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IBM eDiscovery Manager vs Smarsh Enterprise Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 18, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

IBM eDiscovery Manager
Ranking in eDiscovery
20th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Smarsh Enterprise Platform
Ranking in eDiscovery
8th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of IBM eDiscovery Manager is 2.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Smarsh Enterprise Platform is 4.5%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
eDiscovery Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Smarsh Enterprise Platform4.5%
IBM eDiscovery Manager2.0%
Other93.5%
eDiscovery
 

Featured Reviews

IC
eDiscovery Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Stable with administrative aspects and an easy to navigate backend
The initial setup isn't exactly straightforward. It's a little complex. A company really should hire some experts that can navigate the implementation. Including testing, the deployment took about three hours. It's not a long or drawn-out process. Technically, you only need one person to handle the setup, however, it's advisable to at least have two people who are knowledgeable. In our case, we implemented it first in a separate environment and, once we saw everything was working as it should, then we sent it to production. There isn't much maintenance required. There's another application that handles that, however, we do have to monitor logs and the server where we put the searches.
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Also Known As

eDiscovery Manager
Micro Focus eDiscovery, Autonomy eDiscovery, HPE Autonomy eDiscovery, HPE eDiscovery, Actiance
 

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Sample Customers

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