Sonian (discontinued) vs. Unified Global Archiving

We have had a couple of legal inquiries which required us to review emails for a user or users. Using the Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, we have been able to perform searches quickly, narrowing or expanding the search criteria is easy, resulting in exactly what we were looking for. This has saved us with claims for collections, as well as a couple of legal HR matters. It is my trusted go to application.

The simple design and ease of use are my favorite! This made taking electronic payments so easy and effortless. Especially during a time when everyone was already stressed enough, contactless payments meant one less stress for everyone. offers software that is versatile and also nearly free for a new business.

Incentivized

• Sonian search is rightly praised for ease of use, scale, performance and accuracy.
• Sonian archive can be deployed rapidly without the need for costly professional service engagements.
• Seamless process to import PST files into the archive.
• Sonian has a high focus on compliance and governance which is reflected with their fast and accurate search function.

Incentivized

• having your domain registered or managed with route53 is easier because it creates the record in your DNS automatically, further simplifying its usability
• You get an automatic renewal with notifications when you have configured the trust between the service

Incentivized

• Speed is slow sometimes
• The Outlook plugin does not always find all emails when searching

• I don't have major inconveniences, only that using several regions becomes a bit tedious because you
• need to create a certificate for each of the regions in which you have the resources hosted

Incentivized

It performs as expected with no exceptions.

We only need support when initially setting it up. We really have not had to call for user or help support on this product. It has always worked and is always easy to use.

Sonian is a pure SaaS solution and is easy to manage and use. It's cost effective and does exactly what it says on the tin

Incentivized

• We have been able to reduce a lot of store space by moving all PST files to the archiver.
• Users love how easy it is to find old emails that were deleted long ago.
• Some users now rely on this service

• was looking for a few different solutions but mentioned Square ran to CVS and bought one right away
• when they need to sign charges or enter phone numbers

Incentivized