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AccessData FTK [EOL] vs OpenText EnCase eDiscovery comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

AccessData FTK [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText EnCase eDiscovery
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
eDiscovery (5th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1513149 - PeerSpot reviewer
A user-friendly forensic toolkit with many valuable features
I think processing could be better. It really takes a lot of space, and it's very expensive to deploy. It needs a lot of resources. I also think if it can be cheaper. We can use more, but we don't right now because it's expensive. Maybe in the future, it can also extract data from mobile phones.
Alejandro Stromer - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable and scalable hybrid solution with easy setup
The solution is scalable. It has three levels. You have the presentation area that can be escalated to the balance sheet. You have the back-end area that can be escalated using higher viability to configure more application servers. Also, the area of storage can be increased. We usually cater to enterprise solutions but have small- and medium-sized customers. It starts with 25 users and goes up to 100s and 1000s.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"All of the features are most valuable because we're able to recover hard disks."
"The technical support is excellent."
"It speeds up the process, so I can meet my deadlines."
"Data Recovery: Its ability to repair damaged partitions and uncover hidden partitions from within the tool, and allow further analysis."
"It indexes much faster, and is more reflexive because of the Enscripts."
"I like the processing feature on the product because it does everything at once, i.e, indexing, recovery, keyword searches, etc."
"The most important feature we've found is the Enscripts. That is one powerful feature that I, personally, love to use."
"The solution is very stable."
 

Cons

"I think processing could be better. It really takes a lot of space, and it's very expensive to deploy."
"The reporting is a bit unreliable. It needs to be better."
"Ease of use and learning curve need improvement."
"There were minor UI bugs."
"In the past, incident response time for tech support was slow."
"​Sometimes the application can take more time to complete the image processing or fail at the end of the process.​"
"We have come across problems with the end-case. We could not find an email discovery type of module and there was not flexibility with the email."
"I would like to see a capability to ingest and absorb more data. That would be really good. It currently is lacking this function."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AccessData FTK is too expensive compared to EnCase."
"We have a license. And, we found the cost high. We contacted them and talked to them about the ratio of the US dollar versus the Indian rupee and then we came to a solution."
"​The product is affordable and user-friendly.​"
"We have a license. And, we found the cost high. We contacted them and talked to them about the ratio of the US dollar versus the Indian rupee and then we came to a solution."
"EnCase is an affordable solution."
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Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Performing Arts
10%
Government
7%
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpenText EnCase eDiscovery?
I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
What is your primary use case for OpenText EnCase eDiscovery?
We have experience in engineering and capital projects. It is an add-on to extend project and asset management documentation.
 

Also Known As

AccessData Forensic Toolkit
EnCase eDiscovery
 

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Sample Customers

Royal Military Police
Ontario Ministry of Government, Aerospace Company, Chesterfield Police Department
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