The Semi-Annual eDiscovery Pricing Survey
Based on the complexity of data and legal discovery, it is a continual challenge to fully understand what is representative of industry-standard pricing for the delivery of eDiscovery products and services. With this challenge in mind, the semi-annual eDiscovery Pricing Survey is designed to provide insight into eDiscovery pricing through the lens of 15 specific questions answered by legal, business, and information professionals operating in the eDiscovery ecosystem. The survey was first administered in December of 2018 and has been conducted four times during the last two years with 334 aggregate individual responses.
Survey Background
The eDiscovery Pricing Survey is a non-scientific and non-comprehensive survey and consists of 15 multiple choice questions focused on information and metrics related to eDiscovery pricing for collection, processing, and review tasks. The survey is open to legal, business, and information technology professionals operating in the eDiscovery ecosystem, and individuals are invited to participate semi-annually primarily by direct email invitation from ComplexDiscovery and leading industry educational partners to include the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS).Aggregate Results
While individual respondent answers to the pricing survey are confidential, the anonymized aggregate results for all previously administered surveys are published below without commentary. These results highlight eDiscovery pricing on selected collection, processing, and review tasks as seen by survey respondents since the inception of the survey in December of 2018. The aggregate results of all surveys as shared in comparative charts may be helpful for understanding pricing and its impact on purchasing behavior on selected services over time.Comparative Charts: A Look at Four Surveys
n=334 Respondents (Aggregate All Surveys) Collection Pricing 1. What is the per hour cost for a collection by a forensic examiner? 1-Collection-Pricing-Per-Hour-Cost-for-a-Collection-by-a-Forensic-Examiner2. What is the per device cost for a collection by a forensic examiner? 2-Collection-Pricing-Per-Device-Cost-for-a-Collection-by-a-Forensic-Examiner
3. What is the per hour cost for analysis and expert witness support by a forensic examiner? 3-Collection-Pricing-Per-Hour-Cost-for-Analysis-and-Expert-Witness-Support-from-a-Forensic-Examiner
Processing Pricing 4. What is the per GB cost to process electronically stored information based on volume at ingestion? 4-Processing-Pricing-Per-GB-Cost-to-Process-ESI-Based-on-Volume-at-Ingestion
5. What is the per GB cost to process electronically stored information based on volume at completion of processing? 5-Processing-Pricing-Per-GB-Cost-to-Process-ESI-Based-on-Volume-at-Completion-of-Processing
6. What is the per GB per month cost to host electronically stored information without analytics? 6-Processing-Pricing-Per-GB-Cost-Per-Month-to-Host-ESI-without-Analytics
7. What is the per GB per month cost to host electronically stored information with analytics? 7-Processing-Pricing-Per-GB-Cost-Per-Month-to-Host-ESI-with-Analytics
8. What is the user license fee per month for access to hosted data? 8-Processing-Pricing-User-License-Fee-Per-Month-for-Access-to-Hosted-Data
9. What is the per hour cost of project management support for eDiscovery? 9-Processing-Pricing-Per-Hour-Cost-of-Project-Management-Support-for-eDiscovery
Review Pricing 10. What is the per GB cost to conduct predictive coding as part of technology-assisted review during the document review phase of eDiscovery? 10-Review-Pricing-Per-GB-Cost-to-Conduct-Predictive-Coding-in-a-Technology-Assisted Review
11. What is the cost per hour for document review attorneys to review documents during the review phase of eDiscovery? 11-Review-Pricing-Per-Hour-Cost-for-Document-Review-Attorneys-to-Review-Documents
12. What is the cost per document for document review attorneys to review documents during the review phase of eDiscovery? 12-Review-Pricing-Per-Document-Cost-for-Document-Review-Attorneys-to-Review-Documents
Background Information 13. In which geographical region do you primarily conduct eDiscovery-related business? 13-Survey-Respondents-by-Geographic-Region
14. Which of the following segments best describes your business in eDiscovery? 14-Survey-Respondents-by-Organizational-Segment
15. What area best describes your primary function in the conduct of your organization’s eDiscovery business? 15-Survey-Respondents-by-Primary-Function
An Aggregate Overview of Survey Responses (Four Surveys) 16-Survey-Respondents-Aggregate-Overview
Past eDiscovery Pricing Surveys
- Summer 2020 eDiscovery Pricing Survey (May 2020)
- Winter 2020 eDiscovery Pricing Survey (December 2020)
- Summer 2019 eDiscovery Pricing Survey (June 2019)
- Winter 2019 eDiscovery Pricing Survey (December 2018)
Based in Austin, Texas, Rob is a technology marketer who has held senior leadership positions with multiple top-tier data and legal technology providers and writes regularly on technology and marketing topics on the ComplexDiscovery(.com) blog.
Rob holds a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) designation from ACEDS, a Certificate of eDiscovery from the Electronic Discovery and Evidence Training Institute, and has held leadership roles (VP of Marketing, CMO, and COO) in legal technology organizations to include ONSITE3 (Acquired), Orange Legal Technologies (Acquired), CloudNine (Acquired LexisNexis eDiscovery Product Line), and currently with HaystackID (Acquired Envision Discovery, Inspired Review, and eTERA Consulting). Rob also has held leadership positions in technology-centric organizations to include Crossroads Systems (Director of Marketing – Storage Area Networking) and Compaq Computer Corporation (Product Marketing Manager – Deskpro and Prosignia Product Lines). A former US Army Captain and Helicopter Pilot (AH-1, OH-58, and UH-1), Rob is an alumnus and Distinguished Military Graduate of the University of Mississippi.
Rob holds a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) designation from ACEDS, a Certificate of eDiscovery from the Electronic Discovery and Evidence Training Institute, and has held leadership roles (VP of Marketing, CMO, and COO) in legal technology organizations to include ONSITE3 (Acquired), Orange Legal Technologies (Acquired), CloudNine (Acquired LexisNexis eDiscovery Product Line), and currently with HaystackID (Acquired Envision Discovery, Inspired Review, and eTERA Consulting). Rob also has held leadership positions in technology-centric organizations to include Crossroads Systems (Director of Marketing – Storage Area Networking) and Compaq Computer Corporation (Product Marketing Manager – Deskpro and Prosignia Product Lines). A former US Army Captain and Helicopter Pilot (AH-1, OH-58, and UH-1), Rob is an alumnus and Distinguished Military Graduate of the University of Mississippi.