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OpenText Information Archive vs Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Information Archive
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
File Archiving (3rd)
Proofpoint Intelligent Com...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Email Archiving (6th), eDiscovery (15th), Compliance Management (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

OpenText Information Archive and Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. OpenText Information Archive is designed for File Archiving and holds a mindshare of 6.8%, up 5.6% compared to last year.
Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Email Archiving, holds 3.9% mindshare, up 0.9% since last year.
File Archiving Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Information Archive6.8%
Veritas Enterprise Vault9.9%
Commvault Cloud7.9%
Other75.4%
File Archiving
Email Archiving Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform3.9%
Microsoft Defender for Office 36519.7%
Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection18.7%
Other57.7%
Email Archiving
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2594589 - PeerSpot reviewer
ECM Delivery Manager at a university with 11-50 employees
Have integrated diverse content sources and reduced legacy system costs through structured archiving
There is still a belief that OpenText, of course improving as every other vendor does, could see a little bit more improvement in AI involvement and scenarios. It is good in small scope, but improvement for large scope as well would be valuable. This is something that is missed a little bit. Otherwise, it is evolving quite well and still on top of the market. The most critical part regarding OpenText Information Archive is that OpenText is very strong, but the current packaging is already offering very strong capabilities in the smallest package. Of course, the price corresponds to the capabilities. Some customers would prefer to have fewer capabilities for a more affordable price. This is generally true for every single vendor of this kind. For big customers who have big requirements for the largest enterprises, it is reasonable. However, it really cuts out the companies which are at the edge between medium business and enterprises because those are maybe not looking for so advanced solutions from the functionality perspective.
Anita Brüggemann - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at emco Bautechnik GmbH
Effectively reduces spam and malicious emails with reliable detection capabilities
It would be helpful to make it easier for end users to filter and see items in the quarantine within the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform. As an admin, I believe it would be sensible if end users could also see the quarantine folder in the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform so they can create their own rules. The reports are all predefined, and I cannot create custom reports, so I am not fully satisfied with their visibility. I would appreciate the ability to generate my own reports.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best feature found in OpenText Information Archive is the complexity it covers, which means you can use almost any kind of data by integrating it with the original source and easily doing that into a unified content management system."
"It is very stable."
"It has a strong XML engine for reading data and making it indexed and searchable."
"Our experience with the platform has been positive as it has maintained consistent control over spam and malware threats."
 

Cons

"Some customers would prefer to have fewer capabilities for a more affordable price."
"It requires a decent amount of XL mapping."
"It requires a decent amount of XL mapping."
"The Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform does not provide features that help reduce manual efforts, so additional human resources are still required to manage security."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
20%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with OpenText InfoArchive?
There is still a belief that OpenText, of course improving as every other vendor does, could see a little bit more improvement in AI involvement and scenarios. It is good in small scope, but improv...
What is your primary use case for OpenText InfoArchive?
OpenText Information Archive is basically used for decommissioning purposes. When organizations would like to have access to all data, particularly during new content platform implementation, they ...
What advice do you have for others considering OpenText InfoArchive?
The organization is currently working with OpenText products mainly. In the organization, another team is working with IBM as well, but more focus is on OpenText currently. The organization works w...
What needs improvement with Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform?
It would be helpful to make it easier for end users to filter and see items in the quarantine within the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform. As an admin, I believe it would be sensible if e...
What is your primary use case for Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform?
We use the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform because it has a good ability to detect viruses and malicious emails, and it collects a lot of spam emails. Since we use this platform, the spa...
What advice do you have for others considering Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform?
It is a cloud-based deployment of the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform. We worked with an internet provider, who is also a security provider, and it took one day to deploy it on the cloud...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Proofpoint e-discovery and Analytics, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

BMO Harris Bank, Pacific Life Insurance Company, China CITIC Bank International Limited, Techint Group, Agility, Lahey Health
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
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