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Microsoft Purview eDiscovery vs Smarsh eDiscovery comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview eDiscovery
Ranking in eDiscovery
3rd
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (26th)
Smarsh eDiscovery
Ranking in eDiscovery
11th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview eDiscovery is 25.3%, up from 7.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Smarsh eDiscovery is 3.6%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Mike McBride - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 25, 2023
It has improved visibility and simplified data review, but it lacks many features found in specialized tools
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. For example, you can't date stamp documents. I have to put them in another tool to do that. It has legal hold notifications and various decent features, but other tools have more functionality. Those are some minor challenges and gaps, but I wouldn't want to solve the larger issues myself. The other problem is that it's changing all the time. Microsoft has an excellent platform, and they're constantly updating 365. It creates an issue for eDiscovery users when Microsoft makes those changes behind the scenes, and you're unaware. I've experienced this. We were getting ready to have a training session with a customer, and the interface differed when we logged in the next day. It's a general issue with SaaS and cloud-native products, not just Microsoft. With an on-prem solution, I can see that I'm at version 10.0.1, and here are all the new features in the release notes. However, in 365, I'm wherever Microsoft tells me I am, and I never know when new features will hit. I can't stop them from being implemented. I wake up one day to see that everything has changed, and now I need to figure out how it will impact my workflow. It might not even be a change to an eDiscovery feature. You'd be talking about something like loops or any new product. How do I collect this? How does it work with eDiscovery? It's almost a full-time job keeping track of these changes.
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"Microsoft Purview eDiscovery comes as part of Microsoft 365 licenses."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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Questions from the Community

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?
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery comes as part of Microsoft 365 licenses.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview eDiscovery?
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery should be cheaper.
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Micro Focus eDiscovery, Autonomy eDiscovery, HPE Autonomy eDiscovery, HPE eDiscovery, Actiance
 

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Sample Customers

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Bank AlJazira, MTS India, Vodafone Ireland
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