Deadlines.com vs Dockets.ca

Deadlines.com provides automated, rules-based legal calendaring for smaller firms, powered by Aderant CompuLaw. It uses CompuLaw court rules and date calculations to generate legal deadlines. Users can review monthly, weekly, and daily calendars, then create, email, or print reports filtered by case, event, or date range. Outlook Sync and iCalendar export support calendar workflows. Email reminders are sent 10 business days before each deadline at 8:00 A.M.; users can adjust them in Email Preferences. A change-notification service emails users when a court rule update may affect deadlines and links to regenerate them under updated rules. The service supports web, Windows, macOS, and iPhone, with mobile calendar access and Safari compatibility on Mac and MacBook. Deadlines.com describes nationwide coverage, although a requested jurisdiction or practice area may not be available. Monthly plans are priced per case: $20 a month for 30 or more cases, 25.00 USD for 6–29 cases, 30.00 USD for 2–5 cases, or 35.00 USD for one case. Each includes unlimited users. Accounts include technical and attorney support, and user training is free.

Dockets.ca is a cloud-based case management, scheduling, and electronic filing portal for courts and tribunals. It connects judges, court staff, lawyers, and members of the public, including people representing themselves. Authorized court staff and judges can access designated electronic files to communicate and collaborate. Registered case participants can receive automatic email and text notices about electronic filings. For hearings and trials, the system supports calendaring, scheduling templates, and daily court lists generated from calendar information. It can produce customizable operational reports, including case duration and the time from completion of evidence to judgment. Scheduled video conferences can include links that send participants email notices. Dockets.ca also collects prescribed filing fees electronically and can integrate with third-party back-office accounting systems. Filed documents are organized in folders modeled on paper court files and conceptually aligned with the Rules of Civil Procedure. The maker describes the product as a secure, cloud-based commercial solution built in Canada for adoption across Canada. Court documentation is available online to authorized users from desktop operating systems and mobile phones. Pricing is available on request.