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# ShArc

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> ShArc archives inactive SharePoint files to your own Azure tenant to reduce storage costs. Users get them back with One-Click Restore.
> 
> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses ShArc?

For IT-Consultants, IT-Administrators, Project Manager and clients that need to save SharePoint storage space and want to reduce storage costs.

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Layer 2 GmbH
- **Location**: Hamburg, Germany
- **Founded**: 1991

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$815.00
- **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Plus costs for server and Azure Blob Storage.
- **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more

## Features

- Data Retention Management
- Multimedia Archiving
- Version Control

## Integrations (3 total)

- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft SharePoint

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base

## Category

- [Archiving Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30998/archiving/software)

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## Links

- [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/1070337/ShArc)

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