Legal · head to head
iManage vs Intapp
iManage
Legal
Document and email management for law firms and professional services
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Intapp
Legal
Risk, compliance and business intake software for professional services firms
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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.; 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: iManage covers iManage Work, 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 iManage 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 iManage
- iManage Work
- Outlook email filing
- Security Policy Manager
- Records Manager
- Full text and metadata search
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.
iManage
- Corporate firms whose matter record lives largely in email and must be filed and searchablenot Intapp
- Firms with client confidentiality obligations requiring need-to-know access per matternot Intapp
- Practices with records retention obligations spanning electronic and physical filesnot Intapp
- Financial services, accounting and government teams with the same matter-centric document problemnot Intapp
Intapp
- Large firms formalising conflicts clearance and matter opening approvalsnot iManage
- Practices that must demonstrate confidentiality walls rather than assert them as policynot iManage
- Firms losing revenue to outside counsel guideline breaches caught only after invoicingnot iManage
- Advisory and capital markets teams needing deal pipeline and relationship managementnot iManage
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
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
iManage
On request- iManage Work$undefined/year
- Per user licensing quoted per organisation
- Cloud or on-premises deployment
- Security, records and analytics modules licensed separately
Intapp
On request- Intapp$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 iManage if
- You need imanage work.
- You work on Windows, Web, macOS, iOS, Android.
- You also want outlook email filing.
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 iManage or Intapp better?
- Neither clearly leads. iManage 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, iManage or Intapp?
- iManage starts at On request and Intapp at On request.
- Does iManage or Intapp run on more platforms?
- iManage runs on Windows, Web, macOS, iOS, Android. Intapp runs on Web, Windows, iOS, Android.
- What is iManage best used for?
- iManage is most often used for corporate firms whose matter record lives largely in email and must be filed and searchable, firms with client confidentiality obligations requiring need-to-know access per matter, practices with records retention obligations spanning electronic and physical files, financial services, accounting and government teams with the same matter-centric document problem. Of those, corporate firms whose matter record lives largely in email and must be filed and searchable and firms with client confidentiality obligations requiring need-to-know access per matter are not what Intapp is typically brought in for.
- What can iManage do that Intapp cannot?
- iManage covers iManage Work, Outlook email filing, Security Policy Manager, Records Manager. Intapp covers Conflicts and business intake, Confidentiality walls, Time capture, DealCloud.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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