Everlaw vs Google Vault comparison

Everlaw and Google are both solutions in the eDiscovery category. Everlaw is ranked #9 with an average rating of 6.7, while Google is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5. Everlaw holds a 2.9% mindshare in eD, compared to Google’s 5.3% mindshare. Additionally, 75% 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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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Everlaw

Ranking in eDiscovery

9th

Average Rating

6.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Google Vault

Ranking in eDiscovery

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Email Archiving (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of Everlaw is 2.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Vault is 5.3%, down from 17.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

eDiscovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Google Vault	5.3%
Everlaw	2.9%
Other	91.8%

eDiscovery

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Dawne Herbert

Project Manager, Litigation at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Efficient discovery workflows have supported fast reviews but ingestion of document families still needs work

Everlaw's best features include ease of ingestion, processing speed, processing metadata, metadata redactions, and seamless application of redactions on the native. The speed of processing makes the biggest difference in my day-to-day work because the faster we get data into a review system, the less time that we have down for projects. Everlaw has positively impacted my organization by offering an opportunity for an alternative to our current database management that we use for eDiscovery. It has a different aesthetic feel, and we use it primarily for shorter-lived cases.

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Rahul Gill

GWS/M365 Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Has supported data retention and export tasks while leaving room for greater automation and feature expansion

If we can have more APIs open for Google Vault, that would be great, and instead of doing it manually, it would be better to do it programmatically. I think there is an API available with Google Vault, though I'm not certain about it. I have never used Vault programmatically, but if APIs exist, then it's beneficial, and if there aren't any, we should have the capability for programmers to create some sort of scripting so they can fetch the data. I assess the export feature in Google Vault in terms of ease and efficiency as quite efficient because most of the data we want to see is available in MBOX and PST formats. If possible, I would want to see Google Vault support additional formats such as iCal, iCad, or CardDAV, which are for iPhone users.

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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

"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."

"Customer support is phenomenal and is one of the most appealing factors with Everlaw."

"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."

"One of the noteworthy aspects is that nothing ever gets deleted, which is convenient."

"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."

"What I appreciate about Google Vault is that one of the best features is the ability to use retention policies; it covers mail, chat groups, calendars, sites, Drive, and Google Voice, and the data will remain in Google Vault even if it gets deleted by the user accidentally or intentionally."

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

"Search feature is valuable for our customers."

"The most valuable features are automatic document and email retention."

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

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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."

"Everlaw can be improved on ingestion by making the ingestion of family members more cohesive, as larger documents sometimes fall behind family members which may get processed earlier, causing some confusion for case teams."

"The knowledge base is not as in-depth as it should be."

"Although it does a good job of searching through data and exporting it, I feel that Google Vault should have more export options available to the user. As a reseller, our customers demand a lot from their Google products, and exporting is one area where there's a lot of improvement needed."

"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."

"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."

"Compared to Microsoft, they have more features in terms of compliance and retention policies."

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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."

"The pricing is fairly cheap."

"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."

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

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

"The solution is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

30%

Healthcare Company

13%

Legal Firm

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Educational Organization

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	3

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 can be improved on ingestion by making the ingestion of family members more cohesive, as larger documents sometimes fall behind family members which may get processed earlier, causing some ...

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What is your primary use case for Everlaw?

My main use case for Everlaw is eDiscovery project management. A specific example of how I use Everlaw for eDiscovery project management is that we take client data in its raw format, have it proce...

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

There is no setup cost; it's only the pricing which one needs to pay upon subscribing to Google Vault services.

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What needs improvement with Google Vault?

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What is your primary use case for Google Vault?

A few use cases for Google Vault involve using it for custodian purposes where we have to store their mails, calendars, and mostly the mails, which we have done as a custodian process in order to s...

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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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Sample Customers

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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