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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 167 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Smarsh 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/smarsh-enterprise-archive/alternatives/

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

- Google Vault: 15
- MailStore Server: 15
- Microsoft Purview: 12
- Jatheon: 9
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: 6
- Proofpoint Enterprise Archive: 6

## Communications archiving and compliance

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Smarsh Enterprise Archive (Smarsh Enterprise Archive is #6 of 10 at 4%).

- MailStore Server: first choice in 12 of those 70
- Google Vault: first choice in 11 of those 70
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 8 of those 70
- Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Dropsuite: first choice in 3 of those 70
- ArcTitan: first choice in 2 of those 70
- GFI Archiver: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Jatheon: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Smarsh Enterprise Archive (Smarsh Enterprise Archive is #1 of 12 at 20%).

- Google Vault: first choice in 4 of those 53
- Jatheon: first choice in 4 of those 53
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: first choice in 4 of those 53
- MailStore Server: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving: first choice in 2 of those 53
- MailArchiva: first choice in 1 of those 53

**Enterprise**: 44 of 84 answers did not name Smarsh Enterprise Archive (Smarsh Enterprise Archive is #2 of 10 at 23%).

- Proofpoint Enterprise Archive: first choice in 6 of those 44
- Jatheon: first choice in 3 of those 44
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: first choice in 2 of those 44
- Comma Compliance: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Intermedia Archiving: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Microsoft Purview Compliance: first choice in 1 of those 44

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