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Everlaw vs iManage
iManage
Legal
Document and email management for law firms and professional services
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- On request
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Everlaw quote-only pricing, and ediscovery is typically billed on data volume, which makes costs hard to predict in advance; iManage it manages documents and email but not matters, billing or accounting, so it is an addition to a practice management system rather than a replacement for one.
- They diverge on capability: Everlaw covers Document processing, iManage covers iManage Work.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Everlaw and iManage actually diverge.
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 Everlaw
- Document processing
- Predictive coding
- Review workflow
- Search and clustering
- Case building
- Cloud-native
Only in iManage
- iManage Work
- Outlook email filing
- Security Policy Manager
- Records Manager
- Full text and metadata search
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Everlaw
- Litigation teams reviewing very large discovery document setsnot iManage
- Government and corporate investigations requiring defensible reviewnot iManage
- Firms wanting ediscovery without running on-premise infrastructurenot iManage
iManage
- Corporate firms whose matter record lives largely in email and must be filed and searchablenot Everlaw
- Firms with client confidentiality obligations requiring need-to-know access per matternot Everlaw
- Practices with records retention obligations spanning electronic and physical filesnot Everlaw
- Financial services, accounting and government teams with the same matter-centric document problemnot Everlaw
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Everlaw
- Quote-only pricing, and ediscovery is typically billed on data volume, which makes costs hard to predict in advance
- Specialist product: outside litigation and investigations there is no use for it
- Predictive coding requires a properly trained review workflow, and poor input produces unreliable prioritisation
- Data volume charges can escalate sharply on large matters
iManage
- It manages documents and email but not matters, billing or accounting, so it is an addition to a practice management system rather than a replacement for one.
- Administration requires specialist skills, and organisations without a dedicated document management administrator tend to run it badly configured.
- Its value depends on fee earners filing email consistently, which is a behaviour change firms routinely fail to enforce.
- Nothing about pricing is published and the surrounding modules are licensed separately, so the gap between the core product and a working configuration is discovered late.
- The market-share figures it cites, such as 81 per cent of the Am Law 200, are vendor published and not independently audited.
Pricing, plan by plan
Everlaw
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Everlaw review.
iManage
On request- iManage Work$undefined/year
- Per user licensing quoted per organisation
- Cloud or on-premises deployment
- Security, records and analytics modules licensed separately
Which should you pick?
Choose Everlaw if
- You need document processing.
- You work on Web, Cloud.
- You also want predictive coding.
Choose iManage if
- You need imanage work.
- You work on Windows, Web, macOS, iOS, Android.
- You also want outlook email filing.
Questions people ask
- Is Everlaw or iManage better?
- Neither clearly leads. Everlaw starts at On request and iManage at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Everlaw or iManage?
- Everlaw starts at On request and iManage at On request.
- Does Everlaw or iManage run on more platforms?
- Everlaw runs on Web, Cloud. iManage runs on Windows, Web, macOS, iOS, Android.
- What is Everlaw best used for?
- Everlaw is most often used for litigation teams reviewing very large discovery document sets, government and corporate investigations requiring defensible review, firms wanting ediscovery without running on-premise infrastructure. Of those, litigation teams reviewing very large discovery document sets and government and corporate investigations requiring defensible review are not what iManage is typically brought in for.
- What can Everlaw do that iManage cannot?
- Everlaw covers Document processing, Predictive coding, Review workflow, Search and clustering. iManage covers iManage Work, Outlook email filing, Security Policy Manager, Records Manager.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Everlaw: What does Everlaw cost?
Everlaw does not publish rates. Ediscovery is generally priced on data volume and users, which is why costs are quoted per matter or per organisation.
iManage: Does iManage replace practice management software?
No. It handles documents and email. Firms run it alongside a practice management and billing system such as Aderant or Elite 3E.
Everlaw: What is ediscovery?
The process of identifying, collecting and reviewing electronic documents as evidence in litigation or investigation.
iManage: Who owns iManage?
It has been independent since a management buyout from Hewlett-Packard completed in July 2015. Bain Capital Tech Opportunities made a minority growth investment in April 2023, with management retaining control.
Everlaw: What is predictive coding?
Machine learning trained on reviewer decisions to prioritise documents likely to be relevant, so a team reviews the important fraction rather than everything.
iManage: Is iManage worth it for a small firm?
It is sold to small firms as well as large ones, but the licensing and administrative overhead usually outweighs the benefit over a well organised document store below roughly twenty fee earners.
Everlaw: Is Everlaw only for law firms?
No. Corporate legal departments and government agencies use it for investigations as well as litigation.
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