DocketBird vs LitDocket

DocketBird is a web-based repository and monitoring service for federal and state court cases and documents. It connects to all U.S. federal district, bankruptcy, and appeals courts, as well as thousands of state courts. AutoCalendar AI extracts deadlines and events from filed documents and adds them to case calendars. Calendars can sync by ICS link with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, Clio, BusyCal, and virtually any calendaring app. Document integrations include iManage, NetDocs, Clio, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, Litify, and Filevine. Its Webhook API can send documents to custom systems in real time when documents are filed or downloaded. Each plan includes 20 active cases per seat; a case counts as active if it has had a filing in the previous 60 days. Additional active cases cost $0.75 each. DocketBird shares docket-check costs among users and makes documents downloaded by one user freely available to others. Attorneys of record can generally receive federal filings without charge when their court account is integrated. Law-school, university, and public libraries can use it free if they link prominently to DocketBird.

LitDocket is legal docketing software that combines rules-based deadline calculations with AI analysis of uploaded documents. It extracts dates, parties, and deadlines for attorney review; AI-generated deadlines must be verified before activation. A trigger event can create more than 50 dependent deadlines, and updates cascade through that chain. The system covers federal rules and state courts in 14 jurisdictions, with citations and calculation methods available for each deadline. A priority-coded calendar, configurable alerts, and a morning dashboard surface urgent and overdue work. Teams can share cases with role-based access and see who is viewing a case; exports are available in CSV, JSON, and iCal. It runs on the web, through an API, or as a self-hosted deployment. The free tier becomes read-only after its 14-day trial if you do not subscribe. Solo costs $49 a month and is capped at 25 active cases; Team costs $149 a month and includes unlimited active cases for up to five members.