Mimecast Cloud Archive vs Preservica

Mimecast Cloud Archive7.7Visit Preservica6.7Visit

Higher score Mimecast Cloud Archive #3 in Archiving Software 7.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Mimecast

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Preservica #8 in Archiving Software 6.7/10 Free plan · paid from $310/mo (annual) Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Preservica

• Mimecast Cloud Archive fits best

  Cloud email archiving at scale

• Preservica fits best

  Organizations preserving records for long-term access

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Side by side

Feature	Mimecast Cloud Archive 7.7/10 Visit ↗	Preservica 6.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	6.7
Ranking	#3 in Archiving Software	#8 in Archiving Software
Best for	Cloud email archiving at scale	Organizations preserving records for long-term access
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	6 integrations	8 integrations
Features Mimecast Cloud Archive 1/4 · Preservica 1/4
Legal hold	✓	✓
E-discovery tools	Not published	Not published
Immutable storage	Not published	Not published
Email archiving	Not published	Not published
Specs
Deployment	Not published	Not published
Included storage	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Near-real-time search with eDiscovery case management and legal holds Journal-stream and gateway capture for inbound, outbound, and internal email Triplicate storage across geographically diverse data centers	Automates preservation and migration to readable formats Combines fixity checks with retention schedules and legal holds Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment options
Cons	Pricing requires a sales quotation rather than published plans Web is the listed platform, which may not fit teams seeking native apps Built for organizational compliance programs, not lightweight personal archiving	Free Starter is limited to 1 user and 1GB of storage Starter Plus requires annual billing at $310 per month Professional and Enterprise pricing is quote-based
Our verdict	Mimecast Cloud Archive is a cloud-based service for organizations that need to retain, search, and preserve email and collaboration records. It stores inbound, outbound, and internal email with metadata, applies policy-driven retention,… Read the review →	Preservica is a digital preservation and archiving platform for organizations responsible for valuable records and collections, including businesses, government agencies, archives, libraries, museums, and academic organizations. It focuses… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Mimecast Cloud Archive — where it wins

  • Near-real-time search with eDiscovery case management and legal holds
  • Journal-stream and gateway capture for inbound, outbound, and internal email
  • Triplicate storage across geographically diverse data centers

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales quotation rather than published plans
  • Web is the listed platform, which may not fit teams seeking native apps
  • Built for organizational compliance programs, not lightweight personal archiving

• Preservica — where it wins

  • Automates preservation and migration to readable formats
  • Combines fixity checks with retention schedules and legal holds
  • Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Starter is limited to 1 user and 1GB of storage
  • Starter Plus requires annual billing at $310 per month
  • Professional and Enterprise pricing is quote-based

• Mimecast Cloud Archive7.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A policy-driven cloud archive for organizations managing email and collaboration records.

  Visit MimecastFull verdict →
• Preservica6.7/10 · Free plan · paid from $310/mo (annual)

  A preservation-focused archive with a free entry tier and paid options for governance and scale.

  Visit PreservicaFull verdict →