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Microsoft Purview eDiscovery vs kCura Relativity comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

kCura Relativity
Ranking in eDiscovery
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery
Ranking in eDiscovery
2nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (21st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of kCura Relativity is 5.3%, down from 8.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Purview eDiscovery is 26.6%, up from 8.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
eDiscovery
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Michael Bollhoefer - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables automated legal holds, but sorting and filtering could be improved
The sorting and filtering of the result data need improvement, and the interface for writing queries is not user-friendly for business users. We still need all the backend stuff. We have to use Graph API to interface with everything and create custom interfaces on the front end to make it easier for the end users, which is costly. The reporting, sorting, and filtering capabilities that other products have aren't available natively in Purview.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like Relativity's blackout feature, as well as the Case Dynamics function."
"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."
"kCura Relativity is easy to use, and it is reliable."
"The ease of navigation from dock to dock, and that kind of usability, is quite helpful."
"Caplets are a very good technical feature."
"It is easy for a beginner to learn to use Relativity."
"The initial setup was relatively straightforward."
"The speed of it is valuable. I am able to search even 10,000 mailboxes for specific content. It helps search and accommodate the often limited information provided by users regarding what they need."
"Microsoft Purview eDiscovery has saved me personally a lot of time because I can query it, and it touches everything we have as a full Microsoft shop."
"The tool has been beneficial. Some of our previous users left the organization without sharing the information they had at a personal level. This information was related to the organization, and they didn't disclose it. Thanks to the product, it's easy for me to search and find out what communication a specific user has done, whether it's from SharePoint or any other platform. With Microsoft Purview eDiscovery, we can easily retrieve and restore this data."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Purview eDiscovery is its ability to search across various platforms, including Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive. It enables a streamlined, unified process for searching across these platforms."
"The machine learning wasn't half bad. I really like that part. I thought it was novel. It pretty much automated it, once you trained the model."
"The most valuable features are automatic content logging tagging. Performing these tasks manually would be impossible. Since most of our data is already in Microsoft, it's convenient to run it through this tool."
"Our legal team benefits from using Microsoft Purview eDiscovery."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Purview eDiscovery is the content search. We can use it to find the data we need by searching for keywords, phrases, or the sender or recipient. It helps us gather information from current employees or ones who have left the company."
 

Cons

"I haven't seen anything on AI merging with Relativity."
"The platform's integration of advanced AI features could further enhance its capabilities."
"The price per user could be improved. We'd like for it to be more affordable."
"There are a lot of bugs on the development side."
"They require more built-in support for some third-party applications."
"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."
"I would definitely not recommended it unless you have someone who has had experience with it and knows how to work the program."
"The query language can be time-consuming to figure out if you don't know it initially."
"I see two significant challenges with many of my clients. One is that there are some functionality gaps compared to specialized tools in the legal industry, like a legal hold tool or a document review tool. They have features that Purview eDiscovery lacks. Those gaps create a situation where I almost have to do things twice. I need to collect all my data in eDiscovery and ship it to another platform to complete the review."
"I would suggest adding more platforms. Currently, it's compatible with OneDrive, Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange. Adding more features, as Microsoft continues to expand their cloud offerings, would be beneficial. Exploring options like Azure Files might be an avenue for improvement."
"It has been one of the most solid tools I have worked with. However, Purview Data Loss Protection for remediating policy violations needs refinement, for example, in defining what constitutes a credit card because that is where I get the most false positives."
"Microsoft Purview eDiscovery should be cheaper."
"I would suggest adding more platforms."
"We find that many critical functions are available only to E5 license holders."
"Purview Data Loss Protection for remediating policy violations needs refinement, for example, in defining what constitutes a credit card because that is where I get the most false positives."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's worth the money."
"The pricing is extremely complicated."
"They are maintaining the per gigabyte pricing, and it's based on tiers of how much data you host with them."
"Users are typically charged a fee per user account and a separate fee based on the amount of data processed and hosted."
"Microsoft Purview eDiscovery comes as part of Microsoft 365 licenses."
"In the positions that I've had through contracting over the years, I've heard talk of it being overpriced and underperforming compared to its competitors."
"The pricing and licensing with Microsoft can be complex, and licensing is known to be a challenge because it changes frequently. While the licensing for Purview is not as tricky as other Microsoft products, navigating licenses since the shift to E3 and E5 plans has been a task, as individual licenses must now be purchased separately."
"The costs associated with E5 licensing are currently expensive for us, so we use the E3 license, which comes with fewer features and functionalities."
"With the full bundle, pricing is not a significant concern. As an M3, I find the Purview pricing of 1250 per user worthwhile."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Legal Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 use.
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 on. We use it to categorize our documents into different categories depending o...
What do you like most about Microsoft Purview eDiscovery?
The tool has been beneficial. Some of our previous users left the organization without sharing the information they had at a personal level. This information was related to the organization, and th...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Purview eDiscovery?
We go through CDW for all of our acquisitions, and they are very easy to work with. With CSP or MCE-style agreements with Microsoft, the process is streamlined since we have reps from both Microsof...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview eDiscovery?
I would suggest adding more platforms. Currently, it's compatible with OneDrive, Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange. Adding more features, as Microsoft continues to expand their cloud offerings, would...
 

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