Draftiro vs MyCase — overview
MyCase is a well-liked solo and small-firm practice-management product. Its strengths are the things clients touch: a polished client portal, clean intake forms, and straightforward onboarding. Its AI features are early-stage. If your friction is client communication and getting paid, MyCase is genuinely pleasant. If your friction is producing the legal work, that is a different tool.
Pricing, plainly
As of our June 2026 review, MyCase listed roughly $39–$99 per user per month; check MyCase's current pricing. Draftiro starts free (no card) with paid tiers from $29/mo. The two products overlap less than their price ranges suggest — MyCase sells client-facing practice management; Draftiro sells AI-first drafting and research with conflicts, deadlines, and time entries around it.
Who should switch
Switch to Draftiro if you spend more time drafting and researching than chasing intake and invoices, and you want citation checks against CourtListener when available, conflict checks with an audit trail, and AI-assisted time entries for attorney review. Stay with MyCase if the client portal and intake experience are the core of your value and AI drafting is a nice-to-have.
Running both
You can keep MyCase for the client portal and billing while using Draftiro for the drafting, research, and deadline work. There is no automated MyCase import, so you add the matters you are working on in Draftiro and upload their documents.
Where MyCase wins
- Polished client portal
- Easy onboarding
- Strong intake forms
Where Draftiro wins
- Real AI drafting + research workspace
- CourtListener citation validation (MyCase does not)
- AI-assisted time entries for attorney review
Side by side
| Feature | Draftiro | MyCase |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | Public, self-serve | Public |
| Case-citation checks (CourtListener when available, or equivalent) | Included | Not included |
| Conflict checking with audit trail | Included | Included |
| Court-day math (federal + state holidays) | Included | Not included |
| AI-assisted time entries (for attorney review) | Included | Not included |
| Outlook calendar sync | Included | Included |
| Self-serve signup (no sales call) | Included | Included |
| Free plan | Included | Not included |
Common questions
Does MyCase have AI drafting as strong as Draftiro?
MyCase has added early-stage AI features, but its core is client-facing practice management — portal, intake, billing. Draftiro is built AI-first for drafting and research, with case-citation checks against CourtListener (when available) that MyCase does not offer.
Can I use Draftiro alongside MyCase?
Yes. One workable setup is MyCase for the client portal and invoicing, Draftiro for drafting, research, conflicts, and deadlines. There is no automated import from MyCase; you add the matters you are working on in Draftiro.
Is there a free way to try Draftiro versus MyCase?
Draftiro has a free plan with no credit card. MyCase is a paid subscription (roughly $39–$99 per user per month) without a free tier.
Will my data train AI models?
No. Draftiro does not use your matter content to train AI models, and the Google Gemini paid-service terms we use bar Google from using it to improve its products. See our Privacy Policy for what providers may retain.