BlueDot vs CampLegal

BlueDot is an immigration case management platform with automated forms, USCIS case tracking and tools for immigration practitioners, law firms, schools and companies managing employee immigration. Its forms are populated from questionnaire data and updated within two days of government changes. USCIS APIs support electronic FOIA requests and live case status, including automatic checks and email reports of overnight status changes. BlueDot AI can answer questions from its user guide or uploaded firm documents, extract information from immigration documents, and translate or summarize short text. The company says AI requests are user-initiated, outputs are advisory, and extracted information needs human review before it is saved to a client record. Listed integrations include Microsoft Office 365, Google Calendar, Dropbox Sign and QuickBooks. BlueDot says it is SOC 2 certified and hosted on Microsoft Azure, and lists GDPR and TX-RAMP credentials. Access is by web and API. Plans include a free API tier; per-user service starts at $100/mo. A 10-day trial follows a live demo in a shared sandbox.

CampLegal is immigration case management software for law firms, with tools for forms, billing and client communication. Its USCIS Form Intelligence syncs client profiles and forms in both directions and includes pre-populated I-130, I-485 and N-400 forms. A photo of a USCIS receipt notice can be used to extract its receipt number, case type, priority date and notice date. Firms can build intake questionnaires with conditional logic in 18 languages; responses can create family profiles and feed information into USCIS forms. The Client App lets clients track case progress, upload documents, answer questionnaires, message the firm and receive case notifications. It supports iOS and Android. Listed integrations include Zapier, 8am LawPay, QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Google Calendar, Slack, ChatGPT and Office 365. The pricing FAQ says both plans include unlimited document storage. CampLegal lists a 14-day trial and no free plan. Essentials is $69 a year per user, billed yearly, and Pro is $89 a year per user, billed yearly. The plans include different features, with Pro adding the Client App and automated workflows.