Commvault Cloud vs OpenText EnCase eDiscovery comparison

Commvault and OpenText are both solutions in the eDiscovery category. Commvault is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.5, while OpenText is ranked #12. Commvault holds a 3.1% mindshare in eD, compared to OpenText’s 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Commvault users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

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75% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

Commvault Cloud and OpenText EnCase eDiscovery compete in the eDiscovery and cloud data management sectors. Commvault Cloud appears to have the upper hand in cost-effectiveness and ease of deployment, while OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is preferred for its comprehensive features.

Features: Commvault Cloud offers robust integration capabilities, extensive automation features, and strong support. OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is recognized for its advanced forensic capabilities, comprehensive data analysis tools, and depth in eDiscovery functions.

Room for Improvement: Commvault Cloud could improve data retrieval speed, simplify certain processes, and enhance process efficiency. OpenText EnCase eDiscovery should improve user experience consistency, report generation efficiency, and focus on user-focused refinements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Commvault Cloud is known for straightforward deployment models and responsive customer service. OpenText EnCase eDiscovery has a reliable deployment, though with slightly longer setup time, complemented by comprehensive customer support.

Pricing and ROI: Commvault Cloud is seen as cost-effective with favorable ROI, appealing to budget-conscious buyers. OpenText EnCase eDiscovery, while more expensive, justifies its cost by delivering substantial ROI through superior analytical and investigative capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in eDiscovery

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

112

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (3rd), Cloud Backup (3rd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (2nd), File Archiving (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (4th), SaaS Backup (2nd), Threat Deception Platforms (1st), Container Backup Software (1st), AI IT Support (6th)

OpenText EnCase eDiscovery

Ranking in eDiscovery

12th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 3.1%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is 3.1%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

eDiscovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Commvault Cloud	3.1%
OpenText EnCase eDiscovery	3.1%
Other	93.8%

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Featured Reviews

Ankit Gagneja

Cloud Solution Architect at Tata Consultancy

Hybrid backup strategy has improved recovery orchestration and now supports flexible DR planning

I think improvements could be made in Commvault Cloud. Lately what I have seen is that there are AI capabilities that different data protection organizations are coming up with, which basically revolves around tiering of not frequently accessible data to glacier kind of storage, plus bringing in a high level of compression and deduplication capabilities. All those features I believe are there in other customers and they are bringing in new use cases from the AI perspective which I have not recently seen in Commvault. I have seen that Dell does have such features. We recently pitched a solution to the customers where we talked about data tiering and the other AI use cases, identifying the data by itself and autonomously taking decisions on how to tier the data between the different storage classes that we have. Those kind of capabilities that we have proposed to the customer as far as the partner solutions are concerned. I would like to see AI capabilities in Commvault Cloud. The rest of the features pretty much align with the other enterprise solutions that we have in the market. It is just the AI capability that is being asked by the customers as well as that I see missing with Commvault.

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Alejandro Stromer

Director Consulting SAP OpenText en Entelgy at DCL Consultores EIM SL

A stable and scalable hybrid solution with easy setup

The solution is scalable. It has three levels. You have the presentation area that can be escalated to the balance sheet. You have the back-end area that can be escalated using higher viability to configure more application servers. Also, the area of storage can be increased. We usually cater to enterprise solutions but have small- and medium-sized customers. It starts with 25 users and goes up to 100s and 1000s.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable features of Commvault Hyperscale X are the full responsibilities inclined in conversion with high responsibility rates."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to backup over the dedicated Fiber Channel directly from SAN."

"The backup and restore capabilities are key. The most useful things to us about Commvault, in general, is the breadth of the applications that it can protect as well as the features inside of it, like deduplication and encryption. When people get their data encrypted, Commvault has a way to tell if somebody is being attacked through a cybersecurity threat because their data changes. So, Commvault has what they call honeypot files out there to look to see if anybody is changing these files. Only Commvault knows which files those are, so nobody should be messing with those files. If it changes, then it will alert you to say, "Oh, I potentially have somebody messing with my files." It will alert you to something going on in your environment that probably shouldn't be happening. We deploy that with all our customers so they have this capability as well."

"Its compression and deduplication allow us to store more backups and save storage space. The reporting is great; we are able to obtain critical business reports and infrastructure/usage information very easily."

"The most valuable feature is Commvault's coverage. It has wide coverage to back up every data center environment. The product can back up OpenStack, OpenShift, and competitive solutions don't have this feature. Commvault can handle backing up any virtual workload or enterprise application."

"They have a strong development team and are market leaders in the space."

"The recovery features are useful. It is easy to recover data. If something happens, we can easily recover data. We have faced ransomware issues twice, and we recovered because of Commvault."

"It runs all the tests and emails us the reports. We take daily, weekly, and monthly snapshots, and I integrate the storage snapshot scripts with the Commvault workflow. The Commvault workflow runs all the scripts and sends us the reports. It also features cloud-side reports and workflows. Commvault has many tools for backing up, restoring, and archiving things, but we use another service for our archives."

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"The technical support is excellent."

"It indexes much faster, and is more reflexive because of the Enscripts."

"Data Recovery: Its ability to repair damaged partitions and uncover hidden partitions from within the tool, and allow further analysis."

"The most important feature we've found is the Enscripts. That is one powerful feature that I, personally, love to use."

"The solution is very stable."

"I like the processing feature on the product because it does everything at once, i.e, indexing, recovery, keyword searches, etc."

"It speeds up the process, so I can meet my deadlines."

Cons

"Persistent binding is a feature that I would like to see in the next release of Commvault."

"There is room for improvement in terms of data security."

"The only problem is that some of what we snap most of is the VMs. We found about 10% of the VMs that we can't snap because they're too interactive. It actually causes the application to crash."

"I would assess the Command Center as a very useful but sometimes difficult tool. It is multipurpose. It has all the features of logging and monitoring, especially for the actual setup. For us, it is easy because we work daily with it, but for customers who only use it once a week, they sometimes have some difficulties. Command Center is not user-friendly for beginners."

"There is room for improvement in its user interface and web console, called Command Center. They are improving it every year so if they continue in that direction, I think it will be a very reliable console."

"The workflow has room for improvement."

"The tool must improve the 1-Touch recovery of Oracle and Active Directory."

"Support could improve and the initial configuration would be easier with assistance from a professional engineer."

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"I would like to see a capability to ingest and absorb more data. That would be really good. It currently is lacking this function."

"Sometimes the application can take more time to complete the image processing or fail at the end of the process."

"The reporting is a bit unreliable. It needs to be better."

"Ease of use and learning curve need improvement."

"We have come across problems with the end-case. We could not find an email discovery type of module and there was not flexibility with the email."

"In the past, incident response time for tech support was slow."

"There were minor UI bugs."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Commvault Backup & Recovery is perhaps the best value for our money that I have seen in a backup product."

"There is a bit of cost involved with signing up the entire solution. It's not a cheap solution."

"Commvault is quite high in terms of pricing and licensing."

"The price is a little bit high."

"Metallic is an affordable solution."

"Some of our customers say that Commvault is a very expensive solution, but Commvault has many features that the competitors don't have. It is not a good choice for a small or medium business, but it is a good choice for enterprise businesses."

"In India, this is a very expensive product."

"Commvault Backup & Recovery is priced fairly, and its performance-to-cost ratio is also better than fair."

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"The product is affordable and user-friendly."

"EnCase is an affordable solution."

"We have a license. And, we found the cost high. We contacted them and talked to them about the ratio of the US dollar versus the Indian rupee and then we came to a solution."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Performing Arts

14%

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Government

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Company Size

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	57
Midsize Enterprise	24
Large Enterprise	82

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Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	3

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Security measures, including encryption and threat detection, contribute significantly to data protection, safeguarding against unauthorized access and cyber threats.

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Commvault Cloud is expensive, and there is room for the price to be 10-15 percent lower than what they are charging currently.

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Also Known As

Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale X, Metallic, ThreatWise

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Overview

Commvault Cloud is the ultimate cyber resilience platform built to meet the demands of the hybrid
enterprise. Beyond its core functionality of data backup and recovery across diverse workloads, including applications, databases, virtual machines, and files, Commvault Cloud stands out as a robust defense against ransomware. Going beyond backup, the platform integrates advanced data security features such as encryption, access control, and threat detection, safeguarding against unauthorized access and cyber threats.

With tools for data management, classification, and migration, businesses can optimize storage costs, enhance accessibility, and comply with regulations seamlessly. Boasting cloud integration with major providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, Commvault Cloud leverages the scalability and flexibility of the cloud for comprehensive data protection and management. The platform's automation capabilities streamline tasks, and its reporting and analytics features provide valuable insights into data usage, potential risks, and optimization strategies. Commvault Cloud is not just a security tool; it is a key component of cyber resilience, enabling organizations to not only protect against cyberattacks but also recover swiftly and minimize the impact of incidents. Elevate your cyber resilience strategy with Commvault Cloud.

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eDiscovery collection tools address the rise in dispersed and remote workforces, the proliferation of mobile devices and new sources of data. Comprehensively collecting data across all data sources, including endpoints, such as desktops and laptops, is critical to defensibility. Collection analytics and culling is key to efficient digital investigations, narrowing the document collection to drive down the cost of legal review.

With OpenText™ EnCase™ eDiscovery, organizations can streamline the collection, culling and preservation of data across diverse sources in a single efficient process.

OpenText

Sample Customers

Aberdeenshire Council, Acxiom, BAM Group Ireland, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, CI Investments, Clifford Chance, American Municipal Power, American Pacific Mortgage, AstraZeneca, Dongbu Steel, Denver Health, Dow Jones, Emirates Steel, Penn State Health, Prime Healthcare, Sonic Healthcare, Sony Network Communications, TiVO, UCONN Health, The Weitz Company

Ontario Ministry of Government, Aerospace Company, Chesterfield Police Department

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