# Global Relay Archive: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 33 judge labels across 1 category by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/global-relay-archive

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Communications archiving and compliance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/communications-archiving-and-compliance/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 15% | 33 |

## What the models said for it

- "One of the longest-standing leaders in communications archiving... Financial institutions facing SEC/FINRA scrutiny generally lean toward Global Relay" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Comms archiving)
- "Smarsh and Global Relay are generally the broadest choices for financial-services communications capture" (Perplexity Sonar, Comms archiving)
- "A leading compliance archiving and surveillance platform, heavily used by financial institutions" (Grok 4.20, Comms archiving)
- "Prefer or evaluate these as stronger alternatives... Global Relay, Mimecast, Theta Lake" (Grok 4.20, Comms archiving)

## And against it

- "Another platform with a high negative rate (47% for small businesses), criticized for similar issues as Proofpoint" (Mistral Small, Comms archiving)
- "Avoid or be truly cautious about: Global Relay (if you're not a large enterprise)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Comms archiving)
- "Enterprise-grade alternative ... if you need very robust supervision (more expensive, better for larger or highly regulated B2B)" (Grok 4.20, Comms archiving)
- "Significantly more affordable and easier to implement for SMBs than heavy enterprise platforms like Global Relay or Smarsh." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Comms archiving)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Global Relay Archive, from 102 of the 110 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- smarsh.com: 46
- g2.com: 41
- globalrelay.com: 38 (its own site)
- archondatastore.com: 35
- wordwatch.io: 34
- expertinsights.com: 33
- gane.ai/index: 31
- jatheon.com: 30
- proofpoint.com: 25
- cybersecurity.opentext.com: 22

### Pages cited

- https://wordwatch.io/blog/best-communications-archiving-platforms-2026: 34
- https://expertinsights.com/compliance/the-top-email-archiving-solutions-for-businesses: 24
- https://smarsh.com/: 20
- https://cybersecurity.opentext.com/products/archiving-compliance/business-communication-archive: 19
- https://f6s.com/software/category/communication-archiving: 18
- https://scmgalaxy.com/tutorials/top-10-archiving-tools-features-pros-cons-comparison: 17
- https://veritas.com/content/dam/www/zh/documents/analyst-report/AR_radicati_market_quadrant_2024_information_archiving.pdf: 17
- https://archondatastore.com/blog/email-archiving-solutions: 15

## What it publishes

Every page globalrelay.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 8638 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 6419 pages, 43 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-02
- case study: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-19
- webinar or virtual event: 118 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- conference or event: 101 pages, 19 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- report or ebook: 12 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- comparison: 20 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- template or tool: 5 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-14
- glossary or explainer: 49 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- podcast or video: 304 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- news or press: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-29
- Recent: 2026-10-02 blog: Is ai the next chapter of communications capture https://www.globalrelay.com/resources/thought-leadership/is-ai-the-next-chapter-of-communications-capture
- Recent: 2026-10-01 blog: Finfluencer marketing compliance a guide for financial services firms https://www.globalrelay.com/resources/guides-reports/finfluencer-marketing-compliance-a-guide-for-financial-services-firms
- Recent: 2026-09-30 conference or event: London breakfast briefing misconduct risk and firm liability https://www.globalrelay.com/events/london-breakfast-briefing-misconduct-risk-and-firm-liability
- Recent: 2026-09-30 conference or event: London breakfast briefing digital assets briefing with deloitte https://www.globalrelay.com/events/london-breakfast-briefing-digital-assets-briefing-with-deloitte
- Recent: 2026-09-28 glossary or explainer: What is communications data provenance a guide to defensible regulatory records https://www.globalrelay.com/resources/the-compliance-hub/compliance-insights/what-is-communications-data-provenance-a-guide-to-defensible-regulatory-records
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Ai meeting records explained which record does your firm need to keep https://www.globalrelay.com/resources/the-compliance-hub/compliance-insights/ai-meeting-records-explained-which-record-does-your-firm-need-to-keep

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.