The comparison
| Tool | Main job | Who it's built for | Published pricing | What we couldn't verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filevine | Case management plus LOIS, its AI layer, intake, documents, depositions | Law firms by practice area (personal injury, family, mass torts, immigration, insurance defense, criminal defense, estate planning), government, in-house; "Big Law, Mid-Size, Small, and Solo" | Not published: "All packages are custom built for your team's needs" | Any price, how its efficiency figures were measured |
| Clio | Practice management | Not read | Not read | Page returned 403 Forbidden: could not verify anything |
| MyCase | Practice management with trust accounting, intake and AI tools | Small to mid-size firms (our reading of the plan descriptions) | Basic USD 50, Pro USD 100, Advanced USD 130 per user per month billed annually | Which plan includes which AI feature in practice, PI-specific workflows |
| Smokeball | Billing, case management and operations in four plans (Bill, Boost, Grow, Prosper+) | Firms from billing-only to all-in-one; Grow is marked for firms with three or more staff | Quote only | Any price, Archie AI quality |
| PracticePanther | Time, matter, billing and (higher plans) accounting | Solo to full-suite firms | Solo USD 49, Essential USD 69, Business USD 89, Business Pro USD 114 per user per month billed annually | Litigation depth |
| CASEpeer | Case management for personal injury | Personal injury firms ("workflows built specifically for plaintiff firms") | Basic USD 90, Pro USD 130, Advanced USD 160 per user per month, stated in its FAQ | Billing period, add-on costs |
| Litify | Platform for intake, matters, documents, billing and reporting | Personal injury, insurance defense, immigration, corporate legal departments | Not published (demo request) | Any price, implementation effort |
Prices are what each vendor showed on October 21, 2026. Product and pricing may change.
Who each is for
Filevine. It lists personal injury, mass torts, insurance defense and criminal defense among its practices, and sells modules (Matters, Intake, Depositions, Signatures, LOIS). That breadth is the draw for a litigation team that wants one system, and the cost is that you can't see a price without a sales call. See our Filevine profile and Filevine pricing explainer.
Clio. We couldn't open its site, so we won't describe it. Our own page compares it head to head: Filevine vs Clio, and the Clio Duo profile covers its AI add-on. Treat both as unverified until you read Clio's pricing yourself.
MyCase. The pitch is a clear three-tier ladder with the AI and discovery tools on the top tier, and a 10-day free trial. It reads as a general small-firm tool; we found nothing on its pricing page aimed at high-volume litigation. More in MyCase IQ.
Smokeball. Four plans from billing only to an operations platform, with Intake, Archie AI and Workflows as add-ons or inclusions depending on plan. No price is shown, so it is no easier to budget than Filevine. See Smokeball and the Clio Duo vs MyCase vs Smokeball comparison.
PracticePanther. The most transparent ladder in this list and the lightest. The page describes time tracking, contacts and matters on the entry plan, with accounting only at the top plan. It doesn't claim litigation or PI depth.
CASEpeer. The closest to Filevine's PI core: it describes itself as built specifically for personal injury firms, and it states per-user prices in its FAQ. If you are not a PI firm it is likely the wrong fit.
Litify. Positioned for high-volume intake and matters in PI, insurance defense and immigration, plus corporate legal departments. Quote-based, like Filevine.
Pricing, as shown on October 21, 2026
- Filevine (pricing page): not published. The page says packages are custom built and offers a free LOIS Explore trial that does not include case management.
- MyCase (pricing page): Basic USD 50, Pro USD 100, Advanced USD 130 per user per month billed annually; USD 60, 120 and 150 billed monthly. A 10-day free trial.
- PracticePanther (pricing page): annual billing Solo USD 49, Essential USD 69, Business USD 89, Business Pro USD 114 per user per month; monthly USD 59, 79, 99 and 124. A 7-day free trial.
- CASEpeer (pricing page): Basic USD 90, Pro USD 130, Advanced USD 160 per user per month, as stated in its FAQ.
- Smokeball (pricing page): not published; it says price depends on users, plan, contract term and optional products.
- Litify: not published on its homepage.
- Clio: not read (403).
What we couldn't verify
- Clio's plans, prices and positioning: both its pricing page and the pricing URL variant returned 403.
- Any Filevine, Smokeball or Litify price.
- Security certifications, uptime and data residency for every vendor.
- Customer counts and the outcome figures vendors cite (Filevine's percentages have no method on the page).
- Which integrations (accounting, email, e-filing, medical records) each plan includes.
- Migration support and cost of moving off Filevine.
- Whether MyCase and PracticePanther can handle high-volume litigation workflows.
How to choose
- List what you use in Filevine today: intake, document assembly, depositions, medical chronologies, client portal. Mark the ones you'd miss.
- Cross anything with a published price off by plan: MyCase, PracticePanther and CASEpeer you can budget today, so start there if cost is the reason you're leaving.
- Ask Smokeball and Litify for a written quote at your seat count, and ask Filevine for yours, so you compare quote to quote.
- Take one closed matter with its documents and run it through a trial of two finalists. Count what you can't do.
- Ask each for its data export format and security documentation before you commit.
Sources
- Filevine pricing (page read October 21, 2026) (Vendor claims; no prices, custom packages, module list, practice areas, free LOIS Explore trial)
- Filevine homepage (page read October 21, 2026) (Vendor claims; practice areas, firm sizes, products, unsourced outcome figures)
- MyCase pricing (page read October 21, 2026) (Vendor claims; three plans, annual and monthly prices, 10-day trial)
- Smokeball pricing (page read October 21, 2026) (Vendor claims; four plans, quote only)
- PracticePanther pricing (page read October 21, 2026) (Vendor claims; four plans, prices, 7-day trial)
- CASEpeer homepage (page read October 21, 2026) (Vendor claims; built for personal injury firms)
- CASEpeer pricing (page read October 21, 2026) (Vendor claims; three tier prices in FAQ)
- Litify homepage (page read October 21, 2026) (Vendor claims; audiences, no published pricing)
- Clio pricing (could not open, 403, October 21, 2026) (Returned 403 Forbidden; nothing used)
Questions and answers
What are the best Filevine alternatives?
It depends on your practice, and we haven't tested these tools. By their own descriptions, CASEpeer and Litify target personal injury, MyCase and PracticePanther suit smaller firms with published prices, and Smokeball is quote-based. The table maps each.
Filevine vs Clio: which is better?
We can't say: Clio's site returned 403 when we tried to read it. Our Filevine vs Clio page sets out the comparison and you should confirm Clio's details on its own site.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Filevine for small firms?
Filevine shows no price, so we can't compare directly. Among published prices, PracticePanther starts at USD 49 and MyCase at USD 50 per user per month billed annually, per their pricing pages.
How much does Filevine cost?
Filevine doesn't publish it: its pricing page says packages are custom built and to contact sales. See our Filevine pricing page for what to ask in the quote.
Is Filevine only for personal injury firms?
No. Its site lists family law, mass torts, immigration, insurance defense, criminal defense and estate planning, plus government and in-house teams, and sizes from solo to Big Law. Personal injury is its first-listed practice.
Operational information, not legal advice. Tool descriptions are each vendor's own claims, read October 21, 2026; we did not test any product. Prices change; check the vendor page before you decide.