Google Vault vs Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud 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 #9 with an average rating of 8.0. Google holds a 4.6% mindshare in EA, compared to Veritas’s 2.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Veritas users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud and Google Vault are two competing products in the data archiving and compliance category. Google Vault has the upper hand due to its comprehensive features, despite higher costs, whereas Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud is appealing for its pricing and support.

Features: Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud offers seamless integration with various email systems, and strong compliance and eDiscovery tools. Google Vault provides robust search capabilities, strong integration with Google Workspace, and efficient retention policy management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud requires moderate setup and provides dedicated support for smooth implementation. Google Vault ensures quick onboarding with Google Workspace but relies on standard Google channels for support, which may not be as responsive as Veritas' dedicated support.

Pricing and ROI: Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud has competitive and predictable pricing, offering a favorable ROI for budget-conscious businesses. Google Vault involves higher initial costs but offers significant long-term value, particularly for organizations using Google Workspace, balancing initial cost with value realization over time.

To learn more, read our detailed Google Vault vs. Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud Report (Updated: March 2026).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Google Vault

Ranking in Email Archiving

5th

Ranking in eDiscovery

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud

Ranking in Email Archiving

9th

Ranking in eDiscovery

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File Archiving (6th)

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.cloud is 2.3%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Email Archiving Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Google Vault	4.6%
Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud	2.3%
Other	93.1%

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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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Rastislav Maniak

Partial Owner at Storage One

Archives emails and files, providing indexes for searching the archives

The tool has had some scalability issues, but now that it's offered as a cloud service, it's easier to manage. However, setting it up isn't as straightforward as it used to be, and there may be limitations with the support provided during setup and testing. Also, the quality of support has declined in the past year.

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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

"My impression is that the initial setup process is not that difficult."

"You can retrieve any type of data; for example, if a user accidentally deletes data, as an admin with access to Google Vault, you can easily restore the deleted data."

"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."

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

"In my opinion, the search functionality is the best feature. With Google Vault, we can quickly search for any email within Gmail accounts. And then we can get further information, such as if you want the full header or want to know any extra details about the emails."

"One of the noteworthy aspects is that nothing ever gets deleted, which is convenient."

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

"Google Vault acts as a great method for retrieving files from Google Drive and Gmail."

More Google Vault pros

"The tool streamlines data discovery processes for compliance by setting up a gateway to copy every incoming and outgoing email to the archive independently of the mailbox. This ensures that even if a user deletes their mailbox, the emails are still available in the archive, making it a compliant solution for monitoring all incoming and outgoing emails. Additionally, it offers the ability to place legal holds on important emails."

"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."

Cons

"The knowledge base is not as in-depth as it should be."

"Google Vault lacks speed."

"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."

"Compared to Microsoft, they have more features in terms of compliance and retention policies."

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

"So, when doing a search, perhaps in some instances when you use terms, the information is not very precise in the sense that I'm not getting what I'm looking for. And in some instances, the information, not all the time, but in some instances, it might not be accurate. For example, when doing a search, if you use too many terms, it might not return any results."

"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."

More Google Vault cons

"Technical support could be better."

"The tool has had some scalability issues, but now that it's offered as a cloud service, it's easier to manage. However, setting it up isn't as straightforward as it used to be, and there may be limitations with the support provided during setup and testing. Also, the quality of support has declined in the past year."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

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

"The solution is expensive."

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

"The tool is expensive, and I rate its price as eight out of ten. It might not be very expensive. However, comparing it with something that's free or already included in the price is challenging, like the Office 365 archive mailbox. Previously, this was part of the subscription price. Now, it's an additional cost, typically covered by departments like legal or compliance rather than IT."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

University

Financial Services Firm

28%

Government

Computer Software Company

Energy/Utilities 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

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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.cloud?

The tool streamlines data discovery processes for compliance by setting up a gateway to copy every incoming and outgoing email to the archive independently of the mailbox. This ensures that even if...

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

The tool is expensive, and I rate its price as eight out of ten. It might not be very expensive. However, comparing it with something that's free or already included in the price is challenging, li...

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What needs improvement with Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud?

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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.cloud is a cloud-based archiving service that helps regulated organizations more effectively meet data governance requirements. and more efficiently execute business or legal eDiscovery. Thousands of customers have used Enterprise Vault.cloud to help ensure a successful and compliant migration to a cloud based application platform such as Microsoft Office 365 or Google G Suite Enterprise.

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Broadcom, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Globeflight, Maven Wave, McClatchy, NII Holdings, Safetec, Sheboygan County

Lixil, CDCR, Windsor Foods, KM&A, Bear

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