# Google Vault: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 29 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/google-vault

## 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) | 4% | 7 | 14% | 29 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best Overall Value: Native Ecosystem Archiving ... Built directly into Business Plus and Enterprise plans" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Comms archiving)
- "Start by evaluating Microsoft Purview or Google Vault (depending on your provider)." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Comms archiving)
- "For Google Workspace users, Google Vault for archiving is available in Business Plus ($18/user/month) and Enterprise plans" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Comms archiving)
- "utilizing the native archiving tools included in your existing license is often the smartest move" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Comms archiving)

## And against it

- "Avoid relying solely on native archiving tools like Google Vault or Microsoft Purview for strict compliance." (Mistral Small, Comms archiving)
- "Built-in tools like Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Teams archiving, or Google Vault alone: These are frequently criticized for critical blind spots." (Grok 4.20, Comms archiving)
- "Purview and Google Vault can be appropriate inside a single ecosystem, but they may not cover cross-platform capture" (Perplexity Sonar, Comms archiving)
- "Native Solutions (Microsoft Purview / Google Vault) ... Often clunky across non-native channels ... complex UI" (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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Google Vault, from 67 of the 73 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- smarsh.com: 27
- gane.ai/index: 25
- guideflow.com: 25
- expertinsights.com: 24
- jatheon.com: 20
- archondatastore.com: 19
- wordwatch.io: 19
- cybersecurity.opentext.com: 18
- g2.com: 17
- softwareadvice.com: 17

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/email-archiving-software: 23
- https://wordwatch.io/blog/best-communications-archiving-platforms-2026: 19
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/communications-archiving-and-compliance/smb: 18
- https://cybersecurity.opentext.com/products/archiving-compliance/business-communication-archive: 17
- https://expertinsights.com/compliance/the-top-email-archiving-solutions-for-businesses: 16
- https://softwareadvice.com/email-archiving/small-business: 14
- https://smarsh.com/: 13
- https://jatheon.com/blog/best-data-archiving-software: 12

## In its own words

What Google Vault's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.


## What it publishes

Every page google.dev exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:


## 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.