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Head-to-head · Legal eDiscovery Software

CloudNine vs iCONECT

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score CloudNine #5 in Legal eDiscovery Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit CloudNine
iCONECT #7 in Legal eDiscovery Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit iCONECT

CloudNine leads on 0 checks, iCONECT on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCloudNine · 8.8/10
  • Free trialonly CloudNine

CloudNine scores higher on our rubric for legal ediscovery software: 8.8 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

CloudNine is the better fit for organizations handling modern and traditional data. iCONECT is the better fit for mature teams needing flexible deployment.

  • CloudNine fits best

    Organizations handling modern and traditional data

  • iCONECT fits best

    Mature teams needing flexible deployment

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Side by side

Feature CloudNine 8.8/10 Visit ↗ iCONECT 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.6
Ranking #5 in Legal eDiscovery Software #7 in Legal eDiscovery Software
Best for Organizations handling modern and traditional data Mature teams needing flexible deployment
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request · 30-day trial Pricing on request
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows Web
Support Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs Email, Phone, Tickets · 24/7
Compliance ISO 27001 SOC 2
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CloudNine 3/3 · iCONECT 3/3
Native file viewer ✓ ✓
Email threading ✓ ✓
Automated redaction ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment Not checked yet Not checked yet
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 email, chat, text, native files, preprocessed data
Production formats PDF, TIFF, JPG, RSMF, native files, text files, DAT, CSV, XML, and load files native files, images, PDF
Included storage Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Supports email, chats, texts, social media, and device artifacts
  • Combines OCR, deduplication, threading, and advanced search
  • Offers native review, redaction, and multiple production formats
  • Supports vendor cloud, private cloud, and on-premises deployment
  • Combines AI threading, deduplication, review, redaction, and productions
  • REST API connects projects, records, and files with external systems
Cons
  • Paid pricing requires contacting CloudNine
  • There is no free plan
  • The platform is listed for web and Windows
  • Pricing requires a contact-sales conversation
  • Multiple deployment models add planning and administration choices
  • Broad functionality may exceed the needs of basic review teams
Our verdict

CloudNine provides eDiscovery software for law firms, corporations, government agencies, and legal service providers. CloudNine Review supports the ingestion, searching, review, redaction, and production of traditional and modern data,…

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iCONECT is eDiscovery software for law firms, corporations, public-sector organizations, and legal service providers. It covers data ingestion for email, chat, text, native files, and preprocessed data, then supports search, analytics,…

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  1. CloudNineLegal eDiscovery Software 8.8Pricing on request · 30-day trial
  2. iCONECTLegal eDiscovery Software 8.6Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • CloudNine — where it wins

    • Supports email, chats, texts, social media, and device artifacts
    • Combines OCR, deduplication, threading, and advanced search
    • Offers native review, redaction, and multiple production formats

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid pricing requires contacting CloudNine
    • There is no free plan
    • The platform is listed for web and Windows

  • iCONECT — where it wins

    • Supports vendor cloud, private cloud, and on-premises deployment
    • Combines AI threading, deduplication, review, redaction, and productions
    • REST API connects projects, records, and files with external systems

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires a contact-sales conversation
    • Multiple deployment models add planning and administration choices
    • Broad functionality may exceed the needs of basic review teams
  • CloudNine8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

    A broad eDiscovery platform for modern and traditional evidence, with contact-sales pricing.

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  • iCONECT8.6/10 · Pricing on request

    A mature eDiscovery platform with broad review, analytics, AI, and deployment options.

    Visit iCONECTFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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