Zoho eProtect vs Global Relay Archive

Zoho eProtect9.1Visit Global Relay Archive8.9Visit

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

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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

• Zoho eProtect fits best

  Teams needing flexible compliance capture flows

• Global Relay Archive fits best

  Large firms needing communications compliance

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Side by side

Feature	Zoho eProtect 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Global Relay Archive 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.9
Ranking	#4 in Email Archiving Software	#8 in Email Archiving Software
Best for	Teams needing flexible compliance capture flows	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	5 integrations	4 integrations
Features Zoho eProtect 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: EML download; export: ZIP, PST	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports journaling, API, and MX archival flows Legal holds override retention expiry during investigations Searches and exports archived email in multiple formats	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	Standalone pricing requires contacting sales Cloud deployment may not suit teams needing on-premises hosting Zoho Mail users receive it through bundled plans instead	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	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 →	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

• 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

• 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

• Zoho eProtect9.1/10 · Pricing on request

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

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

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

  Visit Global RelayFull verdict →