Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving vs. Proofpoint Archive

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving
Score 8.7 out of 10
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Exchange Online Archiving from Microsoft is a tool that helps the user solve archiving, compliance, regulatory, and eDiscovery challenges. Hosted on Microsoft globally redundant servers, with IT-level phone support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Exchange Online Archiving is compatible with Exchange Server 2019, 2016, 2013, and 2010. It’s also available as an add-on service for mailboxes that are hosted online.
$3
per month per user
Proofpoint Archive
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Proofpoint Enterprise Archive is a cloud-based file archiving system which provides a central, searchable repository of a wide range of content types without the headaches of managing an archive in-house.N/A
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Enterprises
Microsoft Exchange
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Microsoft Exchange Online ArchivingProofpoint Archive
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
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9.0
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Microsoft has a variety of models and tiers available to choose from. Depending on the nature of your firm, you should seek the advice of a specialist. Also, if you're like most people and use Microsoft Office, ask about it. Having the ability to collaborate online while still saving your documents to SharePoint increases your overall productivity.
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Proofpoint
As a business archiving software, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive offers the best security features, it's scalable, highly secure, and most importantly, it's cloud-based. All these features make it irresistible.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Great granular-level management and backup of all Microsoft 365 mailboxes
  • Content search and investigation of mailboxes without modifying a user's password (without the user knowing)
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Proofpoint
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Time to restore the mailings
  • To change the characteristics of the archive I need to communicate with the administrator
  • When the administrator eliminates the mail account it also eliminates the archives created
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Proofpoint
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
The Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving tools are the best with multiple Cloud capabilities which enables the smooth running of all the data processing projects and securing entire business data and easy transfer of any data size across the Cloud services. Archiving functions are also the effective ones with great data analytical capability.
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Proofpoint
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Is included with exchange online plans at no extra cost, so why not use it?
  • Has helped solve some specific user requirements eg auto-delete emails older than a certain age, and auto move emails from certain folders after a period of time.
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Proofpoint
  • With Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, we never worry about data loss thanks to the easing of archiving and retrieval.
  • The software is highly secure guaranteeing the security of our business files.
  • Searching through the archive is easy.
  • It's scalable which is a plus.
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