DocketCalendar vs eLaw Case Tracking

DocketCalendar is a cloud-based web calendar for law firms that calculates court-rule deadlines and creates events on Outlook or Google Calendar. It can also operate as a stand-alone calendar. When dates change, it recalculates deadlines and updates or removes the related events. The rules library covers over 2,200 court rule sets nationwide; CalendarRules-powered rules are generally updated at the beginning of each month and sooner for significant changes. Custom deadline reports can be printed, exported to Excel or CSV, or copied into emails. The service stores calendaring data at case, trigger, and event levels, and settled matters can be archived. Subscriptions include unlimited support and training, with user-guide content, phone help, and screen-share sessions. Users can email the Rules Team for no-charge clarification about deadlines, counting methods, holidays, and results. The web service requires no installation or browser plugin. There is no free plan, but a free trial is available. Listed plans are $15 a month billed per court or per calendar, and $20 a month billed per user.

eLaw Case Tracking is web-based docketing and calendaring software for active and archived cases, dockets, and court calendars. It searches, monitors, and manages case information, while eWatch sends automatic email or fax alerts when court clerks enter events on tracked cases. Calendars can synchronize with Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar, with instructions for Android smartphones and Apple iPhone and iPad devices. Case-management systems can retrieve updates through APIs, and named integrations include Litify, SmartAdvocate, TrialWorks, Clio, Filevine, and Neos. Coverage is listed for 39 states and federal courts. New York state docket information updates four times daily, federal information once daily, and most other state courts daily. Automated deadline calculation, email and fax reminders, exhibit management, session recording, transcript coordination, and remote depositions are listed. Paid subscribers can report on motions, deadlines, and appearances, exporting results to Excel or PDF. Pricing for the overall product is on request. Listed options include eWatch plans from $3.50 a month per case and eDocket at $84 a month.