Google Vault vs Veritas Enterprise Vault comparison

Google and Veritas are both solutions in the Email Archiving category. Google is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.5, while Veritas is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.8. Google holds a 4.6% mindshare in EA, compared to Veritas’s 4.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Veritas users who would recommend it.

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Veritas Enterprise Vault and Google Vault are both strong competitors in the data archiving solution category, each catering to different needs. Based on user feedback, Veritas Enterprise Vault seems to have the upper hand in advanced features and integration capabilities, while Google Vault is preferred for its ease of use and cost-effectiveness.

Features: Veritas Enterprise Vault offers advanced email and SMTP archiving, efficient indexing for long-term access, and strong integration with Outlook, making it ideal for large organizations. Google Vault provides integration with Gmail and Google Drive, effortless search functionalities, and easy data exports, focusing on simplicity and ease of access.

Room for Improvement: Veritas Enterprise Vault could improve its indexing, cloud integration, and licensing affordability, while its complexity necessitates significant technical involvement. Google Vault users want enhanced search capabilities, better export functionalities, flexible data management, and more proactive customer support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Veritas Enterprise Vault is tailored for on-premises deployment, requiring significant technical support though well-rated, it often leads to extensive communication. Google Vault offers hybrid and cloud deployment options, allowing for easy management, though users report occasional delays in support resolution.

Pricing and ROI: Veritas Enterprise Vault is perceived as expensive, yet delivers high ROI through storage and data management improvements. In contrast, Google Vault is considered cost-effective, especially as part of Google Workspace, yet its basic functionality might not always justify additional expenses. Both solutions offer substantial ROI, with Veritas potentially providing more significant savings for environments requiring extensive archival features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Google Vault

Ranking in Email Archiving

5th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

eDiscovery (2nd)

Veritas Enterprise Vault

Ranking in Email Archiving

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File Archiving (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Email Archiving category, the mindshare of Google Vault is 4.6%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Enterprise Vault is 4.3%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Email Archiving Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Veritas Enterprise Vault	4.3%
Google Vault	4.6%
Other	91.1%

Email Archiving

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Rahul Gill

GWS/M365 Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Has supported data retention and export tasks while leaving room for greater automation and feature expansion

If we can have more APIs open for Google Vault, that would be great, and instead of doing it manually, it would be better to do it programmatically. I think there is an API available with Google Vault, though I'm not certain about it. I have never used Vault programmatically, but if APIs exist, then it's beneficial, and if there aren't any, we should have the capability for programmers to create some sort of scripting so they can fetch the data. I assess the export feature in Google Vault in terms of ease and efficiency as quite efficient because most of the data we want to see is available in MBOX and PST formats. If possible, I would want to see Google Vault support additional formats such as iCal, iCad, or CardDAV, which are for iPhone users.

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Charles Nwaokukwu

Head, Datacenter and IT Enterprise Applications at GTBANK

Support for data archiving and integration capabilities enhance data management

The GUI of Veritas Enterprise Vault is not friendly; the user interface can be quite convoluted for users or IT people who are not conversant with it. Even for professionals, it can be complex. Over time, if you get the hang of it, you'll understand it, but it's not something you can teach a user to quickly grasp. It's kind of complex. Veritas could do something to change this situation. I've given feedback quite a number of times through various channels, including during support calls. I remember trying to do a system state backup using our NetBackup feature, and I found out that Veritas NetBackup cannot back up a system state. Having numerous solutions instead of just one backup system can be quite unfriendly. They can back up other things such as databases and file servers, but when it comes to carrying a system state backup, it falls short. Honestly, Veritas Enterprise Vault's costing was one of the main reasons we dropped the integration to the cloud.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Search feature is valuable for our customers."

"Google Vault retains all deleted data from the previous four years, acting as backup security so this vital information can be made available to anyone who needs it."

"It is a very stable solution...It is a very scalable solution."

"The most valuable features are automatic document and email retention."

"I think the most valuable features are Gmail and Drive, and the solution is also very helpful with Google Chat messages because sometimes you might be missing some information and you can search for it in Google Vault, a very helpful feature for our customers."

"Data retention is very valuable to us."

"Google Vault is a solution we can use for the data export of end-users."

"What I appreciate about Google Vault is that one of the best features is the ability to use retention policies; it covers mail, chat groups, calendars, sites, Drive, and Google Voice, and the data will remain in Google Vault even if it gets deleted by the user accidentally or intentionally."

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"We use advanced indexing and search functionalities heavily, and for compliance, audits, and legal requirements, it's helpful for the recovery purposes of corrupted files."

"The most valuable feature of Veritas Enterprise Vault is the on-premise recall from your email into Outlook."

"I use the solution to find data loss and restore the data."

"Organizations can streamline governance processes and improve compliance by utilizing automated classification to tag and categorize data."

"If you are on-premise and cannot go to the cloud, this is the best solution for easy maintenance of your Exchange server."

"From my experience, the most beneficial aspects of the product are the lower cost per terabyte and the security of old data with ease of access."

"What I have heard from admins working on that environment is that they are very satisfied with Veritas Enterprise Vault, and they are also satisfied with what Commvault solution."

"Compared to other third-party products, the solution's most valuable features are its cost and security."

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Cons

"Although it does a good job of searching through data and exporting it, I feel that Google Vault should have more export options available to the user. As a reseller, our customers demand a lot from their Google products, and exporting is one area where there's a lot of improvement needed."

"One thing I've noticed is that it splits the data files into multiple parts, like the PFT files. For example, when there is a large data size of any account, the backup process splits it into many files. This can be confusing and not very efficient when trying to manage the backups."

"Many of our customers are facing problems related to backup and data splitting, and when they ask Google technical support about the reason for the data splitting, they haven't received a proper answer."

"Customer service has been a bit lacking."

"The price of the solution could improve and the search could be easier."

"It would be nice if Google would let us download the data in different formats."

"Google Vault lacks speed."

"Google Vault needs to improve its data export timing because sometimes, it takes a very long time to export the data."

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"One of the big disadvantages is that the product doesn't cover structured data"

"Dealing with personal information, such as documents that contain a personal number, personal ID or something like that should be improved."

"The integration needs to improve."

"It requires a lot of maintenance; we had a lot of problems with it as services were falling down or failing, so it's not really easy to maintain."

"The stability could be improved."

"Cost is high for Veritas Enterprise Vault."

"The GUI is not friendly. The user interface can be quite convoluted for a user or an IT person who is not conversant with Veritas Enterprise Vault to immediately grasp it."

"The solution is not user-friendly and the restoration is not fast. It's also tricky to get information from it."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Last year, the price was randomly increased and our customers were really facing a challenge around this. Google launched new pricing under different plans, where formerly there were only three plans, and now there are four, each with their own separate usage allowances. I think it's good, though. The basic plan is now the Business Starter plan, and many customers find this plan very convenient and minimal in price. Overall, the pricing for all the plans is good."

"The pricing is fairly cheap."

"If you have Google Enterprise, then Google Vault is free to use."

"The solution is expensive."

"Google Vault is a cheaply priced product. Monthly payments are to be made towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There are no extra costs apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution."

"Google Vault comes as part of a package deal for us."

"Enterprise Vault is a little bit expensive."

"Veritas Enterprise Vault is an expensive solution."

"There is a license required for this solution and it is typically is paid annually."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

"The price for Enterprise Vault is around €100 per user."

"It's an affordable solution"

"Veritas Enterprise Vault pricing is average, and I rate the solution a five out of ten for pricing."

"The pricing is very high."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

University

Financial Services Firm

18%

Government

Outsourcing Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Vault?

There is no setup cost; it's only the pricing which one needs to pay upon subscribing to Google Vault services.

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What needs improvement with Google Vault?

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What is your primary use case for Google Vault?

A few use cases for Google Vault involve using it for custodian purposes where we have to store their mails, calendars, and mostly the mails, which we have done as a custodian process in order to s...

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What do you like most about Veritas Enterprise Vault?

Veritas Enterprise Vault is an archive solution for email and files.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Enterprise Vault?

I don't know if the solution is affordable or if it's still a bit expensive in comparison to other products.

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What needs improvement with Veritas Enterprise Vault?

We just use NetBackup and appliances, and we don't use other solutions. We have NetBackup, and Backup Exec is a lower grade software that we don't utilize. We don't have Access Appliances. We don't...

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Also Known As

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Enterprise Vault, Symantec Enterprise Vault

Overview

Google Vault lets you retain, hold, search, and export data to support your organization’s archiving and eDiscovery needs. Vault supports:

Email messages
Chats in classic Hangouts with history turned on and Google Talk chats that are on the record
Google Groups
Files in Google Drive and Team Drives
Conversations in Hangouts Chat

Vault is entirely web-based, so there's no need to install or maintain any software. Vault is included with G Suite Enterprise, Business, Education, or Drive Enterprise edition. (Compare editions) Or you can buy Vault licenses for an additional $5 per user, per month.

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Veritas Enterprise Vault is a comprehensive information archiving solution that helps organizations manage and protect their data. It enables seamless archiving of emails, files, and other unstructured data, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. With advanced search and retrieval capabilities, it allows users to quickly access archived information.

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