The two products side by side (vendor pages read November 1, 2026)
| Sonix | Briefpoint | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Converts audio and video to text, translates transcripts into 54+ languages, adds subtitles, summaries and chapters | Drafts interrogatories, requests for admission and requests for production, drafts responses with objections, collects client answers and files, builds production sets |
| Where the work happens | Browser editor, exports to DOCX, PDF, TXT, SRT and VTT | Drafts reviewed and revised in Word |
| Pricing shown | Pay as you go $10 an hour; Core $25 a month; Advanced $50 a month; Pro $80 a month; Enterprise custom | One plan, $150 a month per attorney, billed annually ($1,800 a year) |
| Trial | 30 minutes free, no credit card | None listed; the call to action is Book a Demo |
| Security statements | SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA-compliant, AES-256 encryption, zero training on customer data | SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA-compliant, zero-retention AI |
| Legal focus | A legal and court reporting page: depositions, hearings, bodycam and jail calls, redaction | Discovery only: all 50 states and 98 federal district courts |
Where Sonix fits
Sonix prices by transcription hours. Core includes 5 hours a month, Advanced 20 and Pro 40, and extra hours on any subscription are $10 an hour. Included hours do not roll over from month to month. Extra seats are $25 a month each. The SOC 2 report, HIPAA compliance, a data processing agreement and a business associate agreement are listed under Enterprise on the pricing page. A firm on a lower plan should ask what applies to its account before putting depositions or client calls into it.
The pricing page says its transcripts are "court-ready" and "defensible" for depositions and hearings. Those are the vendor's words. Our reading is that an AI transcript still needs a human check before anyone relies on it in a filing, and that a certified record from a court reporter is a different thing; the page does not claim Sonix replaces one.
Where Briefpoint fits
Briefpoint's page lists drafting of requests with objections in your jurisdiction's format, automatic objections and answers on the response side, Bates-cited production sets, supplemental responses, client collection with English and Spanish translation, and playbooks for response governance. It says it is used by more than 1,000 firms; that is its figure, not ours. The price is flat per attorney with no per-case fees. Depositions, court reporting and transcripts are not mentioned on its pricing or home page.
How to decide
- If your bottleneck is recordings, meetings, depositions or client calls that nobody has time to type up, the product to test is a transcription tool. See Sonix for legal and Verbit vs Sonix.
- If your bottleneck is written discovery volume, read the Briefpoint profile.
- If both, they do not overlap and the two prices add: a Sonix subscription plus $150 a month per attorney for Briefpoint.
Both vendors list SOC 2 Type II. We did not review either report or either vendor's terms, so treat them as statements to verify in procurement.
Questions for each vendor
- Which security report and agreements are available on the plan you would buy, not only on Enterprise?
- Is client data used to train any model, and how long is it retained?
- For Sonix: how is speaker labeling and accuracy checked for your audio quality?
- For Briefpoint: which of your jurisdictions' formats were tested, and can you try it on a closed matter?
- What does cancellation look like on an annual commitment?
Sources
- Briefpoint, home page (read Nov 1, 2026) (Product description, security badges, customer claims)
- Briefpoint, pricing page (read Nov 1, 2026) (Single plan, price, feature list)
- Sonix, home page (read Nov 1, 2026) (Product description, languages, security badges, legal solutions blurb)
- Sonix, pricing page (read Nov 1, 2026) (Plans, hours, overage, trial, Enterprise list)
- Sonix legal pages and Briefpoint trust page (not read) (Unchecked)
Questions and answers
Is Sonix or Briefpoint better for lawyers?
They do different jobs. Sonix transcribes and translates audio and video. Briefpoint drafts and answers written discovery. The better one is the one that matches your bottleneck.
How much does Briefpoint cost compared with Sonix?
Briefpoint lists one plan at $150 a month per attorney billed annually, which is $1,800 a year. Sonix lists $10 an hour pay as you go, or $25, $50 or $80 a month for Core, Advanced and Pro.
Does Sonix have a free trial?
Yes. The pricing page says 30 minutes free with no credit card.
Does Briefpoint have a free trial?
Its home and pricing pages list none. The call to action is Book a Demo.
Are Sonix and Briefpoint both SOC 2?
Both pages state SOC 2 Type II. We did not review the reports.
Operational information, not legal advice or a quote. Vendor pages were read November 1, 2026 and can change. We reviewed no security report and no terms of service.
Price sources, checked 22 October 2026: Briefpoint; Sonix. Each figure above is a list price from the vendor's own pricing page, or arithmetic on one. Plans, seat minimums and promotions change; confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.