Filevine vs LegalServer (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Filevine if

• Fits if your firm runs heavy caseloads, such as personal injury or mass torts
• Works for prosecutors, public defenders and other government legal offices

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price before a demo, as every package is quoted by the sales team
• Watch out: intake, depositions and signatures are separate packages, and analytics, court deadline rules and the client portal are extensions
• Not for you if you want to try case management first, since the free LOIS Explore trial is AI only and closed to existing customers
• Not for you if you'd rather set it up yourself, as setup runs through Filevine's certified partners
• Skip it if you need phone apps, as the listing has it as web only

Pick LegalServer if

• Fits if you run a legal aid, public defender or government law office
• Makes sense if you want to configure intake and case types without code

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you run a for-profit firm, as the vendor says it doesn't target them
• Skip it if you need a price first, since only a call is offered
• Watch out: the text-message module is an add-on
• Skip it if you want to try it yourself, as no trial is listed

Filevine

• Filevine publishes no prices: every package is quoted by its sales team after a demo.
• Intake, depositions and signatures are separate packages; analytics, court deadline rules and the client portal are extensions to Matters.
• The free LOIS Explore trial covers AI research and drafting only, not case management, and is closed to existing Filevine customers.
• Setup is handled by Filevine's certified implementation partners rather than self-serve onboarding.

LegalServer

• No prices are published; the site directs visitors to schedule a call.
• It is built for legal aid, public defense and government offices, and the vendor says it does not target the profit needs of a for-profit law firm.
• The SMS text module is described as an add-on feature.

Filevine

Matter management

Each matter collects tasks, contacts, deadlines, calendar events, emails and notes, with custom reports and dashboards built from any field in Filevine.

Document management and assembly

Unlimited document storage with search, PDF splitting and combining, and document assembly that fills templates from matter data.

LOIS legal AI

Ask LOIS answers questions about a matter with cited sources, AI Drafting writes from case facts, LOIS for Word works inside Microsoft Word, and LOIS Legal Research checks case law.

Deposition tools

Schedule depositions and book court reporters, get live transcription and follow-up suggestions from Depo Copilot, and keep summarized transcripts in a searchable library.

Intake with Lead Docket

Captures and qualifies leads, tracks referral fees, takes online payments and moves signed clients into case files, with AI lead summaries as an option.

Timekeeping, billing and payments

Multiple timers, time tracked from email, LEDES billing codes and bulk invoicing, with Filevine Payments for online payment that it says is IOLTA compliant.

LegalServer

Intake and case creation

Intake tools are configured to match an organization's data entry and workflows, with conflict checks and a poverty-level assessment tool cited by customers.

Documents and discovery

Files can be stored and searched in cases, and discovery can be uploaded where it fits the workflow.

Timekeeping and calendar

A timekeeping suite and a shared calendar for appointments, events, tasks and deadlines.

Reports and grants

Built-in reports with manager views and caseload benchmarks by case type, plus grants and funder management modules.

Texting, email and immigration forms

Built-in email and text messaging, with an SMS module that runs through Twilio, and a module for USCIS and DOJ immigration forms.

Configuration without code

Administrators can change modules, intake and case types themselves. A Reports API supports pulling data into tools such as Power BI.

Filevine

Pricing could not be confirmed. See filevine.com.

LegalServer

Pricing could not be confirmed. See legalserver.org.