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CASEpeer vs Docketwise

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CASEpeer

Legal

Case management built specifically for plaintiff personal injury firms

From
$79/month
Rated
-
Docketwise logo

Docketwise

Legal

Immigration case management with automated USCIS and DOL form population from a single client intake questionnaire

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CASEpeer it is built for plaintiff contingency work, so a firm doing hourly defence or corporate work will find no billing model that matches how it earns.; Docketwise third-party sources disagree on exact per-tier pricing, which means a buyer cannot trust any single comparison site and must confirm the current rate directly with Docketwise before budgeting.
  • They diverge on capability: CASEpeer covers Intake and case screening, Docketwise covers Smart form automation.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CASEpeer and Docketwise actually diverge.

Attributes where CASEpeer and Docketwise differ
AttributeCASEpeerDocketwise
Starting price$79/monthOn request

Identical on both: pricing model (Per user per month), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Legal).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in CASEpeer

  • Intake and case screening
  • Medical treatment tracking
  • Settlement and lien management
  • Negotiation tracking
  • Statute of limitations monitoring

Only in Docketwise

  • Smart form automation
  • Multilingual intake
  • Client portal
  • Priority date tracking
  • Task and deadline management
  • LawPay-integrated invoicing

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CASEpeer

  • Plaintiff personal injury firms replacing spreadsheets for medical records and lien trackingnot Docketwise
  • Contingency practices needing case value, costs advanced and net client distribution in one placenot Docketwise
  • Personal injury firms with high lead volume that need intake conversion measurednot Docketwise
  • Firms exposed to missed limitation dates across a large open caseloadnot Docketwise

Docketwise

  • A solo immigration attorney wanting one intake to auto-fill every applicable USCIS and consular form for a casenot CASEpeer
  • A firm handling high volumes of employment-based visas needing priority date tracking against visa bulletin movementnot CASEpeer
  • An immigration practice wanting a multilingual client portal so clients can upload documents without a phone callnot CASEpeer
  • A firm switching off general practice management software that lacks immigration-specific form librariesnot CASEpeer

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CASEpeer

  • It is built for plaintiff contingency work, so a firm doing hourly defence or corporate work will find no billing model that matches how it earns.
  • There is no full double-entry general ledger, so the firm still needs separate accounting software and somebody to reconcile between the two.
  • The narrow personal injury focus means a practice that diversifies into family, employment or criminal work has to run a second system or migrate.
  • It has changed corporate hands three times since 2021, from independent to MyCase to AffiniPay, now trading as 8am, so roadmap continuity is a fair question to put to the vendor.
  • Sitting in the 8am group aligns it with LawPay and MyCase, so firms committed to a different payments provider get less from the integrations.

Docketwise

  • Third-party sources disagree on exact per-tier pricing, which means a buyer cannot trust any single comparison site and must confirm the current rate directly with Docketwise before budgeting.
  • It is built specifically for immigration practice, so a mixed-practice firm handling immigration alongside other matter types typically needs a second, general practice management system as well.
  • Form libraries need to stay current with frequently changing USCIS and DOL requirements, and any lag in template updates directly risks filing errors.
  • Pricing is per user with no meaningfully discounted lower tier for a very small or part-time practice, so cost scales linearly with headcount regardless of case volume.
  • Client portal and intake customisation depth is narrower than general-purpose legal CRMs such as Lawmatics, so firms wanting sophisticated marketing automation on top of intake usually need a separate tool.

Pricing, plan by plan

CASEpeer

$79/month
  • Basic$79/month
    • Personal injury case management
    • Intake and treatment tracking
    • No minimum seat count
  • Pro$119/month
    • Adds reporting and automation
    • Lien and settlement tracking
    • No long-term contract required
  • Advanced$149/month
    • Full feature set
    • Advanced reporting
    • No long-term contract required

Docketwise

On request
  • Basic$undefined/month
    • Reported entry tier around $69-79 per user/month, confirm current rate directly
  • Standard$undefined/month
    • Reported mid-tier around $99 per user/month
  • Premium$undefined/month
    • Reported top tier around $109-119 per user/month, unlimited cases and forms typical across tiers

Which should you pick?

Choose CASEpeer if

  • You need intake and case screening.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want medical treatment tracking.

Choose Docketwise if

  • You need smart form automation.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want multilingual intake.

Questions people ask

Is CASEpeer or Docketwise better?
Neither clearly leads. CASEpeer starts at $79/month and Docketwise at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CASEpeer or Docketwise?
CASEpeer starts at $79/month and Docketwise at On request.
Does CASEpeer or Docketwise run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is CASEpeer best used for?
CASEpeer is most often used for plaintiff personal injury firms replacing spreadsheets for medical records and lien tracking, contingency practices needing case value, costs advanced and net client distribution in one place, personal injury firms with high lead volume that need intake conversion measured, firms exposed to missed limitation dates across a large open caseload. Of those, plaintiff personal injury firms replacing spreadsheets for medical records and lien tracking and contingency practices needing case value, costs advanced and net client distribution in one place are not what Docketwise is typically brought in for.
What can CASEpeer do that Docketwise cannot?
CASEpeer covers Intake and case screening, Medical treatment tracking, Settlement and lien management, Negotiation tracking. Docketwise covers Smart form automation, Multilingual intake, Client portal, Priority date tracking.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

CASEpeer: Is CASEpeer suitable for a corporate or defence firm?

No. It is built around contingency personal injury work: treatment, liens and settlement. A corporate firm billing hourly should look at Clio, Tabs3 or a large firm system instead.

Docketwise: How much does Docketwise cost?

Reported per-user monthly pricing runs roughly $69 to $119 across Basic, Standard and Premium tiers, though sources vary; confirm the current rate with Docketwise directly.

CASEpeer: What does CASEpeer cost?

Published per-user rates are 79 USD for Basic, 119 USD for Pro and 149 USD for Advanced per month, with no minimum seat count and no long-term contract required.

Docketwise: Does it handle non-immigration matters?

No. It is built specifically for immigration case types and forms; firms with mixed practice areas typically pair it with a general practice management system.

CASEpeer: Who owns CASEpeer?

It was acquired by MyCase in March 2021 and moved to AffiniPay in June 2022. AffiniPay rebranded to 8am in August 2025, so CASEpeer now sits alongside MyCase and LawPay in that group.

Docketwise: What is the core feature that sets it apart?

Single-intake form automation across 150+ USCIS, DOL and DS forms, removing repeated manual data entry across filings.

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