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Best Archiving Software in 2026
- 26 apps
- Research read 28 Sept 2026
- How the order is worked out
- 1
Archivematica
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1Archivematica combines standards-based preservation processing with configurable workflows and archival storage tools.
- 2
MailArchiva
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+2Choose MailArchiva if your organization needs email retention with search, legal holds, and archive export or restoration.
- 3
RODA
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Choose RODA Community Edition for a self-managed repository serving a mid-sized organization, with ingest, preservation, integrity, and retention capabilities.
- 4
Preservica
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebChoose Preservica if your organization needs long-term digital preservation with search, access controls and collection management.
- 5
ArchiveBox
Free plan LinuxMacWeb - 6
ArcTitan
Free trial AndroidiPhoneWebArcTitan combines long-term email storage with search, eDiscovery, and archive portability. Check the quoted pricing and stated export limit against your organization’s needs.
- 7
Cryoserver
Free trial LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2Choose Cryoserver if your organization needs a searchable archive for email and instant messages, with cloud and on-premises deployment options, eDiscovery, or migration support.
- 8
Archive-It
Free trial APIWebArchive-It combines scheduled web capture, collection management, search, access controls, and WARC preservation.
- 9
Kerio Connect
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+5Kerio Connect provides a broad mail and collaboration server with flexible deployment and migration options. Licensing and optional components should be reviewed alongside the requested mailbox count.
- 10
MailStore Server
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb+1MailStore Server combines central email archiving with compliance controls, broad search and export options, and an API.
- 11
Internet Archive Save Page Now
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb - 12
Archive360
Paid APIWebArchive360 brings governance controls across communications, enterprise data, and AI interactions, with investigation and analytics connections.
- 13
Jatheon Cloud
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1Jatheon Cloud brings communications archiving, compliance support, and eDiscovery tools together in a cloud service. Pricing is not published, so organizations need to request it to assess cost.
- 14
Arkivum
Paid APIWebArkivum brings long-term storage, preservation, search and access controls together for organisational archives. Pricing is tailored to each customer, and paper digitisation is not provided directly.
- 15
Global Relay Archive
Paid APIWebGlobal Relay Archive brings communication capture, retention, search, and surveillance into one archive for regulated organizations.
- 16
ZL Unified Archive
Paid APISelf-hostedWebZL Unified Archive brings archiving, records management, search, and eDiscovery together for enterprise content governance.
- 17
Barracuda Message Archiver
Paid MacWebWindows - 18
Google Vault
Paid WebGoogle Vault combines retention, legal holds, journal capture, and eDiscovery with broad search and export formats.
- 19
IBM Content Manager
Paid AndroidiPhoneLinux+2 - 20
Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb+1Proofpoint Enterprise Archive brings configurable retention, cross-source search, legal hold, and export capabilities together in a cloud deployment.
- 21
Browsertrix Cloud
Paid Web - 22
Mimecast Cloud Archive
Paid WebConsider Mimecast Cloud Archive if your organization needs cloud email retention alongside legal hold, journal capture, and eDiscovery tools.
- 23
OpenText Archive Center
Paid LinuxWebWindows - 24
Enterprise Vault
Paid - 25
OpenText Information Archive
Paid WebOpenText Information Archive focuses on broad source coverage and controlled preservation.
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