Docketwise review (2026): is it worth $80 a month per user, billed yearly?
Immigration case management with forms, intake and billing
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Docketwise report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for immigration case management and forms
Docketwise runs immigration cases, with smart forms, client intake, a portal and billing. It starts at $80 a user a month, and e-filing, e-signatures, texting and the AI assistant need Pro at $100. It only fits immigration practices.
Who Docketwise is for
- Fits if you run an immigration practice and want forms and cases together
- Works for firms that need client intake in several languages
Who Docketwise is not for
- Not for you if you handle other kinds of law: the forms and flows are immigration-only
- Pricey if you want e-filing, e-signatures or the AI assistant, all Pro at $100 a user
- Watch out: free data migration is listed only for annual Advanced plans
- Watch out: the home page carries a notice about a security incident
Why Docketwise gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$80 a user a month on yearly billing, at the top of what law-practice tools cost against a $59 middle. The useful extras start at $100 on Pro.
- CFree plan and trialFree trial with no card, though its length is not stated. No free plan.
- CFeaturesForms, cases, priority dates, intake, billing and trust accounting. It is immigration only, and e-filing and e-signatures need Pro.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You build intakes and set up forms, so it is a C.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with Clio, Gmail, Outlook, QuickBooks, LawPay, Zapier and others listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Docketwise's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Docketwise's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 13 of the 25 other law practice software we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 4 of 25) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $80 a month for each person, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 8 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 26 law practice software we grade, cut by the letter each got. Docketwise’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 25, level with 4
- CFree plan and trialAbove 17 of 25, level with 8
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 25, level with 17
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 25, level with 24
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 25, level with 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 11 law practice software. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Docketwise, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Docketwise you would be making client trust accounts kept the way bar rules require. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $960 a year.
What you could make
- Case management, forms and time tracking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Client trust accounts kept the way bar rules require.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Docketwise’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Docketwise?
Docketwise, branded 8am DocketWise on its site, is case management software for immigration law firms. It combines immigration form filling, multilingual client intake, a client portal, calendaring, billing and trust accounting. Pricing is per user with three tiers.
Worth knowing
- Built for immigration practices only, so a general practice would find the forms and workflows narrow.
- E-filing, e-signatures, lead management, texting and the AI assistant need the Pro plan or higher.
- Free data migration is listed only for annual Advanced plans.
- The site carries a notice of a security incident on its home page.
Key features
- Immigration forms
- Smart Forms fill immigration forms from case data, and intake questionnaires can be built in several languages.
- Case and priority date tracking
- Cases, tasks and priority dates are tracked in one place, with calendaring and a client portal for document requests.
- Billing and trust accounting
- Time tracking, invoicing and trust accounting are listed, with a LawPay integration for online payments.
- E-filing and e-signatures
- e-Filing and e-signatures start on the Pro plan.
- DocketWise IQ
- A legal AI assistant for writing and document help, included from the Pro plan.
- Messaging and leads
- The Pro plan adds a lead management CRM, text messaging and bulk messaging.
Docketwise pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Docketwise is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $80 per user / month, billed yearly ($90 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $80 per user / month, billed yearly ($90 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial with no credit card required; length not stated on the pages read.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $80per user / month, billed yearly ($90 billed monthly) | Smart forms, case management, multilingual intakes, priority date tracking, client portal, calendaring, time tracking and unlimited cloud storage. |
| Pro | $100per user / month, billed yearly ($120 billed monthly) | Adds e-filing, e-signatures, lead management, texting, QuickBooks integration and the DocketWise IQ legal AI. |
| Advanced | $120per user / month, billed yearly ($140 billed monthly) | Adds multiple branches, permission groups, priority support, tailored setup and a 5GB file size limit. |
Read from docketwise.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Docketwise before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly billing is $10 to $20 less per user
Yearly prices are $80, $100 and $120 per user per month against $90, $120 and $140 billed monthly.
Stated on docketwise.com
Works with
- Clio
- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- QuickBooks
- LawPay
- Zapier
- Lawmatics
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Common questions
Does Docketwise have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Docketwise is listed for Web.
Does Docketwise have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Docketwise is listed for Web.
Is Docketwise open source?
Docketwise is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.