Relativity
The ediscovery standard with aiR generative AI and native Claude/ChatGPT/Gemini integration
What is Relativity?
Relativity is the industry-standard ediscovery and legal data platform, delivered via RelativityOne in the cloud with the Relativity aiR generative AI suite covering review, privilege, case strategy, and breach response. The platform natively integrates Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini alongside Microsoft Purview for source-of-truth data handling. Used across AmLaw 200 firms, Fortune 500 corporations, and federal agencies.
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Use cases to evaluate
Multi-party litigation requiring vendor-neutral interoperability
Data breach response with privilege protection workflows
Regulatory investigations spanning federal and state agencies
Audio and video transcription for evidence review
Fit to evaluate
AmLaw 200 firms with established Relativity-certified staff
Cyber insurers coordinating breach response panels
Federal agencies requiring FedRAMP-aligned ediscovery
Fortune 500 corporate legal departments with in-house review teams
Business fit
Right for you if you need the platform that opposing counsel and outside firms already know, with a deep ecosystem of certified consultants and the ability to bring your own LLM via the aiR suite. Skip if you want simple per-GB pricing without committing to one or three year terms, or if you are a small firm where the certification overhead and ecosystem complexity outweighs the feature depth. Also skip if you cannot tolerate the request-a-quote sales cycle.
How to evaluate Relativity
Use this category when legal document volume, review speed, or research workload is creating bottlenecks.
Confirm the exact workflow
Map Relativity to one concrete workflow first, such as multi-party litigation requiring vendor-neutral interoperability. Avoid buying before the owner, trigger, output, and success metric are clear.
Check category fit
Compare legal data handling, review controls, citations, and matter workflows.
Compare practical alternatives
Shortlist Relativity against Harvey, Legora, Spellbook so the decision is based on fit, effort, and workflow ownership rather than brand recognition alone.
Validate cost and rollout effort
Flexible pay-as-you-go or one/three-year commitments; no published dollar amounts. Request pricing at resources.relativity.com/pricing-request.html. Also confirm implementation time, support needs, and whether the medium setup matches your team.
Compare Relativity with alternatives
Use this quick comparison before booking demos or moving data into a new system.
| Primary workflow | Multi-party litigation requiring vendor-neutral interoperability, Data breach response with privilege protection workflows |
|---|---|
| Best-fit team | AmLaw 200 firms with established Relativity-certified staff, Cyber insurers coordinating breach response panels |
| Implementation effort | Medium setup and maintenance profile |
| Pricing check | Contact sales |
| Closest alternatives | HarveyLegoraSpellbookEvenUp |
Relativity pricing
| Model | Contact sales |
|---|---|
| Snapshot | Flexible pay-as-you-go or one/three-year commitments; no published dollar amounts. Request pricing at resources.relativity.com/pricing-request.html. |
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Common questions about Relativity
What is Relativity?
Relativity is the industry-standard ediscovery and legal data platform, delivered via RelativityOne in the cloud with the Relativity aiR generative AI suite covering review, privilege, case strategy, and breach response. The platform natively integrates Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini alongside Microsoft Purview for source-of-truth data handling. Used across AmLaw 200 firms, Fortune 500 corporations, and federal agencies.
What is Relativity used for?
Common use cases: Multi-party litigation requiring vendor-neutral interoperability; Data breach response with privilege protection workflows; Regulatory investigations spanning federal and state agencies; Audio and video transcription for evidence review.
How much does Relativity cost?
Flexible pay-as-you-go or one/three-year commitments; no published dollar amounts. Request pricing at resources.relativity.com/pricing-request.html.
Who is Relativity best for?
Relativity fits AmLaw 200 firms with established Relativity-certified staff, Cyber insurers coordinating breach response panels, Federal agencies requiring FedRAMP-aligned ediscovery, Fortune 500 corporate legal departments with in-house review teams. Right for you if you need the platform that opposing counsel and outside firms already know, with a deep ecosystem of certified consultants and the ability to bring your own LLM via the aiR suite. Skip if you want simple per-GB pricing without committing to one or three year terms, or if you are a small firm where the certification overhead and ecosystem complexity outweighs the feature depth. Also skip if you cannot tolerate the request-a-quote sales cycle.
What are alternatives to Relativity?
Common alternatives to Relativity include Harvey, Legora, Spellbook, EvenUp, Paxton AI, Robin AI.