Metalogix Archive Manager vs. Sonian (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Metalogix Archive Manager
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Quest Software now offers an enterprise information archiving (EIA) solution via their acquisition of the Metalogix solution suite in 2018. Metalogix Archive Manager, available in two editions (Archive Manager for Exchange, and Archive Manager for Files), support email archiving, and allows users to automatically archive, manage and secure an organization’s files, controlling how long messages are archived in accordance with industry, government and internal regulations.N/A
Sonian (discontinued)
Score 5.2 out of 10
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Barracuda Cloud Archive, or Sonian, was a file archiving option developed by Sonian and acquired by Barracuda Networks in November 2017. It has been discontinued.N/A
Pricing
Metalogix Archive ManagerSonian (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Metalogix Archive ManagerSonian (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Metalogix Archive ManagerSonian (discontinued)
Considered Both Products
Metalogix Archive Manager
Chose Metalogix Archive Manager
Archive Manager is hardware agnostic where some others require a hardware appliance and licensing was a much lower cost for us.
Sonian (discontinued)

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User Ratings
Metalogix Archive ManagerSonian (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Metalogix Archive ManagerSonian (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Quest Software
Archive Manager is very cost effective and much less expensive than Veritas Enterprise Vault. I use Archive Manager as protection from ransomware. This has saved me more than once where I can very rapidly restore encrypted files. It is also hardware agnostic and very flexible.
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We have had a couple of legal inquiries which required us to review emails for a user or users. Using the Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, we have been able to perform searches quickly, narrowing or expanding the search criteria is easy, resulting in exactly what we were looking for. This has saved us with claims for collections, as well as a couple of legal HR matters. It is my trusted go to application.
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Pros
Quest Software
  • Email archiving and retrieval - leaves a stub in the users mailbox so they can still see and retrieve emails directly from their mail client.
  • Very little admin or maintenance required from IT.
  • PST Scavenging - MAM has a tool that will hun the network for rogue PSTs, and import same into MAM so the PST can be deleted.
  • The Metalogix team are one of the best support teams we've ever dealt with.
  • Prompt, knowledgeable and friendly.
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  • Sonian search is rightly praised for ease of use, scale, performance and accuracy.
  • Sonian archive can be deployed rapidly without the need for costly professional service engagements.
  • Seamless process to import PST files into the archive.
  • Sonian has a high focus on compliance and governance which is reflected with their fast and accurate search function.
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Cons
Quest Software
  • Archive Manager has a very steep learning curve. In some areas it seems unnecessarily complicated. You can either spend a great deal of time reading the never ending documentation or pay for their installation services.
  • Metalogix was recently acquired by Quest. Since this transition, their support had greatly gone downhill. The last couple of times I have opened a ticket I have been asked for a service tag. Metalogix products do not have service tags and the front level techs seem to be unaware of this.
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  • Speed is slow sometimes
  • The Outlook plugin does not always find all emails when searching
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Usability
Quest Software
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Discontinued Products
It performs as expected with no exceptions.
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Support Rating
Quest Software
Customer support is great and I will typically work with the same representative every time. He is very knowledgeable in the product and has been with Metalogix for a long time. I am concerned how the acquisition from Quest will affect this. It seems like their pool of knowledgeable support representatives is small.
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We only need support when initially setting it up. We really have not had to call for user or help support on this product. It has always worked and is always easy to use.
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Alternatives Considered
Quest Software
Large enterprise scalablity.
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Discontinued Products
Sonian is a pure SaaS solution and is easy to manage and use. It's cost effective and does exactly what it says on the tin
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Return on Investment
Quest Software
  • MAM has enable us to tier our email storage intelligently between high speed SAN, Low Cost NAs and Amazon cloud.
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Discontinued Products
  • We have been able to reduce a lot of store space by moving all PST files to the archiver.
  • Users love how easy it is to find old emails that were deleted long ago.
  • Some users now rely on this service
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