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OpenText EnCase eDiscovery vs kCura Relativity comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

kCura Relativity
Ranking in eDiscovery
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText EnCase eDiscovery
Ranking in eDiscovery
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of kCura Relativity is 5.6%, up from 4.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is 3.7%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
eDiscovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
kCura Relativity5.6%
OpenText EnCase eDiscovery3.7%
Other90.7%
eDiscovery
 

Featured Reviews

HR
Legal Associate at Elevate
Easy to categorize documents and offers transparent view of documents
I found Relativity very useful because it's easy to categorize documents. If you get more complex litigation, like around 500,000 or 1,000,000 documents, it's easier to categorize them in Relativity. So, it's a more powerful tool for reviewing documents. I haven't faced any problems using Relativity yet. I found it very useful.
Alejandro Stromer - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

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 feature from my perspective are the Kepler; it's a component that is more technical and directly related to the development companies that will be using it, allowing you to create custom APIs and gather most of the information that is not available in the standard API that they offer."
"The initial setup was relatively straightforward."
"Unquestionably, kCura Relativity is a scalable solution."
"Caplets are a very good technical feature."
"The searching capability of the product is definitely very valuable to our organization."
"There are a lot of ways to QC your work and save your searches, and we had really good case support from the Relativity team."
"kCura Relativity is easy to use, and it is reliable."
"It is easy for a beginner to learn to use Relativity."
"The solution is very stable."
"It speeds up the process, so I can meet my deadlines."
"Data Recovery: Its ability to repair damaged partitions and uncover hidden partitions from within the tool, and allow further analysis."
"It is a very useful tool; it is worth buying irrespective of price."
"The technical support is excellent."
"Using Encase we are able to implement security and also Forensics."
"Image creation and image analysis in one program, basically for ease of use."
"It indexes much faster, and is more reflexive because of the Enscripts."
 

Cons

"What I dislike about Relativity is that we have to go through the host in order to do productions and loads. It is not a do-it-yourself tool."
"The price per user could be improved. We'd like for it to be more affordable."
"The platform's integration of advanced AI features could further enhance its capabilities."
"There are a lot of bugs on the development side."
"I would definitely not recommended it unless you have someone who has had experience with it and knows how to work the program."
"They require more built-in support for some third-party applications."
"I haven't seen anything on AI merging with Relativity."
"I think RelativityOne, because it is so powerful, can be very difficult to use and there's a lot that can go wrong if you don't know how to use it."
"Ease of use and learning curve need improvement."
"I suggest that if the mobile phone acquisition is embedded in the Encase law enforcement version, it would be very useful."
"​Sometimes the application can take more time to complete the image processing or fail at the end of the process.​"
"In the past, incident response time for tech support was slow."
"The reporting is a bit unreliable. It needs to be better."
"This is not the program I would suggest for a newbie using to learn. It is just too expensive for the full experience, and the student versions, while very good, are just for that, students."
"From a customer service standpoint, this is unacceptable."
"There were minor UI bugs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Users are typically charged a fee per user account and a separate fee based on the amount of data processed and hosted."
"The pricing is extremely complicated."
"They are maintaining the per gigabyte pricing, and it's based on tiers of how much data you host with them."
"It's worth the money."
"​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."
"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

By visitors reading reviews
Legal Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
10%
Performing Arts
10%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for kCura Relativity?
It's expensive for an individual, but for a company, it's not expensive. And for an individual, I believe it's of no use.
What needs improvement with kCura Relativity?
I haven't seen anything on AI merging with Relativity.
What is your primary use case for kCura Relativity?
We use Relativity to code documents for their responsiveness, privilege, private information, confidentiality, and so on. We use it to categorize our documents into different categories depending o...
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Also Known As

Relativity
EnCase eDiscovery
 

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Sample Customers

Webb & Tyler
Ontario Ministry of Government, Aerospace Company, Chesterfield Police Department
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