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AccessData FTK [EOL] vs Smarsh Enterprise Platform comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AccessData FTK [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Smarsh Enterprise Platform
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
eDiscovery (7th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1513149 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybercrime Investigator at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
A user-friendly forensic toolkit with many valuable features
I think processing could be better. It really takes a lot of space, and it's very expensive to deploy. It needs a lot of resources. I also think if it can be cheaper. We can use more, but we don't right now because it's expensive. Maybe in the future, it can also extract data from mobile phones.
reviewer2902509 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at a hospitality company with 11-50 employees
Compliance monitoring has created a trustworthy, well-documented record of all team communications
I think Smarsh Enterprise Platform's WhatsApp capture solution still needs improvement; a big part of that is due to Meta's platform that puts many restrictions, but it is not as simple to set up and start using as the other tools. I understand this is something that Smarsh is pursuing to improve, and it is evolving over time. The issue is to develop something that the user finds frictionless; most tools are totally frictionless, and for example, the Teams solution is amazing because when they operate it, they see no difference at all before and after implementing the tool. It is fantastic and state of the art, but WhatsApp, unfortunately, is not the same experience due to Meta's restrictions.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It can analyse various types of mobile phone forensic images."
"All of the features are most valuable because we're able to recover hard disks."
"In my opinion, the best features Smarsh Enterprise Platform offers are how really easy it is to set up and very fast to start using, along with being trustworthy."
 

Cons

"Link files and external devices are lacking. We use other software in conjunction with FTK to conduct these type of investigations."
"I think processing could be better. It really takes a lot of space, and it's very expensive to deploy."
"I think Smarsh Enterprise Platform's WhatsApp capture solution still needs improvement; a big part of that is due to Meta's platform that puts many restrictions, but it is not as simple to set up and start using as the other tools."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AccessData FTK is too expensive compared to EnCase."
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Financial Services Firm
20%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Healthcare Company
9%
Hospitality Company
7%
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Smarsh Enterprise Platform?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been standard cost; I always use Microsoft because it is the best solution for me, and I trust them—they work properly. My whole system is ...
What needs improvement with Smarsh Enterprise Platform?
I think Smarsh Enterprise Platform's WhatsApp capture solution still needs improvement; a big part of that is due to Meta's platform that puts many restrictions, but it is not as simple to set up a...
What is your primary use case for Smarsh Enterprise Platform?
My main use case for Smarsh Enterprise Platform is teams capture, recording, and archiving, which is my most important feature, along with emails. It is important for compliance reasons to document...
 

Also Known As

AccessData Forensic Toolkit
Micro Focus eDiscovery, Autonomy eDiscovery, HPE Autonomy eDiscovery, HPE eDiscovery, Actiance
 

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