Is DISCO or Filevine better?

Neither clearly leads. DISCO starts at On request and Filevine at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, DISCO or Filevine?

DISCO starts at On request and Filevine at On request.

Does DISCO or Filevine run on more platforms?

DISCO runs on Web. Filevine runs on Web, iOS, Android.

What is DISCO best used for?

DISCO is most often used for a litigation team that needs a matter budget approved before the volume of collected data is fully known, a firm that wants unlimited reviewer accounts without paying per seat during a document review surge, an in-house legal department consolidating legal hold and review with one vendor instead of two, a case where speed of ingestion matters more than the analytics depth of an enterprise review platform. Of those, a litigation team that needs a matter budget approved before the volume of collected data is fully known and a firm that wants unlimited reviewer accounts without paying per seat during a document review surge are not what Filevine is typically brought in for.

What can DISCO do that Filevine cannot?

DISCO covers All-in per-gigabyte pricing, Cecilia AI, Technology assisted review, Legal hold. Filevine covers Project templates, Lead Docket intake, Document assembly, Vinesign.

Legal · head to head

DISCO vs Filevine

DISCO

Legal

Cloud e-discovery priced by data volume, with review, legal hold and case preparation in one platform

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Filevine

Legal

Configurable case management for plaintiff litigation, intake and mass tort firms

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: DISCO per-gigabyte pricing that is attractive on a 200 gigabyte matter becomes the dominant line item on multi-terabyte collections, and the only cost lever left is aggressive culling before upload.; Filevine there is no built-in general ledger or three-way trust reconciliation, so the firm still pays for and reconciles QuickBooks separately, which undermines the single-system argument used during the sale.
They diverge on capability: DISCO covers All-in per-gigabyte pricing, Filevine covers Project templates.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DISCO and Filevine actually diverge.

Attributes where DISCO and Filevine differ
Attribute	DISCO	Filevine
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), 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 DISCO

All-in per-gigabyte pricing
Cecilia AI
Technology assisted review
Legal hold
Case Builder
Self-service ingestion

Only in Filevine

Project templates
Lead Docket intake
Document assembly
Vinesign
Case texting
Reporting and dashboards

What people use each for

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

DISCO

A litigation team that needs a matter budget approved before the volume of collected data is fully knownnot Filevine
A firm that wants unlimited reviewer accounts without paying per seat during a document review surgenot Filevine
An in-house legal department consolidating legal hold and review with one vendor instead of twonot Filevine
A case where speed of ingestion matters more than the analytics depth of an enterprise review platformnot Filevine

Filevine

A personal injury firm that wants advertising spend, intake conversion and settlement value reported in one placenot DISCO
A mass tort practice managing thousands of claimants against shared case phases and bulk document generationnot DISCO
A firm replacing spreadsheets and shared drives where each practice area has different deadline rulesnot DISCO
An immigration or workers compensation practice that needs form-heavy document assembly from case datanot DISCO

Where each one falls short

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

DISCO

Per-gigabyte pricing that is attractive on a 200 gigabyte matter becomes the dominant line item on multi-terabyte collections, and the only cost lever left is aggressive culling before upload.
Hosting is cloud only in United States regions, so matters with European, United Kingdom or Australian data residency requirements are excluded outright.
Review analytics, scripting and the third-party application ecosystem remain deeper on Relativity, which matters for firms with established review workflows.
As a listed company reporting losses, it has been through leadership change including the founder departure in 2023, so multi-year roadmap commitments carry more risk than with a private vendor.
Complex productions and unusual data types still require professional services, so the promise of self-service holds mainly for mainstream email and document collections.

Filevine

There is no built-in general ledger or three-way trust reconciliation, so the firm still pays for and reconciles QuickBooks separately, which undermines the single-system argument used during the sale.
Pricing is quoted per user with an implementation fee, so a firm with paralegals and case managers who log in occasionally pays full seat cost for light users.
Configuration flexibility becomes a liability without an internal owner, and firms that skip that role commonly end up with duplicate fields and reports nobody trusts.
It is built around contingency and litigation workflow, so corporate, conveyancing and other transactional practices find the project model a poor fit.
Implementation commonly runs weeks to months with paid professional services, and the annual contract starts before the firm is live, so the first year buys less usable time than it appears to.

Pricing, plan by plan

DISCO

On request

DISCO Ediscovery$undefined/year
- Quoted per gigabyte of hosted data per month with unlimited users
- Annual commitments and volume tiers negotiated for firms with steady caseloads
- Legal hold, Case Builder and AI features priced as separate modules

Filevine

On request

Filevine$undefined/year
- Quoted per user per month on an annual contract
- Separate one-off implementation and configuration fee
- Lead Docket, Vinesign and AI drafting priced as add-on modules

Which should you pick?

Choose DISCO if

You need all-in per-gigabyte pricing.
You also want cecilia ai.

DISCO review

Choose Filevine if

You need project templates.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want lead docket intake.

Filevine review

Questions people ask

Is DISCO or Filevine better?: Neither clearly leads. DISCO starts at On request and Filevine at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DISCO or Filevine?: DISCO starts at On request and Filevine at On request.
Does DISCO or Filevine run on more platforms?: DISCO runs on Web. Filevine runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is DISCO best used for?: DISCO is most often used for a litigation team that needs a matter budget approved before the volume of collected data is fully known, a firm that wants unlimited reviewer accounts without paying per seat during a document review surge, an in-house legal department consolidating legal hold and review with one vendor instead of two, a case where speed of ingestion matters more than the analytics depth of an enterprise review platform. Of those, a litigation team that needs a matter budget approved before the volume of collected data is fully known and a firm that wants unlimited reviewer accounts without paying per seat during a document review surge are not what Filevine is typically brought in for.
What can DISCO do that Filevine cannot?: DISCO covers All-in per-gigabyte pricing, Cecilia AI, Technology assisted review, Legal hold. Filevine covers Project templates, Lead Docket intake, Document assembly, Vinesign.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

DISCO: How is DISCO priced?

Per gigabyte of hosted data per month, all-in, with unlimited users. There is no published rate card, so it is quoted.

Filevine: Does Filevine handle trust accounting?

No. It tracks case costs and settlement disbursement but has no legal general ledger, so trust accounting is done in QuickBooks or a dedicated legal accounting product.

DISCO: Can data be hosted outside the United States?

Coverage is centred on United States cloud regions, so confirm residency before shortlisting for European or Australian matters.

Filevine: Is pricing published?

No. Filevine quotes per user per month on an annual contract and adds an implementation fee, so compare total first-year cost rather than the seat rate.

DISCO: Is it cheaper than Relativity?

On small and mid-sized matters usually yes, because seats and analytics are included. On very large collections the volume charge often overtakes a negotiated Relativity arrangement.

Filevine: Is it suitable for a two-person firm?

Rarely. The configuration overhead and contract minimums suit firms with dedicated intake and case management staff.

DISCO vs Filevine

DISCO

Filevine

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in DISCO

Only in Filevine

What people use each for

DISCO

Filevine

Where each one falls short

DISCO

Filevine

Pricing, plan by plan

DISCO

Filevine

Which should you pick?

Choose DISCO if

Choose Filevine if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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