LEXinform vs Practical Law
LEXinform
datev.de
Practical Law
uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comSide by side
| Figure | LEXinform | Practical Law |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €14.80/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 0 |
| Spec score · Tax Research Software | 8.5 (#4) | 7.4 (#17) |
| Purpose | LEXinform is a research database for current tax and business information for professional advisory work. | Practical Law provides legal know-how, including how-to guidance, templates, and tools for legal professionals. |
| Support | The product page offers DATEV's service contact and lists telephone support at 0800 3283825. | Practical Law support is available on weekdays by chat from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central Time and by phone from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. |
Plans
LEXinform
- DATEV Basis-Angebot Zusatzmodul LEXinform comfort€14.80 a month
- LEXinform Kommentarpaket Steuern Schäffer-Poeschel€39.14 a month
- DATEV LEXinform plusPriced on request
- LEXinform classicPriced on request
- LEXinform comfortPriced on request
In their own words
LEXinform
LEXinform is a research database for current tax and business information used in professional advisory work. Its classic collection covers tax laws, administrative guidance, case law, pending proceedings, EU law, practical tools, and other tax materials. Comfort adds information on personnel management, commercial and civil law, EU law, and business administration. Cross-content search returns targeted results ordered by relevance, and the DATEV Wissensplattform can search LEXinform alongside partner databases from NWB and Haufe in one query. LEXinform plus adds LEXchat, which uses AI-assisted research across LEXinform comfort and DATEV Verlagsmedien comfort and provides references to sources. The product page says about 300,000 of roughly 600,000 documents are currently available to LEXchat. DATEV advises checking AI output for suitability, accuracy, and completeness and avoiding entry of sensitive personal or professionally protected data. Protected documents require DATEV SmartLogin or DATEV mIDentity/SmartCard. LEXinform comfort works online on smartphones and tablets as well as in the user's usual DATEV environment. A DATEV Basis-Angebot Zusatzmodul costs €14.80 a month; other listed product prices are not provided.
Practical Law
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