Exterro Legal Hold vs OpenText Core Legal Hold

Exterro Legal Hold9.3Visit OCOpenText Core Legal Hold8.7Visit

Higher score Exterro Legal Hold #2 in Legal Hold Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Exterro

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OC OpenText Core Legal Hold #6 in Legal Hold Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit OpenText

• Exterro Legal Hold fits best

  Organizations needing extensive connectors

• OpenText Core Legal Hold fits best

  Large organizations needing silent holds

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Side by side

Feature	Exterro Legal Hold 9.3/10 Visit ↗	OCOpenText Core Legal Hold 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Legal Hold Software	#6 in Legal Hold Software
Best for	Organizations needing extensive connectors	Large organizations needing silent holds
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Integrations	190+ integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Exterro Legal Hold 5/5 · OpenText Core Legal Hold 5/5
Hold templates	✓	✓
Custodian acknowledgment	✓	✓
Automated reminders	✓	✓
Audit trail	✓	✓
Matter tracking	✓	✓
Specs
Custodian limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	190+ native enterprise data connectors Matter workflows with questionnaires, reminders, and escalation In-place preservation with immutable audit-ready reporting	Silent holds and in-place mailbox preservation Automated reminders, acknowledgments and audit trails Integrations with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and enterprise systems
Cons	Pricing requires a sales consultation Enterprise-scale scope may exceed simple hold requirements Connector and workflow breadth can add administrative complexity	Pricing requires contacting OpenText sales Available as a web platform Live technical support is listed Monday–Friday
Our verdict	Exterro Legal Hold is designed for corporate legal departments, public-sector organizations, and legal teams managing legal holds across complex matters. It supports hold creation, distribution, tracking, acknowledgment, preservation, and… Read the review →	OpenText Core Legal Hold is cloud-based software for legal, compliance, HR and IT teams managing legal holds and preservation activities. It centralizes hold issuance, notice distribution, custodian acknowledgment tracking, reminders,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Exterro Legal Hold — where it wins

  • 190+ native enterprise data connectors
  • Matter workflows with questionnaires, reminders, and escalation
  • In-place preservation with immutable audit-ready reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales consultation
  • Enterprise-scale scope may exceed simple hold requirements
  • Connector and workflow breadth can add administrative complexity

• OpenText Core Legal Hold — where it wins

  • Silent holds and in-place mailbox preservation
  • Automated reminders, acknowledgments and audit trails
  • Integrations with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and enterprise systems

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting OpenText sales
  • Available as a web platform
  • Live technical support is listed Monday–Friday

• Exterro Legal Hold9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad legal hold platform for teams that need detailed workflows and extensive connectors.

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• OCOpenText Core Legal Hold8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad legal hold platform for large organizations managing complex preservation workflows.

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →