iManage vs LawToolBox (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, iManage and LawToolBox share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about features, where iManage grades higher, or value for money, where LawToolBox does.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
LawToolBox
Court-rules deadline calendaring inside Microsoft 365
Which one is for you
Pick iManage if
- Fits if you run a firm that needs documents, records and conflicts in one platform
- Makes sense if you want AI search over your firm's own documents
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you're a solo practitioner, as it's aimed at firms
- Skip it if you need a price first, since only a demo is offered
- Watch out: Work, Share, Records Manager and Tracker are separate modules
- Skip it if you want a trial, because none is listed
Pick LawToolBox if
- Fits if your firm already lives in Outlook and Teams
- Works for small firms that need court deadlines on the calendar
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a trial, because none is listed
- Tight if you want a short commitment, since it's a minimum of one year with no refund of the term
- Watch out: pricing assumes a licence for every Microsoft 365 mailbox in the firm
- Watch out: connecting NetDocuments, iManage, ECFX or InfoTrack costs $4 more per user
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAiManageFair | 2.0GPALawToolBoxFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published; the site offers a demo request. | B$39 a user a month billed yearly for 2-9 users, inside the law-practice category's cheapest quarter (under $49). It drops to $21 at 80+ users. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no free trial are listed anywhere on the pages we read. | FNo free plan and no free trial are listed anywhere on the pages we read. |
| Features | BDocument and email management, mobile access, security, conflicts and intake, knowledge search and task workflows. The listing shows no gap in the core job. | CDeadline calculator, calendaring, matter and document management, Outlook and Teams add-ins. But AI and other integrated solutions cost extra, with no price shown. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A platform of separate modules a firm configures. | CNo store rating on record. You set it up inside Microsoft 365 and connect your document system. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Microsoft 365, Intune, OpenAI, Harvey and Anthropic. The mobile platforms are inferred, and no desktop app is listed. | BWeb with Microsoft 365 and Teams add-ins, plus NetDocuments, iManage, MyCase, Filevine and Smokeball. |
| Best for | document and knowledge management for law firms | court deadlines and calendaring in Microsoft 365 |
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: iManage and LawToolBox. How we grade
Where they differ
- iManage also covers file sharing.
- LawToolBox also covers calendar, reports and case management.
At a glance
| iManage | LawToolBox | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $21 per user / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly), at 80 or more users |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | iManage | LawToolBox.com, Inc |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | lawtoolbox.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
iManage
- No prices are published; the site offers a demo request instead.
- The platform is sold as separate modules such as Work, Share, Records Manager and Tracker, so what a firm gets depends on what it licenses.
- The mobile app's platforms are not named on the page read, so the iOS and Android entries are inferred from the smartphone and tablet description.
- It is aimed at firms and knowledge-work organizations, not solo practitioners.
LawToolBox
- It is a minimum one-year commitment. A subscription can be ended any time, but the vendor does not refund the current term.
- Pricing assumes a license for every M365 licensed mailbox in the firm.
- Connecting NetDocuments, iManage, ECFX or InfoTrack costs an additional $4 per user.
- AI and other integrated solutions cost extra, and the site gives no price for them.
Key features
iManage
- Document and email management
- iManage Work files documents and email, Share supports file sharing, and Drive stores files from multiple sources in one place.
- Mobile access
- The Mobility app lets users access, edit, search and share documents from a smartphone or tablet, with device access controlled through Microsoft Intune or other vendors.
- Security and governance
- Products named on the site include Security Policy Manager, Threat Manager, Records Manager and Disposition Manager for retention and defensible disposition.
- Conflicts, intake and transactions
- Conflicts and Intake handles business onboarding, and Closing Folders is aimed at legal transaction closings.
- Knowledge search and AI
- Insight+ covers knowledge search. iManage AI includes AI Enrichment for classification and extraction, the Ask iManage assistant and a Model Context Protocol connection to outside AI tools.
- Task and workflow management
- Tracker offers project-centric task and checklist management.
LawToolBox
- Rules-based deadlines
- Calculates deadlines for thousands of state and federal courts from a trial or event date and syncs them to a calendar. The vendor says attorneys watch court rules for changes daily.
- Matter workspaces
- Creates a shared inbox, document folder structure, calendar and notebook in Microsoft 365 for each matter.
- Document management
- Connects an existing document management system to deadlines, or uses Outlook, Teams and SharePoint as a lean one.
- Outlook and Teams add-ins
- Emails and documents can be saved to matters and deadlines calculated from within Outlook; there are also Teams, Word and Copilot versions.
- AI and MCP options
- The site lists LawToolBox AI, which extracts deadlines from legal documents, plus MCP connections for Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft 365. Pricing for these is by quote.
- Reports
- Reporting covers change history, who edited what and when, and upcoming deadlines.
Plans
iManage
Pricing could not be confirmed. See imanage.com.
LawToolBox
2-9 users$39
per user / month, billed annually ($46 billed monthly)
The same features at every size: rules-based deadline calculator, automated calendaring, matter management and document management in M365.
10-19 users$36
per user / month, billed annually ($44 billed monthly)
Same features, with a lower per-user price for a firm of 10 to 19 licensed users.
20-79 users$25
per user / month, billed annually ($33 billed monthly)
Same features, priced for 20 to 79 licensed users.
80+ users$21
per user / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
Same features, priced for 80 or more licensed users. The vendor offers a custom quote for larger deployments.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, iManage or LawToolBox?
As of Nov 13, 2026, iManage has no price we could confirm, and LawToolBox starts at $21 per user / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly), at 80 or more users.
Which has a free plan, iManage or LawToolBox?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither iManage nor LawToolBox has a free plan.
Which platforms do iManage and LawToolBox run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only iManage 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.