Compliance Archiving Alternative
A modern alternative to legacy compliance archiving.
Whichever vendor you're using today, Sharp Archive offers the same FINRA-listed compliance with a modern interface, transparent pricing, intelligent alerts, and 23+ platforms in one archive.
- Listed in the FINRA Compliance Vendor Directory
- SEC 17a-4 Compliant
- 23+ Platforms
The three reasons firms switch — no matter who they're coming from
Legacy compliance archivers share the same patterns. These are the frustrations firms describe most, whichever vendor they're leaving.
Pricing you can't predict
Most archivers price like the legacy enterprise software companies they are — per-user, per-channel, per-feature, with annual escalators and surprise overages.
Your data, not theirs
Leaving most legacy archives means data-extraction fees, proprietary formats, and weeks of waiting. The contracts are built to make leaving expensive.
A platform that doesn't look like 2005
Many legacy archives still feel like 1990s enterprise software. Searches are slow, supervision is clunky, and new users need hours of training.
Intelligent Monitoring
Get alerted to what matters — not to everything.
Teams switching from other archivers tell us the same thing: their old system flags everything, so reviewers spend their days clearing noise — and the alert that actually matters gets buried with the rest.
Sharp Archive scans each message as it's archived — across all 23+ channels — and checks it against the compliance rules that apply to your firm. Every message gets a risk score, and only higher-risk items surface for review. Your team looks at what's actually a concern, not the whole archive.
Scan on capture
Every message, comment, and post is analyzed the moment it's archived — across email, social, SMS, and every connected channel.
Score against your rules
Each message is checked against FINRA, SEC, and agency rules and assigned a risk score, with the specific problematic language highlighted.
Surface only what's flagged
When a message crosses the risk threshold, your team is notified — so review time goes to genuine concerns, not false alarms.
Switching from a specific vendor?
We support migrations from any compliance archiving platform. A few of the names firms come to us from:
We also help firms switch from:
Don't see your current vendor? We support migrations from any compliance archiving platform. Talk to us →
How we compare to the field
| What most legacy vendors do | What Sharp Archive does | |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts | Multi-year, hard to leave | Flexible terms, easy export |
| Pricing | Opaque, sales-driven | Transparent, published |
| Billing model | Per channel, per user, per feature | One predictable line item |
| Channel coverage | Email + social, separately | 23+ platforms in one archive |
| Alerts | Flag everything | Risk-scored, only what matters |
| Interface | 1990s-era | Modern UI built for 2026 |
| Setup | Weeks or months | 5 minutes |
| Data export | Extraction fees | Free, anytime |
| FINRA-listed | ✓ | ✓ |
*If you are within 6 months of your current vendor's renewal, we cover Sharp Archive at no cost until your contract ends.
Two ways we make switching easy
We'll beat any competitor quote by 10%
Whichever vendor you're comparing us to, send us their quote. We come in 10% below it for your full term — no fine print.
Send Us a QuoteStuck in a contract?
If your current contract has 6 months or less remaining with any vendor, we run Sharp Archive in parallel — free — until it expires.
See If You QualifyWhat you get with Sharp Archive
Built for modern compliance teams.
FINRA-listed vendor
Listed in the official FINRA Compliance Vendor Directory. Your examiners will recognize us.
Full regulatory coverage
SEC 17a-4, Investment Advisers Act 204-2, FINRA 3110/3120/3130, MSRB G-8/G-9, NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500, FOIA, FERPA, and CJIS.
23+ platforms captured
Email, social, SMS, WhatsApp, Slack, Teams, RingCentral, and 16+ more — in one archive.
Your data, always
No extraction fees, no proprietary formats. Export your full archive anytime.
Modern search
Full-text search across every channel, filtered by sender, date, keyword, attachment, and metadata.
Real support
Not a tier-three queue. Email or call us — your compliance team gets actual humans.
The 23+ platforms Sharp Archive captures
Every channel, one archive.
Microsoft 365 / Exchange, Google Workspace / Gmail.
Social media
Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky.
Messaging & collaboration
Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, iMessage, SMS for Android, MyRepChat.
Business communications
RingCentral, GoHighLevel, Mailchimp.
Web
Public-facing website archiving.
Built for the full compliance scope
Financial services
RIAs, broker-dealers, wealth management firms, and FINRA-regulated entities.
Government agencies
Federal, state, county, and municipal agencies subject to FOIA and public-records laws.
Education
Public school districts, charter schools, colleges, and universities subject to FERPA and public records.
Public safety
Police departments, sheriff's offices, fire stations, and law-enforcement agencies.
Common questions about switching
Which vendors does Sharp Archive replace?
Any compliance archiving platform. Firms most often come to us from Smarsh, Global Relay, Mimecast, PageFreezer, and Proofpoint, but we support migrations from any vendor — if you don't see yours listed, we can still help.
How long does migration typically take?
Connecting your live channels takes about 5 minutes, and archiving starts the same day. Historical data import depends on volume — we scope it with you before you commit, at no cost to start.
Will I lose access to my historical archive?
No. We help you export your existing archive and bring it into Sharp Archive, so your historical record stays intact and searchable alongside new data.
Is Sharp Archive really FINRA-listed?
Yes. Search "Sharp Archive" in the FINRA Compliance Vendor Directory on finra.org. It's the same directory the major incumbents are listed in.
How does the 10% price match work?
Send us your current vendor's quote. We come in 10% below it for your full term — same FINRA compliance, modern platform, transparent pricing. Any quote, no fine print.
What if my contract has more than 6 months left?
The free contract-bridge applies within 6 months of renewal. If you have longer, the 10% price-match still applies — send us your quote and we'll show you the savings, plus a plan to switch cleanly when the time comes.
Do you handle the technical migration, or is that on us?
We handle it with you. Our team scopes the migration, helps export from your current vendor, and brings your data into Sharp Archive — you're not left to figure it out alone.
Ready to switch?
Book a 15-minute demo. Bring your current vendor's quote. We'll show you what compliance archiving should look like in 2026.
Listed in the FINRA Compliance Vendor Directory · SEC 17a-4 Compliant · 23+ Platforms