Communications archiving and compliance
Asked as “communications archiving platform”, and as “email and chat archiving for compliance”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 60 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each. Added to the October 2026 Edition on October 4, 2026; its answers are read by the distilled judge (ai-indexes-judge-qwen3-14b-run3), not the claude-opus-5 judge of the earlier categories: how the two compare.
Standing · first-choice share
20%
Contested · Mimecast Cloud Archive 17%
20Smarsh Enterprise Archive17Mimecast Cloud Archive08Google Vault55others
20% of first choices, contested.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
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Smarsh Enterprise Archive20%21%53accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 20% now.
Smarsh Enterprise Archive20%21%53accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 20% now.02
Mimecast Cloud Archive17%11%36accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 17% now.
Mimecast Cloud Archive17%11%36accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 17% now.04
Google Vault Lab in the set8%18%17accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 8% now.
Google Vault Lab in the set8%18%17accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 8% now.07
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service7%6%17accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 7% now.
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service7%6%17accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 7% now.08
Proofpoint Enterprise Archive5%5%39accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 5% now.
Proofpoint Enterprise Archive5%5%39accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 5% now.Show the two products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Veritas Enterprise Vault0%38%13criticized challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now.
Veritas Enterprise Vault0%38%13criticized challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now.The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Google Vault is made by Google, whose model Gemini 3.5 Flash is in the set. On the four share prompts that model made it the first choice one time of 4; the other thirteen models four times of 52. Lab treatment is defined on the method page; the row is marked, not excluded.
For buyers
Head to head
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Smarsh Enterprise Archive vs JatheonSmarsh Enterprise Archive vs MailStore ServerSmarsh Enterprise Archive vs Barracuda Cloud Archiving ServiceSmarsh Enterprise Archive vs Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveMimecast Cloud Archive vs Microsoft PurviewMimecast Cloud Archive vs Google VaultMimecast Cloud Archive vs JatheonMimecast Cloud Archive vs MailStore ServerMimecast Cloud Archive vs Barracuda Cloud Archiving ServiceMimecast Cloud Archive vs Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveMicrosoft Purview vs Google VaultMicrosoft Purview vs JatheonMicrosoft Purview vs MailStore ServerMicrosoft Purview vs Barracuda Cloud Archiving ServiceMicrosoft Purview vs Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveGoogle Vault vs JatheonGoogle Vault vs MailStore ServerGoogle Vault vs Barracuda Cloud Archiving ServiceGoogle Vault vs Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveJatheon vs MailStore ServerJatheon vs Barracuda Cloud Archiving ServiceJatheon vs Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveMailStore Server vs Barracuda Cloud Archiving ServiceMailStore Server vs Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveBarracuda Cloud Archiving Service vs Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
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0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01Smarsh Enterprise Archive20%
Smarsh Enterprise Archive20%02Mimecast Cloud Archive17%
Mimecast Cloud Archive17%03Microsoft Purview8%
Microsoft Purview8%04Google Vault8%
Google Vault8%05Jatheon7%
Jatheon7%06MailStore Server7%
MailStore Server7%07Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service7%
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service7%08Proofpoint Enterprise Archive5%
Proofpoint Enterprise Archive5%09Global Relay3%
Global Relay3%10Intradyn2%
Intradyn2%11Theta Lake0%
Theta Lake0%12Veritas Enterprise Vault0%
Veritas Enterprise Vault0%What they warned about
Two of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Mistral Small, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Smarsh Enterprise Archive21%
11 of 53 labels negative · 6 of 14 models · 2 hard negative
“complex, often vague pricing, unavailability of certain functions, slow search performance, and lack of robust technical support and documentation” Mistral Small, negative prompt
Veritas Enterprise Vault38%
5 of 13 labels negative · 5 of 14 models · 2 hard negative
“This is one of the most frequently flagged platforms in my research... The platforms listed above (especially **Veritas Enterprise Vault**) are the ones most frequently flagged in my research as having meaningful, persistent concerns” DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt
Microsoft Purview16%
4 of 25 labels negative · 4 of 14 models
“Cons: These tools operate in silos... Microsoft Purview requires expensive third-party connectors to archive SMS or WhatsApp.” Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt
Mimecast Cloud Archive11%
4 of 36 labels negative · 4 of 14 models
“**Include Mimecast in the shortlist.** Its archive product covers email and collaboration data, but check that its capture and review capabilities match your actual channels” GPT-6 Luna, paraphrase prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the fourteen in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
79 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 1102 links across 206 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. None of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category.
vendor site · Jatheon59 answers · 86 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Archon Data Store36 answers · 43 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Smarsh31 answers · 51 citations · 11 models
31 answers · 40 citations · 12 models
30 answers · 38 citations · 10 models
vendor site · G227 answers · 51 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Wordwatch23 answers · 23 citations · 10 models
20 answers · 28 citations · 10 models
vendor site · ZipDo.co19 answers · 24 citations · 10 models
15 answers · 19 citations · 9 models
15 answers · 19 citations · 9 models
vendor site · SourceForge15 answers · 18 citations · 9 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
53 answers · 12 models
28 answers · 10 models
28 answers · 12 models
26 answers · 12 models
23 answers · 10 models
16 answers · 9 models
12 answers · 7 models
10 answers · 7 models
10 answers · 8 models
10 answers · 8 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best communications archiving platform”, “communications archiving platform”, “communications archiving platforms”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smarsh Enterprise Archive smarsh.com | 20% | 148 | 10 | 0 | 13,262 | 77 | |
| Mimecast mimecast.com Mimecast Cloud Archive 17% | 17% | 88 | 30 | 0 | 148,929 company | 21 | 5 |
| Microsoft parent site Microsoft Purview 8%, Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving 3%, Microsoft 365 2% | 13% | 438 | 2,240,000 | 403,136 | |||
| Google Cloud google.dev Google Vault 8% | 8% | 60 | 165,000 | 7,596 | 881,346 | 109 | |
| MailStore Home mailstore.com MailStore Server 7%, MailStore Home 2% | 8% | 47 | 50 | 1 | 10,125 | 91 | |
| Jatheon jatheon.com | 7% | 72 | 170 | 0 | 11,762 | 4 | |
| Barracuda parent site Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service 7% | 7% | 45 | 201,000 | 10,561 | |||
| Proofpoint parent site Proofpoint Enterprise Archive 5% | 5% | 120 | 27,100 | 1,488 | |||
| Global Relay globalrelay.com | 3% | 94 | 6,600 | 89 | 21,100 | 3 | |
| Intradyn intradyn.com | 2% | 20 | 170 | 0 | 8,751 | 0 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 23 sites; 1 of them are among the sites the models cited here (jatheon.com). The first result for “best communications archiving platform” is comply.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best communications archiving platform for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which email and chat archiving for compliance would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top communications archiving platforms and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best communications archiving platform for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a communications archiving platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which communications archiving platforms should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Mimecast Cloud Archive, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveTitanHQ Email ArchivingChangedno first choiceShareArchiverno first choiceagainst: Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Roundcube, WeChat, WhatsApp
Three alternatives
Arcserve UDP Archiving, ComplyKEY MailMeter, MailStore ServerFour alternatives
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Intradyn, MailStore Server, Microsoft Exchange Online ArchivingFive alternatives
Global Relay, MailStore Server, Microsoft Purview, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveFour alternatives
Google Vault, Intradyn, MailStore Server, Microsoft 365GPT-5.4 miniSmarsh Enterprise ArchiveMicrosoft PurviewChangedGlobal Relay, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveMicrosoft 365 Archive / Exchange Online Archivingno first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Archive360, Microsoft Purview, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Theta LakeTwo alternatives
Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveOne alternative
Microsoft PurviewFour alternatives
Google Vault, N-able Mail Assure, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh SMB offeringsGemini 3.5 FlashMimecast Cloud Archiveagainst: Global Relay, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveJatheonChangedagainst: Google Vault, Microsoft Purview, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveGlobal Relay, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveGoogle Vault, Microsoft Exchange Online Archivingagainst: Global Relay, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveMimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise Archiveagainst: Micro Focus Digital Safe, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, Veritas Enterprise Vault
Three alternatives
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Theta LakeThree alternatives
Mimecast Cloud Archive, MirrorWeb, Theta LakeFour alternatives
Archive360, Arctera Enterprise Vault, Microsoft Purview, Theta LakeFour alternatives
Dropsuite Archiving, Intradyn, MailStore Server / MailStore Cloud, MailpilerSix alternatives
Global Relay, Google Vault, Jatheon, Microsoft Purview, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, VaultasticPerplexity SonarSmarsh Enterprise ArchiveProofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveChangedno first choiceMicrosoft Purviewno first choiceagainst: Google Vault, Microsoft 365 retention, Slack’s native archive
Three alternatives
Global Relay, Mimecast Archiving, WordwatchOne alternative
Archive360One alternative
Barracuda Cloud Archiving ServiceGrok 4.1 FastSmarsh Enterprise ArchiveSmarsh Enterprise ArchiveHeldagainst: OutlookProofpoint Enterprise ArchiveGoogle VaultSmarsh Enterprise Archiveagainst: Smarsh Enterprise Archive, Veritas Enterprise Vault
Two alternatives
Global Relay, JatheonThree alternatives
Jatheon, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveFive alternatives
Arctera, Global Relay, Jatheon, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, Theta LakeFour alternatives
Comma Compliance, MailStore Server, Sharp Archive, Zoho Mail ArchivingFive alternatives
Global Relay, Jatheon, Mimecast Cloud Archive, OpenText, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveMistral SmallMimecast Cloud Archive, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveIntradyn, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveChangedProofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveGoogle Vaultno first choiceagainst: Mimecast Cloud Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, Veritas Enterprise Vault
Two alternatives
Microsoft Purview, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveTwo alternatives
Comply, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveFour alternatives
Barracuda Message Archiver, Jatheon, Microsoft Purview, PagefreezerTwo alternatives
Archive Intel, M-FilesDeepSeek V4 FlashJatheonagainst: Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveJatheonHeldagainst: Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveSmarsh Enterprise Archiveagainst: Microsoft PurviewBarracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Microsoft Purviewno first choiceagainst: Archive360, Bloomberg Vault, Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving, Veritas Enterprise Vault
Two alternatives
Mimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveTwo alternatives
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Mimecast Cloud ArchiveFive alternatives
Global Relay, Jatheon, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Veritas Enterprise VaultFour alternatives
ComplyKEY MailMeter, Google Vault, Libraesva Email Archiver, MailStore ServerLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceArchive360, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveChangedno first choiceno first choiceno first choicenothing named
Qwen 3.7 FlashMimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveMimecast Cloud ArchiveChangedMicrosoft Purview, OpenText Core Business Communication ArchiveMailArchivaagainst: MailsDaddy Free Email Archiverno first choiceagainst: Druva
Four alternatives
Global Relay, OpenText, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, WordwatchThree alternatives
Barracuda Messaging Archive, Jatheon, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveThree alternatives
IBM Guardium, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveOne alternative
MailStore ServerKimi K2Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, MailStore ServerJatheon, Mimecast Cloud ArchiveChangedagainst: Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveSmarsh Enterprise Archiveagainst: Google Vault, Microsoft PurviewMailStore Serverno first choiceagainst: Aesto, LLC, Barracuda Email Protection, Global Relay, Iron Mountain, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, Veritas Enterprise Vault
Three alternatives
Jatheon, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveOne alternative
Microsoft PurviewSix alternatives
Archive Intel, Global Relay, Hadrius, Jatheon, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveThree alternatives
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Google Vault, Microsoft Exchange Online ArchivingGLM 4.7 FlashXGlobal Relay, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveMicrosoft PurviewChangedProofpoint Enterprise ArchiveMailStore Homeno first choiceagainst: Global Relay, SteelEye
Three alternatives
Mimecast Cloud Archive, Theta Lake, WordwatchThree alternatives
Jatheon, OpenText Core Business Communication Archive, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveThree alternatives
ACA Group, Global Relay Archive, Veritas Enterprise VaultFive alternatives
Barracuda Message Archiver, Comma, Google Vault, Microsoft Purview, PreservicaMiniMax M2.5Global Relay, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveMicrosoft Exchange Online Archiving, Mimecast Cloud ArchiveChangedProofpoint Enterprise ArchiveGoogle Vault, MailStore Serverno first choicenothing named
Three alternatives
Mimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Theta LakeThree alternatives
Jatheon, MailStore Server, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveFive alternatives
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Global Relay, Google Vault, Microsoft Purview, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveOne alternative
Microsoft Exchange Online ArchivingGPT-6 LunaMimecast Cloud ArchiveGoogle Vault, Microsoft PurviewChangedagainst: Mimecast Cloud ArchiveGlobal Relay, Smarsh Enterprise Archiveagainst: Microsoft PurviewMicrosoft 365against: Smarsh Enterprise Archiveno first choiceagainst: Smarsh Enterprise Archive, TeleMessage
Four alternatives
Global Relay, Microsoft Purview, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveTwo alternatives
Global Relay, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveFour alternatives
Archive360, Arctera, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveOne alternative
Google WorkspaceMuse Glimmer 30BBarracuda Archiving Service / Barracuda Cloud Archiving ServiceBarracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Mimecast Cloud ArchiveChangedagainst: Microsoft 365Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveBarracuda Cloud Archiving Service, MailStore Serverno first choiceagainst: Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Mimecast Cloud Archive
Four alternatives
Global Relay, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, WordwatchFive alternatives
CyberSentriq Email Archiving, Global Relay Archive, Jatheon, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh Enterprise ArchiveThree alternatives
Global Relay, Microsoft Purview, Proofpoint Enterprise ArchiveOne alternative
Open Archiver EnterpriseBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:49 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-04 22:46 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 00:55 | yes | 22 | 27 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:05 | yes | 19 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:39 | yes | 21 | 11 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-04 22:46 | yes | 12 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 00:45 | yes | 20 | 33 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:42 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 23:37 | yes | 9 | 31 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 01:42 | yes | 15 | 43 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 00:05 | yes | 21 | 87 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 00:53 | yes | 9 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 00:34 | yes | 3 | 15 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 01:29 | yes | 22 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:49 | yes | 17 | 10 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:34 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 01:03 | yes | 22 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 00:42 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-04 22:48 | yes | 22 | 11 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-04 23:50 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:39 | yes | 21 | 37 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:22 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 01:25 | yes | 9 | 33 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-04 23:04 | yes | 14 | 15 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 00:08 | yes | 22 | 81 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 22:50 | yes | 7 | 47 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 00:34 | yes | 4 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 01:14 | yes | 12 | 24 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:23 | yes | 9 | 10 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:32 | yes | 4 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 01:48 | yes | 20 | 31 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 00:55 | yes | 19 | 4 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:14 | yes | 20 | 12 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:45 | yes | 8 | 8 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 00:27 | yes | 19 | 90 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 00:00 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 00:25 | yes | 10 | 21 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 01:43 | yes | 16 | 37 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 23:12 | yes | 22 | 60 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 01:31 | yes | 22 | 72 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 01:56 | yes | 9 | 36 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 00:45 | yes | 11 | 36 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 00:51 | yes | 9 | 6 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 01:09 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 23:54 | yes | 16 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 00:55 | yes | 20 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:19 | yes | 23 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:52 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-04 22:14 | yes | 23 | 38 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-04 22:28 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 23:44 | yes | 19 | 42 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:15 | yes | 17 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 23:09 | yes | 15 | 38 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 01:37 | yes | 10 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-04 23:47 | yes | 3 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-04 22:40 | yes | 24 | 31 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-04 23:07 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 01:35 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 00:40 | yes | 10 | 25 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-04 23:19 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:29 | yes | 18 | 12 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 01:28 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:52 | yes | 18 | 33 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 00:54 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 22:16 | no | 0 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:44 | yes | 23 | 30 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 00:04 | yes | 13 | 39 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 01:46 | yes | 5 | 16 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 01:06 | yes | 3 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 01:06 | yes | 13 | 29 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-04 22:41 | yes | 19 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:00 | yes | 2 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 23:36 | yes | 23 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:55 | yes | 19 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:26 | yes | 23 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:46 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:25 | yes | 23 | 23 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-04 22:14 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 00:22 | no | 0 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-04 22:50 | yes | 25 | 55 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 23:27 | yes | 25 | 99 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 01:09 | yes | 19 | 28 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 01:29 | yes | 1 | 39 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-04 23:12 | yes | 23 | 30 s |
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Barracuda read as Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service
Barracuda Cloud Archiving read as Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service
MailStore read as MailStore Server
Mimecast read as Mimecast Cloud Archive
Proofpoint read as Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Proofpoint Archive read as Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Proofpoint Enterprise Communications Archive read as Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Proofpoint Nuclei Discovery & Archive Suite read as Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Proofpoint Nuclei Suite read as Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Smarsh read as Smarsh Enterprise Archive
Smarsh Archive read as Smarsh Enterprise Archive
Smarsh Enterprise Platform read as Smarsh Enterprise Archive
Veritas read as Veritas Enterprise Vault
Unresolved, counted raw
ACA Group (ComplianceAlpha)
Actiance Vantage
Aesto, LLC
Alert Software
Arcserve UDP Archiving
Barracuda Archiving Service / Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service
Barracuda Messaging Archive
Bloomberg Vault
Dropsuite Archiving
Hanzo
Hyland Software
IBM Enterprise Content Management
MailArchiva
Mailpiler (Piler)
MailsDaddy Free Email Archiver
Microsoft 365 Archive / Exchange Online Archiving
OpenText Retain / Core Business Communication Archive
Preservica
Quadient
Quadient SA
Quarantix
Roundcube
SAP SE
Sharp Archive
Shield
Slack’s native archive
Smarsh SMB offerings
SocialRails
Systools Outlook PST Viewer
TeleMessage (Smarsh Capture Mobile)
ZixArchive
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.
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