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Exterro vs OpenText EnCase eDiscovery vs kCura Relativity comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of Exterro is 4.3%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of kCura Relativity is 6.0%, up from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is 2.7%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
eDiscovery Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
kCura Relativity6.0%
OpenText EnCase eDiscovery2.7%
Exterro4.3%
Other87.0%
eDiscovery
 

Featured Reviews

PM
Automates processes relating to sharing, reviewing, and collecting electronically stored information (ESI)
I think one of the pain points I had was the number of emails that had to be sent out. If there was a way to just maybe reduce the bulk — that would be great. Like I mentioned before, OGC or the General Counsel, they're kind of the business owners of the tool. They're the ones that use it on a daily basis. So one of the things that would be helpful but we just can't do involves the way the role structures are set up. Any time that somebody outside of the Office of the General Council needs something, they need to contact the General Counsel directly in order to get that information from Exterro. I guess as far as a pain point, maybe a more robust role-based access model would be useful. We had to go through a third-party to use it. I understand the risk because you don't want anybody to just go into Exterro and potentially see legal matters, but I think it's just the way we have it set up — it's an all-or-nothing type role-based model. That's why only the General Council can use it. If the roles could be scaled in a way where let's say, a visitor role could come into the tool and view a report, that we can't do right now. So if there was a way to do that, I think that would be nice to have.
Maria Greene - PeerSpot reviewer
A reliable solution with great searching capabilities and good tech support.
It depends on what you need. If you're a law firm and you have a lot of cases, then RelativityOne might be something to look into. If you're a small business and you're really focusing on small-level reviews, then there might be cheaper options for you. I think RelativityOne, because it is so powerful, can be very difficult to use and there's a lot that can go wrong if you don't know how to use it. In order to get the most out of your subscription, I would definitely recommend having someone who has had experience with it and knows how to work the program if you decide to make the investment. Alternatively, budget for some of the Relativity training classes. I would rate this solution as a ten out of ten.
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

"We like the reporting functionality. It just seems very clean."
"I like Relativity's blackout feature, as well as the Case Dynamics function."
"It is easy for a beginner to learn to use Relativity."
"The initial setup was relatively straightforward."
"Caplets are a very good technical feature."
"The ease of navigation from dock to dock, and that kind of usability, is quite helpful."
"kCura Relativity is easy to use, and it is reliable."
"There are a lot of ways to QC your work and save your searches, and we had really good case support from the Relativity team."
"It indexes much faster, and is more reflexive because of the Enscripts."
"The solution is very stable."
"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 technical support is excellent."
"Data Recovery: Its ability to repair damaged partitions and uncover hidden partitions from within the tool, and allow further analysis."
"It speeds up the process, so I can meet my deadlines."
 

Cons

"I think one of the pain points I had was the number of emails that had to be sent out. If there was a way to just maybe reduce the bulk — that would be great."
"The platform's integration of advanced AI features could further enhance its capabilities."
"They require more built-in support for some third-party applications."
"I haven't seen anything on AI merging with Relativity."
"There are a lot of bugs on the development side."
"The price per user could be improved. We'd like for it to be more affordable."
"I would definitely not recommended it unless you have someone who has had experience with it and knows how to work the program."
"What I dislike about Relativity is that we have to go through the host in order to do productions and loads. It is not a do-it-yourself tool."
"​Sometimes the application can take more time to complete the image processing or fail at the end of the process.​"
"Ease of use and learning curve need improvement."
"There were minor UI bugs."
"I would like to see a capability to ingest and absorb more data. That would be really good. It currently is lacking this function."
"In the past, incident response time for tech support was slow."
"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."
"The reporting is a bit unreliable. It needs to be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"They are maintaining the per gigabyte pricing, and it's based on tiers of how much data you host with them."
"It's worth the money."
"Users are typically charged a fee per user account and a separate fee based on the amount of data processed and hosted."
"The pricing is extremely complicated."
"​The product is affordable and user-friendly.​"
"EnCase is an affordable solution."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Performing Arts
12%
Insurance Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Legal Firm
30%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Performing Arts
14%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for kCura Relativity?
It's expensive for an individual, but for a company, it's not expensive. And for an individual, I believe it's of no ...
What needs improvement with kCura Relativity?
I haven't seen anything on AI merging with Relativity.
What is your primary use case for kCura Relativity?
We use Relativity to code documents for their responsiveness, privilege, private information, confidentiality, and so...
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 docume...
 

Also Known As

Exterro Fusion
Relativity
EnCase eDiscovery
 

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Sample Customers

Allstate, Statoil, AOL, Nike, Citgo, Target, UnitedHealth Group, Microsoft, MetLife, VISA, Oracle, American Express
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