# What are some of the highest-rated enterprise information archiving platforms for compliance teams executing multi-channel retention mandates?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">We're researching which <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-information-archiving">enterprise information archiving platforms</a> are preferred by compliance teams who need to execute formal retention mandates across every communication channel their organization uses and not just email.</p><ol>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/smarsh-smarsh/reviews"><strong>Smarsh</strong></a>: Best for compliance teams executing formal FINRA/SEC multi-channel retention mandates. Has a unified archive across Bloomberg, Teams, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, social media, and email with supervised review workflows.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/global-relay/reviews"><strong>Global Relay</strong></a>: Best for broker-dealers and asset managers needing WORM-compliant multi-channel retention aligned with SEC Rule 17a-4 and CFTC 1.31.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/cryoserver/reviews"><strong>Cryoserver</strong></a>: Email plus Teams and WhatsApp archiving meeting regulatory obligations (GDPR, FCA, HCA) with tamper-evident storage.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/google-vault/reviews"><strong>Google Vault</strong></a>: Best for Google Workspace compliance teams. Simultaneous retention policy enforcement across Gmail, Chat, Drive, and Meet in a single administrative action.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/arctera-enterprise-vault/reviews"><strong>Arctera Enterprise Vault</strong></a>: Best for Microsoft ecosystem multi-source retention mandates. Has consolidated legal holds across email, Teams, SharePoint, and file servers.</li>
</ol><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Which channel expansion has created the most complexity for your compliance team's retention mandate — Teams, WhatsApp, social media, or a channel adopted faster than your archiving program could keep up?</p>

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## Comments
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&lt;p&gt;WhatsApp being a named channel for both Smarsh and Global Relay is good to see, that&#39;s still the biggest gap for most firms trying to claim full multi-channel coverage.&lt;/p&gt;

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