Legal · head to head
Everlaw vs Tabs3
Tabs3
Legal
Billing, trust and general ledger accounting for small and mid-sized US law firms
- From
- $69/month
- Rated
- -
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; Tabs3 the interface follows Windows desktop conventions from an earlier era, so new fee earners and staff take longer to train than they would on a browser-based competitor.
- They diverge on capability: Everlaw covers Document processing, Tabs3 covers Tabs3 Billing.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Everlaw and Tabs3 actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Tabs3
- Tabs3 Billing
- Trust accounting
- General ledger and accounts payable
- PracticeMaster
- On-premises or cloud subscription
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 Tabs3
- Government and corporate investigations requiring defensible reviewnot Tabs3
- Firms wanting ediscovery without running on-premise infrastructurenot Tabs3
Tabs3
- Small firms billing hourly that want billing and the firm general ledger in one system rather than reconciling twonot Everlaw
- Practices that must run three-way trust reconciliation without a separate bookkeeping packagenot Everlaw
- Firms that need an on-premises deployment because of client or insurer restrictions on cloud-hosted matter datanot Everlaw
- Long-established practices replacing a decades-old billing system while keeping accounting in housenot 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
Tabs3
- The interface follows Windows desktop conventions from an earlier era, so new fee earners and staff take longer to train than they would on a browser-based competitor.
- On-premises deployment puts backup, disaster recovery, server upgrades and patching on the firm, which small practices without IT support routinely underestimate.
- It is built around hourly and flat fee billing, so a contingency practice tracking case costs and settlement disbursements will find the case financial model a poor fit.
- PracticeMaster case management is priced separately from billing, so the advertised per-user rate is not what a firm wanting matter management actually pays.
- Choosing the on-premises option no longer avoids a subscription, because it is billed per user per month like the hosted version.
Pricing, plan by plan
Everlaw
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Everlaw review.
Tabs3
$69/month- OnSite Subscription$69/month
- Deployed on the firm server
- Billing, trust accounting and general ledger
- PracticeMaster add-on at 32 USD per user per month
- Tabs3 Cloud$89/month
- Hosted by the vendor
- Billing, trust accounting and general ledger
- PracticeMaster add-on at 35 USD per user per month
Which should you pick?
Choose Everlaw if
- You need document processing.
- You work on Web, Cloud.
- You also want predictive coding.
Choose Tabs3 if
- You need tabs3 billing.
- You work on Windows, Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want trust accounting.
Questions people ask
- Is Everlaw or Tabs3 better?
- Neither clearly leads. Everlaw starts at On request and Tabs3 at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Everlaw or Tabs3?
- Everlaw starts at On request and Tabs3 at $69/month.
- Does Everlaw or Tabs3 run on more platforms?
- Everlaw runs on Web, Cloud. Tabs3 runs on Windows, Web, 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 Tabs3 is typically brought in for.
- What can Everlaw do that Tabs3 cannot?
- Everlaw covers Document processing, Predictive coding, Review workflow, Search and clustering. Tabs3 covers Tabs3 Billing, Trust accounting, General ledger and accounts payable, PracticeMaster.
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.
Tabs3: Is Tabs3 right for a personal injury firm working on contingency?
No. It is built for hourly and flat fee billing with a firm general ledger. A contingency practice needs case cost tracking and settlement disbursement handling, which is what CASEpeer and Filevine are built around.
Everlaw: What is ediscovery?
The process of identifying, collecting and reviewing electronic documents as evidence in litigation or investigation.
Tabs3: Can I still buy Tabs3 as a perpetual licence?
No published perpetual price exists. The on-premises option, called OnSite Subscription, starts at 69 USD per user per month, with the hosted Tabs3 Cloud starting at 89 USD per user per month.
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.
Tabs3: Does it replace QuickBooks?
For most firms yes. It includes a double-entry general ledger and accounts payable, which is the usual reason firms choose it over billing-only products.
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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