Archive360 vs OpenText Information Archive

Archive3609.0Visit OIOpenText Information Archive8.8Visit

Higher score Archive360 #4 in Data Archiving Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Archive360

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OI OpenText Information Archive #5 in Data Archiving Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit OpenText

• Archive360 fits best

  Microsoft-centric enterprises with mixed data

• OpenText Information Archive fits best

  Large organizations decommissioning applications

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Side by side

Feature	Archive360 9.0/10 Visit ↗	OIOpenText Information Archive 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Data Archiving Software	#5 in Data Archiving Software
Best for	Microsoft-centric enterprises with mixed data	Large organizations decommissioning applications
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Email, Tickets, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, HIPAA	HIPAA
Integrations	100+ integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Archive360 5/5 · OpenText Information Archive 4/5
Retention policies	✓	✓
Legal hold	✓	✓
Immutable archive	✓	✓
Deduplication	✓	✓
Search and restore	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Hybrid
Supported data sources	Email, chat, meetings, mobile messaging, files, databases, enterprise applications, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Zoom, and AI interactions	Any application, database, or document repository; structured and unstructured data; SAP, Salesforce, FileNET, AFP, and PDF
Our review
Pros	Captures communications, files, databases, and enterprise application data Combines retention, legal holds, eDiscovery, and immutable storage Supports Microsoft, database, messaging, analytics, and REST API integrations	Archives structured and unstructured data in one centralized system Supports retention, legal holds, audit trails, and eDiscovery Offers cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployment with REST API access
Cons	Pricing requires a conversation with sales Cloud deployment may not suit fully on-premises archive requirements Its broad governance scope may exceed simpler archiving needs	Purchasing requires contacting sales rather than selecting a published plan Its broad governance scope may exceed smaller archiving requirements Access centers on archival workflows rather than a broad end-user platform
Our verdict	Archive360 is a cloud-based data archiving and governance platform for regulated enterprises and government agencies. It brings communications, files, enterprise applications, databases, collaboration systems, and AI interactions into a… Read the review →	OpenText Information Archive is designed for organizations preserving, governing, and retrieving structured and unstructured information over the long term. It fits large organizations decommissioning applications, migrating to the cloud,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Archive360 — where it wins

  • Captures communications, files, databases, and enterprise application data
  • Combines retention, legal holds, eDiscovery, and immutable storage
  • Supports Microsoft, database, messaging, analytics, and REST API integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a conversation with sales
  • Cloud deployment may not suit fully on-premises archive requirements
  • Its broad governance scope may exceed simpler archiving needs

• OpenText Information Archive — where it wins

  • Archives structured and unstructured data in one centralized system
  • Supports retention, legal holds, audit trails, and eDiscovery
  • Offers cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployment with REST API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Purchasing requires contacting sales rather than selecting a published plan
  • Its broad governance scope may exceed smaller archiving requirements
  • Access centers on archival workflows rather than a broad end-user platform

• Archive3609.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad cloud archive for Microsoft-heavy enterprises managing retention, discovery, and restoration.

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• OIOpenText Information Archive8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  Enterprise archiving with decommissioning, retention, legal holds, search, and eDiscovery.

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →