Google Vault Flexible Plan
Google Vault Flexible Plan provides essential data archiving and eDiscovery capabilities for businesses needing to retain and manage their Google Workspace information on a monthly basis.
- Data Retention: Access to policies for retaining and exporting Google Workspace data, ensuring compliance.
- eDiscovery: Coverage for legal holds and searches across Gmail, Drive, and other Workspace apps.
- Information Governance: Protection against data loss and unauthorized deletion of critical business information.
- Flexible Billing: Entitlement to a monthly subscription that scales with your organization's needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Google Vault Flexible Plan is a cloud-based information governance tool that allows organizations to retain, search, and export their Google Workspace data. It provides the necessary tools for compliance, legal discovery, and managing information lifecycle requirements.
This service is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who utilize Google Workspace for daily operations. It integrates directly into the Google Workspace environment, providing a centralized solution for data management and compliance needs.
- Archiving: Automatically retain Gmail, Google Chat, Google Drive, and other Workspace data based on defined policies.
- Search & Export: Conduct targeted searches across retained data and export results for legal or compliance reviews.
- Legal Holds: Place indefinite legal holds on data to preserve it for litigation or investigations.
- Audit Trails: Maintain a record of administrative actions performed within Vault for accountability.
- Flexible Subscription: Monthly billing option allows for easy scaling and budget management.
The Google Vault Flexible Plan offers a cost-effective and scalable solution for businesses to meet their data retention and eDiscovery obligations without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable compliant data retention policies
Enable teams to automatically retain critical business communications and documents for specified periods, ensuring adherence to industry regulations and internal policies. Streamline the process of managing data lifecycle to prevent accidental deletion and maintain an auditable record.
cloud-based email, document collaboration, regulatory compliance
Facilitate eDiscovery and legal holds
Streamline the process of responding to legal requests by enabling targeted searches across all retained Google Workspace data. Automate the application of legal holds to preserve relevant information for litigation or investigations without impacting user access.
litigation support, compliance audits, corporate legal departments
Manage information governance centrally
Automate the management of an organization's digital footprint within Google Workspace, providing a single pane of glass for data retention and access. Empower IT professionals to efficiently govern data without requiring extensive manual intervention.
cloud productivity suites, data lifecycle management, IT administration
Key Features
Data Retention Policies
Automatically retain Gmail, Drive, Chat, and other Workspace data according to your organization's specific compliance needs.
eDiscovery Search
Perform targeted searches across all retained data to quickly find information relevant to legal or compliance requests.
Legal Holds
Preserve data indefinitely for litigation or investigations without affecting user access or daily operations.
Data Export
Export search results and retained data in standard formats for analysis, review, or archiving outside of Vault.
Monthly Billing
Enjoy the flexibility of a monthly subscription that allows you to scale your usage and costs as your business needs change.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector has stringent regulatory requirements for data retention and eDiscovery, such as SEC and FINRA rules, making Google Vault essential for compliance.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations must maintain detailed records and be prepared for discovery requests, necessitating robust data archiving and search capabilities.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
HIPAA and other healthcare regulations mandate specific data retention and privacy controls, which Google Vault can help manage for communications and patient-related documents.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often have strict public records laws and retention schedules that require systematic archiving and retrieval of official communications and documents.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Google Vault Flexible Plan?
Google Vault Flexible Plan is a monthly subscription service that provides data archiving, retention, search, and export capabilities for your Google Workspace data. It helps organizations meet compliance and eDiscovery requirements.
Who is the target audience for Google Vault?
Google Vault is designed for businesses of all sizes that use Google Workspace and need to manage their data for compliance, legal, or governance purposes. This includes SMBs, mid-market companies, and enterprises.
How does the flexible plan differ from annual plans?
The flexible plan offers monthly billing, providing greater agility for businesses that prefer not to commit to an annual contract. It allows for easier scaling up or down based on immediate needs.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.