Mimecast Cloud Archive vs Global Relay Archive

Mimecast Cloud Archive9.2Visit Global Relay Archive8.9Visit

Higher score Mimecast Cloud Archive #3 in Email Archiving Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Mimecast

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Global Relay Archive #8 in Email Archiving Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Global Relay

• Mimecast Cloud Archive fits best

  Cloud-first teams needing resilient archiving

• Global Relay Archive fits best

  Large firms needing communications compliance

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Side by side

Feature	Mimecast Cloud Archive 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Global Relay Archive 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#3 in Email Archiving Software	#8 in Email Archiving Software
Best for	Cloud-first teams needing resilient archiving	Large firms needing communications compliance
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	4 integrations
Features Mimecast Cloud Archive 3/3 · Global Relay Archive 3/3
Legal hold	✓	✓
eDiscovery tools	✓	✓
Journal capture	✓	✓
Specs
Retention period	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Search and export	Search and export are supported; specific export formats are not documented	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Near-real-time search with eDiscovery case management Legal holds, retention policies, and compliance exports Triplicate storage across geographically diverse data centers	Identity-aware, cross-channel search with Boolean queries and keyword lists Custodian-based legal holds, eDiscovery cases, analytics, and export Journal-based Microsoft 365 capture with immutable record preservation
Cons	Pricing requires a sales quotation Web is the listed platform Teams must validate compatibility with required export formats	Pricing is sales-led rather than self-serve Private-infrastructure operation may not suit every deployment preference Its breadth may exceed the needs of smaller teams with simple archive requirements
Our verdict	Mimecast Cloud Archive is a cloud-based email and collaboration archiving service for organizations managing retention, compliance, legal discovery, and business continuity. It stores inbound, outbound, and internal email with metadata,… Read the review →	Global Relay Archive is a cloud communications archive for regulated organizations that need controlled recordkeeping, retention management, discovery, and auditability. It captures enterprise communications, normalizes them into… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Mimecast Cloud Archive — where it wins

  • Near-real-time search with eDiscovery case management
  • Legal holds, retention policies, and compliance exports
  • Triplicate storage across geographically diverse data centers

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales quotation
  • Web is the listed platform
  • Teams must validate compatibility with required export formats

• Global Relay Archive — where it wins

  • Identity-aware, cross-channel search with Boolean queries and keyword lists
  • Custodian-based legal holds, eDiscovery cases, analytics, and export
  • Journal-based Microsoft 365 capture with immutable record preservation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is sales-led rather than self-serve
  • Private-infrastructure operation may not suit every deployment preference
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of smaller teams with simple archive requirements

• Mimecast Cloud Archive9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A cloud archive for policy-based retention, rapid search, legal discovery, and collaboration capture.

  Visit MimecastFull verdict →
• Global Relay Archive8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  Enterprise-grade capture, preservation, search, and eDiscovery for regulated organizations.

  Visit Global RelayFull verdict →