# Best Social Discovery Software *By [Neya Kumaresan](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/neya-kumaresan)* Social discovery software gathers and preserves data from social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and LinkedIn for legal purposes. The software is similar to regular [social media monitoring software](https://www.g2.com/categories/social-media-monitoring), but solutions in this category are geared specifically toward the legal industry. Occasionally, these solutions are repurposed and utilized by law enforcement agents to predict and monitor potential crimes. In addition, law firms use social discovery software to find, gather, and collect content posted on social media sites and preserve it for later use in legal proceedings. These solutions leverage APIs and other tools to connect to these sites, gather data, present it in preformatted reports, and allow users to search for specific data sets via a search tool. Social discovery software solves the problem of combing through and finding valuable metadata housed in unstructured web environments, making it easier for legal professionals to analyze the findings. Legal professionals typically use these solutions in the discovery stage of legal proceedings and rely on the technology to save hours that would otherwise be wasted painstakingly combing through social sites. Social discovery software is used as a complement to [eDiscovery software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ediscovery) and provides an extra tool with which to gather needed forensic data that is valid in legal proceedings. To qualify for inclusion in the Social Discovery category, a product must: - Be designed specifically for use in the legal or law enforcement industries - Collect and preserve publicly available data from social sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn - Contain a search tool for users to comb through collected data - Include report generation and data export functionality ## Best Social Discovery Software At A Glance - **Best Free Software:** [Page Vault](https://www.g2.com/products/page-vault/reviews) ## Top-Rated Products (Ranked by G2 Score) ### 1. [Page Vault](https://www.g2.com/products/page-vault/reviews) Page Vault helps legal professionals capture web content, such as Facebook, videos, and websites, and creates an easy-to-print PDF. Our solutions archive web pages exactly as they appear online and preserve key metadata. All our solutions keep you out of the chain of custody, and affidavits are available for any capture. We make it easy to capture what you need—our web content professionals can make captures for you, or get our award-winning software to make captures in-house. **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 4 **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Page Vault](https://www.g2.com/sellers/page-vault) - **Year Founded:** 2013 - **HQ Location:** Miami, US - **Twitter:** @pagevault (611 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/2754876 (30 employees on LinkedIn®) **Reviewer Demographics:** - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business ### 2. [X1 Social Discovery](https://www.g2.com/products/x1-social-discovery/reviews) Collect and Search Data from Social Networks and the Internet. X1 Social Discovery™ is the industry-leading solution that enables preservation and analysis of all web-based evidence in a court defensible manner. For law firms, legal consultants, and law enforcement who need to collect and search data from social networks and the internet. **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 3 **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Pagefreezer Software, Inc.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/pagefreezer-software-inc) - **Year Founded:** 2010 - **HQ Location:** Vancouver, BC - **Twitter:** @PageFreezer (4,326 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1682117/ (93 employees on LinkedIn®) **Reviewer Demographics:** - **Company Size:** 60% Small-Business, 40% Mid-Market ### 3. [LexisNexis Social Analytics](https://www.g2.com/products/lexisnexis-social-analytics/reviews) A social data intelligence platform empowering brands and agencies to make business decisions based on social insights. **Average Rating:** 3.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 1 **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [LexisNexis](https://www.g2.com/sellers/lexisnexis) - **Year Founded:** 1970 - **HQ Location:** New York - **Twitter:** @NexisSolutions (1,262 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/lexisnexis/ (9,642 employees on LinkedIn®) **Reviewer Demographics:** - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business ### 4. [BabelX](https://www.g2.com/products/babelx/reviews) Locate open source information utilizing enhanced data offerings within the platform. Persistently search across a variety of data platforms to discover issues that matter to you, without limits of origin or language. Examine multiple data sources through advanced statistical, linguistic, and crowd-sourcing techniques. Present key findings of sophisticated data compiled in a simple, easy to decipher format **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Babel Street](https://www.g2.com/sellers/babel-street) - **Year Founded:** 2012 - **HQ Location:** Washington, Wisconsin, United States - **Twitter:** @babelstreet (132 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/babelstreet (288 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 5. [Hanzo](https://www.g2.com/products/hanzo/reviews) Empower you compliance and legal teams to get the most out of unstructured data with Hanzo Ediscovery & Compliance solutions. Collect & archive highly dynamic and interactive websites + work apps like Gsuite & Slack. If you can see it, we can collect it and preserve it for your archives. Book a demo today! **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Hanzo](https://www.g2.com/sellers/hanzo) - **Year Founded:** 2009 - **HQ Location:** Portland, US - **Twitter:** @gethanzo (554 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/hanzoinc/ (47 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 6. [Liferaft](https://www.g2.com/products/liferaft/reviews) Liferaft utilizes OSINT tools to provide a comprehensive and curated overview of active physical threats, information leaks, security exposures, and risks to your assets, operations, and people, all in one integrated OSINT platform. Liferaft ensures early risk detection, giving you a distinct advantage. Early detection allows security teams to stay ahead of issues that can disrupt your business or brand, damage property, or put your people at risk. The real-time detection and validation process identifies risks based on the current online environment and takes quick action to reduce them. Liferaft does this through methods such as automation and filtering posts through targeted keywords. From monitoring to investigation, to incident and case management, Liferaft has you covered! **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Liferaft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/liferaft) - **Year Founded:** 2014 - **HQ Location:** Halifax, CA - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/liferaftlabs/ (86 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 7. [WebPreserver](https://www.g2.com/products/pagefreezer-software-inc-webpreserver/reviews) WebPreserver is a browser-based online evidence capture tool that helps investigators instantly collect and preserve web and social media evidence—before it disappears. WebPreserver automatically expands and captures long comment threads, including embedded media, and preserves metadata with digital signatures ensuring evidence is authentic, tamper-proof, and defensible in court. **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 2 **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Pagefreezer Software, Inc.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/pagefreezer-software-inc) - **Year Founded:** 2010 - **HQ Location:** Vancouver, BC - **Twitter:** @PageFreezer (4,326 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1682117/ (93 employees on LinkedIn®) **Reviewer Demographics:** - **Company Size:** 200% Mid-Market ## Parent Category [Legal Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/legal)