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Filevine vs Litify

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Filevine

Legal

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

From
On request
Rated
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Litify logo

Litify

Legal

Legal case and matter management built natively on Salesforce

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On request
Rated
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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.; Litify pricing is not published anywhere and there is no entry tier, so a firm cannot judge affordability without entering a sales process.
  • They diverge on capability: Filevine covers Project templates, Litify covers Native Salesforce application.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Filevine and Litify actually diverge.

Attributes where Filevine and Litify differ
AttributeFilevineLitify

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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 Filevine

  • Project templates
  • Lead Docket intake
  • Document assembly
  • Vinesign
  • Case texting

Only in Litify

  • Native Salesforce application
  • Intake and referral management
  • Matter management
  • Mass tort handling

Both cover

  • Reporting and dashboards

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 Litify
  • A mass tort practice managing thousands of claimants against shared case phases and bulk document generationnot Litify
  • A firm replacing spreadsheets and shared drives where each practice area has different deadline rulesnot Litify
  • An immigration or workers compensation practice that needs form-heavy document assembly from case datanot Litify

Litify

  • High volume plaintiff firms running mass tort matters with thousands of claimantsnot Filevine
  • Insurance defence operations needing matter management across many concurrent filesnot Filevine
  • Corporate legal departments needing matter intake and outside counsel spend reportingnot Filevine
  • Multi-office practices needing referral tracking and consistent intake across locationsnot 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.

Litify

  • Pricing is not published anywhere and there is no entry tier, so a firm cannot judge affordability without entering a sales process.
  • The system being administered is Salesforce, so realising the configurability requires Salesforce administration skills most firms must hire or contract for.
  • Implementation is a configuration project measured in months, so it is not a system a firm can adopt quickly during a busy period.
  • That configurability means two Litify firms can run materially different systems, which makes external support and staff mobility harder.
  • There is no public documentation; the support site is behind a customer login, so buyers cannot assess the product depth before committing.

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

Litify

On request
  • Litify$undefined/year
    • Quoted per customer with no published rates
    • Sold as a bundled subscription including the Salesforce platform entitlement
    • 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 Litify if

  • You need native salesforce application.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want intake and referral management.

Questions people ask

Is Filevine or Litify better?
Neither clearly leads. Filevine starts at On request and Litify at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Filevine or Litify?
Filevine starts at On request and Litify at On request.
Does Filevine or Litify run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Litify is typically brought in for.
What can Filevine do that Litify cannot?
Filevine covers Project templates, Lead Docket intake, Document assembly, Vinesign. Litify covers Native Salesforce application, Intake and referral management, Matter management, Mass tort handling. Both handle Reporting and dashboards.

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.

Litify: Do we sign a separate contract with Salesforce?

Not according to Litify's published services agreement, which defines Litify as a reseller of the Salesforce services and defines the purchase as a combined offering of the platform plus the Litify application. You buy one subscription from Litify. Confirm how the platform appears on your own order form before signing.

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.

Litify: Is Litify for personal injury or corporate work?

Both, but differently. Plaintiff firms use it for high volume personal injury and mass tort, insurance defence firms for case volume, and corporate legal departments for matter intake and spend management rather than billing.

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.

Litify: Is it suitable for a small firm?

No. It is sold to mid-market and enterprise operations and no entry tier is marketed. The implementation and administration requirements do not amortise at small headcounts.

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