Exterro eDiscovery vs CloudNine

Exterro eDiscovery9.1Visit CCloudNine8.8Visit

Higher score Exterro eDiscovery #3 in Legal eDiscovery Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Exterro

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C CloudNine #5 in Legal eDiscovery Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit CloudNine

• Exterro eDiscovery fits best

  Enterprises needing legal hold through production

• CloudNine fits best

  Organizations handling modern and traditional data

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Side by side

Feature	Exterro eDiscovery 9.1/10 Visit ↗	CCloudNine 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Legal eDiscovery Software	#5 in Legal eDiscovery Software
Best for	Enterprises needing legal hold through production	Organizations handling modern and traditional data
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows
Support	Phone	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001	ISO 27001
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Exterro eDiscovery 3/3 · CloudNine 3/3
Native file viewer	✓	✓
Email threading	✓	✓
Automated redaction	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Vendor cloud	Not checked yet
Supported data sources	Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, Salesforce, Box, Dropbox, social media, mobile devices, endpoints, and on-premises file servers	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
Production formats	Not checked yet	PDF, TIFF, JPG, RSMF, native files, text files, DAT, CSV, XML, and load files
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers legal hold, collection, review, redaction, and production Connects with Microsoft 365, Slack, Salesforce, AWS, and more Offers cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployment options	Supports email, chats, texts, social media, and device artifacts Combines OCR, deduplication, threading, and advanced search Offers native review, redaction, and multiple production formats
Cons	Pricing is handled through contact with sales The broad feature set may exceed narrow review needs Deployment choice requires alignment with enterprise architecture	Paid pricing requires contacting CloudNine There is no free plan The platform is listed for web and Windows
Our verdict	Exterro eDiscovery is an AI-powered electronic discovery platform for corporate legal and compliance teams, law firms, government agencies, and regulated enterprises. It covers the full workflow from legal hold and in-place preservation… Read the review →	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,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Exterro eDiscovery — where it wins

  • Covers legal hold, collection, review, redaction, and production
  • Connects with Microsoft 365, Slack, Salesforce, AWS, and more
  • Offers cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact with sales
  • The broad feature set may exceed narrow review needs
  • Deployment choice requires alignment with enterprise architecture

• 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

• Exterro eDiscovery9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A full-lifecycle platform for legal hold, review, production, and audit reporting.

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• CCloudNine8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

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

  Visit CloudNineFull verdict →