Pricing
Simple, transparent plans for AI-powered compliance.
Three tiers. Per-user, per-month. Built for organisations that need real compliance without enterprise complexity.
Essential
For companies who just need a reliable and scalable voice capture service and simple, short-term archive.
$
/user/month
- Communication capture
- Archiving up to 1 year
- Microsoft Azure Entra ID based identity, MFA, SSO
- Microsoft Teams App
- Standard search and retrieval
Professional
Ideal for regulated companies needing Teams voice capture and long-term compliance archiving, with comprehensive post-call AI analytics.
$$
/user/month
Everything in Essential and
- Long-term archiving on immutable storage
- AI assisted search and retrieval
- AI content analysis and alerts
- Cases and legal hold
Real-time
For companies who want to get the most out of their compliance archive by AI-powered real-time analytics.
$$$
/user/month
Everything in Professional and
- Real-time transcription
- Real-time AI content analysis and alerts
All plans include
Compliance policy recording
Microsoft Teams policy-based capture (Bot)
Azure-native infrastructure
World-class scalable, resilient, secure
REST APIs
Programmatic access to recordings and metadata
Azure Blob Storage
Bring your own storage, keep custody
Certain volume limitations apply on storage, transcription, export, API and AI usage. Subject to fair use policy. Additional consumption packages are available. Long-term archiving up to 10 years. Video and app share modalities are available as addons.
Compare
Feature comparison
Pick the tier that matches your retention horizon and the depth of AI you need on top of capture.
| Feature | Essential | Professional | Real-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication captureAutomatically capture Microsoft Teams calls and meetings using official Microsoft compliance recording policies (bot-based integration). Support for email and instant messaging capture is planned. | |||
| Video & screen-share captureRecord video streams and screen or app sharing alongside meetings. | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
| ArchiveStore all captured data securely for the configured retention period. | 1 year | up to 10 years | up to 10 years |
| Immutable storageProtect data from modification or deletion with storage-level immutability (WORM). | — | ||
| Standard searchQuickly find conversations using metadata like time, participants, and duration. | |||
| TranscriptionConvert conversations to searchable text across 145 languages and dialects. | — | ||
| Real-time transcriptionGenerate live transcriptions during conversations for immediate access. | — | — | |
| Semantic searchFind relevant conversations using meaning-based (vector) search. | — | ||
| AI searchExplore and query conversations using a natural language AI interface. | — | ||
| AI content analysis & alertsDefine AI rules to analyze conversations and trigger alerts automatically. | — | ||
| Real-time AI content analysis & alertsDetect risks and trigger alerts instantly during live conversations. | — | — | |
| Sentiment & keyword detectionIdentify sentiment and extract key topics from conversations. | — | ||
| Cases & legal holdManage investigations and preserve data with legal hold capabilities. | — | ||
| REST APIProgrammatic access to recordings and metadata |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Argus Archive do?
Argus Archive helps organizations capture, archive, supervise, and analyze business communications across unified communications platforms such as Microsoft Teams. The platform combines compliance recording, archiving, AI-powered search, and analytics in a single cloud-native solution.
Which communication channels are supported?
Argus Archive currently focuses on Microsoft Teams compliance recording and archiving, including voice recording capabilities. Additional communication modalities such as video, app share, chat, and messaging are available or planned depending on the subscription tier and add-ons.
Who is Argus Archive designed for?
Argus Archive is designed for regulated organizations, financial services firms, trading environments, and contact centers that need compliant communications capture, retention, supervision, and analytics.
What is the difference between Essential, Professional, and Real-time?
- Essential is designed for organizations that need reliable Microsoft Teams voice recording and short-term archiving.
- Professional adds long-term immutable archiving, AI-assisted search, legal hold, cases, and post-call AI analytics.
- Real-time adds low-latency AI-powered supervision, real-time alerts, and live compliance assistance.
Is Argus Archive cloud-native?
Yes. Argus Archive is built as a cloud-native platform running on Microsoft Azure, designed for scalability, resiliency, and secure multi-tenant deployments.
Does Argus Archive support immutable storage?
Yes. Professional and Real-time plans support long-term archiving on immutable storage for compliance and regulatory retention requirements.
Can customers export their data?
Yes. All plans include export capabilities to Azure Blob Storage and access to REST APIs. Argus Archive is designed around open data access and portability.
How is pricing structured?
Pricing is subscription-based and primarily user-based. Plans are billed annually and scale based on the number of users, retention requirements, AI usage, and selected add-ons.
Are there usage limits?
Certain fair-use limits apply to storage, transcription, API usage, exports, and AI analytics. Additional consumption packages are available where required.
Is there a minimum contract term?
Commercial subscriptions are typically annual. Please contact us for partner, enterprise, or proof-of-concept options.
Does Argus Archive offer a free trial or proof of concept?
Yes. Trial and proof-of-concept deployments may be available depending on the use case and deployment requirements.
How long does deployment take?
Cloud deployments can typically be activated significantly faster than traditional compliance recording platforms. Actual deployment time depends on the customer environment, policies, and integrations.
Can partners resell Argus Archive?
Yes. Argus Archive follows a partner-first go-to-market strategy and works with compliance providers, UC integrators, and Microsoft Teams specialists globally.
Can Argus Archive replace legacy compliance recording platforms?
Yes. Argus Archive is designed as a modern alternative to legacy compliance recording and archiving platforms, with support for cloud-native deployments, AI-powered analytics, and open data access.