# Google Vault alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 201 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Google Vault holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/google-vault/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: 54
- MailStore Server: 16
- Proofpoint Enterprise Archive: 15
- Global Relay Archive: 13
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: 8
- Microsoft Purview: 5

## Communications archiving and compliance

**Small business**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Google Vault (Google Vault is #1 of 12 at 20%).

- MailStore Server: first choice in 11 of those 52
- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: first choice in 4 of those 52
- ContentCatcher: first choice in 3 of those 52
- SMTP2GO: first choice in 3 of those 52
- Intradyn: first choice in 2 of those 52
- OpenText Core Business Communication Archive: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Smarsh Professional Archive: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Barracuda Mail Archiver: first choice in 1 of those 52

**Mid-market**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Google Vault (Google Vault is #6 of 13 at 4%).

- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: first choice in 17 of those 66
- MailStore Server: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Global Relay Archive: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Proofpoint Enterprise Archive: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Smarsh Professional Archive: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: first choice in 2 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Google Vault.

- Smarsh Enterprise Archive: first choice in 33 of those 83
- Proofpoint Enterprise Archive: first choice in 12 of those 83
- Global Relay Archive: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Mimecast Cloud Archive: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Comma Compliance: first choice in 4 of those 83
- OpenText Core Business Communication Archive: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Jatheon: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving: first choice in 1 of those 83

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