Best Social Media Archiving Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Social Archiver is ranked #1 of 40 as of 8 October 2026, ahead of Proofpoint Email DLP and Encryption and Aleph Archives. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Social Archiver at $3.33/mo.
Keeping social content for later search, review, or recordkeeping calls for attention to both coverage and retention. Compare social sources and capture frequency, then consider retention options and legal hold. Advanced search and export formats can also affect how you find and work with archived material. Proofpoint Email DLP and Encryption, Aleph Archives, and MessageWatcher Social Media Compliance are among the entries. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing round out the listed comparison points as you assess which archiving capabilities fit your organization.
40 social media archiving software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
40ranked
1free plans on this page
$3.33/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Social Media Archiving Software 25 channels on this page · 93 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromSocial sourcesRetention optionsLegal holdAdvanced searchExport formatsCapture frequency Spec sheet Score
01 Social Archiver Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSocial sources21Retention optionspermanentLegal holdnot statedAdvanced searchYesExport formatsMarkdown, ZIPCapture frequencynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.3
02 Proofpoint Email DLP and Encryption Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsPST, CSV, JSON, EML, EDRM XML, Relativity load fileCapture frequencynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.1
03 Aleph Archives Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsWARC, PDF, MHTML, Relativity DAT, PNGCapture frequencyscheduled 5/8spec lines stated 6.7
04 MessageWatcher Social Media Compliance Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencycontinuous 5/8spec lines stated 6.7
05 Brolly Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSocial sources7Retention optionsconfigurableLegal holdnot statedAdvanced searchYesExport formatsPDF, CSV, HTML, JSONCapture frequencycontinuous 6/8spec lines stated 6.6
06 Jatheon Cloud Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsnot statedLegal holdYesAdvanced searchnot statedExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencynot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
07 Page Vault Browser Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsnot statedLegal holdnot statedAdvanced searchYesExport formatsPDF, ZIP, CSV, HTML source, OCR text, eDiscovery load fileCapture frequencyscheduled 4/8spec lines stated 6.6
08 Tweet Archivist Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsnot statedLegal holdnot statedAdvanced searchnot statedExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencynot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
09 Archive Intel Free planNoPaid from12/user/moSocial sources6Retention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencycontinuous 7/8spec lines stated 6.5
10 Archive-It Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionspermanentLegal holdnot statedAdvanced searchYesExport formatsWARC, JSON, CSV, XMLCapture frequencyscheduled 5/8spec lines stated 6.5
11 MirrorWeb Insight Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsNative, EMLCapture frequencycontinuous 5/8spec lines stated 6.5
12 OpenText Core Email Message Privacy Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsEMLCapture frequencynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.5
13 Smarsh Archive Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsPST, EML, HTML, XML, EDRMCapture frequencynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.5
14 CloudAlly SaaS Backup Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsnot statedLegal holdnot statedAdvanced searchYesExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencynot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.4
15 Global Relay Event Archiving API Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsPST, EML; FTP, DVD, hard driveCapture frequencynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.4
16 CivSocial Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsPDFCapture frequencycontinuous 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
17 COMPLY Communications Archiving Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsnot statedLegal holdnot statedAdvanced searchYesExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencyscheduled 2/8spec lines stated 6.3
18 Global Relay Archive Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsnot statedLegal holdYesAdvanced searchnot statedExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencynot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.3
19 Proofpoint Enterprise Archive Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsPST, CSV, JSON, EML, EDRM XML, Relativity load fileCapture frequencynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.3
20 Sharp Archive Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSocial sources3Retention optionsconfigurableLegal holdnot statedAdvanced searchYesExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencycontinuous 5/8spec lines stated 6.3
21 Theta Lake Teams Compliance Recorder Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencycontinuous 4/8spec lines stated 6.3
22 Verint Financial Compliance Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencycontinuous 4/8spec lines stated 6.3
23 Hanzo Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsnot statedLegal holdnot statedAdvanced searchnot statedExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencynot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.2
24 Shield Data Hub Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sourcesnot statedRetention optionsconfigurableLegal holdYesAdvanced searchnot statedExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencynot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.2
25 SND Archive Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSocial sources9Retention optionsnot statedLegal holdYesAdvanced searchYesExport formatsnot statedCapture frequencynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.2
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Social sources | Retention options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Archiver | 7.3 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Yes | — | 21 | permanent |
| 2 | Proofpoint Email DLP and Encryption | 7.1 | No | — | — | — | — | configurable |
| 3 | Aleph Archives | 6.7 | No | $19/mo | — | — | — | configurable |
| 4 | MessageWatcher Social Media Compliance | 6.7 | No | $10/mo | No | — | — | configurable |
| 5 | Brolly | 6.6 | No | $108/mo | No | — | 7 | configurable |
| 6 | Jatheon Cloud | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Page Vault Browser | 6.6 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 8 | Tweet Archivist | 6.6 | No | $29/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 9 | Archive Intel | 6.5 | No | $99/mo | No | 12 /user/mo | 6 | configurable |
| 10 | Archive-It | 6.5 | No | — | No | — | — | permanent |
| 11 | MirrorWeb Insight | 6.5 | No | — | — | — | — | configurable |
| 12 | OpenText Core Email Message Privacy | 6.5 | No | — | — | — | — | configurable |
| 13 | Smarsh Archive | 6.5 | No | — | — | — | — | configurable |
| 14 | CloudAlly SaaS Backup | 6.4 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 15 | Global Relay Event Archiving API | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | — | configurable |
| 16 | CivSocial | 6.3 | No | — | No | — | — | configurable |
| 17 | COMPLY Communications Archiving | 6.3 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Global Relay Archive | 6.3 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Proofpoint Enterprise Archive | 6.3 | No | — | — | — | — | configurable |
| 20 | Sharp Archive | 6.3 | No | — | No | — | 3 | configurable |
| 21 | Theta Lake Teams Compliance Recorder | 6.3 | No | $1,250/mo | — | — | — | configurable |
| 22 | Verint Financial Compliance | 6.3 | No | — | — | — | — | configurable |
| 23 | Hanzo | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Shield Data Hub | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | — | configurable |
| 25 | SND Archive | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | 9 | — |
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Questions about this list
Which social media archiving software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Social Archiver is ranked #1 of 40 with a score of 7.3. Proofpoint Email DLP and Encryption is second and Aleph Archives third.
How many of these have a free plan?
1 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Social Archiver has the lowest first paid tier we found: $3.33/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.
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