Mimecast Cloud Archive vs Zoho eProtect

Mimecast Cloud Archive9.2Visit Zoho eProtect9.1Visit

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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Zoho eProtect #4 in Email Archiving Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Zoho eProtect

• Mimecast Cloud Archive fits best

  Cloud-first teams needing resilient archiving

• Zoho eProtect fits best

  Teams needing flexible compliance capture flows

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Side by side

Feature	Mimecast Cloud Archive 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Zoho eProtect 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.1
Ranking	#3 in Email Archiving Software	#4 in Email Archiving Software
Best for	Cloud-first teams needing resilient archiving	Teams needing flexible compliance capture flows
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	5 integrations
Features Mimecast Cloud Archive 3/3 · Zoho eProtect 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	Search: EML download; export: ZIP, PST
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	Supports journaling, API, and MX archival flows Legal holds override retention expiry during investigations Searches and exports archived email in multiple formats
Cons	Pricing requires a sales quotation Web is the listed platform Teams must validate compatibility with required export formats	Standalone pricing requires contacting sales Cloud deployment may not suit teams needing on-premises hosting Zoho Mail users receive it through bundled plans instead
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 →	Zoho eProtect is a cloud-based email security and archiving product for organizations managing cloud or on-premises email services. It supports compliance archiving, eDiscovery investigations, retention policies, legal holds, audit logs,… 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

• Zoho eProtect — where it wins

  • Supports journaling, API, and MX archival flows
  • Legal holds override retention expiry during investigations
  • Searches and exports archived email in multiple formats

  Where it doesn't

  • Standalone pricing requires contacting sales
  • Cloud deployment may not suit teams needing on-premises hosting
  • Zoho Mail users receive it through bundled plans instead

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

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

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• Zoho eProtect9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  Flexible capture and compliance controls for cloud and on-premises email environments.

  Visit Zoho eProtectFull verdict →