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Luminance vs MyCase

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Luminance

Legal

Machine learning contract analysis for review, negotiation and compliance

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
MyCase logo

MyCase

Legal

Legal practice management software for law firms

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only MyCase has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Luminance no independent evaluation of its accuracy has been published, and it did not take part in the Vals Legal AI Report, so buyers have only vendor-produced evidence to work from.; MyCase all plans are per-user pricing, not per-firm; previously paid fees are non-refundable
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Luminance and MyCase actually diverge.

Attributes where Luminance and MyCase differ
AttributeLuminanceMyCase
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, WindowsWeb

Identical on both: 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 Luminance

  • Anomaly detection
  • Contract negotiation
  • Due diligence review
  • Multi-language analysis
  • Document comparison

Only in MyCase

Nothing recorded that Luminance does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Luminance

  • In-house teams auditing a contract estate for a specific exposure such as change of controlnot MyCase
  • Procurement and compliance functions reviewing supplier agreements at scalenot MyCase
  • Transaction teams reviewing large contract populations against a deal deadlinenot MyCase
  • Negotiation teams applying a standard playbook consistently across many counterpartiesnot MyCase

MyCase

  • Managing billable hours and generating client invoices from time entriesnot Luminance
  • Organizing discovery documents and case materials in searchable repositoriesnot Luminance
  • Processing trust account reconciliations for client fundsnot Luminance
  • Coordinating client communications through texting and portalsnot Luminance

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Luminance

  • No independent evaluation of its accuracy has been published, and it did not take part in the Vals Legal AI Report, so buyers have only vendor-produced evidence to work from.
  • The one named accuracy benchmark, ContractIQ Bench, was built, run and scored by Luminance on a dataset it has not released, against comparison models it does not name.
  • Value scales with document volume, so an organisation reviewing tens rather than thousands of contracts will not recover the licence cost.
  • Output still requires qualified review, so it reduces reading time rather than removing the lawyer, and staffing plans that assume otherwise fail.
  • Pricing is not published, so cost per matter cannot be modelled until after a sales process and a proof of concept.

MyCase

  • All plans are per-user pricing, not per-firm; previously paid fees are non-refundable

Pricing, plan by plan

Luminance

On request
  • Luminance$undefined/year
    • Enterprise licensing quoted per organisation
    • Scoped by user count and document volume
    • Proof of concept normally run before contracting

MyCase

Free
  • Basic$60/month
    • Basic features
    • Annual option $50/month
  • Pro$120/month
    • Pro features
    • Annual option $100/month
    • Most popular
  • Advanced$150/month
    • Advanced features
    • Annual option $130/month

Which should you pick?

Choose Luminance if

  • You need anomaly detection.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want contract negotiation.
Luminance review

Choose MyCase if

  • You want to start without paying.
MyCase review

Questions people ask

Is Luminance or MyCase better?
Neither clearly leads. Luminance starts at On request and MyCase at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Luminance or MyCase?
MyCase has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Luminance and Free for MyCase.
Does Luminance or MyCase run on more platforms?
Luminance runs on Web, Windows. MyCase runs on Web.
Can I use MyCase for free?
Yes. MyCase has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Luminance starts at On request.
What is Luminance best used for?
Luminance is most often used for in-house teams auditing a contract estate for a specific exposure such as change of control, procurement and compliance functions reviewing supplier agreements at scale, transaction teams reviewing large contract populations against a deal deadline, negotiation teams applying a standard playbook consistently across many counterparties. Of those, in-house teams auditing a contract estate for a specific exposure such as change of control and procurement and compliance functions reviewing supplier agreements at scale are not what MyCase is typically brought in for.
What can Luminance do that MyCase cannot?
Luminance covers Anomaly detection, Contract negotiation, Due diligence review, Multi-language analysis.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Luminance: Is Luminance's accuracy independently verified?

No independent verification has been published. It did not participate in the Vals Legal AI Report, the main lawyer-baselined benchmark, and the only named benchmark in its materials is one it built and ran itself. Treat the published figures as vendor claims and run a proof of concept on your own documents.

MyCase: How much does MyCase cost?

MyCase pricing starts at $60/month per user for the Basic plan, $120/month for Pro, and $150/month for Advanced when billed monthly.

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Luminance: What do the ninety per cent time-saving claims mean?

They are unattributed marketing figures about time and cost rather than accuracy, published without methodology, dataset or baseline. They are not a measure of how often the software is right.

MyCase: Does MyCase offer a free trial?

Yes, MyCase offers a 10-day free trial with full access and no credit card required.

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Luminance: Who backs Luminance?

It launched in 2016 with backing from Invoke Capital, the fund founded by Mike Lynch, and has since raised further rounds led by March Capital and Point72 Private Investments.

MyCase: Are there annual billing discounts available?

Yes, annual billing saves up to 16% compared to monthly billing, with Basic at $50/user/month annually, Pro at $100/user/month, and Advanced at $130/user/month.

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