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Global Relay Archive

byGlobal Relay
in Digital Communications Governance and Archiving Solutions
4.7

Overview

Product Information on Global Relay Archive

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Global Relay Archive?

Global Relay Archive is a software that provides cloud-based archiving of electronic communications for organizations. The software captures, stores, indexes, and retrieves various forms of digital communications including email, instant messaging, social media, mobile messaging, and voice data. It is designed to support compliance with regulatory requirements and internal governance policies by providing secure, tamper-evident storage and granular search functionality. The software enables organizations to manage retention policies, perform advanced searches, and streamline e-discovery processes, helping address challenges related to data governance, risk management, and regulatory reporting.

Global Relay Archive Pricing

Global Relay Archive software uses a subscription-based pricing model, with fees determined by factors such as the number of users, data volume, and required features. The software offers tiered plans to accommodate varying archiving, compliance, and storage needs, and pricing may also include setup and support depending on the selected package.

Overall experience with Global Relay Archive

Engineer
500M - 1B USD, Finance (non-banking)
FAVORABLE

“Simple email retrieval improves helpdesk speed, but search can be slow”

5.0
May 20, 2026
Using Global Relay to retrieve old archive emails is pretty easy and user friendly. It made my job on the helpdesk faster.
Chief Executive Officer
<50M USD, Finance (non-banking)
CRITICAL

“Stay far away!”

1.0
Feb 19, 2024
Global Relay is possibly the worst software product I've ever used in my career. If I could leave a negative star review, I would. The product is horrendous and the company uses predatory tactics to scam you out of your money and ensure you can never end your contract, even when their product doesn't work.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 23rd October 2024

Global Relay is a provider of fully compliant, cloud electronic communications archiving, messaging, surveillance, and eDiscovery solutions for the global financial sector and other highly regulated industries. Founded in 1999, Global Relay delivers services to over 20,000 customers in 90 countries. From the Global Relay App for compliant communications, through to intelligent archiving, data connectors, and proactive surveillance, Global Relay’s integrated compliance solutions enable regulated organizations to meet collaboration, privacy, and security requirements.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
1999
Head office location
Vancouver, Canada
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
http://www.globalrelay.com

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Global Relay Archive Reviews and Ratings

4.7

(48 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
83%
4 Star
13%
3 Star
2%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
2%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.7

Service & Support

4.8

Product Capabilities

4.5

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  • Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    Simple email retrieval improves helpdesk speed, but search can be slow

    5.0
    May 20, 2026
    Using Global Relay to retrieve old archive emails is pretty easy and user friendly. It made my job on the helpdesk faster.
  • CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    Construction
    Review Source

    A Great Solution For Archiving and Organizing Communication Data

    5.0
    Jan 11, 2025
    The product not only helps us conform to data regulations but also helps in archiving and organizing communication data - from messages to emails.
  • Head of Business Development and Controls, North America
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Superior product and service to manage business communications supervisory framework.

    5.0
    Nov 7, 2024
    Our overall experience with Global Relay has been wonderful. Global Relay offers top tier products and services and truly operates as a technology firm, continually enhancing such products and services to meet our needs as well as the needs for many other firms. We appreciate our long-standing partnership and hope to expand the partnership as we continue to grow the business and face heightened regulatory scrutiny.
  • CISO
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Global Relay: Effortless Implementation and User-friendly Interface

    5.0
    Oct 25, 2024
    From the selection to implementation of this product, Global Relay's teams were exceptional in the level of commitment and client service that they procided.
  • Chief Executive Officer
    <50M USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    Stay far away!

    1.0
    Feb 19, 2024
    Global Relay is possibly the worst software product I've ever used in my career. If I could leave a negative star review, I would. The product is horrendous and the company uses predatory tactics to scam you out of your money and ensure you can never end your contract, even when their product doesn't work.
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Reviewer Insights for: Global Relay Archive
Performance of Global Relay Archive Across Market Features

Global Relay Archive Likes & Dislikes

Like

Ease of use, fast turn around and it's ability to retain old emails

Like

Nothing, this product is a scam

Like

I like the ease of organizing data before archiving I like that it keeps data secure

Dislike

it was a little bit slow when searching for emails.

Dislike

Everything! The product is horrendous.

Dislike

None, It has been smooth with Global Relay Archive