# Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-exchange-online-archiving

## 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% | 8 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best low-budget default: use the archive tools in the platform you already pay for... Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving is $3 per user/month" (GPT-6 Luna, Comms archiving)
- "built into Microsoft 365 and is ideal for smaller companies needing basic email archiving that is cost-effective and easy to set up" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Comms archiving)
- "the native archiving solution built into the Microsoft 365 platform, making it ideal for smaller companies" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Comms archiving)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving, from 11 of the 11 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- archondatastore.com: 7
- expertinsights.com: 7
- jatheon.com: 5
- microsoft.com: 4 (its own site)
- ninjaone.com: 4
- sharearchiver.com: 4
- smarsh.com: 4
- cybersecurity.opentext.com: 3
- devopsschool.com: 3
- lilachbullock.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://expertinsights.com/compliance/the-top-email-archiving-solutions-for-businesses: 7
- https://archondatastore.com/blog/email-archiving-solutions: 6
- https://jatheon.com/blog/best-data-archiving-software: 4
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/exchange/microsoft-exchange-online-archiving-email: 4
- https://ninjaone.com/blog/best-email-archiving-solutions: 4
- https://cybersecurity.opentext.com/products/archiving-compliance/business-communication-archive: 3
- https://devopsschool.com/blog/top-10-archiving-tools-in-2025-features-pros-cons-comparison: 3
- https://lilachbullock.com/best-email-archiving-software: 3

## In its own words

What Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Базирано на облака решение за архивиране от корпоративен клас (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/exchange/microsoft-exchange-online-archiving-email)
- For: организацията ви (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/exchange/microsoft-exchange-online-archiving-email)
- Price stated: потребител/месец, годишно плащане (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/exchange/microsoft-exchange-online-archiving-email)
- Starting price: 2.60 (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/exchange/microsoft-exchange-online-archiving-email)
- Free plan or trial: Изпробвайте сега (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/exchange/microsoft-exchange-online-archiving-email)
- Hosting: глобално дублирани сървъри на Microsoft, глобално разпределени центрове за данни, weltweit

## 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.