Gavel vs MyCase (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Gavel if

• Fits if you draft the same documents over and over and want them automated
• Works for firms that already run cases in Clio and need document building

Look elsewhere if

• Too light for running a practice: no cases, billing or trust accounting
• Tight if you want more than 10 templates: that needs Standard at $210
• Pricey if you want payments, your own domain or DocuSign: those are Pro at $290
• Watch out: the page's billing toggle may show different prices from the ones read here

Pick MyCase if

• Fits if you're a solo or small firm that wants cases and billing in one place
• Works for firms that already take card payments through LawPay

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you need intake forms, eSignature, workflows or texting, which all need Pro at $100 a user billed yearly
• Tight if you want conflict check tracking, split billing, Desktop Drive or the open API, as those are Advanced only at $130
• Watch out: three-way trust reconciliation is the $39 a user MyCase Accounting add-on, and Basic can't have it
• Watch out: court-rules calendaring is a separate subscription, and fees already paid aren't refunded if you cancel
• Skip it if you want to stay free, as there's only a 10-day trial and no free plan

Gavel

• The pricing page shows a Billed monthly and a Billed annually toggle, and the figures read here may not match the toggle you see; check before buying.
• Template caps apply: 10 on Lite, 50 on Standard and 100 on Pro.
• Gavel Exec contract review has its own pricing tab, which is not covered here.
• The site says Gavel was acquired by Relativity.

MyCase

• Intake forms, the legal CRM, eSignature, workflows and two-way texting all need Pro at $100 per user / month, billed annually.
• Conflict check tracking, split billing, Desktop Drive and the open API are limited to Advanced.
• MyCase Accounting, for three-way trust reconciliation, is a $39 per user / month add-on on Pro and Advanced only.
• Court-rules calendaring needs a separate subscription, and fees already paid are not refunded on cancelling.

Gavel

Word document automation

Templates are built from your own Word documents with custom rules.

PDF form automation

Fillable PDFs are filled from the same questions and data.

Client-facing forms

Workflows collect client information and produce documents, and can be embedded on a website from the Pro plan.

Legal template library

Pre-built legal templates and court forms come with the Pro plan.

Online payments

The Pro plan can collect payments through Stripe, for selling online legal services.

Gavel Exec

A separate contract review product that drafts, reviews and redlines inside Word, priced on its own tab.

MyCase

Cases, calendar and documents

Each case holds its notes, tasks, events, documents and contacts. A shared firm calendar shows statute of limitations dates, and document storage is unlimited on every plan.

Time, billing and trust accounting

Track time and expenses, turn them into invoices, and keep trust ledgers per client and per case with reconciliation. LEDES and batch billing, payment plans and interest come with Pro.

Payments through LawPay

Clients pay by card, eCheck or financing through 8am LawPay, with next-business-day deposits. LawPay has no monthly fee; processing rates apply.

Client portal and texting

Clients see their case and messages in a secure portal (limited on Basic). Pro adds unlimited two-way texting with images, a call log, internal chat and online intake forms.

8am IQ assistants

Pro includes AI writing and document assistants. Advanced adds a Case Assistant for summaries and timelines and a Discovery Assistant that runs OCR on 5,000 pages per user a month.

Claude connector and open API

An official read-only MCP connector lets Claude look up cases, documents and firm financials. The open API for building other links is on the Advanced plan.

Gavel

• Lite$83

  per month, billing basis not shown beside the figure

  1 builder seat, 10 document templates, Word and PDF automation and the Clio Manage integration.

• Standard$210

  per month, billing basis not shown beside the figure

  1 builder seat, 50 templates, saved and reusable data, your logo, Zapier integration and phone support.

• Pro$290

  per month, billing basis not shown beside the figure

  2 builder and 3 organization user seats, 100 templates, legal template library, Stripe payments, custom domain, DocuSign integration.

• Scale$417

  per month and up, billed annually

  Sold through sales: per-seat pricing, custom limits, API access, single sign-on and an account manager.

MyCase

• MyCase Basic$50

  per user / month, billed annually ($60 billed monthly)

  Case and contact management, time entry, invoicing, trust accounting, online payments, unlimited document storage and a limited client portal.

• MyCase Pro$100

  per user / month, billed annually ($120 billed monthly)

  Adds unlimited eSignature, document generation, workflows, intake forms and legal CRM, two-way texting, premium billing and the 8am IQ writing assistant.

• MyCase Advanced$130

  per user / month, billed annually ($150 billed monthly)

  Adds the 8am IQ Case and Discovery assistants, advanced document automation, Desktop Drive, conflict check tracking, split billing and the open API.

Gavel

• Annual discount

  2 months free on annual plans

  Annual plans, billed upfront, get 2 months free.

MyCase

• Annual discount

  Save up to 16% with yearly billing

  MyCase's pricing page lists savings of up to 16% for paying a year upfront: $120 a year per user on Basic and $240 a year per user on Pro and Advanced.

• Other savings

  Bar association member discounts

  MyCase lists a member benefit for each of its partner bar associations and legal groups; ABA Advantage members, for example, get a 20% lifetime discount.