ZDiscovery
ZDiscovery is a paid, web-based eDiscovery platform for corporate legal teams handling litigation response, from legal holds through production.
What ZDiscovery is
ZDiscovery is a paid, web-based eDiscovery platform for corporate legal teams handling litigation response, from legal holds through production. Teams can create, send, modify, and track holds, automate custodian interviews and reminders, and maintain reports and audit trails. In-place preservation covers Slack, Microsoft 365 sources such as Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint, plus Google Vault. Office 365 collection includes Teams chat and custodian data with progress tracking. ZDiscovery Review uses Nuix for processing and provides automatic deNISTing, deduplication, searches, hit reports, and filters. Reviewers can apply redactions, customizable Bates numbers, configurable load-file exports, and native, TIFF, or PDF production. The vendor-cloud service also supports Onna and drag-and-drop uploads, with email threading. Annual subscriptions include migration, implementation, and 24/7 online support, while unlimited users can include outside counsel.
Good
- End-to-end legal hold through production
- Office 365 and Teams collection
- Nuix processing with deduplication
- Native, TIFF, and PDF output
- Unlimited user additions
Watch out
- Pricing available only on request
- No free plan
- Vendor-cloud deployment
- Annual subscription required
Who it suits
ZDiscovery is aimed at in-house corporate legal teams managing investigations, subpoenas, and litigation workflows. It suits organizations needing integrated holds, collection, review, and production.
Verdict
ZDiscovery brings preservation, collection, processing, review, and production into one web service with broad source support. Buyers must request pricing and use the vendor’s cloud environment.
Plans and prices
From ZDiscovery's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| ZDiscovery Hold + Preserve | — | Legal hold management · in-place data preservation · common integrations · data migration and implementation included · unlimited users · Annual Subscription |
| ZDiscovery Hold, Preserve + Collect, Review | — | Legal holds · preservation · Office 365 collection · processing powered by Nuix · document review · data migration and implementation included · unlimited users · Annual Subscription |
The facts
Each one read from ZDiscovery's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Collection
- ZDiscovery can collect eDiscovery data directly from Office 365, including Teams chat and custodian data, and track collection progress.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The company states that it is GDPR and CCPA compliant.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product is designed for corporate legal teams, including teams handling routine internal investigations and subpoena responses in-house.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Legal holds
- The platform can create, send, modify, and track legal holds, automate custodian interviews and reminders, and provide reports and audit trails.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Preservation integrations
- In-place holds are available for Slack, Microsoft 365 sources including Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business and SharePoint, and Google Vault.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing availability
- The pricing page describes annual subscriptions but does not display subscription amounts and directs customers seeking a customized solution to contact the company.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Processing
- ZDiscovery Review uses Nuix for processing and supports file culling through automatic deNISTing, deduplication, searches, hit reports, and filters.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ZDiscovery is an eDiscovery platform for corporate legal teams that manages litigation response from legal holds through processing and review.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Review and production
- Review tools include redactions, customizable Bates numbers, configurable load-file exports, and export in native, TIFF, and PDF formats.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Zapproved says it encrypts data at rest with AES 256 and in transit with TLS 1.2, hosts applications in US-based AWS data centers, and conducts annual SOC 2 Type 2 audits.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The annual subscription includes 24/7 access to online support, data migration, and comprehensive implementation.checked 9 Oct 2026
- User limit
- Customers can add an unlimited number of users, including outside counsel and in-house users.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Zapproved says it was founded in 2008 and its site states that it has been acquired by Exterro.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2008checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Portland, Oregon, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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