# Google Vault alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 213 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Google Vault 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/google-vault/alternatives/

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

- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: 43
- Proofpoint Enterprise Archive: 23
- Global Relay: 16
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: 14
- Jatheon: 13
- MailStore Server: 12

## Communications archiving and compliance

**Small business**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Google Vault (Google Vault is #1 of 10 at 20%).

- MailStore Server: first choice in 10 of those 58
- Jatheon: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service: first choice in 3 of those 58
- GFI Archiver: first choice in 3 of those 58
- ArcTitan: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 2 of those 58
- OpenText Core Business Communication Archive: first choice in 2 of those 58

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Google Vault (Google Vault is #4 of 12 at 8%).

- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: first choice in 19 of those 72
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: first choice in 9 of those 72
- Global Relay: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Proofpoint Enterprise Archive: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Jatheon: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service: first choice in 3 of those 72
- MailStore Server: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Google Vault (Google Vault is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: first choice in 20 of those 83
- Proofpoint Enterprise Archive: first choice in 18 of those 83
- Global Relay: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Jatheon: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Archive360: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Arctera: first choice in 1 of those 83

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