Head-to-head · Enterprise Information Archiving Software
Mimecast Cloud Archive vs Archive360
Mimecast Cloud Archive leads on 0 checks, Archive360 on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreMimecast Cloud Archive · 9.3/10
Mimecast Cloud Archive scores higher on our rubric for enterprise information archiving software: 9.3 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #5.
Mimecast Cloud Archive is the better fit for large organizations needing established cloud archiving. Archive360 is the better fit for enterprises archiving data across many source systems.
- Mimecast Cloud Archive fits best
Large organizations needing established cloud archiving
- Archive360 fits best
Enterprises archiving data across many source systems
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Side by side
| Feature | Mimecast Cloud Archive 9.3/10 Visit ↗ | Archive360 8.8/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.3 | 8.8 |
| Ranking | #1 in Enterprise Information Archiving Software | #5 in Enterprise Information Archiving Software |
| Best for | Large organizations needing established cloud archiving | Enterprises archiving data across many source systems |
| 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 |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Integrations | 6 integrations | 100+ integrations |
| Features Mimecast Cloud Archive 1/5 · Archive360 1/5 | ||
| Email archiving | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Collaboration sources | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Retention controls | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Legal hold | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search and export | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Specs | ||
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Our review | ||
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| Our verdict | Mimecast Cloud Archive is a cloud-based service for archiving email and collaboration data, aimed at organizations managing retention, compliance, legal discovery, and business continuity. It stores inbound, outbound, and internal email… Read the review → |
Archive360 is a cloud-based data archiving and governance platform for regulated enterprises and government agencies. It is designed for organizations that need to preserve information across communications, files, databases, enterprise… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Mimecast Cloud Archive — where it wins
- Policy-driven retention, legal hold, and eDiscovery case management
- Near-real-time search across archived email and collaboration data
- Triplicate storage across geographically diverse data centers
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires a sales quotation rather than a public plan comparison
- Export is supported, but specific export formats are not documented
- The service is cloud-based and lists web as its platform
Archive360 — where it wins
- Captures communications, files, databases and enterprise application data.
- Combines retention policies, legal holds, eDiscovery and audit trails.
- Searches, exports and retrieves data across sources, with migration support.
Where it doesn't
- Contact-sales purchasing makes budgeting less direct.
- Enterprise focus may exceed the needs of smaller organizations.
- Broad source coverage may require careful policy and access configuration.
- Mimecast Cloud Archive9.3/10 · Pricing on request
Enterprise archiving with policy-driven retention, legal hold, and collaboration capture.
Visit MimecastFull verdict → - Archive3608.8/10 · Pricing on request
Broad cloud archiving, retention and eDiscovery for enterprises with diverse data sources.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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