Below is a basic chart comparing Exchange Journal Mailbox and Exchange ContentStore Mailbox (SMTP Journal Solution).
|
Capability |
Exchange Journal Mailbox |
Exchange ContentStore Mailbox (SMTP Journal Solution) |
|---|---|---|
|
Scalable architecture |
Not Supported |
Supported |
|
Support multiple servers for load balancing and high availability |
Not Supported |
Supported |
|
Archive Journal emails sent over SMTP from cloud-based email services, such as Office 365 and Google Mail. |
Not Supported |
Supported |
|
Archive Journal emails for Exchange on-premises, Exchange Online, Exchange Hybrid |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Archive Journal emails for any other messaging solution other than Exchange |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Support for large scale environment |
Medium and small scale environment |
Large, medium and small scale environment |
|
Envelope Journaling (Capture all metadata, such as BCC, point in time distribution list membership, journal report information) |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Restore Journal Emails to PST and Disk |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Multiple Content Indexing access nodes for load balancing and high availability |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Content Indexing |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Compliance Search for search across all Journal Messages |
Supported |
Supported |
|
On Demand Preview (Not required to save preview) |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Case manager |
Supported |
Supported |
|
End User Access ( End User Search & Outlook Add in ContentStore) |
Supported |
Supported |
|
GDPR Compliance Solution |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Erase Data |
Supported |
Supported |