Legal · head to head
Filevine vs Rocket Matter
Filevine
Legal
Configurable case management for plaintiff litigation, intake and mass tort firms
- From
- On request
- Rated
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Rocket Matter
Legal
Legal practice management with billing and time tracking, tiered from matter basics to full legal accounting
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
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.; Rocket Matter trust accounting compliance is only included on the most expensive Elite tier, so firms with a regulatory requirement for it face a higher effective floor price than the entry-level plan suggests.
- They diverge on capability: Filevine covers Project templates, Rocket Matter covers Matter management.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Filevine and Rocket Matter actually diverge.
| Attribute | Filevine | Rocket Matter |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | quote | Per user per month |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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
- Reporting and dashboards
Only in Rocket Matter
- Matter management
- Time tracking and billing
- Trust accounting
- Document management
- Matter budgeting
- Reporting
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 Rocket Matter
- A mass tort practice managing thousands of claimants against shared case phases and bulk document generationnot Rocket Matter
- A firm replacing spreadsheets and shared drives where each practice area has different deadline rulesnot Rocket Matter
- An immigration or workers compensation practice that needs form-heavy document assembly from case datanot Rocket Matter
Rocket Matter
- A solo practitioner wanting matter tracking and billing in one system without separate accounting softwarenot Filevine
- A small firm that needs kanban-style visibility into where each matter standsnot Filevine
- A mid-sized firm that has outgrown Essentials and needs split billing across multiple timekeepers on a matternot Filevine
- A firm required to demonstrate trust accounting compliance that specifically needs the top Elite tiernot 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.
Rocket Matter
- Trust accounting compliance is only included on the most expensive Elite tier, so firms with a regulatory requirement for it face a higher effective floor price than the entry-level plan suggests.
- It is not built for large enterprise legal departments, so firms above a certain size outgrow it and move to platforms such as Clio or Aderant.
- The tier structure gates common workflow features like kanban boards and templates behind Pro and above, so the cheapest tier is functionally limited.
- Its name is easily confused with the Matter smart-home connectivity protocol, an entirely unrelated technology, which can cause mismatched search results.
- Per-user monthly pricing across four tiers means a growing firm needs to actively reassess its plan as headcount and accounting needs change, rather than a single plan scaling automatically.
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
Rocket Matter
On request- Essentials$49/month
- Matter management
- Billing and timekeeping
- No trust accounting
- Pro$79/month
- Matter templates
- Kanban board matter management
- Premier$99/month
- Advanced billing permissions
- Split billing and fee allocation
- Elite$129/month
- Matter budgets
- Full legal accounting and trust accounting compliance
Which should you pick?
Choose Filevine if
- You need project templates.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want lead docket intake.
Choose Rocket Matter if
- You need matter management.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want time tracking and billing.
Questions people ask
- Is Filevine or Rocket Matter better?
- Neither clearly leads. Filevine starts at On request and Rocket Matter at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Filevine or Rocket Matter?
- Filevine starts at On request and Rocket Matter at On request.
- Does Filevine or Rocket Matter 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 Rocket Matter is typically brought in for.
- What can Filevine do that Rocket Matter cannot?
- Filevine covers Project templates, Lead Docket intake, Document assembly, Vinesign. Rocket Matter covers Matter management, Time tracking and billing, Trust accounting, Document management.
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.
Rocket Matter: Does Rocket Matter include trust accounting?
Only on the Elite tier; the Essentials, Pro and Premier tiers do not include full trust accounting compliance.
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.
Rocket Matter: Is Rocket Matter the same as the Matter smart-home standard?
No, that is an unrelated connectivity protocol for smart-home devices; Rocket Matter is legal practice management software.
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.
Rocket Matter: What size firm is Rocket Matter built for?
Solo practitioners through mid-sized firms; larger firms typically need a more enterprise-oriented platform.
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