CASEpeer vs Smart Advocate (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Smart Advocate grades higher than CASEpeer: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Smart Advocate grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Smart Advocate
Case management for litigation and personal injury firms
Which one is for you
Pick CASEpeer if
- Fits if you run a personal injury firm and track treatment and liens
- Works for firms that want a client portal and statute alerts
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you add staff: $90 a user a month on Basic, $130 on Pro, $160 on Advanced
- Skip it if you practise anything but personal injury, since the vendor points other firms to MyCase
- Tight if you need intake or texting on Basic, as both start at Pro
- Watch out: e-signature is an add-on on every plan, and API access needs Advanced
- Watch out: the page does not say whether prices are billed monthly or annually
Pick Smart Advocate if
- Fits if you run a litigation practice and want case steps automated
- Works for firms with their own IT staff who prefer an on-premises server
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a price before a sales demo, as none is published
- Skip it if you want to try it first: there is no free plan or trial
- Too light for billing and trust accounting: the listing shows neither
- Watch out: on the Server edition, backups and upkeep fall to your own IT staff
How we grade them
| 1.6GPACASEpeerWeak | 1.8GPASmart AdvocateWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DBasic is $90 per user a month, which is where the dearest tenth of law-practice tools starts against a $59 middle, and the useful extras sit on Pro at $130. | CNo price is published, so there is nothing to set against the $59 category middle. The site offers demos only. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial; the page offers a demo with no card. | FNo free plan and no trial on the pages read; you book a demo. |
| Features | CCase tracking, treatment, liens, settlements and a client portal are there, but e-signature is an add-on, intake and texting start at Pro, and it is built for personal injury only. | CWorkPlans, automated procedures, templates, built-in AI and Outlook. It is aimed at litigation, and the listing shows no billing or trust accounting. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating is on record, and a case system needs your matters, stages and users set up. | CNo store rating on record. WorkPlans have to be set up for your cases, and the Server edition needs your own IT staff. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Outlook, Microsoft 365, QuickBooks, Dropbox, LawPay, Zapier and EvenUp links. No native mobile app is listed, and API access needs Advanced. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Outlook the only named connection. No desktop app. |
| Best for | personal injury firms tracking cases and treatment | litigation case management with workplans |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CASEpeer and Smart Advocate. How we grade
Where they differ
- CASEpeer also covers time tracking.
- Smart Advocate also covers workflow automation and documents.
At a glance
| CASEpeer | Smart Advocate | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $90 per user / month | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | 8am, LLC | SmartAdvocate |
| Price read from | casepeer.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CASEpeer
- Built for personal injury; the vendor points firms with other practice areas to its sister product MyCase.
- The pricing page does not say whether prices are billed monthly or annually. It states no long-term contract or setup fee.
- Intake, texting, extra reports and the AI assistant start at Pro ($130); API access needs Advanced ($160).
- E-signature is an add-on on every plan, and the vendor does not list native mobile apps (the table says only mobile friendly).
Smart Advocate
- No prices are published; the site offers demos only.
- The Server edition's backups and maintenance are handled by your own IT staff.
- Aimed at litigation practices rather than small general practices.
Key features
CASEpeer
- Personal injury case tracking
- Medical treatment, injuries, liens and letters of protection, case expenses, settlement calculations and automated statute alerts sit inside each case.
- Client portal and texting
- Clients see case information in a portal. Pro adds unlimited two-way texting that accepts images; Advanced adds scheduled texts.
- Intake and case stages
- From Pro, intake management, case stage screens and litigation event plans cover the path from a new lead to a filed case.
- Reporting
- Pro includes reports on high-value cases, medical requests and firm productivity, with more than 50 others. Advanced adds data sync and multi-office reporting.
- AI writing assistant
- 8am IQ is listed from Pro. The vendor says it fixes grammar, changes tone and translates between English, Spanish and Arabic in case notes, tasks and client messages.
- Integrations
- The vendor lists connections to Outlook, Microsoft 365, QuickBooks, Dropbox, Google Calendar, LawPay and many lead-intake, records and AI tools.
Smart Advocate
- WorkPlans and Automated Procedures
- Checklists that automate routine steps at each stage of a case.
- Document templates
- Templates are built from Word, Excel or PDF forms and filled from case data with 4,000+ merge codes.
- Built-in AI
- Summaries of cases, records and depositions, plus transcription and translation.
- Outlook integration
- A plugin files email into cases and syncs deadlines to Outlook calendars.
- Mobile apps
- Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android search cases, track time and add appointments.
- Cloud or server
- A hosted Cloud edition, or a Server edition you own and maintain.
Plans
CASEpeer
Basic$90
per user / month; billing term not stated
Case and contact management, tasks, client portal, statute alerts, settlements, medical treatment tracking, expenses, client trust tracking and unlimited document storage.
Pro$130
per user / month; billing term not stated
Adds client intake, unlimited two-way texting, case stage screens, litigation event plans, 50+ more reports, 20+ integrations and the 8am IQ writing assistant.
Advanced$160
per user / month; billing term not stated
Adds scheduled texts, data sync for advanced reporting, a multi-office reporting suite, an intake investigator portal, case grades and API access.
Smart Advocate
Pricing could not be confirmed. See smartadvocate.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CASEpeer or Smart Advocate?
As of Nov 12, 2026, CASEpeer starts at $90 per user / month, and Smart Advocate has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, CASEpeer or Smart Advocate?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither CASEpeer nor Smart Advocate has a free plan.
Which platforms do CASEpeer and Smart Advocate run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Smart Advocate lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.