Everlaw vs Google Vault comparison

Everlaw and Google are both solutions in the eDiscovery category. Everlaw is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.0, while Google is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.5. Everlaw holds a 2.4% mindshare in eD, compared to Google’s 9.7% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of Everlaw users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Google users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

Everlaw and Google Vault are key players in eDiscovery and data management. Everlaw appears to have an advantage with its advanced search capabilities and collaboration features, while Google Vault benefits more from its tight G Suite integration.

Features: Everlaw offers advanced search functionalities, collaboration tools, and an intuitive design tailored for legal teams managing large datasets. Google Vault provides seamless integration with G Suite, reliable data hold capabilities, and efficient search options.

Room for Improvement: Everlaw users look for improvements in scalability, better integration options, and enhanced analytics features. Users of Google Vault suggest enhancements in search precision, broader feature sets outside email, and increased compatibility with non-Google platforms.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Everlaw is noted for its straightforward deployment process and reliable customer service, while Google Vault's integration within G Suite simplifies deployment for current G Suite users. However, Google Vault can face challenges with support responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: Everlaw's transparent pricing model is appreciated, delivering strong ROI for legal technologies. Google Vault provides cost-effective solutions, particularly for organizations already using G Suite, offering favorable costs and reasonable returns in compliance and storage.

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Categories and Ranking

Everlaw

Ranking in eDiscovery

11th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Google Vault

Ranking in eDiscovery

1st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Email Archiving (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of Everlaw is 2.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Vault is 9.7%, down from 15.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

eDiscovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Google Vault	9.7%
Everlaw	2.4%
Other	87.9%

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SimardeepSingh

Organizational admin at Elevate Services

An user-friendly solution that provides fast and accurate processing capabilities

The product is very user-friendly. When new employees join, they find Everlaw the easiest to learn among our different eDiscovery tools, such as Relativity, Canopy, and Nuix. It's simple to use, even for third-party uploads. Their support team is very good and resolves issues quickly. Everlaw is fast and accurate in processing. Producing documents is easy - we create and use a protocol for future productions. Processing errors in Everlaw can't be fixed, which is efficient. We use the tool specifically for unitization in many projects. It's very easy for reviewers to use. Everlaw is improving daily, introducing new features like analytics and AI. Analytics in Everlaw runs by default when we process anything. We used AI to train the system for review in a project with five million records. I think Everlaw's predictive coding tools are good. It's an AI feature that provides responsive documents. We train the model with 50 responsive or 50 non-responsive documents, and it uses that to pull out responsive documents and exclude non-responsive ones for reviewers. This is a great feature of the tool.

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Swapnil Dassi

Google Cloud Engineering Lead at Persistent

Capabilities in data management, eDiscovery, backup solutions, and ensuring data security and accessibility for admins

One thing I've noticed is that it splits the data files into multiple parts, like the PFT files. For example, when there is a large data size of any account, the backup process splits it into many files. This can be confusing and not very efficient when trying to manage the backups. It would be better if the backup process creates one or two files instead of numerous smaller ones. It should be easier for the admin to manage the data and perform imports or uploads to other accounts. So the backup solution should be more streamlined and provide options for easier data management and import/export processes. There is room for improvement in this aspect. It would be great to see enhancements in this area to make the backup process more user-friendly and efficient. Another area of improvement is support. Earlier, Google support used to be very attentive and responsible, but in the past few months, I've noticed delays in their responses, not only related to Google Vault but also to other products.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We use the tool specifically for unitization in many projects. It's very easy for reviewers to use. Everlaw is improving daily, introducing new features like analytics and AI. Analytics in Everlaw runs by default when we process anything. We used AI to train the system for review in a project with five million records."

"We rely heavily on the search term report, which shows how documents are distributed across selected keywords. This helps us determine if a keyword produces too many results, indicating it might be too broad."

"In Everlaw, you can add related items within a search to a search component, allowing you to build and expand your search incrementally. For example, you can start with an initial search, add related items, and then continue adding more related items to the entire search. Another thing about Everlaw is its speed. It loads quickly, whether it's images or documents."

"In my opinion, the search functionality is the best feature. With Google Vault, we can quickly search for any email within Gmail accounts. And then we can get further information, such as if you want the full header or want to know any extra details about the emails."

"The most valuable feature of Google Vault is its reliability."

"It is a very stable solution...It is a very scalable solution."

"My impression is that the initial setup process is not that difficult."

"Search feature is valuable for our customers."

"Google Vault acts as a great method for retrieving files from Google Drive and Gmail."

"The audit part of the tool is the most useful for me."

"Overall, I would rate Google Vault a ten out of ten."

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Cons

"Everlaw could be less choosy about accepting control numbers for third-party loads. When uploading third-party loads, it currently needs two mandatory fields (like within date or end date or page count). I think the control number should be the only required field. Everlaw isn't used for Data Breach projects. For normal eDiscovery, we can use Everlaw, but most clients prefer Relativity."

"The support team is open to suggestions. They regularly release updates, often monthly, which include new features and improvements."

"So, when doing a search, perhaps in some instances when you use terms, the information is not very precise in the sense that I'm not getting what I'm looking for. And in some instances, the information, not all the time, but in some instances, it might not be accurate. For example, when doing a search, if you use too many terms, it might not return any results."

"Google Vault lacks speed."

"Google Vault needs to improve its data export timing because sometimes, it takes a very long time to export the data."

"Searching could be improved. There's a lot of limitations when searching with Google Vault."

"Customer service has been a bit lacking."

"The price of the solution could improve and the search could be easier."

"For us, customer service has been a bit lacking, probably with a rating of a five out of ten."

"My personal opinion is that Google Vault could improve if they could have a similar version to Microsoft 365 where you can have an eDiscovery manager account. With this, you can separate a regular person from an organization and just transfer the specific files."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing is higher than that of other tools. Other tools offer bundle rates, but Everlaw charges per GB, which is more expensive. It doesn't charge for users; it only charges for hosting."

"If you have Google Enterprise, then Google Vault is free to use."

"Google Vault is a cheaply priced product. Monthly payments are to be made towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There are no extra costs apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution."

"Last year, the price was randomly increased and our customers were really facing a challenge around this. Google launched new pricing under different plans, where formerly there were only three plans, and now there are four, each with their own separate usage allowances. I think it's good, though. The basic plan is now the Business Starter plan, and many customers find this plan very convenient and minimal in price. Overall, the pricing for all the plans is good."

"The pricing is fairly cheap."

"Google Vault comes as part of a package deal for us."

"The solution is expensive."

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Computer Software Company

11%

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Comms Service Provider

University

Company Size

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Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Everlaw?

The tool's pricing is higher than that of other tools. Other tools offer bundle rates, but Everlaw charges per GB, which is more expensive. It doesn't charge for users; it only charges for hosting.

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What needs improvement with Everlaw?

Everlaw could be less choosy about accepting control numbers for third-party loads. When uploading third-party loads, it currently needs two mandatory fields (like within date or end date or page c...

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What is your primary use case for Everlaw?

I have a higher certification in Everlaw for managerial organization. We use Everlaw for everything, like processing documents, creating STRs, promoting documents, and using analytics. I support ou...

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What do you like most about Google Vault?

It is a very stable solution...It is a very scalable solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Vault?

Pricing for Google Vault is very reasonable. We have a package, so I'm not sure of the exact cost. That said, it is considered reasonable.

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What needs improvement with Google Vault?

For us, Google Vault does what we need it to do. I haven't had really any complaints about it, so I can't pinpoint areas for improvement.

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Overview

Everlaw is thoughtfully architected to be the fastest, most powerful, and easiest ediscovery solution on the market. We bring the superior software experiences you’re used to in your consumer life — the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it speed of Google and the blissful usability of Apple products — to your litigation toolkit.

Everlaw

Google Vault lets you retain, hold, search, and export data to support your organization’s archiving and eDiscovery needs. Vault supports:

Email messages
Chats in classic Hangouts with history turned on and Google Talk chats that are on the record
Google Groups
Files in Google Drive and Team Drives
Conversations in Hangouts Chat

Vault is entirely web-based, so there's no need to install or maintain any software. Vault is included with G Suite Enterprise, Business, Education, or Drive Enterprise edition. (Compare editions) Or you can buy Vault licenses for an additional $5 per user, per month.

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Trusted by 8 of the top 10 class action law firms and over 65% of state attorneys general

Broadcom, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Globeflight, Maven Wave, McClatchy, NII Holdings, Safetec, Sheboygan County

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