GoldFynch

GoldFynch is a web-based eDiscovery service for processing, searching, reviewing, and managing legal case files. Uploaded files are processed automatically, with OCR to make scanned text searchable. Users can search documents, emails, and images, refine results with metadata, and combine terms with Boolean operators such as AND, OR, and NOT. Files can be reviewed in a browser, redacted, and included in productions without an extra production charge. Supported formats include PDF, email files such as PST and MBOX, Office documents, images, and ZIP or RAR archives. Cases support unlimited users at no additional user fee, with roles and permissions controlling access. GoldFynch offers a free case limited to 512 MB stored and 1 GB processed; it expires after 90 days, and productions include a watermark. Paid cases start at $27 a month for 3 GB, with unlimited users, productions, and processing. The service is made by Mazira, founded in 2016, and runs in the vendor cloud.

GoldFynch combines file processing, search, browser review, and production for legal case work. Its free case has storage, processing, and time limits; paid cases begin at $27 a month.

GoldFynch is aimed at legal professionals, including small law firms. Nonprofits, educational institutions, and government organizations are also among its intended users.

GoldFynch is a cloud eDiscovery service for organizing and reviewing legal case data, aimed especially at small law firms and other legal teams. Its appeal is a browser-based path from file intake through production, while its storage-tier pricing makes case volume the key buying decision.

Overview

Uploads are processed automatically, with OCR making scanned text searchable. GoldFynch brings common email, document, image, and archive formats into a case workspace, then supports browser review, redaction, and production without a separate production charge. That combination suits teams that want one service for the core review workflow; it is less compelling for buyers who need automated redaction or storage that is not tied to a case-volume tier.

Key features

Search covers documents, emails, and images, with metadata refinements and Boolean operators including AND, OR, and NOT. Email threading and a native file viewer support review, while production exports include native files, PDF, TIFF G4, JPEG, and Concordance/Relativity-style load files. Redaction is available, but it is not automated, so teams should expect to handle that work themselves.

Paid cases allow unlimited users, productions, and processing within the selected case-volume tier. Role-based permissions help control access as a team grows without adding seat fees. An FTP upload add-on works with clients such as FileZilla, useful for teams that prefer that transfer route. GoldFynch says customer data is encrypted with 256-bit SSL using AES and a 2048-bit key length, hosted in Google Cloud data centers; international hosting can be arranged on request. Deleted data, including backups, is erased after 30 days, with earlier erasure available on request.

Pricing

The free case costs nothing and allows one case per new account, up to 512 MB stored and 1 GB processed. It expires after 90 days, and productions carry a GoldFynch watermark. That makes it a constrained evaluation option, not a lasting home for a larger matter.

Paid cases are billed monthly and prorated. The 3 GB case costs $27 a month; larger tiers are 10 GB for $76 a month, 15 GB for $108 a month, 25 GB for $179 a month, 35 GB for $244 a month, 50 GB for $342 a month, 75 GB for $505 a month, 100 GB for $652 a month, and 150 GB for $896 a month. Each paid tier includes unlimited users, productions, and processing, so the trade-off between plans is case volume rather than seats or processing charges. The smallest tier is the entry point for modest matters; larger cases require stepping up in monthly cost as storage needs rise.

Platforms

GoldFynch runs in a web browser and is deployed in the vendor's cloud. Standard support is included, by email or through the help button inside a case.

Who it's for

Small law firms and legal professionals handling matters that fit a defined case-volume tier are the clearest match. Nonprofits, educational institutions, and government organizations may also find a fit, as GoldFynch offers tools and discounts for those groups. Teams needing automated redaction or a free case beyond the 90-day, 512 MB storage, and 1 GB processing caps should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Paid plans include unlimited users, productions, and processing, avoiding seat fees and separate production charges.
• Pros: OCR, search, browser review, redaction, and several production formats cover the central eDiscovery workflow in one service.
• Cons: Case volume determines the paid tier, so larger matters require higher monthly payments.
• Cons: The free case expires after 90 days, is limited to 512 MB stored and 1 GB processed, and watermarks productions.
• Cons: Redaction is manual rather than automated.

Alternatives

• Lexbe eDiscovery Platform is worth considering for teams that want usage-based hosting with pay-as-you-go, flat monthly, volume, or subscription options and unlimited users; it has no free plan and supports Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows.
• RelativityOne may suit buyers seeking flexible licensing with pay-as-you-go or one- or three-year commitments, plus AI capabilities included with committed data volume; it has no free plan.
• FreeEed is an option for teams that prefer Linux, macOS, Windows, or self-hosted deployment and can work within its free Community Edition's 1 GB limit.
• Exterro eDiscovery is another web-based paid option.
• iCONECT is a paid option with API, self-hosted, and web platforms.
• Casepoint eDiscovery may suit buyers who want tailored pricing based on selected applications and use cases, with no charge for products they do not use.
• Epiq Discover offers flat-rate, per-gigabyte transactional, or subscription pricing.
• Knovos Discovery may appeal to high-volume ALSPs and enterprises seeking custom enterprise agreements.

Verdict

Choose GoldFynch if your legal team wants a browser-based eDiscovery workflow, unlimited paid-plan collaborators, and production without an extra charge. Its main advantage is that breadth within a case; its main reason to look elsewhere is the storage-based plan ladder, especially for large matters, alongside the lack of automated redaction.