Communications archiving and compliance · November 2026 Edition
Jatheon vs Google Vault
Zero of fourteen models named Jatheon first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Vault. Jatheon was named by nine of the fourteen models and Google Vault by fourteen and Jatheon carries 19 labels and Google Vault 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share5%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1929A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Jatheon reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Smarsh Enterprise Archive was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Smarsh Enterprise Archive vs Jatheon · Smarsh Enterprise Archive vs Google Vault · Microsoft Purview vs Jatheon
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the communications archiving and compliance page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
JatheonFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Vault
Direct00
Paraphrase11
Comparative00
Budget-constrained21
Scale-constrained001 against Google Vault
Negative003 against Google Vault
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Jatheon and Google Vault were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 50 answers naming Jatheon and the 73 naming Google Vault. In those answers Google Vault took the first choice seven times and Jatheon four.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Jatheon and Google Vault stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Jatheon Google Vault first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Jatheon on the left and Google Vault on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Jatheon and Google Vault stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashSmarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Global Relay Archive, Jatheon, Mimecast Cloud Archive, Theta Lake
Perplexity SonarOpenText Core Business Communication Archive alternatives: Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Jatheon, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, SteelEye
DeepSeek V4 FlashMimecast Cloud Archive alternatives: Global Relay Archive, Google Vault, MailStore Server, Smarsh Enterprise Archive
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Purview alternatives: Google Vault, Intradyn, MessageWatcher, Mimecast Cloud Archive, OpenText™ Core Business Communication Archive
Kimi K2Smarsh Professional Archive alternatives: Barracuda Message Archiver, Jatheon, Mimecast Cloud Archive
Muse Glimmer 30BSmarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Global Relay Archive, Jatheon, Mimecast Cloud Archive
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Smarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: ComplyKEY MailMeter, Jatheon Enterprise Data Archiving Solution, MailStore Server, Mimecast Cloud Archive
GPT-5.4 miniProofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: Archive360, Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, Nuclei Discovery & Archive Suite
Grok 4.20Mimecast Cloud Archive alternatives: Pagefreezer, Smarsh Enterprise Archive, Theta Lake
Mistral SmallSmarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: MessageWatcher, OpenText Core Business Communication Archive, Theta Lake
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GLM 4.7 FlashXSmarsh Enterprise Archive alternatives: MailStore Server, Microsoft Purview, Mimecast Cloud Archive, OpenText Core Business Communication Archive
MiniMax M2.5Smarsh Professional Archive alternatives: Barracuda Message Archiver, Global Relay Archive, Microsoft Purview, Mimecast Cloud Archive
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Purview alternatives: Mimecast Cloud Archive, Nuclei, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Smarsh Enterprise Archive
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Google Vault leads by twenty points.
Google Vault20%#1 of 12Jatheon0%#7 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Jatheon leads at mid-market.
Jatheon5%#5 of 13Google Vault4%#6 of 13Enterprise
What the models said about Jatheon
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“My top recommendation ... would be ArcTitan or Jatheon Cloud” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Best overall for limited budget: Jatheon Cloud” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Jatheon Cloud is the strongest choice” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Google Vault
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid relying solely on native archiving tools like Google Vault or Microsoft Purview for strict compliance.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Built-in tools like Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Teams archiving, or Google Vault alone: These are frequently criticized for critical blind spots.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Purview and Google Vault can be appropriate inside a single ecosystem, but they may not cover cross-platform capture” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best Overall Value: Native Ecosystem Archiving ... Built directly into Business Plus and Enterprise plans” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Start by evaluating Microsoft Purview or Google Vault (depending on your provider).” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For Google Workspace users, Google Vault for archiving is available in Business Plus ($18/user/month) and Enterprise plans” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.