DIY eDiscovery Made Easy: Why GoldFynch Beats Traditional Vendors

18 September 2025 by Anith eDiscovery DIY
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Takeaway: Many legal teams think they need big-name vendors or costly contracts for eDiscovery. Not anymore. GoldFynch offers powerful, easy-to-use tools without the high price, hidden fees, or IT headaches. Whether you’re a solo attorney, small firm, or in-house team, DIY eDiscovery with GoldFynch puts you in control—with full transparency and fast results.

What is DIY eDiscovery, and why does it matter?

DIY eDiscovery means handling the entire discovery process yourself using a modern, cloud-based platform. No outsourcing to third-party vendors. No expensive specialists. You upload your data, and the software does the rest, automatically processing, indexing, and organizing your files for review and production.

This approach is faster, more affordable, and more transparent than relying on legacy eDiscovery vendors. And it puts you in complete control.

GoldFynch was built from the ground up to support this modern, self-service workflow. It’s eDiscovery reimagined for real-world legal teams, especially small and mid-sized firms that need agility without sacrificing power.

Here’s how DIY eDiscovery with platforms like GoldFynch is better than the traditional vendor model:

1. Skip the sales process and get started immediately

Traditional vendors often make you jump through hoops before you can even log in. You’re stuck talking to sales reps, sitting through demos, and negotiating pricing tiers, sometimes for weeks. By the time you’re finally onboarded, you’ve already lost valuable time.

With GoldFynch, there’s none of that. Sign up online, upload your documents, and start reviewing in minutes. No contracts, no long sales pitches. Just fast eDiscovery at your fingertips.

2. Transparent, affordable pricing, no surprises

One of the most significant pain points with traditional vendors is the cost. Their pricing models are complex, unpredictable, and often loaded with hidden fees for storage, processing, and add-on features.

GoldFynch flips that script. Pricing is transparent and straightforward. Plans start at $27/month for 3GB, and you only pay for what you use. No long-term contracts. No unexpected bills.

Need to scale up for a big case? No problem. Need to scale down after it’s over? You can do that too, with no penalties or phone calls to sales.

3. Built-in automation = Less manual work

Traditional eDiscovery platforms often require outside specialists or in-house experts to process, index, and manage data, or sometimes they may process it, but at an additional fee. That’s another layer of cost, and another opportunity for delays and errors.

With GoldFynch, most of the initial heavy lifting (such as the ones listed below) is built in and automatically done.

  • File processing and indexing
  • OCR for scanned documents
  • Metadata extraction

You upload your files, and within minutes, they’re searchable and ready for review. It’s fast, it’s accurate, and it frees up your team to focus on strategy, not file management.

4. Designed for non-experts, no training required

Legacy eDiscovery platforms are powerful, but they’re built for specialists. To use them effectively, you often need formal training or a dedicated tech team. That’s overkill for most cases, and it’s expensive.

GoldFynch is designed for regular users. If you can use Gmail or Dropbox, you can use GoldFynch. It’s intuitive, clean, and built for legal professionals, not IT pros.

You can:

All without ever picking up the phone for support (though help is always there if you need it).

5. Real support, when you actually need it

Ever tried getting help from a big-name eDiscovery vendor? Support is slow, impersonal, and often outsourced.

GoldFynch takes support seriously. Whether you’re a solo attorney or part of a mid-size firm, you’ll get quick, helpful responses from people who know the product and care about your case.

6. Scale as you grow

One of the best parts of DIY eDiscovery is flexibility. Your case might start small, but what if it grows? Or you land a major client and need to scale quickly?

With GoldFynch:

  • You can upload more documents anytime; no need to renegotiate pricing.
  • You can move between plans with a click.
  • Storage and features scale with your needs.

There’s no ceiling. You get enterprise-level tools without the enterprise-level baggage.

Large platforms were designed for massive corporate legal departments and giant law firms. They’re packed with features, but most smaller teams will never use 90% of them.

GoldFynch was built for small law firms, solo practitioners, and in-house teams. It’s lean, focused, and includes the features you actually need:

  • Powerful search tools
  • Bates stamping
  • Redaction
  • Production export
  • Collaboration with other reviewers

Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.

Why switch to DIY eDiscovery now?

The traditional approach to eDiscovery is slow, expensive, and outdated. DIY eDiscovery gives you:

  • Faster turnaround
  • Lower costs
  • No learning curve
  • Complete control over your data
  • Support when you need it

Whether you’re working on a small civil case or a large investigation, tools like GoldFynch help you move faster, stay organized, and stay on budget.

Try GoldFynch: DIY eDiscovery made simple.

Ready to take control of your eDiscovery? With GoldFynch, you get a powerful, modern platform that’s easy to use and easy to afford. No contracts. No setup fees. Just effective, scalable eDiscovery that works for teams of all sizes. Visit GoldFynch.com and sign up for a free case today. You can start reviewing your documents in minutes, no sales calls, no credit card required.

  • It costs just $27 a month for a 3 GB case: That is significantly less than most comparable software. With GoldFynch, you know what you’re paying for exactly – its pricing is simple and readily available on the website.
  • It’s easy to budget for. GoldFynch charges only for storage (processing is free). So, choose from a range of plans (3 GB to 150+ GB) and know upfront how much you’ll be paying. It takes just a few clicks to move from one plan to another, and billing is prorated – so you’ll pay only for the time you spend on any given plan. With legacy software, pricing is much less predictable.
  • It’s simple to use. Many eDiscovery applications take hours to master. GoldFynch takes minutes. It handles a lot of complex processing in the background, but what you see is minimal and intuitive. Just drag-and-drop your files into GoldFynch and you’re good to go. Plus, it’s designed, developed, and run by the same team. So you get prompt and reliable tech support.
  • It keeps you flexible. To build a defensible case, you need to be able to add and delete files freely. Many applications charge to process each file you upload, so you’ll be reluctant to let your case organically shrink and grow. And this stifles you. With GoldFynch, you get unlimited processing for free. So, on a 3 GB plan, you could add and delete 5 GB of data at no extra cost – as long as there’s only 3GB in your case at any point. And if you do cross 3GB, your plan upgrades automatically and you’ll be charged for only the time spent on each plan. That’s the beauty of prorated pricing.
  • Access it from anywhere. And 24/7. All your files are backed up and secure in the Cloud.

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