Legal · head to head
Filevine vs Intapp
Filevine
Legal
Configurable case management for plaintiff litigation, intake and mass tort firms
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- On request
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Intapp
Legal
Risk, compliance and business intake software for professional services firms
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- On request
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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.; Intapp the product set is modular, so the cost of a working risk and intake configuration is well above the entry module a firm first prices.
- They diverge on capability: Filevine covers Project templates, Intapp covers Conflicts and business intake.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Filevine and Intapp 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 Filevine
- Project templates
- Lead Docket intake
- Document assembly
- Vinesign
- Case texting
- Reporting and dashboards
Only in Intapp
- Conflicts and business intake
- Confidentiality walls
- Time capture
- DealCloud
- Outside counsel guidelines compliance
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Filevine
- A personal injury firm that wants advertising spend, intake conversion and settlement value reported in one placenot Intapp
- A mass tort practice managing thousands of claimants against shared case phases and bulk document generationnot Intapp
- A firm replacing spreadsheets and shared drives where each practice area has different deadline rulesnot Intapp
- An immigration or workers compensation practice that needs form-heavy document assembly from case datanot Intapp
Intapp
- Large firms formalising conflicts clearance and matter opening approvalsnot Filevine
- Practices that must demonstrate confidentiality walls rather than assert them as policynot Filevine
- Firms losing revenue to outside counsel guideline breaches caught only after invoicingnot Filevine
- Advisory and capital markets teams needing deal pipeline and relationship managementnot Filevine
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
Intapp
- The product set is modular, so the cost of a working risk and intake configuration is well above the entry module a firm first prices.
- It assumes a firm large enough to have dedicated risk and compliance staff, and smaller practices have nobody to own the workflows it introduces.
- It sits alongside document management and billing rather than replacing them, adding integration work to an already complex estate.
- Pricing is not published, and the modular structure makes peer comparison harder because two firms rarely buy the same combination.
- Deployments change firm-wide processes such as matter opening, so rollout depends on partner behaviour change and commonly slips.
Pricing, plan by plan
Filevine
On request- Filevine$undefined/year
- Quoted per user per month on an annual contract
- Separate one-off implementation and configuration fee
- Lead Docket, Vinesign and AI drafting priced as add-on modules
Intapp
On request- Intapp$undefined/year
- Modular licensing quoted per firm
- Risk, intake, time and DealCloud modules priced separately
- Implementation and configuration quoted separately
Which should you pick?
Choose Filevine if
- You need project templates.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want lead docket intake.
Choose Intapp if
- You need conflicts and business intake.
- You work on Web, Windows, iOS, Android.
- You also want confidentiality walls.
Questions people ask
- Is Filevine or Intapp better?
- Neither clearly leads. Filevine starts at On request and Intapp at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Filevine or Intapp?
- Filevine starts at On request and Intapp at On request.
- Does Filevine or Intapp run on more platforms?
- Filevine runs on Web, iOS, Android. Intapp runs on Web, Windows, iOS, Android.
- What is Filevine best used for?
- Filevine is most often used for a personal injury firm that wants advertising spend, intake conversion and settlement value reported in one place, a mass tort practice managing thousands of claimants against shared case phases and bulk document generation, a firm replacing spreadsheets and shared drives where each practice area has different deadline rules, an immigration or workers compensation practice that needs form-heavy document assembly from case data. Of those, a personal injury firm that wants advertising spend, intake conversion and settlement value reported in one place and a mass tort practice managing thousands of claimants against shared case phases and bulk document generation are not what Intapp is typically brought in for.
- What can Filevine do that Intapp cannot?
- Filevine covers Project templates, Lead Docket intake, Document assembly, Vinesign. Intapp covers Conflicts and business intake, Confidentiality walls, Time capture, DealCloud.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
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.
Intapp: Is Intapp a practice management system?
No. It covers risk, compliance, intake and time capture. Firms run it alongside a billing and matter financial system such as Aderant or Elite 3E.
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.
Intapp: Can we check Intapp's financial position before committing?
Yes, which is unusual in this market. Intapp has been listed on Nasdaq since 2021, so revenue and retention figures appear in public filings rather than only in sales material.
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.
Intapp: What size of firm is it for?
Large firms and advisory businesses with a formal risk function. Small practices handle conflicts inside their practice management system instead.
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