AccessData

What AccessData does

AccessData Group, LLC — formed from the September 2023 merger of AccessData Corporation and CT Summation — provides eDiscovery, digital forensics, and data governance software to law firms, corporate legal departments, government agencies, and law enforcement. The company is privately held, headquartered in Lindon, Utah, and operates with 501–1,000 employees. Its portfolio (marketed under the Exterro brand) is built around three pillars: a Digital Forensics suite anchored by FTK (Forensic Toolkit) and FTK Enterprise for endpoint collection and analysis; an eDiscovery suite covering Legal Hold, processing, Remote Mobile Discovery, AI-assisted Review, Subpoena Manager, and FOIA response; and a Data Governance suite for privacy compliance (RoPA, DSAR, Consent, Data Retention, OptiX360). The underlying platform integrates with 190+ enterprise systems and is certified to ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II, TISAX, and FedRAMP Moderate, enabling deployment in regulated and federal environments.

AI capabilities are delivered through a proprietary ARMOUR autonomous AI framework, the Exterro Intelligence AI Insights and Assist layers, and an AI Review Pack; product-level claims include up to 95% reduction in manual subpoena response work and AI-accelerated breach review. The company's go-to-market is a direct enterprise sales motion supplemented by a partner network, targeting eight named industry verticals — financial services, healthcare, energy & utilities, technology & telecom, government, law enforcement, law firms, and manufacturing. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and follows enterprise contract structures. Notable recognition includes Cybersecurity News' Top 20 Digital Forensic Tools (2026), Enterprise Viewpoint's Top 20 Legal Technology Solution Providers (2021), and a public FBI case study using FTK Suite in a federal investigation.

The business is funded primarily through a 2013 growth round (~$20–25M from Silicon Valley Bank and Sorenson Capital); subsequent capital structure, ownership, and revenue are not publicly disclosed. The combined AccessData + CT Summation franchise — together with prior history of consolidation between the two entities in 2010 — positions the company as a horizontal data risk management vendor competing in the broader eDiscovery and digital forensics market alongside OpenText, Relativity, and other established players.

Name

AccessData

Legal name

AccessData Group, LLC

Website

https://accessdata.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

AccessData Group provides AI-powered eDiscovery, digital forensics (FTK suite), and data governance software to law firms, corporations, government agencies, and law enforcement across eight verticals, supported by 190+ enterprise integrations and FedRAMP Moderate authorization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Forensics & eDiscovery Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Governance Platforms (Policies, Stewardship, Workflows) (HDAEADAB)

Keywords

• Digital forensics software
• EDiscovery software
• Data governance
• Computer forensics
• Legal hold management

Headquarters

HQ city

Lindon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

AccessData Group, LLC provides an AI-powered Data Risk Management Platform combining eDiscovery, Digital Forensics, and Data Governance software. The portfolio includes the FTK (Forensic Toolkit) suite for digital forensics, end-to-end eDiscovery modules (subpoena response, legal hold, processing, review, mobile discovery), and Data Governance tools (data retention, RoPA, consent, DSAR), delivered via on-premise and FedRAMP-authorized cloud deployments to law firms, corporations, and government/law enforcement customers.

Product overview

AccessData Group, LLC (formed from the merger of AccessData Corporation and CT Summation in 2023) provides an end-to-end eDiscovery solutions platform. The company's product portfolio combines eDiscovery, Digital Forensics, and Data Governance into a unified AI-powered Data Risk Management Platform. The core offering includes FTK (Forensic Toolkit) suite products for digital forensics (FTK Standalone, FTK Central, FTK Imager, FTK Enterprise, FTK Connect), eDiscovery solutions (Subpoena Manager, Legal Hold & Preservation, Data Management, Review, Remote Mobile Discovery, Request Management, FOIA Response), and Data Governance tools (Data Retention, RoPA Manager, Assessment Manager, Data Subject Rights Manager, Consent Manager). AI capabilities are delivered through the ARMOUR autonomous AI framework, Exterro Intelligence (AI Insights), and Exterro Assist (AI Assistant), with support for 190+ enterprise system integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exterro FTK (Forensic Toolkit) Standalone Digital forensics software for collecting and analyzing forensic evidence at scale with consistent, repeatable precision across the enterprise. Used by forensic investigators, law enforcement, and corporate investigation teams.
• Exterro FTK Central Centralized forensic analysis platform for managing and analyzing evidence across distributed environments within an organization.
• Exterro FTK Imager
• Exterro FTK Enterprise (Remote Endpoint Collection)
• Exterro FTK Connect
• Exterro Subpoena Manager
• Exterro Legal Hold & Preservation
• Exterro eDiscovery Data Management
• Exterro Review
• Exterro Remote Mobile Discovery
• Exterro Request Management
• Exterro FOIA & Public Records Response
• Exterro Smart Breach Review
• Exterro Data Retention
• Exterro RoPA Manager
• Exterro Assessment Manager
• Exterro Data Subject Rights Manager
• Exterro Consent & Preference Manager
• Exterro Data Risk Management Platform Comprehensive AI-powered platform combining eDiscovery, Digital Forensics, and Data Governance into a single, defensible solution for managing enterprise data risk.
• ARMOUR (Autonomous AI Framework)
• Exterro Intelligence
• Exterro Assist

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CT SummationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 September 2023AccessData Corporation and CT Summation announced a merger to form AccessData Group, LLC, creating an end-to-end eDiscovery solutions provider. The merger aims to provide comprehensive litigation workflow software to law firms and corporations, leveraging each company's existing technologies and industry recognition.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Relativity: Relativity (RelativityOne) is a leading cloud-native eDiscovery platform serving law firms and corporations. Directly competes with AccessData's eDiscovery, review, and legal hold modules and is cited alongside AccessData as a key player in the global eDiscovery market.
• DISCO (csdisco): DISCO is a cloud-native legal technology platform for eDiscovery, document review, and legal AI. Directly competes with AccessData's review, legal hold, and AI-assisted document analysis products for law firm and corporate legal customers.
• Cellebrite: Cellebrite provides mobile device forensics and digital intelligence software for law enforcement and enterprise investigations. Overlaps with AccessData's mobile forensics and Remote Mobile Discovery products, particularly for smartphone and mobile evidence workflows.
• Reveal: Reveal (Reveal-Brainspace) provides AI-driven eDiscovery and information governance software for enterprise legal teams. Directly comparable to AccessData's eDiscovery, processing, and review offerings with overlapping target customers.
• Magnet Forensics: Magnet Forensics specializes in digital forensic software for law enforcement, government, and corporate investigations. Directly comparable to AccessData's FTK forensics products (FTK Standalone, FTK Imager, FTK Enterprise) on data acquisition, analysis, and incident response workflows.
• Everlaw: Everlaw is a cloud-native eDiscovery and litigation platform with strong AI-assisted review capabilities. Targets the same law firm and corporate legal segments as AccessData and competes on review, legal hold, and AI-driven document analysis.
• Nuix: Nuix provides digital forensics, eDiscovery, and investigative analytics software for legal, law enforcement, and corporate investigations. Closely comparable to AccessData's FTK forensics suite and eDiscovery processing capabilities, with strong overlap in data collection and review.
• Exterro: Exterro is the parent/affiliated platform into which AccessData's FTK products have been absorbed. Both operate in eDiscovery, digital forensics, and data governance for legal and enterprise compliance use cases, making Exterro the closest comparable and likely the controlling platform.
• Logikcull: Logikcull offers a self-service cloud eDiscovery and legal hold platform targeting corporate legal departments and smaller law firms. Overlaps with AccessData's eDiscovery Data Management, Review, and Legal Hold products on price-sensitive and mid-market segments.

Broad incumbents

• OpenText: OpenText offers eDiscovery and information governance as part of a much broader enterprise content management portfolio. Cited alongside AccessData as a key player in the eDiscovery software market and competes across the legal hold, review, and forensic collection stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AccessDataGroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/accessdata
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/162250

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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