Exterro has unveiled Exterro Intelligence, a breakthrough AI system that processes 40,000 documents per hour. The legal technology leader launched this agentic AI platform on August 27, 2025, targeting legal, privacy, and governance teams worldwide.
The new Exterro Assist for Data represents a significant shift from traditional AI approaches. This system delivers secure, auditable results without relying on third-party large language models.
Why This AI Revolution Matters Now
Unlike typical AI models that depend on external services, Exterro’s agentic framework keeps all data processing internal. This approach eliminates security risks while accelerating legal review workflows up to 400 times faster than manual methods.
“This is one of the more advanced, agentic AI applications I’ve seen for managing data risks,” said Ryan O’Leary, Research Director at IDC. “The agentic approach reduces security concerns while delivering faster, more accurate, and auditable results.”
Exterro CEO Bobby Balachandran emphasized their competitive advantage: “While the rest of the industry focuses on using third-party models such as OpenAI as a wrapper, we are delivering actual solutions that lower risk, reduce cost and increase speed, security, and control.”
Strategic Advantages for Global Businesses
The platform delivers four key benefits that transform legal operations:
- Unprecedented Speed: Processes 40,000 documents per hour, outperforming legacy applications by several times
- Cost Efficiency: Provides unlimited Q&A and initial 250GB topic classification, saving tens of thousands in review costs
- Enhanced Security: No data transfers to third-party vendors, with GDPR, SOC II, FedRAMP, and HIPAA certifications
- Complete Transparency: Every result includes clear source references and full audit trails
Exterro Assist for Data can pre-process 100,000 documents per hour for queries. Domain-specific expert agents complete tasks in seconds that previously required multiple hours of manual work.
Global Compliance Standards Drive Adoption
The system maintains strict compliance with international standards including GDPR, SOC II, FedRAMP, and HIPAA. This compliance framework ensures businesses can deploy the technology across global operations without regulatory concerns.
By taking a “human in the loop” approach, Exterro allows customers to maintain complete control over their data and queries. Data never leaves the secure environment, addressing critical concerns for multinational corporations handling sensitive information.
What Business Leaders Should Know
Exterro Intelligence marks a departure from generic AI solutions toward domain-specific applications built for legal environments. The agentic AI framework decomposes complex tasks into smaller, traceable steps with secondary validation before delivering results.
For over a decade, Exterro has embedded AI technologies like Smart Labeling and Contextual Insights into their platform. This latest advancement represents their evolution into true agentic AI, where autonomous expert agents manage legal workflows with precision and traceability.
The platform will expand across Exterro’s data risk management suite, including legal hold, digital forensics, incident response, and data privacy governance products.
Competitive Edge in Legal Technology
Exterro’s approach addresses critical pain points in legal technology. Traditional AI solutions often lack transparency and security required for high-stakes legal environments. By owning and controlling their entire technology stack, Exterro delivers predictable pricing and consistent results.
The company’s development team of over 500 engineers has reimagined how legal teams achieve fast, verifiable outcomes for high-stakes data challenges. This positions Exterro ahead of competitors who rely on third-party AI services with unpredictable costs and security risks.
Businesses adopting this technology gain immediate advantages in legal review speed, compliance assurance, and operational cost reduction. The platform addresses the growing need for defensible AI solutions in regulated industries worldwide.
