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Archon - Enterprise Data Archival and Application Decommissioning Review

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Should I use Archon - Enterprise Data Archival and Application Decommissioning?

Securely archive data, decommission legacy systems, & stay audit ready. Archiving, migration, governance, and analytics on one smart platform - Archon - archondatastore.com

· 1 week ago

Large enterprises retiring SAP ECC or legacy systems under audit pressure fit this product. Small teams and simple archive needs pay too much for custom enterprise pricing.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources. Most are directories and vendor pages. No verbatim user reviews found, and no named customer companies appear in the evidence.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo user evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not published

Custom enterprise plans

ModelCustom quote
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • SAP-heavy enterprises decommissioning ECC
  • Regulated finance teams keeping audit records
  • IT teams retiring legacy applications
  • Firms consolidating structured legacy data

Not for

  • Small businesses with a few file archives
  • Teams wanting published prices or self-serve signup
  • Anyone archiving personal or hobby data
  • Buyers who only need email archiving

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

CVE-2025-69443 names Archon OS. Confirm with the vendor that this product is unaffected.

medium

Custom pricing model means no self-serve quotes. Budget discovery happens in sales calls.

medium

Legacy data extraction and documentation review add upfront cost before savings arrive.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Purpose-built for SAP ECC decommissioning and S/4HANA migrations
  • Combines archiving, migration, governance, and analytics in one platform
  • Passed security attestation testing per vendor blog
  • Named among top global structured data archiving companies
  • Vendor claims $1.8 million yearly savings at one deployment

Cons

  • No public security page on the vendor site
  • Custom pricing hides costs until you talk to sales
  • Detailed user reviews are scarce across major directories
  • ArchiveLink integration ties buyers to the SAP ecosystem

Sources & method

- 10 sources - Vendor reports a passed security attestation; the site shows no security page; one CVE names a different product called Archon OS.

official x2review x4security x2news x2
  • CVE-2025-69443 (names Archon OS), OX Security reported an unprotected backend port enabling an unauthenticated web-to-client attack. The CVE names Archon OS, possibly a different product than Archon Data Store. Verify with the vendor.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not published

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Vendor claims $1.8M yearly savings
  • Ease of use. No user evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Archiving, migration, governance, analytics, SAP integration
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 3/5. Vendor attestation passed; no public security page
  • Custom quote Pricing model Gartner notes a custom pricing model
  • $1.8M/year Vendor-claimed savings One deployment claim at Gartner D&A Summit 2025
  • Top 15 Market standing Global structured data archiving vendors, 2026 list
  • Passed Security attestation Vendor reports first in application retirement category

Pricing

Custom enterprise plans

Not published

  • Gartner describes a custom pricing model
  • Capterra lists an Enterprise Archiving and Compliance plan, price unclear
  • Contact the vendor for a quote

Security

Vendor reports a passed security attestation; the site shows no security page; one CVE names a different product called Archon OS.

  • CVE-2025-69443 (names Archon OS)OX Security reported an unprotected backend port enabling an unauthenticated web-to-client attack. The CVE names Archon OS, possibly a different product than Archon Data Store. Verify with the vendor.⁸

What users say

Sources show few verbatim user reviews, so directory snippets describe positioning rather than real user experience.

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Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources. Most are directories and vendor pages. No verbatim user reviews found, and no named customer companies appear in the evidence.

Built for big enterprises retiring SAP and legacy apps. Custom pricing, sparse reviews. Small teams save with simpler tools.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources. Most are directories and vendor pages. No verbatim user reviews found, and no named customer companies appear in the evidence.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Archon homepagearchondatastore.com
    official
  2. SAP Store partner listing for Archon ArchiveLinksap.com
    official
  3. Archon Data Store Reviews & Ratings - Gartnergartner.com
    review
  4. Archon Data Store Reviews & Pricing - GoodFirmsgoodfirms.co
    review
  5. Archon Data Store vs OpenText Information Archive - PeerSpotpeerspot.com
    review
  6. Archon Data Store Pricing - Capterracapterra.com
    review
  7. Archon passed security attestation testing - Platform 3 blogplatform3solutions.com
    security
  8. CVE-2025-69443: Archon OS vulnerability - OX Securityox.security
    security
  9. Platform 3 showcases Archon at Gartner D&A Summit 2025platform3solutions.com
    news
  10. Top 15 structured data archiving companies - Spherical Insightssphericalinsights.com
    news

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