Best Social Media Archiving Software in 2026
32 social media archiving software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Social sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Global Relay Event Archiving API | 8.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 2 |  Smarsh Archive | 7.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 3 |  Theta Lake Teams Compliance Recorder | 7.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $1,250/mo | — | — | — | View |
| 4 | Jatheon Cloud | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 5 |  MirrorWeb Insight | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 6 | ZL UA for Social Media Archiving | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 7 |  MessageWatcher Social Media Compliance | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 8 |  Social Archiver | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | 21 | View |
| 9 |  Brolly | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | 7 | View |
| 10 |  Sharp Archive | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | 3 | View |
| 11 |  CivicPlus Social Media Archiving | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 12 |  SND Archive | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | 9 | View |
| 13 |  Orlo | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 14 | Archive Intel | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $99/mo | No | 12 /user/mo | 6 | View |
| 15 |  Red Oak Social Media Compliance | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 16 | CiVQ Social Media Archiving | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 17 | Arkiwera | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | 6 | View |
| 18 | CivicOps | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 19 |  Hadrius Communications | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 20 |  Pagefreezer | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 21 | Global Relay Archive | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 22 | Verint Financial Compliance | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 23 |  Shield Data Hub | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 24 |  InnoARCHIVE | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 25 | Aleph Archives | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which social media archiving software is ranked first on Inferse?
Global Relay Event Archiving API is ranked #1 of 32 with a score of 8.4. Smarsh Archive is second and Theta Lake Teams Compliance Recorder third.
How many of these have a free plan?
2 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, MessageWatcher Social Media Compliance has the lowest first paid tier we found: $10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.