Best Data Archiving Software in 2026
Updated
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.
Data archiving software helps preserve information and make it available for later retrieval. Compare supported data sources and retention policies, along with search and restore capabilities, to understand how each product addresses keeping and finding records. Deduplication and immutable archive options add further distinctions, while legal hold may be relevant to your retention needs. Deployment, free-plan availability, and paid-from details provide additional comparison points. Preservica, Komprise Intelligent Data Management, and HuskHoard are among the products covered. Consider what information you need to retain and how you expect to locate it later.
27 data archiving software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Data Archiving Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 3 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 PreservicaPaid from $310/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 2 Komprise Intelligent Data Management
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 3 HuskHoardFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 4 Archon Data Store
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 Infobelt Enterprise Information Archiving
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 Archive360
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 7 Arkivum
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 8 Docbyte Vault
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 9 Quorum onQ Archive Vault
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 10 Salesforce Archive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 11 RODA
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 QStar Archive Manager
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 13 Archivematica
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 ESSArch Digital Archive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 Fedora Repository
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 Cella Information Lifecycle Management
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 Datadobi Open Archive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 OpenText Information Archive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 PoINT Storage Manager
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 ZL Unified Archive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 Datacyclic
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 SkyDoks Enterprise
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 DataArchiva
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 24 SMARCK
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 25 SOLIXCloud Enterprise Archiving
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
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Questions about this list
Which data archiving software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Preservica is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 7.7. 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 how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.