In today’s legal landscape, managing digital evidence efficiently, predictably, and flexibly isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity. Salient’s subscription-based eDiscovery service, powered by Reveal, is purpose-built to meet these demands, giving legal professionals on-demand access to the tools they need, without the financial guesswork.
How subscription eDiscovery works
Our subscription model is built on two simple variables: volume and duration. You choose how much data on aggregate you need to manage each month and how long you want to subscribe – typically 12, 24 or 36 months. That’s it. The result is clear, predictable pricing that scales with your needs.
Key advantages:
- Reduced fees: Rather than separate processing and hosting fees, the system measures Peak Activated Data, which is the sum of the larger of the processing or hosting volume for a matter in a month. As such, an entire element of traditional costing models is eliminated.
- Reusable volume: Your monthly allocation can be used across multiple matters, concurrently or consecutively. As data is removed, it can be re-used.
- Flat overage pricing: If your usage exceeds the agreed volume in any given month, overages are simply billed at the same per-GB rate as the subscription rate – no penalties, no surprise costs.
Volume calculations at a glance
Set your subscription level based on expected usage. Salient won’t lock you into a size – you choose what works for your caseload.
Monthly Active Volume: Host up to your chosen GB limit at any one time.
Reusability: Use that space flexibly across as many matters as needed within the month.
Overage: If exceeded, pay the same low per-GB rate defined by your plan.
Depending on the timing, a firm with a mix of matters totalling 2TB of volume in a year may well have enough capacity from a 1TB subscription and save significantly compared with the sum of the on-demand pricing and still have spare capacity for additional projects during quieter periods.
Benefits of a subscription eDiscovery model
Smaller cases are more viable
eDiscovery platforms are traditionally geared toward large-scale litigation, but Salient’s subscription model changes that. With predictable pricing and reusable volume, legal teams can now apply the same sophisticated tools to smaller or lower-value cases – without worrying about cost justification.
This opens the door to:
- Handling more matters efficiently
- Reducing turnaround times on routine investigations
- Making eDiscovery viable for internal reviews, early case assessments, or employee-related disputes
Consistently powerful document review
- Contracts
- Regulatory submissions
- Employment agreements
- Internal memos
…our tools help identify key clauses, extract relevant content, and flag risks using machine learning and advanced filtering. It’s a level of analysis that ensures quality and speed, regardless of document volume.
Effortless redaction and inverse redaction
- Conventional redaction: Masking sensitive or confidential data
- Inverse redaction: Concealing all but a few specific, relevant details
These tools are essential in matters involving data privacy, regulatory disclosures, or information sharing with external parties. They reduce risk, save time, and help legal teams maintain compliance, effortlessly.
Flexibility that matches legal realities
Legal matters often follow unpredictable paths. Subscription-based eDiscovery is designed to accommodate that reality by supporting:
- Long-running litigation where timelines are out of your hands
- Spikes in workload from unexpected cases
- The need to turn around urgent matters without new procurement delays
With Salient’s model, the platform is always ready. Spare capacity can be used for any new need, and usage can scale month to month without triggering new contract negotiations or unexpected fees.
Furthermore, corporate subscribers can achieve economies of scale by aggregating all their needs across multiple matters and invite any relevant external counsel teams into the platform to leverage the subscription, rather than incurring separate eDiscovery costs as disbursements.
Redefine what's possible in eDiscovery
Salient’s subscription model transforms eDiscovery from an ad-hoc expense into a strategic asset. With fixed pricing, flexible usage, and enterprise-grade capability always at your fingertips, your team can resolve cases faster, manage more work, and keep costs under control.
Get in touch to explore how a subscription can work for your team.
