Comparison
Draftiro vs Harvey AI
AI for BigLaw, priced for BigLaw.
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TL;DR
Harvey is a strong generative-AI platform aimed at AmLaw 200 firms. Pricing, seat minimums, and procurement timelines put it out of reach for most solos and small firms.
- Harvey AI best for
- Large firms with 20+ attorneys and enterprise procurement teams.
- Draftiro best for
- Everybody else — the 96% of US firms that are solo or small.
Draftiro vs Harvey AI — overview
Harvey is a genuinely strong generative-AI platform, and we have no quarrel with what it ships — deep, multi-step research agents tuned for complex matters, enterprise procurement features, and AmLaw 200 partnerships. The issue for most readers of this page is not quality. It is access. Harvey is priced and sold for large firms; the seat minimums and multi-quarter procurement cycles put it out of reach for the solo and small-firm market Draftiro serves.
Pricing, plainly
Public estimates put Harvey at roughly $1,000+ per attorney per month, with multi-seat minimums and enterprise contracts. Draftiro starts with a free plan (no card) and paid tiers from $29/mo, and a single attorney can sign up self-serve in about a minute. That is not a small gap; it is a different market.
What a solo actually gives up
Honestly, very little for day-to-day solo practice. Harvey's biggest advantages — SAML SSO, a dedicated customer-success manager, custom security questionnaires, and the deepest BigLaw research agents — matter at 200 seats and are largely irrelevant at one. What you keep with Draftiro: citation validation against CourtListener, conflict checks with an audit trail, court-day math, ABA Op. 512–compliant time tracking, and Outlook calendar sync.
When Harvey is the right call
If you are a large firm with an enterprise procurement team, a security questionnaire process, and matters that justify deep multi-step research agents, Harvey is a serious choice. For the 96% of US firms that are solo or small, it is the wrong-sized tool at the wrong price.
Where Harvey AI wins
- Brand prestige and AmLaw 200 partnerships
- Enterprise procurement features (SSO, dedicated CSM)
- Deep multi-step research agents tuned for BigLaw matters
Where Draftiro wins
- Transparent self-serve pricing from $29/mo (Harvey runs ~$1,000+/attorney/mo)
- No seat minimum and no multi-quarter procurement cycle
- Citation validation against the public CourtListener corpus
- Built-in conflict checks, court-day math, and matter management — Harvey is research/drafting only
- In-product, ABA Op. 512–compliant time tracking for AI-assisted work
- Sign up in 60 seconds with a free plan, no card
Side by side
| Feature | Draftiro | Harvey AI |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | Public, self-serve | Contact sales |
| AI citation validation (CourtListener / equivalent) | Included | Included |
| Conflict checking with audit trail | Included | Not included |
| Court-day math (federal + state holidays) | Included | Not included |
| ABA Op. 512 auto time tracking | Included | Not included |
| Outlook calendar sync | Included | Not included |
| Client portal share links | Included | Not included |
| Self-serve signup (no sales call) | Included | Not included |
| Free plan | Included | Not included |
Common questions
Why is Harvey so much more expensive than Draftiro?
Harvey is built and priced for large firms — public estimates are roughly $1,000+ per attorney per month with seat minimums and enterprise contracts. Draftiro is built for solos and small firms, starting free with paid tiers from $29/mo. The price gap reflects different markets, not just different features.
Does Harvey have a free plan or self-serve signup?
No. Harvey is sold through enterprise procurement with seat minimums. Draftiro lets a single attorney sign up self-serve in about a minute, with a free plan and no credit card.
What does a solo lose by choosing Draftiro over Harvey?
Mostly enterprise procurement features — SAML SSO, a dedicated CSM, custom security questionnaires — that matter at 200 seats, not one. You keep AI drafting, CourtListener citation validation, conflict checks, court-day math, and matter management.
Will my data train AI models?
No. Draftiro runs on Google Gemini's enterprise API tier, which is contractually prohibited from training on inputs. See our security page for the full posture.
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Start freeHarvey AI information sourced from https://www.harvey.ai and public reviews. We update this page as their offering changes.