Best Legal eDiscovery Software in 2026
25 legal ediscovery software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 RelativityOne Top pick · 8.3
#2 CloudNine Runner-up · 8.1 $17.50/mo
#3 Everlaw Also great · 7.9 - apiiOSmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- vendor cloud
- Supported data sources
- Bloomberg, Box, Cellebrite, ChatGPT Enterprise, Claude, Google Workspace, iManage, Microsoft 365, Refinitiv Eikon, Slack, X1
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free trial self-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Supported data sources
- Email, documents, spreadsheets, records, SMS/text messages, WhatsApp, WeChat, Facebook Messenger, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Facebook, X, TikTok, Instagram, mobile-device data, computer artifacts, and cloud-service data
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$17.50/mofirst paid tier About CloudNineVisit site - apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- vendor cloud
- Supported data sources
- Microsoft 365, Zoom, Google Workspace, Purview, Asana, Jira, Slack, Zendesk, Salesforce, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, SharePoint, OneDrive, ShareFile, Google Vault, native files, processed datasets
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Deployment
- vendor cloud
- Supported data sources
- Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, Salesforce, Box, Dropbox, social media, mobile devices, endpoints, and on-premises file servers
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Supported data sources
- email, chat, text, native files, preprocessed data
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - AndroidiOSmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- vendor cloud
- Supported data sources
- native files; emails; chats; multimedia; Microsoft 365; Gmail; iCloud Mail; Dropbox; OneDrive; Google Drive; Slack; Microsoft Teams; social media; smartphones; computers; external storage
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Supported data sources
- Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Chat, SMS, MMS, social media applications, email, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, PST files, loose files, forensic images, and legacy archives
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - apiWeb
- Deployment
- vendor cloud
- Supported data sources
- Microsoft 365, Slack, uploaded native files, and professional-services collections
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- vendor cloud
- Supported data sources
- PST, EML, MSG, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Google Vault, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Box, Dropbox, PDFs, spreadsheets, images, audio, video, scanned documents
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- vendor cloud
- Supported data sources
- PST, MBOX, MSG, EML, Microsoft Office, PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, audio/video, ZIP, RAR, 7zip, forensic images, source code, CAD, BIM, OneDrive, Dropbox, Zoom
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Supported data sources
- Emails, documents, chat logs, audio, Microsoft 365, Slack, Google Workspace, cloud data
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - WebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 500 /mo
- Supported data sources
- file folders; ZIP files; PST files; email boxes; Slack; Discord; Google Chat; Microsoft Teams; Telegram; WhatsApp; Apple Mail; Gmail Takeout; Microsoft Outlook; Mozilla Thunderbird; RSMF
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 27 /mo
- Deployment
- vendor cloud
- Supported data sources
- Browser uploads; ZIP archives; PST; MBOX; MSG; EML; PDF; Microsoft Word; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Excel; TIFF; BMP; JPEG; PNG; TXT; RTF; HTML; HTM; XML; FTP; email accounts; social media; cloud storage
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 39 /mo
- Supported data sources
- PDF, DOCX, XLSX, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, scanned images
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- private cloud
- Supported data sources
- Device uploads and supported third-party services; PDF, TIFF, PNG, and JPG files
- Native file viewer
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Supported data sources
- Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Workspace, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Chat, Slack, Box, Dropbox Business, Enterprise Vault, Zoom Meetings, Cisco Webex Teams, Salesforce Chatter, ServiceNow, RingCentral, uploaded ZIP/PDF/DOC/DOCX/PPT/PPTX/XLS/XLSX/CSV/PST/EML/MSG/DAT files
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- vendor cloud
- Supported data sources
- Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint, Teams, Google Vault, Slack, Onna, and drag-and-drop uploads
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Deployment
- vendor cloud
- Supported data sources
- Slack, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Google Workspace, Zoom, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, SharePoint, Amazon S3, Jira, Confluence, Salesforce, Zendesk, GitHub, Miro, Quip, custom internal systems, unsupported SaaS applications
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Supported data sources
- Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Jira, Confluence, Asana, GitHub, email, web, social media, internal SaaS tools
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Paid from
- 250 /mo
- Deployment
- vendor cloud
- Supported data sources
- Uploaded legal documents; Relativity; Slack; Microsoft Office; short messages; modern attachments
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Supported data sources
- email exports, chat exports, file systems, case management systems, document management systems, record management systems, API uploads
- Native file viewer
- Yes
- Email threading
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - WindowsLinux
- Supported data sources
- documents, images, videos, audio files, drives, Amazon S3 buckets
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which legal ediscovery software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
RelativityOne is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 8.3. CloudNine is second and Everlaw third.
How many of these have a free plan?
2 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, CloudNine has the lowest first paid tier we found: $17.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Certifications are listed from the provider's own catalogue with level, role and exam. Platforms are ranked on what each publishes: a free tier or trial, price, certificates offered, the devices it runs on and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.































