Proofpoint Enterprise Archive vs Mimecast Cloud Archive

Proofpoint Enterprise Archive9.4Visit Mimecast Cloud Archive9.2Visit

Higher score Proofpoint Enterprise Archive #1 in Email Archiving Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Proofpoint

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

• Proofpoint Enterprise Archive fits best

  Regulated enterprises archiving many channels

• Mimecast Cloud Archive fits best

  Cloud-first teams needing resilient archiving

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Side by side

Feature	Proofpoint Enterprise Archive 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Mimecast Cloud Archive 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Email Archiving Software	#3 in Email Archiving Software
Best for	Regulated enterprises archiving many channels	Cloud-first teams needing resilient archiving
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, iOS, Android	Web
Integrations	5 integrations	6 integrations
Features Proofpoint Enterprise Archive 3/3 · Mimecast Cloud 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 across email, social media, and collaboration-platform content; export PST, CSV, JSON, EML, EDRM XML, and Relativity load file	Search and export are supported; specific export formats are not documented
Our review
Pros	Searches email, collaboration, social-media, and SMS content Includes automated litigation holds and eDiscovery case workflows Exports to PST, CSV, JSON, EML, EDRM XML, and Relativity formats	Near-real-time search with eDiscovery case management Legal holds, retention policies, and compliance exports Triplicate storage across geographically diverse data centers
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation Cloud deployment may not suit on-premises requirements Its broad compliance scope may exceed simpler archiving needs	Pricing requires a sales quotation Web is the listed platform Teams must validate compatibility with required export formats
Our verdict	Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, currently presented by Proofpoint as Proofpoint Archive, is a cloud-based communications archiving service for organizations managing regulatory retention, legal discovery, and end-user access. It captures… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Proofpoint Enterprise Archive — where it wins

  • Searches email, collaboration, social-media, and SMS content
  • Includes automated litigation holds and eDiscovery case workflows
  • Exports to PST, CSV, JSON, EML, EDRM XML, and Relativity formats

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation
  • Cloud deployment may not suit on-premises requirements
  • Its broad compliance scope may exceed simpler archiving needs

• 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

• Proofpoint Enterprise Archive9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A cross-channel archive for regulated organizations with demanding legal and compliance workflows.

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• 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 →