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Best Enterprise Information Archiving Software in 2026

Enterprise information archiving software helps organizations preserve email and collaboration records for access, retention, legal hold, search and export. Tools in this category run on web, API, Windows, self-hosted, Android or iOS platforms.

24 apps
Research read 28 Sept 2026
How the order is worked out

1

Preservica

Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

Choose Preservica if your organization needs long-term digital preservation with search, access controls and collection management.

6.9 Free plan · paid from $310/mo (annual) Visit site
2

Theta Lake Teams Compliance Recorder

Free plan APIWeb

Theta Lake combines Teams capture, risk detection, search, and archiving for compliance workflows. Confirm the content SKU requirement and requested pricing before assessing a paid plan.

6.6 Pricing on request Visit site
3

Cryoserver

Free trial LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2

Choose Cryoserver if your organization needs a searchable archive for email and instant messages, with cloud and on-premises deployment options, eDiscovery, or migration support.

6.5 Pricing on request Visit site
4

ArcTitan

Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

ArcTitan combines long-term email storage with search, eDiscovery, and archive portability. Check the quoted pricing and stated export limit against your organization’s needs.

6.4 Pricing on request Visit site
5

Kerio Connect

Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+5

Kerio 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.

6.3 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
6

MailStore Server

Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb+1

MailStore Server combines central email archiving with compliance controls, broad search and export options, and an API.

6.2 From $259 · 30-day trial Visit site
7

Archive360

Paid APIWeb

Archive360 brings governance controls across communications, enterprise data, and AI interactions, with investigation and analytics connections.

5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
8

Jatheon Cloud

Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

Jatheon 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.

5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
9

Global Relay Archive

Paid APIWeb

Global Relay Archive brings communication capture, retention, search, and surveillance into one archive for regulated organizations.

5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
10

Intradyn Email Archiving

Paid Self-hostedWebWindows

Intradyn combines email archiving with cross-channel communications capture, compliance features, and eDiscovery tools.

5.7 30-day trial Visit site
11

Microsoft Exchange Online
by Microsoft Exchange Online
Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2

Exchange Online combines hosted business email with administration, security, and compliance capabilities.

5.7 Visit site
12

Hanzo

Paid Self-hostedWeb

Choose Hanzo if an enterprise legal or compliance team needs preservation, collection, and review across varied digital sources.

5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
13

Pagefreezer

Paid ExtensionWeb

Pagefreezer combines archiving across websites, social media, SMS, and corporate chat with search, replay, export, and access controls.

5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
14

ZL Unified Archive

Paid APISelf-hostedWeb

ZL Unified Archive brings archiving, records management, search, and eDiscovery together for enterprise content governance.

5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
15

Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service

Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2

4.9 Pricing on request Visit site
16

Google Vault

Paid Web

Google Vault combines retention, legal holds, journal capture, and eDiscovery with broad search and export formats.

4.8 From $22/user/mo Visit site
17

Hornetsecurity Email Archiving

Paid Web

4.5 Pricing on request Visit site
18

Proofpoint Enterprise Archive

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

Proofpoint Enterprise Archive brings configurable retention, cross-source search, legal hold, and export capabilities together in a cloud deployment.

4.5 Pricing on request Visit site
19

Mimecast Cloud Archive

Paid Web

Consider Mimecast Cloud Archive if your organization needs cloud email retention alongside legal hold, journal capture, and eDiscovery tools.

4.3 Pricing on request Visit site
20

MirrorWeb Web Archiving

Paid Web

4.2 Pricing on request Visit site
21

OpenText Information Archive

Paid Web

OpenText Information Archive focuses on broad source coverage and controlled preservation.

4.2 Pricing on request Visit site
22

Smarsh Enterprise Archive

Paid Web

4.1 Pricing on request Visit site
23

Smarsh Social Media Archiving

Paid Web

4.0 Pricing on request Visit site
24

NetGovern

Paid

3.9 Pricing on request Visit site

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Compare free plans, trial periods, paid starting prices and deployment options. Check email archiving, collaboration sources, retention controls, legal hold, search and export. If reading or changing code matters, review the licence.

Questions

Do these tools offer free plans?

A free plan is offered by tools in this category. Check the product entry for its current free-plan details and limits.

Can I try enterprise archiving software before paying?

Trial periods are offered by tools in this category. Listed examples include 30-day trials for Intradyn Email Archiving, Kerio Connect and MailStore Server.

What platforms do these products support?

Platforms represented in this category include web, API, Windows, self-hosted, Android and iOS.

How is pricing shown?

Pricing may be listed as a starting amount, a trial, or pricing on request. Google Vault starts from $22 per user per month; MailStore Server starts from $259.

What features should I compare?

Compare free plan, paid from, deployment, email archiving, collaboration sources, retention controls, legal hold, search and export.

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