MailStore Server vs ZL Unified Archive
MailStore Server
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ZL Unified Archive
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| Figure | MailStore Server | ZL Unified Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Enterprise Information Archiving Software | 8.3 (#2) | 6.9 (#14) |
| Spec score · Archiving Software | 8.1 (#3) | 6.9 (#14) |
| Compliance | The product includes retention policies, legal hold, logging, auditor access, journaling, and eDiscovery support. | The vendor states its platform serves requirements including SEC, FINRA, MiFID II, GDPR, CCPA, and DoD 5015.02. |
| Founded | 2006 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Viersen, Germany | San Jose, California, United States |
| Intended users | MailStore Server is positioned as email archiving software for small and medium-sized businesses. | The vendor positions its archiving and compliance platform for large enterprises, including financial institutions and government organizations. |
| Purpose | MailStore Server creates copies of company emails in a central archive for long-term availability and access. | ZL UA consolidates archived and in-place unstructured content in one repository for archiving and governance. |
Plans
MailStore Server
- MailStore Server Starter Kit (up to 5 users)$259, paid once
In their own words
MailStore Server
MailStore Server has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
ZL Unified Archive
ZL Unified Archive consolidates archived and in-place unstructured content in a repository for archiving and governance. It supports email, files, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, social media, instant messages, legacy databases and archives, and formats including CSV, XML, and JSON. Search combines Boolean logic, wildcards, fuzzy logic, and proximity rules. For Teams, the system captures files, messages, reactions, and surrounding content for policy application, review, and selective archiving. Records management offers more than 20,000 manual and automated classifications, configurable lifecycle policies, an audit log of document actions, and one-click legal holds. eDiscovery capabilities include early case assessment, search and culling, hierarchical tagging, email threading, and customizable workflows within the archive. Deployment options are on-premises, cloud, and hybrid. ZL Technologies positions the platform for large enterprises, including financial institutions and government organizations, and lists requirements such as SEC, FINRA, MiFID II, GDPR, CCPA, and DoD 5015.02. It runs on web, API, and self-hosted deployments. Pricing is on request.