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LAW PreDiscovery vs OpenText EnCase eDiscovery comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

LAW PreDiscovery
Ranking in eDiscovery
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText EnCase eDiscovery
Ranking in eDiscovery
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of LAW PreDiscovery is 2.5%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is 3.1%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
eDiscovery
 

Featured Reviews

Brian Grossman - PeerSpot reviewer
A powerful tool for litigation support services, such as production processing to meet client requirements
LAW PreDiscovery can simplify its interface and offer a cloud-accessible version tailored to customers. We often use other cloud-based document review software alongside LAW PreDiscovery to meet specific needs. This interchangeability allows us to handle specialized export requests more effectively. There also needs to be a more straightforward process for upgrading licenses without contacting support.
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

"The sourcing and the detailed background checklist are the most valuable features of this solution."
"I've found the ability to customize exports and indexing in LAW PreDiscovery to be the most valuable feature. It allows us to meet our customers' specific needs effectively."
"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."
"It speeds up the process, so I can meet my deadlines."
"Data Recovery: Its ability to repair damaged partitions and uncover hidden partitions from within the tool, and allow further analysis."
"I like the processing feature on the product because it does everything at once, i.e, indexing, recovery, keyword searches, etc."
"It indexes much faster, and is more reflexive because of the Enscripts."
"The solution is very stable."
 

Cons

"LAW PreDiscovery can simplify its interface and offer a cloud-accessible versiontailored to customers. We often use other cloud-based document review software alongside LAW PreDiscovery to meet specific needs. This interchangeability allows us to handle specialized export requests more effectively. There also needs to be a more straightforward process for upgrading licenses without contacting support."
"If these details, photos, dates of birth, and so on are not possible to include, I believe it would be much more efficient if multiple people could log in using the same email address, as we can in some other programs."
"The reporting is a bit unreliable. It needs to be better."
"Ease of use and learning curve need improvement."
"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."
"In the past, incident response time for tech support was slow."
"​Sometimes the application can take more time to complete the image processing or fail at the end of the process.​"
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"LAW PreDiscovery licenses are pretty costly and are on a yearly subscription basis. Before committing to LAW, it's crucial to calculate and ensure that you'll see a return on investment."
"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."
"​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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Legal Firm
43%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with LAW PreDiscovery?
LAW PreDiscovery can simplify its interface and offer a cloud-accessible version tailored to customers. We often use other cloud-based document review software alongside LAW PreDiscovery to meet sp...
What is your primary use case for LAW PreDiscovery?
We primarily use LAW PreDiscovery for litigation support services, such as production processing, importing native files, converting PDFs, bate numbering, batch printing trial exhibits, and archiva...
What advice do you have for others considering LAW PreDiscovery?
If you're a more prominent law firm or a litigation support vendor dealing with extensive document processing, LAW PreDiscovery could be a good fit. However, for smaller companies or law firms need...
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 documentation.
 

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EnCase eDiscovery
 

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Sample Customers

Murphy & King, BDO Consulting, Beasley Allen
Ontario Ministry of Government, Aerospace Company, Chesterfield Police Department
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