Sync & Recover - Archive Power Tool Differences

This guide describes the differences between Sync & Recover and the Archive Power Tools.

Exchange Mailbox Sync & Recovery

Feature	Sync & Recover	Archive Power Tools
Microsoft Exchange Microsoft 365	Yes	Yes
Microsoft Exchange (2013 or later) On-Premises	Yes	Yes
Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Microsoft 365	Yes	Yes

Mailbox Content Synchronization

Feature	Sync & Recover	Archive Power Tools
Mailbox folders	Yes	Yes
Mail (metadata)	Yes	Yes
Calendars	Yes	Yes
Contacts	Yes	No
Track changes and history of synced mailboxes	Yes	Yes
Deleted items folder	No	Yes

End User Access to Synchronized Mailboxes (Folders and Emails)

Feature	Sync & Recover	Archive Power Tools
Mimecast for Outlook support	Yes	Yes
Mimecast Personal Portal support	Yes	Yes
Mimecast for Mac support	Yes	Yes
Mimecast Mobile support	Yes	Yes

End User Access to Synchronized Mailboxes (Calendars, Contacts, Tasks, and Notes)

Feature	Sync & Recover	Archive Power Tools
Mimecast for Outlook support	No	No
Mimecast Personal Portal support	Calendars only	Calendars only
Mimecast for Mac support	No	No
Mimecast Mobile support	No	No

Administrator Access to Synchronized Mailboxes

Feature	Sync & Recover	Archive Power Tools
Organizational view of all synced mailboxes (admins only)	Yes	No
Search user mailboxes	Yes	No

Data Recovery

Feature	Sync & Recover	Archive Power Tools
End users can recover emails from all end user apps	Yes	Yes
Administrators can export emails, calendars, and contacts to .PST files, and native format (.EML, .ICS, .VCF)	Yes	No

Exchange Storage Management

Feature	Sync & Recover	Archive Power Tools
Policy defined message stubbing of full messages or attachments only on Exchange	No	Yes
User invoked message stubbing via Outlook	No	Yes

Granular Retention Management

Feature	Sync & Recover	Archive Power Tools
User "drag and drop" access to personal retention folders in Outlook	No	Yes
Staggered deletion schedules from Exchange, Mimecast personal and administrative archive	No	Yes