1No—Android, iOS, Web
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Questions about Smarsh Email Archiving alternatives

What is the best alternative to Smarsh Email Archiving?

Google Drive, number 1 in email archiving software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: VM Backup, Open Archiver Enterprise, MessageSolution Enterprise Email Archive and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Smarsh Email Archiving?

Google Drive is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 3 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.