Best Legal Hold Software in 2026
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Legal hold work calls for a clear way to coordinate preservation across matters and custodians. Compared on audit trail, automated reminders, and custodian acknowledgment, these tools also distinguish themselves through hold templates and matter tracking. Custodian limits can help you assess fit for your workload; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. OnitX CLM, Relativity Legal Hold, and Casepoint Legal Hold are among the named options, alongside DISCO Ediscovery and Everlaw. Consider which activities your team needs to document or follow up on, then weigh the listed capabilities against your matter-management needs.
Legal Hold Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 9 of 9 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 OnitX CLM API yesDOCS 7.0
- 02 OpenAxes API yesDOCS 6.9
- 03 Relativity Legal Hold API yesDOCS 6.9
- 04 Venio eDiscovery API yesDOCS 6.9
- 05 Reveal API yesDOCS 6.8
- 06 Casepoint Legal Hold API yesDOCS 6.7
- 07 CrashPlan Legal Hold API yesDOCS 6.7
- 08 DISCO Ediscovery API yesDOCS 6.7
- 09 Everlaw API yesDOCS 6.7
- 10 Exterro eDiscovery DOCS 5.6
- 11 Litera CAM Litigation Hold DOCS 5.6
- 12 Q1 Defensible Legal Hold DOCS 5.6
- 13 ELM Solutions Legal Holds DOCS 5.5
- 14 Knovos Manage DOCS 5.5
- 15 Sightline by Consilio DOCS 5.5
- 16 Hanzo DOCS 5.4
- 17 Pagefreezer DOCS 5.4
- 18 EvidenceVault DOCS 5.3
- 19 Krellix Mail FREE noDOCS 5.3$24.92/mo
- 20 Logikcull DOCS 5.3
- 21 Nuix Discover DOCS 5.3
- 22 Vidhaana Legal Hold Management FREE noDOCS 5.3₹999/mo
- 23 Zapproved Legal Hold Pro DOCS 5.3
- 24 Onit Legal Holds DOCS 5.2
- 25 OpenText Core Legal Hold DOCS 5.2
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Paid from | Hold templates | Custodian acknowledgment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OnitX CLM | 7.0 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2 | OpenAxes | 6.9 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 3 | Relativity Legal Hold | 6.9 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 4 | Venio eDiscovery | 6.9 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 5 | Reveal | 6.8 | ||||
| 6 | Casepoint Legal Hold | 6.7 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 7 | CrashPlan Legal Hold | 6.7 | No | No | ||
| 8 | DISCO Ediscovery | 6.7 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 9 | Everlaw | 6.7 | No | |||
| 10 | Exterro eDiscovery | 5.6 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 11 | Litera CAM Litigation Hold | 5.6 | Yes | |||
| 12 | Q1 Defensible Legal Hold | 5.6 | ||||
| 13 | ELM Solutions Legal Holds | 5.5 | Yes | |||
| 14 | Knovos Manage | 5.5 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 15 | Sightline by Consilio | 5.5 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 16 | Hanzo | 5.4 | ||||
| 17 | Pagefreezer | 5.4 | ||||
| 18 | EvidenceVault | 5.3 | No | Yes | ||
| 19 | Krellix Mail | 5.3 | No | |||
| 20 | Logikcull | 5.3 | No | |||
| 21 | Nuix Discover | 5.3 | No | |||
| 22 | Vidhaana Legal Hold Management | 5.3 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 23 | Zapproved Legal Hold Pro | 5.3 | No | Yes | ||
| 24 | Onit Legal Holds | 5.2 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 25 | OpenText Core Legal Hold | 5.2 | Yes | Yes |
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