OpenText EnCase eDiscovery vs kCura Relativity comparison

kCura and OpenText are both solutions in the eDiscovery category. kCura is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.0, while OpenText is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0. kCura holds a 5.3% mindshare in eD, compared to OpenText’s 3.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of kCura users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

kCura Relativity

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100% willing to recommend

OpenText EnCase eDiscovery

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75% willing to recommend

kCura Relativity

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

kCura Relativity and OpenText EnCase eDiscovery compete in the e-discovery solutions category. kCura Relativity has the upper hand in analytics and flexibility, while OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is favored for security and integration capabilities.

Features: kCura Relativity is renowned for its robust analytics, flexible interface, and powerful search capabilities. Its customization options enable streamlined data handling. OpenText EnCase eDiscovery excels in security, with precise data collection and integration capabilities enhancing user confidence in data protection.

Room for Improvement: kCura Relativity faces challenges with processing speed, learning curve, and initial setup efficiency. OpenText EnCase eDiscovery users wish for a more intuitive interface, less complex tools, and better user guidance to optimize its use.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: kCura Relativity provides versatile deployment options and strong customer support. OpenText EnCase eDiscovery ensures straightforward implementation, though its customer service response can vary, contrasting with Relativity's consistent support quality.

Pricing and ROI: kCura Relativity is viewed as expensive but offers considerable ROI due to its feature-rich platform, although its setup cost efficiency is questioned. OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is competitive in setup costs, offers a favorable ROI, and balances cost with security benefits.

To learn more, read our detailed OpenText EnCase eDiscovery vs. kCura Relativity Report (Updated: December 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

kCura Relativity

Ranking in eDiscovery

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

OpenText EnCase eDiscovery

Ranking in eDiscovery

6th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is 3.2%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

eDiscovery

Featured Reviews

Maria Greene

eDiscovery Project Manager at a legal firm with 201-500 employees

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.

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Alejandro Stromer

Enterprise Business Solutions Manager at DCL Consultores EIM SL

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.

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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

"It is easy for a beginner to learn to use Relativity."

"Caplets are a very good technical feature."

"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."

"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."

"The initial setup was relatively straightforward."

"I like Relativity's blackout feature, as well as the Case Dynamics function."

"It speeds up the process, so I can meet my deadlines."

"I like the processing feature on the product because it does everything at once, i.e, indexing, recovery, keyword searches, etc."

"Data Recovery: Its ability to repair damaged partitions and uncover hidden partitions from within the tool, and allow further analysis."

"The most important feature we've found is the Enscripts. That is one powerful feature that I, personally, love to use."

"It indexes much faster, and is more reflexive because of the Enscripts."

"The solution is very stable."

"The technical support is excellent."

Cons

"I would definitely not recommended it unless you have someone who has had experience with it and knows how to work the program."

"They require more built-in support for some third-party applications."

"The price per user could be improved. We'd like for it to be more affordable."

"The platform's integration of advanced AI features could further enhance its capabilities."

"There are a lot of bugs on the development side."

"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 haven't seen anything on AI merging with Relativity."

"The reporting is a bit unreliable. It needs to be better."

"There were minor UI bugs."

"In the past, incident response time for tech support was slow."

"I would like to see a capability to ingest and absorb more data. That would be really good. It currently is lacking this function."

"Ease of use and learning curve need improvement."

"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."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's worth the money."

"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."

"The pricing is extremely complicated."

"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."

"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

Legal Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

15%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

15%

Energy/Utilities Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

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.

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What needs improvement with kCura Relativity?

I haven't seen anything on AI merging with Relativity.

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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...

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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.

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What needs improvement with OpenText EnCase eDiscovery?

The solution could improve productivity.

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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.

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Overview

Quickly sort through large amounts of data to extract similarities and access information to create coherent reports

eDiscovery collection tools address the rise in dispersed and remote workforces, the proliferation of mobile devices and new sources of data. Comprehensively collecting data across all data sources, including endpoints, such as desktops and laptops, is critical to defensibility. Collection analytics and culling is key to efficient digital investigations, narrowing the document collection to drive down the cost of legal review.

With OpenText™ EnCase™ eDiscovery, organizations can streamline the collection, culling and preservation of data across diverse sources in a single efficient process.

Sample Customers

Webb & Tyler

Ontario Ministry of Government, Aerospace Company, Chesterfield Police Department

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