# Proofpoint Enterprise Archive alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 183 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Proofpoint Enterprise Archive 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/proofpoint-enterprise-archive/alternatives/

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

- Google Vault: 21
- MailStore Server: 16
- Microsoft Purview: 16
- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: 13
- Jatheon: 10
- Global Relay: 6

## Communications archiving and compliance

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Proofpoint Enterprise Archive (Proofpoint Enterprise Archive is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Google Vault: first choice in 16 of those 78
- MailStore Server: first choice in 12 of those 78
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 11 of those 78
- Jatheon: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Dropsuite: first choice in 3 of those 78
- ArcTitan: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service: first choice in 2 of those 78
- GFI Archiver: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Proofpoint Enterprise Archive (Proofpoint Enterprise Archive is #8 of 12 at 5%).

- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: first choice in 8 of those 58
- Google Vault: first choice in 5 of those 58
- MailStore Server: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Global Relay: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Jatheon: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: first choice in 2 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Proofpoint Enterprise Archive (Proofpoint Enterprise Archive is #1 of 10 at 27%).

- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: first choice in 5 of those 47
- Global Relay: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Jatheon: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Archive360: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Intermedia Archiving: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 1 of those 47

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