Automated Management Systems vs. Filevine

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Automated Management Systems
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Filevine
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Filevine is a project management and workflow automation platform for law firms from the company of the same name in Utah.N/A
Pricing
Automated Management SystemsFilevine
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Automated Management SystemsFilevine
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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Community Pulse
Automated Management SystemsFilevine
Considered Both Products
Automated Management Systems

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Filevine
Chose Filevine
In comparison to past products I have used in the past, including Needles and TrialWorks, Filevine is just as great a product and even has some features and abilities that the others haven't. I would prefer to continue using Filevine.
Chose Filevine
I have used other products which aren't available to list here, but Filevine is powerful but lags in ease of use, billing, and reporting compared to other platforms.
Chose Filevine
I have previously used LegalServer, which I felt was not as easy/user friendly as Filevine has been. The layout was a lot more technical looking and it was much more difficult to navigate through the case files. The one major thing I will say that I liked more about LegalServer …
Chose Filevine
I’ve tried Clio, MyCase, and PracticePanther. Clio is super user-friendly with lots of integrations, MyCase is great for billing and communication but more limited on automation, and PracticePanther is easy to use but not as strong on reporting. Compared to them, Filevine feels …
Chose Filevine
I wasn't involved with the decision; I inherited it.
Chose Filevine
I think Filevine is much easier to use than the other two products because it has more features, runs faster, less bugs than the other products.
Chose Filevine
Excellent in comparison. It took me a year to learn how to use Abacus.
Chose Filevine
Filevine is so much more detailed and extensive in terms of keeping all the information for each case in one place. I can even edit docs within filevine and combine docs and create emails and faxes right from within. I feel Filevine is an all in one stop and helps keep …
Chose Filevine
File Vine is an excellent product due to its ease of use and organizational capabilities. Have used another product, but it's not as vast as File Vine.
Chose Filevine
I have used Zelous. It is a smaller known case management software. I was a public defender. it was created for public defenders by public defenders. I have also used Defender Data. Filevine blows both of these products out of the water.
Chose Filevine
Prevail Case Management System, Clio and PracticePanther
Chose Filevine
Filevine is much simpler to use
Chose Filevine
much more customizable. We have a niche practice - ERISA - not a personal injury practice. Clio does not fit what we do and Filevine can be customized to fit.
Chose Filevine
Night and day difference between FV and Practice Panther. PP was easy to start but has massive limitations. FV can be built for anything. It's the Salesforce of this segment.
Chose Filevine
Filevine is much easier to learn and use, the user interface is more appealing (with bigger fonts and easy-to-understand icons), and its customization feature is easier to use and understand.
User Ratings
Automated Management SystemsFilevine
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7.8
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9.6
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Usability
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7.9
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User Testimonials
Automated Management SystemsFilevine
Likelihood to Recommend
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File Vine is well-suited because I believe it was invented to assist Law Firms with document organization for the legal cases collected in a Law Firm. It is easy to navigate and find your documents with a click of a button.
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Pros
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  • Customization - you can easily add sections and fields
  • Workato and Zapier integration works well - we can connect Filevine to a multitude of other platforms and services
  • Texting and faxing is available across the entire platform
  • Integration with Vinesign for e-signature completion
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Cons
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  • The PDF document editor can be easier when trying to save changes. Make a button that says save changes, instead of save file.
  • The contacts can probably be more streamlined so that there are not multiple contacts for the same individual or business.
  • Tasks should automatically be changed to a new individual in a parallel role when the file changes teams.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Filevine is complex, and while it manages documents well, it fails in almost every other aspect. It does not do a two-way sync to your outside calendar, and you can forget about having reports available to easily monitor performance. The reporting system appears robust but complicated at first, but then it becomes obvious that the report functions are extremely limited in practical uses every law firm expects, and therefore reporting in Filevine is just unnecessarily complex and overall a failure.
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Usability
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Because of the customization factors and add-ins, usability is truly based on how you build out your Filevine. I've made it so user friendly, that any new hires can easily run a case from start to finish without the added stress of trying to figure it out on their own. The use of the Filevine University is always helpful for those one off questions that you require additional assistance
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Support Rating
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Their live video chat support is a good resource, but often the problem cannot be resolved through this chat, and then promises to have someone follow up are almost always dropped. Filevine fails to make corrections for glitches or missing basic functions.
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Implementation Rating
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Filevine charged a lot for implementation, both directly to Filevine and their partners, but they failed to deliver on what was promised
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Alternatives Considered
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I have previously used LegalServer, which I felt was not as easy/user friendly as Filevine has been. The layout was a lot more technical looking and it was much more difficult to navigate through the case files. The one major thing I will say that I liked more about LegalServer was the function to email documents to a case file email and those would automatically upload to the file
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Return on Investment
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  • Tracking Settlements for each month and improved accountability and incentivized more settlements for the firm by 40%
  • Helping track expenses and reduced costs by 10%
  • Helped the firm generate better reviews by helping keep clients up to date improving client retention rate by 20%
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