KerioConnect vs Veritas Enterprise Vault comparison

GFI and Veritas are both solutions in the Email Archiving category. GFI is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.3, while Veritas is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.6. GFI holds a 1.9% mindshare in EA, compared to Veritas’s 4.1% mindshare. Additionally, 62% of GFI users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Veritas users who would recommend it.

KerioConnect

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62% willing to recommend

Veritas Enterprise Vault

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88% willing to recommend

KerioConnect

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Veritas Enterprise Vault and KerioConnect compete in the email archiving and communication solutions category. Veritas Enterprise Vault has the upper hand in archiving capabilities and extensive integration options, while KerioConnect excels in simplicity and cost-effectiveness.

Features: Veritas Enterprise Vault provides comprehensive email archiving with substantial storage, long-term search capabilities, and integration with Microsoft Office, ideal for large enterprises. It features advanced indexing and search, robust user accessibility, and stability that ensures high performance. KerioConnect offers a secure mailing environment with seamless ActiveSync integration and critical security features. Its straightforward and server-efficient design is highly praised.

Room for Improvement: Veritas Enterprise Vault users suggest improvements in cost structure, better cloud service integration, and simpler configuration processes to enhance usability. Its complexity and maintenance needs also require attention. KerioConnect would benefit from improved redundancy, faster web interfaces, better CRM connectivity, and deeper AI integration to enhance performance and user engagement.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Veritas Enterprise Vault primarily offers on-premises deployment, requiring higher technical oversight but featuring high-rated and responsive customer support. Suggestions for proactive problem resolution are noted. KerioConnect supports both cloud and on-premises deployments, with higher ease of setup and satisfactory technical support. Its efficient setup is appreciated, though further developments could enhance user experience.

Pricing and ROI: Veritas Enterprise Vault is often seen as costly, yet it offers significant ROI with increased efficiency and reduced storage costs. Higher initial costs are offset by long-term savings. KerioConnect provides cost-effective solutions with competitive yearly pricing, generally cheaper than alternatives like Google or Microsoft. It stands out for affordability and simplicity, making it a popular budget-friendly choice offering substantial ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

KerioConnect

Ranking in Email Archiving

6th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (9th)

Veritas Enterprise Vault

Ranking in Email Archiving

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File Archiving (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Email Archiving category, the mindshare of KerioConnect is 1.9%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Enterprise Vault is 4.1%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Email Archiving Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Veritas Enterprise Vault	4.1%
KerioConnect	1.9%
Other	94.0%

Email Archiving

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David Bloomer

Senior Technician at Computers At Work

Lightweight, simple, and robust; easy to maintain and doesn't require a lot of system resources to run

Kerio Connect does as advertised, so there are no real issues with the product itself. It's developed regularly, so there are constant updates. Possibly, the support and development have lessened since they've sold the company, but as far as the product itself is concerned, there isn't anything that I would suggest needs improvement. If I'm being picky, Kerio Connect uses a proprietary, mappy atom for Outlook, and it would be nice if they used a native mappy connection instead, but that's the only additional feature that I would like to see in its next release. If they have native Outlook map integration, that would be great, but other than that, it's got all the functions that I think a mail server should have.

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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

"We use the solution as a mail server. It connects with Outlook and is used for calendaring and similar tasks."

"We have contacted technical support a handful of times and received some assistance."

"The most valuable features are security and privacy because you installed it on your server, within your company premises, not in the cloud."

"The user interface is good."

"What I like most about Kerio Connect is that it supports ActiveSync, and that is its most critical feature. The solution is also a nice, simple, robust, and stable mail server."

"It's relatively simple to use."

"KerioConnect has integration with 365. We can use Outlook, which has its client and can be used with Apple devices. It integrates with the App Store and Microsoft Office. It has a smart router. The spam filtering and antivirus are good."

"The most valuable features are its ease of use, excellent pricing, and it is platform agnostic."

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"Support is great and they have a very good response time."

"The integration capabilities are second to none."

"Enterprise is a user-friendly product."

"User behavior is very smooth."

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

"The archive allows the customers to search any items as far back as five or ten years ago."

"We use the solution to archive emails."

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

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Cons

"You cannot integrate with other services like Google Docs, Google Assistant, Google Calendar, etc."

"I would like to see better support from their support team."

"The search and archiving documentation capabilities need to be stronger."

"It could be simpler to use and install, but I still wouldn't use it because there isn't a compelling use case."

"Having a native Outlook map integration would make Kerio Connect better."

"Most of our clients use Outlook and Kerio Connect. Occasionally, Kerio can be a bit slow. They could make it faster to get onto the web interface without so much load time. It's just slow with Outlook, however, for some reason."

"The solution could improve the redundancy because we only have one copy of the Kerio Connect server on our hardware. The next step for us is to move to the cloud and if Kerio does not have a cloud version available they should release one"

"We cannot compete with them because they're fully integrated with their applications."

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"The file-level archiving is very important in Enterprise Vault 12 and this doesn't really exist in early versions."

"The quality of support by Veritas has declined in the last year."

"The product is a very complicated solution. It is not easy to upgrade and get alerts of issues. You have to check it all the time to see if there is an internal error."

"Dealing with personal information, such as documents that contain a personal number, personal ID or something like that should be improved. Sometimes it works poorly in that regard."

"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."

"I cannot perform application backup, and I am not able to repair the license."

"The stability could be improved."

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

More Veritas Enterprise Vault cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"KerioConnect has a first-time cost and yearly subscription. It is not expensive."

"The pricing is about $3 per mailbox per month."

"The solution's pricing depends on how long you plan to keep it because you pay on a per-year basis. You might have a one-time setup cost for something like Microsoft Exchange or a Linux mail server. I'd say this solution is expensive on a per-year basis, almost 2000-3000 dollars annually. It doesn't seem to pay off yet, so we're considering switching to another product."

"The price of Kerio Connect is better when comparing it to others solutions."

"It's an affordable solution"

"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."

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

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

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

"Veritas Enterprise Vault is an expensive solution."

"Enterprise Vault is a little bit expensive."

"The pricing is very high."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

15%

Educational Organization

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about KerioConnect?

The most valuable features are security and privacy because you installed it on your server, within your company premises, not in the cloud.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for KerioConnect?

KerioConnect has a first-time cost and yearly subscription. It is not expensive.

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What needs improvement with KerioConnect?

KerioConnect continues to improve with regular updates throughout the year. They must be added to the roadmap, which requires approval. In larger organizations, the server's capabilities and the da...

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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?

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Enterprise Vault, Symantec Enterprise Vault

Overview

Kerio Connect, a messaging and collaboration solution, meets the needs of small and mid-sized businesses while offering a robust feature lineup. Business users enjoy support for their favorite email client and easy web-based access. Kerio Connect is highly stable—so you can focus on business rather than unexpected downtime and recovery.

GFI

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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