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Communications archiving and compliance · October 2026 Edition

Jatheon vs MailStore Server

One of fourteen models named Jatheon first on the direct prompt; one named MailStore Server. Jatheon was named by ten of the fourteen models and MailStore Server by seven and Jatheon carries 20 labels and MailStore Server 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Jatheon

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

MailStore Server

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share7%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels2013A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Jatheon 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 Jatheon · Smarsh Enterprise Archive vs MailStore Server · Mimecast Cloud Archive vs Jatheon

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.
JatheonFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMailStore Server
Direct11
Paraphrase30
Comparative00
Budget-constrained03
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
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, Jatheon and MailStore Server were named in the same answer nineteen times, of the 72 answers naming Jatheon and the 47 naming MailStore Server. In those answers MailStore Server took the first choice five times and Jatheon two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Jatheon and MailStore Server stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Jatheon MailStore Server first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Jatheon on the left and MailStore Server on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Jatheon and MailStore Server stood in it.

Jatheon first, MailStore Server not the choice

1 of 14 modelsMailStore Server was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
DeepSeek V4 FlashJatheon alternatives: Mimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive

MailStore Server first, Jatheon an alternative

1 of 14 modelsJatheon 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

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Mimecast Cloud Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Arcserve UDP Archiving, ComplyKEY MailMeter, MailStore Server
Grok 4.1 FastSmarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Global Relay, Jatheon

Neither was named

10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniSmarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Archive360, Microsoft Purview, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Theta Lake
Gemini 3.5 FlashMimecast Cloud Archive alternatives: Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Theta Lake
Perplexity SonarSmarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Global Relay, Mimecast Archiving, Wordwatch
Mistral SmallMimecast Cloud Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Microsoft Purview, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashMimecast Cloud Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive alternatives: Global Relay, OpenText, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, Wordwatch
GLM 4.7 FlashXGlobal Relay, Smarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Mimecast Cloud Archive, Theta Lake, Wordwatch
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

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
MailStore Server leads by fourteen points.
MailStore Server18%#2 of 10
Jatheon4%#4 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Jatheon7%#5 of 12
MailStore Server7%#6 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Jatheon leads at enterprise.
Jatheon9%#5 of 10
MailStore Server0%#– of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Jatheon

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Best for: General mid-sized B2Bs looking for an easy-to-use, comprehensive archive without massive enterprise complexity.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Jatheon Cloud is the strongest overall recommendation for a mid-market B2B company” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“My Top Pick for Most Mid-Sized B2B Companies: Jatheon or Mimecast” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about MailStore Server

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“1-5 users, on-prem, minimal spend: MailStore Server Starter Kit at $259 one-time ... is the cheapest proven option.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“For the tightest budget, start with MailStore Server (if you can handle on-premises) or Google Vault” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Barracuda or MailStore if your needs are primarily email compliance and eDiscovery.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.