OpenText Core Business Communication Archive vs OpenText Retain Unified Archiving

OpenText Core Business Communication Archive9.2Visit OROpenText Retain Unified Archiving9.0Visit

Higher score OpenText Core Business Communication Archive #2 in Digital Communications Governance Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Contact OpenText

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OR OpenText Retain Unified Archiving #3 in Digital Communications Governance Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit OpenText

• OpenText Core Business Communication Archive fits best

  Organizations archiving 50+ communication sources

• OpenText Retain Unified Archiving fits best

  Hybrid email and messaging archiving deployments

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Side by side

Feature	OpenText Core Business Communication Archive 9.2/10 Visit ↗	OROpenText Retain Unified Archiving 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Digital Communications Governance Software	#3 in Digital Communications Governance Software
Best for	Organizations archiving 50+ communication sources	Hybrid email and messaging archiving deployments
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, Mobile, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Integrations	8 integrations	7 integrations
Features OpenText Core Business Communication Archive 0/4 · OpenText Retain Unified Archiving 0/4
Email capture	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Chat capture	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Social media capture	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supervision workflows	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Retention period	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported channels	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Captures communications from more than 50 sources in one archive Combines configurable retention, legal holds, and WORM storage Glossary scanning, message flagging, and OCR support review workflows	Unified archive across email, mobile, and messaging platforms Built-in eDiscovery, litigation holds, and searchable audit trails Cloud or on-premises storage with PST and PDF export
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Cloud deployment only Export format listed is EML	Pricing uses a contact-sales model Policy configuration spans multiple mailbox and message conditions Export formats are limited to PST, PDF, and standalone viewer files
Our verdict	OpenText Core Business Communication Archive is cloud-based compliance archiving and eDiscovery software for organizations that need to preserve and review business communications. It brings email, social, chat, collaboration, audio, and… Read the review →	OpenText Retain Unified Archiving centralizes business communications from email, mobile, and messaging systems in a searchable archive. It is aimed at organizations that need retention controls, investigation support, and governance… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OpenText Core Business Communication Archive — where it wins

  • Captures communications from more than 50 sources in one archive
  • Combines configurable retention, legal holds, and WORM storage
  • Glossary scanning, message flagging, and OCR support review workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Cloud deployment only
  • Export format listed is EML

• OpenText Retain Unified Archiving — where it wins

  • Unified archive across email, mobile, and messaging platforms
  • Built-in eDiscovery, litigation holds, and searchable audit trails
  • Cloud or on-premises storage with PST and PDF export

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses a contact-sales model
  • Policy configuration spans multiple mailbox and message conditions
  • Export formats are limited to PST, PDF, and standalone viewer files

• OpenText Core Business Communication Archive9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad-source archive for teams managing retention, search, and investigations.

  Contact OpenTextFull verdict →
• OROpenText Retain Unified Archiving9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A compliance archive for organizations managing email, mobile, and messaging records.

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →