# Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 222 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/barracuda-cloud-archiving-service/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: 42
- Proofpoint Enterprise Archive: 24
- Google Vault: 22
- Microsoft Purview: 19
- Global Relay: 15
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: 12

## Communications archiving and compliance

**Small business**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service (Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service is #7 of 10 at 0%).

- Google Vault: first choice in 17 of those 68
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 12 of those 68
- MailStore Server: first choice in 7 of those 68
- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Jatheon: first choice in 3 of those 68
- ArcTitan: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Dropsuite: first choice in 2 of those 68
- GFI Archiver: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service (Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service is #7 of 12 at 7%).

- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: first choice in 19 of those 74
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: first choice in 8 of those 74
- Proofpoint Enterprise Archive: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Global Relay: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Google Vault: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Jatheon: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service.

- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: first choice in 19 of those 80
- Proofpoint Enterprise Archive: first choice in 18 of those 80
- Global Relay: first choice in 10 of those 80
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Jatheon: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Archive360: first choice in 1 of those 80

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