Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving vs. Squirrel

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Exchange Online Archiving from Microsoft is a tool that helps the user solve archiving, compliance, regulatory, and eDiscovery challenges. Hosted on Microsoft globally redundant servers, with IT-level phone support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Exchange Online Archiving is compatible with Exchange Server 2019, 2016, 2013, and 2010. It’s also available as an add-on service for mailboxes that are hosted online.
$3
per month per user
Squirrel
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Squirrel by SmiKar Solutions is a SaaS product designed to enhance document management for organizations utilizing SharePoint Online. It provides an automated document archiving solution that integrates with SharePoint Online, transferring documents to Azure Blob Storage based on customizable lifecycle policies. Key Features: Automated Document Archiving: Squirrel intelligently moves documents from SharePoint Online to cost-effective Azure Blob Storage according to pre…N/A
Pricing
Microsoft Exchange Online ArchivingSquirrel
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Exchange Online ArchivingSquirrel
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Small Businesses
Cove Data Protection
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cove Data Protection
Cove Data Protection
Score 9.8 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Exchange
Score 9.1 out of 10
Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Exchange
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Microsoft Exchange Online ArchivingSquirrel
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(7 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Exchange Online ArchivingSquirrel
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Microsoft has a variety of models and tiers available to choose from. Depending on the nature of your firm, you should seek the advice of a specialist. Also, if you're like most people and use Microsoft Office, ask about it. Having the ability to collaborate online while still saving your documents to SharePoint increases your overall productivity.
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SmiKar
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Great granular-level management and backup of all Microsoft 365 mailboxes
  • Content search and investigation of mailboxes without modifying a user's password (without the user knowing)
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SmiKar
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Time to restore the mailings
  • To change the characteristics of the archive I need to communicate with the administrator
  • When the administrator eliminates the mail account it also eliminates the archives created
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SmiKar
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
The Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving tools are the best with multiple Cloud capabilities which enables the smooth running of all the data processing projects and securing entire business data and easy transfer of any data size across the Cloud services. Archiving functions are also the effective ones with great data analytical capability.
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SmiKar
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Is included with exchange online plans at no extra cost, so why not use it?
  • Has helped solve some specific user requirements eg auto-delete emails older than a certain age, and auto move emails from certain folders after a period of time.
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SmiKar
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ScreenShots

Squirrel Screenshots

Screenshot of a screen showing the amount of data that has been archived over time from SharePoint Online to Azure Blob Storage