Feith Agency ERM vs Microsoft Purview Records Management

Feith Agency ERM, also identified as RMA iQ, is a records-management platform for federal civilian, defense, and Intelligence Community programs. It captures records from Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, file shares, paper, email, and Teams, then uses Record Insight to apply retention schedules and flag PII, CUI, and classified content. Feith states that Record Insight achieved 98%+ categorization accuracy in live testing. Automatic disposition schedules can be suspended by legal or FOIA holds, and each disposition receives certification. An append-only, cryptographically verifiable audit log records capture, classification, and disposition events. Native connectors cover Microsoft and Google services, Box, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Oracle, SQL Server, and SAP, while an open REST API supports custom sources. RMA iQ runs on premises, in an agency cloud, or Feith’s FedRAMP cloud, including air-gapped deployments. Listed compliance references include FedRAMP Moderate, FISMA High, NIST 800-53, FIPS 140-3, STIG hardening, and NARA UERM alignment. Pricing is customized and available on request; there is no free plan.

Microsoft Purview Records Management is a cloud records-management service accessed through the web. It provides rule-based classification, retention rules, disposition workflows, and audit trails for managing records. The listed Microsoft Purview Suite plan costs $12 a month per user when billed yearly, using an annual subscription that renews automatically. The suite includes advanced data lifecycle and records management, advanced data loss prevention, advanced information protection, advanced audit, and eDiscovery (Premium). The service uses a paid pricing model and has no free plan. Retention rules define how records are kept, disposition workflows support controlled handling at the end of retention, and audit trails record activity. Rule-based classification supplies the stated method for organizing records. Because the listed deployment model is cloud and the platform is web, access is through the service’s browser interface. The per-user price means subscription cost varies with the number of users.