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Communications archiving and compliance · October 2026 Edition
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service vs Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
One of fourteen models named Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service first on the direct prompt; one named Proofpoint Enterprise Archive. Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service was named by nine of the fourteen models and Proofpoint Enterprise Archive by fourteen and Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service carries 17 labels and Proofpoint Enterprise Archive 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share7%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#7#8A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1739A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Smarsh Enterprise Archive was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Smarsh Enterprise Archive vs Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service · Smarsh Enterprise Archive vs Proofpoint Enterprise Archive · Mimecast Cloud Archive vs Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service
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; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the communications archiving and compliance page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Barracuda Cloud Archiving ServiceFirst choices, of fourteen modelsProofpoint Enterprise Archive
Direct11
Paraphrase111 against Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Comparative04
Budget-constrained20
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service · 1 against Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service and Proofpoint Enterprise Archive were named in the same answer twenty-three times, of the 45 answers naming Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service and the 125 naming Proofpoint Enterprise Archive. In those answers Proofpoint Enterprise Archive took the first choice three times and Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service and Proofpoint Enterprise Archive stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service Proofpoint Enterprise Archive first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service on the left and Proofpoint Enterprise Archive on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service and Proofpoint Enterprise Archive stood in it.
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service first, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive not the choice
1 of 14 modelsProofpoint Enterprise Archive was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, MailStore Server alternatives: Jatheon, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive
Proofpoint Enterprise Archive first, Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service not the choice
1 of 14 modelsBarracuda Cloud Archiving Service was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashMimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive alternatives: Global Relay, OpenText, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, Wordwatch
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashMimecast Cloud Archive alternatives: Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Theta Lake
Mistral SmallMimecast Cloud Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Microsoft Purview, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
DeepSeek V4 FlashJatheon alternatives: Mimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
MiniMax M2.5Global Relay, Smarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Mimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Theta Lake
GPT-6 LunaMimecast Cloud Archive alternatives: Global Relay, Microsoft Purview, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive
Muse Glimmer 30BBarracuda Archiving Service / Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service alternatives: Global Relay, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, Wordwatch
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Mimecast Cloud Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Arcserve UDP Archiving, ComplyKEY MailMeter, MailStore Server
GPT-5.4 miniSmarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Archive360, Microsoft Purview, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Theta Lake
Perplexity SonarSmarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Global Relay, Mimecast Archiving, Wordwatch
Grok 4.1 FastSmarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Global Relay, Jatheon
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GLM 4.7 FlashXGlobal Relay, Smarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Mimecast Cloud Archive, Theta Lake, Wordwatch
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service0%#7 of 10Proofpoint Enterprise Archive0%#10 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service leads by two points.
Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service7%#7 of 12Proofpoint Enterprise Archive5%#8 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: Proofpoint Enterprise Archive leads at enterprise.
Proofpoint Enterprise Archive27%#1 of 10Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service0%#– of 10What the models said about Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Indexing / search reliability complaints. Sysadmin community reports describe a prolonged indexing problem making search and export non-functional.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Barracuda offers a straightforward, easy-to-manage archiving solution that is highly popular with small-to-midsized businesses” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“If you are primarily Microsoft 365 and want the simplest, affordable compliance archive: Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For pure email compliance with zero headaches, this is the best price-to-feature ratio.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Proofpoint is an excellent enterprise-grade tool, but it may require more dedicated administrative overhead” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Cons: May be overkill for smaller mid-sized companies” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Proofpoint if you want a modern cloud-first archive with strong governance for mainstream business communications.” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Proofpoint (Leader in 2024 Gartner MQ for Digital Communications Governance & Archiving; longest-running leader).” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
“Regulated Industries: Smarsh and Proofpoint lead for financial services and strict compliance.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.