Merlin Re-Engineers Ediscovery Economics with Industry-First “Cloud Monthly” Pricing Model

DENVER, CO – August 12, 2025 – In advance of ILTACON 2025, Merlin Search Technologies, the award-winning developer of AI-powered discovery platforms, today announced the launch of Cloud Monthly pricing—the legal industry’s first pricing model to combine guaranteed cost savings with complete budget certainty. This groundbreaking approach delivers a fixed 30% discount from traditional “always on” hosting while providing the predictable monthly costs that corporate legal departments and law firms need for budget planning.

Cloud Monthly pricing represents a fundamental shift away from the industry’s standard practice of charging fixed per-gigabyte rates regardless of actual platform use. While traditional ediscovery providers continue to use inflexible “always on” pricing models, Merlin’s innovation gives clients unprecedented control over their discovery economics through two distinct options: Cloud Monthly for budget predictability and Cloud Utility for maximum cost optimization.

“Price certainty and transparency have been the missing pieces in ediscovery cost management,” said John Tredennick, CEO and Founder of Merlin Search Technologies. “Our mission is to re-engineer investigations and make discovery as cost-effective as possible. Cloud Monthly pricing eliminates the budget uncertainty that has plagued legal teams while still delivering substantial savings. This is the logical evolution of our commitment to putting clients in control of their discovery costs.”

Addressing the Budget Certainty Challenge

Traditional ediscovery hosting forces organizations to pay identical monthly rates whether they actively use their platforms eight hours a day or leave them sitting idle for weeks during settlement negotiations or court delays. This “always on” approach creates cost inefficiencies that can consume significant portions of litigation budgets over the extended life of complex matters.

Cloud Monthly pricing solves this challenge by offering clients a guaranteed 30% discount from traditional hosting rates with completely predictable monthly billing. The system automatically optimizes costs through intelligent energy management that powers down sites after periods of inactivity, ensuring clients never pay premium rates when no one is working.

“This represents a further step in making our platform both client and budget friendly,” said Kendra Smith, Chief Operating Officer at Merlin Search Technologies. “We’re bringing powerful AI tools into discovery to make the process more effective while giving clients options that are both cost effective and budget friendly. Whether clients choose Cloud Monthly for predictability or Cloud Utility for maximum savings, they’re getting unprecedented value and control over their discovery investments.”

Transforming Discovery Economics

Cloud Monthly pricing builds on Merlin’s award-winning Alchemy platform, recently recognized as “The Most Innovative New Legal Technology for 2024” by the Association of Certified Ediscovery Specialists (ACEDS). This latest innovation further establishes Merlin’s leadership in transforming discovery economics through technology innovation.

The new pricing model offers several key advantages over traditional hosting approaches:

• Guaranteed Savings: Fixed 30% discount from traditional per-gigabyte rates across all volume tiers
• Budget Certainty: Predictable monthly costs for annual budget planning and procurement processes
• Intelligent Optimization: Automatic cost management through advanced energy-saving technology
• No Usage Penalties: Consistent pricing regardless of case activity levels or workflow patterns
• Flexible Options: Choice between Cloud Monthly (predictable) and Cloud Utility (maximum savings) pricing models

Industry-Leading Innovation

While competitors continue to rely on outdated “always on” pricing models inherited from legacy hosting approaches, Merlin’s dual pricing strategy gives legal teams unprecedented flexibility to match their economic needs with their operational requirements. Corporate legal departments managing diverse litigation portfolios can now choose budget certainty for planning purposes, while cost-optimization focused teams can select Cloud Utility pricing for maximum savings potential.

“The legal industry has accepted inefficient pricing models for too long,” added Tredennick. “By offering both predictable costs and maximum optimization options, we’re giving clients the power to align their discovery spending with their actual business needs rather than forcing them into one-size-fits-all approaches.”

Availability and Implementation

Cloud Monthly pricing becomes available on the opening day of ILTACON 2025 and will be offered alongside Merlin’s existing Cloud Utility pricing, giving clients complete flexibility to choose the economic model that best fits their needs. Organizations can switch between pricing models annually, ensuring long-term alignment with changing budget requirements and case management strategies.

The innovation represents Merlin’s continued commitment to transforming discovery economics through technological advancement and client-centered design, building on the company’s track record of pioneering breakthroughs in AI-powered document intelligence and secure cloud architecture.

About Merlin Search Technologies

Merlin Search Technologies pioneers the transformation of legal discovery through advanced AI and secure cloud technology. Our revolutionary Alchemy platform fundamentally changes how legal teams interact with complex document sets by enabling professionals to ask questions and receive intelligent answers rather than mere search results.

Founded by legal technology veterans with over two decades of experience, Merlin combines three distinctive innovations: integrated AI that analyzes documents and delivers actionable insights in seconds rather than days; single-tenant security architecture that ensures data isolation and meets global privacy requirements; and innovative cloud pricing that reduces hosting costs while supporting green computing initiatives.

Recently recognized as “Game Changer, Most Innovative Legal Technology for 2024” by ACEDS London, Merlin is dedicated to making document intelligence faster, more accurate, and more cost-effective for legal professionals worldwide.

For more information about Cloud Monthly pricing or to schedule a demonstration of Merlin’s transformative capabilities, visit www.merlin.tech.

Media Contact:

John Tredennick
CEO and Founder
Merlin Search Technologies
JT@merlin.tech
+1-303-810-1918