Smarsh alternatives: RegReview by FIN Group
Smarsh is an archiving and communications-supervision specialist. RegReview is the alternative firms look at when the real need is a full compliance program — calendar, reviews, filings, and reporting — rather than message capture alone.
FIN RegReview
An AI-based compliance operating and reporting system for RIAs, broker-dealers, and private fund managers — compliance calendar, annual reviews, personal securities trading, filings, disclosures, and exam response in one place.
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Communications capture, archiving, and supervision
- Category leader in capturing and archiving email, chat, mobile, and social channels
- Very broad channel coverage and retention capability for books-and-records obligations
- Supervision and surveillance tooling built for high message volumes
Side-by-side
| Dimension | FIN RegReview | Smarsh |
|---|---|---|
| Core purpose | End-to-end compliance program operation and reporting | Communications capture, archiving, and supervision |
| Annual review / testing documentation | ✓ Produced and signed by a FIN CCO | Not the product's purpose |
| Filings and renewals | ✓ Form ADV, state filings, renewals workflows | Not offered |
| Archiving | Available as a per-user add-on | ✓ Core strength |
| Complementary? | Yes — often deployed together | Yes |
Based on publicly available product information and positioning. Vendor capabilities change — confirm current details directly with Smarsh.
Where RegReview differs
Different problem being solved
Smarsh answers "can we capture and retain communications?" RegReview answers "is the whole compliance program running and documented?" Many firms run both.
Program-level reporting
RegReview produces the annual review, testing documentation, and exam-ready reporting your regulator asks for — not just the underlying message archive.
Email archiving available as an add-on
If archiving is all you need alongside the program, FIN offers email archiving as a per-user add-on inside the same engagement.
Which one should you pick?
Choose FIN RegReview when…
Your gap is the compliance program itself: the calendar, the reviews, the filings, the exam, and the person accountable for them.
Choose Smarsh when…
Your gap is communications capture and retention across many channels at volume — that is Smarsh's core competency and we won't pretend to match it.
Frequently asked
Can we keep our archiving vendor and still use RegReview?
Yes. RegReview is designed to sit alongside an existing archive. We reference your retained records in reviews and testing rather than replacing the archive.
See it on your own program
A 20-minute walkthrough with a senior FIN CCO covers your current stack, what RegReview would replace, and what it wouldn't.
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