Archive-It vs MirrorWeb Web Archiving

Archive-It9.2Visit MirrorWeb Web Archiving8.6Visit

Higher score Archive-It #1 in Internet Archiving Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request · 15-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Archive-It

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MirrorWeb Web Archiving #3 in Internet Archiving Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit MirrorWeb

• Archive-It fits best

  Institutions preserving curated web collections long term

• MirrorWeb Web Archiving fits best

  Organizations preserving websites and communications

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Side by side

Feature	Archive-It 9.2/10 Visit ↗	MirrorWeb Web Archiving 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Internet Archiving Software	#3 in Internet Archiving Software
Best for	Institutions preserving curated web collections long term	Organizations preserving websites and communications
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 15-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	15 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Archive-It 0/2 · MirrorWeb Web Archiving 0/2
Scheduled crawls	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Capture scope	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Capture frequency	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Archive export	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Retention period	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Schedule website and social-media captures with configurable crawl scope. Manage collection metadata, search archives, and publish or restrict access. Preserve replicated WARC copies with downloads, APIs, reports, and QA tools.	Captures dynamic sites, single-page apps and user-specific views Stores immutable WARC records in a WORM environment Combines website archiving with email and collaboration capture
Cons	Pricing is quote-based and tied to annual data needs. Social capture and replay capabilities vary by platform. A 15-day trial is available, but there is no perpetual free plan.	Pricing requires a sales or demo conversation Cloud deployment may not suit organizations requiring on-premises archiving Its broader communications scope may exceed website-only preservation needs
Our verdict	Archive-It is a cloud service from the Internet Archive for organizations that collect, manage, preserve, search, and provide access to web archives. Libraries, archives, museums, universities, public institutions, nonprofits, and other… Read the review →	MirrorWeb Web Archiving is a cloud service for organizations that need to preserve websites and communications, including governments, financial firms, brands and regulated organizations. It captures dynamic and interactive pages, then… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Archive-It — where it wins

  • Schedule website and social-media captures with configurable crawl scope.
  • Manage collection metadata, search archives, and publish or restrict access.
  • Preserve replicated WARC copies with downloads, APIs, reports, and QA tools.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based and tied to annual data needs.
  • Social capture and replay capabilities vary by platform.
  • A 15-day trial is available, but there is no perpetual free plan.

• MirrorWeb Web Archiving — where it wins

  • Captures dynamic sites, single-page apps and user-specific views
  • Stores immutable WARC records in a WORM environment
  • Combines website archiving with email and collaboration capture

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales or demo conversation
  • Cloud deployment may not suit organizations requiring on-premises archiving
  • Its broader communications scope may exceed website-only preservation needs

• Archive-It9.2/10 · Pricing on request · 15-day trial

  A managed web-archiving service with scheduled capture, replicated WARC storage, and collection tools.

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• MirrorWeb Web Archiving8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  Preserves dynamic websites and communications with immutable records, search and replay.

  Visit MirrorWebFull verdict →