Best Email Archiving Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Jatheon Cloud is ranked #1 of 19 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of MessageSolution Enterprise Email Archive and Open Archiver Enterprise. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Open Archiver Enterprise. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Intradyn Email Archiving at $0.25/mo.
Keeping email records accessible over time means weighing preservation, retrieval, and review needs together. Compare retention period and journal capture with legal hold and eDiscovery tools to see how each option addresses keeping messages and finding them later. Search and export add another way to assess access to archived material. Deployment, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing can help you judge practical fit and cost. Google Drive, MessageSolution Enterprise Email Archive, and Jatheon Cloud are among the names to consider, alongside Proofpoint Email DLP and Encryption. Use the listed criteria to focus on the capabilities your organization needs for email archiving.
19 email archiving software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Jatheon Cloud iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.8 Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 2 MessageSolution Enterprise Email Archive iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.4 Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 3 Open Archiver Enterprise No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.1Free Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 4 ArcTitan iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.6 Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 5 OpenText Retain Unified Archiving iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.6 Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 6 MailArchiva No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.5 Retention period: 10 yearsLegal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 7 Zoho eProtect No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9 Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 8 MailStore Server No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9 Retention period: unlimitedLegal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 9 Intradyn Email Archiving No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9$0.25/mo Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 10 Global Relay Archive No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3 Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 11 Vaultastic No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3₹1124.58/mo Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 12 Smarsh Email Archiving No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2 Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 13 MailVault No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.9 Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 14 Netmail Archive No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.8€165/mo eDiscovery tools: Yes
- 15 Cryoserver No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 16 Google Vault No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3$22/mo Retention period: unlimitedLegal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 17 SYNAQ Archive No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Retention period: 10 yearsLegal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 18 NinjaOne No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0 Legal hold: YeseDiscovery tools: Yes
- 19 MailShelf Pro No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.7
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Questions about this list
Which email archiving software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Jatheon Cloud is ranked #1 of 19 with a score of 8.8. MessageSolution Enterprise Email Archive is second and Open Archiver Enterprise third.
How many of these have a free plan?
1 of the 19 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Intradyn Email Archiving has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.25/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.