Filevine vs NetDocuments (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 NetDocuments if

• Fits if you want filing by client and matter inside Outlook and Word
• Works for firms and legal departments that need security controls

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need a price first, because quotes come after a form and a call
• Watch out: legal AI and workflow tools are priced in the quote, not shown apart
• Watch out: migration volume and training add to the cost of a rollout
• Watch out: the pages read don't name desktop or mobile apps

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.

NetDocuments

• No prices are published. The vendor says pricing depends on team size, products chosen, security needs and migration scope, and is given after a form and a call.
• Legal AI and workflow tools are described as part of the product choice, and are priced in the quote rather than shown separately.
• Migration volume and training shape the cost of rollout.
• The pages read list regional logins for the US, UK, Germany, Australia and Canada but do not name desktop or mobile apps.

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.

NetDocuments

Document and email management

Documents and email are organized by client and matter, with version control and search built for legal work.

Microsoft tools

Users can work from Outlook, Word and Teams while documents stay filed in NetDocuments. The vendor also lists Microsoft Teams integration and document collaboration sites.

Legal AI

A Legal AI Assistant answers questions about documents and summarizes content. The site also lists an AI app builder, tabular review, AI search and MCP integrations.

Security controls

Ethical walls and data loss prevention are listed, along with advanced security and data governance options. Data residency requirements can affect the package.

Collaboration

Files can be shared with colleagues or clients, with real-time edits, version history, eSignature and document bundling.

Filevine

Pricing could not be confirmed. See filevine.com.

NetDocuments

Pricing could not be confirmed. See netdocuments.com.