Best Data Archiving Software in 2026

In short: Preservica is ranked #1 of 27 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Komprise Intelligent Data Management and HuskHoard. The best-ranked option with a free plan is HuskHoard. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Preservica at $310/mo.

Archived information is useful only if it can be kept under suitable policies and found again when needed. Compare supported data sources and retention policies, then consider search and restore capabilities for retrieving stored material. Deduplication and immutable archive support add other points to assess, while legal hold may matter for records that need to be preserved for a specified purpose. Deployment, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing round out the comparison. Preservica, Komprise Intelligent Data Management, and HuskHoard are among the entries. Consider what information you need to retain, how long it must remain available, and how you expect to retrieve it.

27 data archiving software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

27ranked
2free plans on this page
$310/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Data Archiving Software 25 channels on this page · 119 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDeploymentRetention policiesLegal holdImmutable archiveDeduplicationSearch and restore Spec sheet Score
01 Preservica Free planYesPaid from$310/moDeploymenthybridRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationYesSearch and restoreYes 8/8spec lines stated 7.4
02 Komprise Intelligent Data Management Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymenthybridRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationYesSearch and restoreYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.2
03 HuskHoard Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymenton premisesRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restoreYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
04 Infobelt Enterprise Information Archiving Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentnot statedRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationYesSearch and restoreYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.8
05 Archon Data Store Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymenthybridRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationYesSearch and restoreYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.7
06 Archive360 Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentcloudRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationYesSearch and restoreYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.6
07 Arkivum Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentcloudRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restoreYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
08 Docbyte Vault Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentcloudRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restoreYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
09 Quorum onQ Archive Vault Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymenthybridRetention policiesYesLegal holdnot statedImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationYesSearch and restoreYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
10 Salesforce Archive Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentnot statedRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archivenot statedDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restoreYes 3/8spec lines stated 6.6
11 RODA Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymenton premisesRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archivenot statedDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restorenot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.4
12 Fedora Repository Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymenthybridRetention policiesnot statedLegal holdnot statedImmutable archivenot statedDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restorenot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.3
13 ESSArch Digital Archive Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymenton premisesRetention policiesnot statedLegal holdnot statedImmutable archivenot statedDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restoreYes 2/8spec lines stated 6.2
14 QStar Archive Manager Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymenthybridRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restoreYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.2
15 Archivematica Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymenton premisesRetention policiesnot statedLegal holdnot statedImmutable archivenot statedDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restoreYes 3/8spec lines stated 6.1
16 PoINT Storage Manager Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymenton premisesRetention policiesYesLegal holdnot statedImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restoreYes 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
17 ZL Unified Archive Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentnot statedRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationYesSearch and restorenot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
18 Cella Information Lifecycle Management Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymenthybridRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archivenot statedDeduplicationYesSearch and restoreYes 5/8spec lines stated 5.9
19 DataArchiva Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymenthybridRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archivenot statedDeduplicationYesSearch and restoreYes 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
20 Datadobi Open Archive Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentnot statedRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restorenot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.9
21 OpenText Information Archive Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymenthybridRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationYesSearch and restorenot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.9
22 SMARCK Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymenthybridRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restoreYes 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
23 SOLIXCloud Enterprise Archiving Free planNoPaid from$3,000/moDeploymentnot statedRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archivenot statedDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restoreYes 5/8spec lines stated 5.9
24 NetApp SnapLock Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymenton premisesRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationYesSearch and restorenot stated 6/8spec lines stated 5.8
25 SkyDoks Enterprise Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentnot statedRetention policiesYesLegal holdYesImmutable archiveYesDeduplicationnot statedSearch and restoreYes 4/8spec lines stated 5.8

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Questions about this list

Which data archiving software is ranked first on Specifiction?

Preservica is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 7.4. Komprise Intelligent Data Management is second and HuskHoard third.

How many of these have a free plan?

2 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Which is the cheapest paid option?

On this page, Preservica has the lowest first paid tier we found: $310/mo.

How is this list ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.

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