For regulated firms
Most compliance software was built for email.Comma was built for
everything after.Compliance management software for SEC/FINRA messaging across 40+ channels.
Capture messages before they disappear.
Point of delivery archiving for WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage, Slack, and 40+ channels.
Personal content stays private, habits stay the same.
Designed to meet SEC 17a-4 and FINRA 4511.
Off-channel Communication
On the Record
Kept for your full retention period. Searchable in one place.
Search across every channel by contact, keyword, or platform. Business messages separated from personal.
Continuous messaging supervision for regulated firms.
Capture, review, and archive — every channel, every day. Flag violations, document resolutions, and export an exam-ready package in one click.
Transparency focused
We open-source our WhatsApp and Signal capture code. No other compliance vendor does.
After the TeleMessage breach, 'trust our architecture' isn't enough. Comma's WhatsApp and Signal capture connectors are on GitHub — Apache and MIT licensed. Your security team can audit every line before you deploy.
No NDA. No request required. Just the code.
Why it can't wait
$2 billion in off-channel fines since 2021.
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Regulators aren't waiting for complaints. In one 2024 action, the SEC charged 26 firms over off-channel messages, with penalties from $400,000 to $50 million.
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Despite policies banning iMessage and WhatsApp, employees use them to meet client expectations — creating blind spots in your risk management strategy. Banning apps was never a compliance strategy.
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Clunky workarounds and forced SMS make it harder for your team to communicate, and easier to miss key conversations. Firms need a solution that works with the tools clients and employees already use.
See the difference for yourself.
Comma closes the gap on off-channel communications across 40+ platforms.
Evaluating alternatives?
How Comma stacks up
Smarsh Alternative
Comma captures modern messaging channels Smarsh doesn't — WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal — at a flat per-user price.
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Global Relay Alternative
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Microsoft Purview Alternative
Purview covers Microsoft channels. Comma covers the ones your team actually uses outside of Microsoft.
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"We asked to see under the covers before signing. They walked us through the architecture point by point — capture methodology, storage, the open-source connectors. Halfway through I realized we weren't talking to a vendor, we were talking to engineers who actually understood the compliance problem."
Michael W.
Chief Compliance Officer, Marina Ventures
"We've been needing a solution for our team having multiple devices and Comma actually did what we needed."
Erica M.
VP Legal & Compliance, Hudson Asset Management
"They got back to me so quickly on additional features we requested. Happy to recommend them."
Mark R.
Director of Compliance, 581 Group