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Best Social Media Archiving Software in 2026

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

32ranked
2free plans on this page
$10/molowest paid tier
2 Oct 2026last checked
#1 MessageWatcher Social Media Compliance Top pick · 8.0 $10/mo #2 Global Relay Event Archiving API Runner-up · 7.8 #3 Social Archiver Also great · 7.7 Free plan · Free
  1. 1

    MessageWatcher Social Media Compliance

    8.0
    Free trial Web
    Free plan
    No
    Retention options
    configurable
    Legal hold
    Yes
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $10/mofirst paid tier About MessageWatcher Social Media ComplianceVisit site
  2. 2

    Global Relay Event Archiving API

    7.8
    apiWeb
    Retention options
    configurable
    Legal hold
    Yes
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Global Relay Event Archiving APIVisit site
  3. 3

    Social Archiver

    7.7
    Free plan WebmacOSiOSAndroid
    Free plan
    Yes
    Social sources
    21
    Retention options
    permanent
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    Free About Social ArchiverVisit site
  4. 4

    MirrorWeb Insight

    7.5
    Web
    Retention options
    configurable
    Legal hold
    Yes
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About MirrorWeb InsightVisit site
  5. 5

    ZL UA for Social Media Archiving

    7.3
    Retention options
    configurable
    Legal hold
    Yes
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About ZL UA for Social Media ArchivingVisit site
  6. 6

    Theta Lake Teams Compliance Recorder

    7.3
    Free plan apiWeb
    Retention options
    configurable
    Legal hold
    Yes
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $1,250/mofirst paid tier About Theta Lake Teams Compliance RecorderVisit site
  7. 7

    Smarsh Archive

    7.1
    apiWeb
    Retention options
    configurable
    Legal hold
    Yes
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Smarsh ArchiveVisit site
  8. 8

    Brolly

    7.0
    Web
    Free plan
    No
    Social sources
    7
    Retention options
    configurable
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About BrollyVisit site
  9. 9

    Sharp Archive

    6.9
    Web
    Free plan
    No
    Social sources
    3
    Retention options
    configurable
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Sharp ArchiveVisit site
  10. 10

    Orlo

    6.9
    Web
    Retention options
    configurable
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About OrloVisit site
  11. 11

    CivicPlus Social Media Archiving

    6.8
    Web
    Free plan
    No
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About CivicPlus Social Media ArchivingVisit site
  12. 12

    SND Archive

    6.8
    Social sources
    9
    Legal hold
    Yes
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About SND ArchiveVisit site
  13. 13

    Archive Intel

    6.8
    AndroidiOSWeb
    Free plan
    No
    Paid from
    12 /user/mo
    Social sources
    6
    Retention options
    configurable
    Legal hold
    Yes
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $99/mofirst paid tier About Archive IntelVisit site
  14. 14

    Red Oak Social Media Compliance

    6.7
    Web
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Red Oak Social Media ComplianceVisit site
  15. 15

    Arkiwera

    6.6
    Web
    Social sources
    6
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About ArkiweraVisit site
  16. 16

    Jatheon Cloud

    6.6
    AndroidapiiOSWeb
    Legal hold
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Jatheon CloudVisit site
  17. 17

    CiVQ Social Media Archiving

    6.5
    Web
    Free plan
    No
    Retention options
    configurable
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About CiVQ Social Media ArchivingVisit site
  18. 18

    CivicOps

    6.2
    Web
    Free plan
    No
    Retention options
    configurable
    Legal hold
    No
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About CivicOpsVisit site
  19. 19

    Hadrius Communications

    6.2
    Web
    Retention options
    configurable
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Hadrius CommunicationsVisit site
  20. 20

    Pagefreezer

    6.1
    Web
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About PagefreezerVisit site
  21. 21

    Global Relay Archive

    6.1
    Web
    Legal hold
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Global Relay ArchiveVisit site
  22. 22

    Verint Financial Compliance

    6.1
    Web
    Retention options
    configurable
    Legal hold
    Yes
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Verint Financial ComplianceVisit site
  23. 23

    Shield Data Hub

    5.9
    Web
    Retention options
    configurable
    Legal hold
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Shield Data HubVisit site
  24. 24

    InnoARCHIVE

    5.9
    Web
    Retention options
    configurable
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About InnoARCHIVEVisit site
  25. 25

    Aleph Archives

    5.8
    Web
    Retention options
    configurable
    Legal hold
    Yes
    Advanced search
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Aleph ArchivesVisit site

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Questions about this list

Which social media archiving software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?

MessageWatcher Social Media Compliance is ranked #1 of 32 with a score of 8.0. Global Relay Event Archiving API is second and Social Archiver 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, MessageWatcher Social Media Compliance has the lowest first paid tier we found: $10/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.

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