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CanLII vs Indian Kanoon

Both stand on legal research software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

CanLII

Free plan APIWeb

CanLII provides broad Canadian legal collections with search, citation links, commentary, and saved research tools. Search+ is account-gated and limited daily, and systematic downloading is prohibited.

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Indian Kanoon

Free plan AndroidAPIWeb

Indian Kanoon combines broad Indian legal search with tools for analysis, alerts, notes, and API access. Readers handling sensitive material should consider the stated sharing and data-protection limits before using Prism.

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The facts

	CanLII	Indian Kanoon
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	No	Not published
Runs on	API, Web	Android, API, Web
Lowest paid plan	myCanLII Basic: C$100 a year	Premium: ₹500 a month
Plans published	3	4
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	canlii.org	indiankanoon.org
On legal research software	#4 of 31	#8 of 31

CanLII: what it does well

Free access to Canadian legal information.
Search across cases and legislation.
RefLex links cited decisions and legislation.
myCanLII supports folders and research alerts.
Search+ accepts natural-language questions.

What to know first

Search+ has a daily usage limit.
Search+ requires a free myCanLII account.
Terms prohibit systematic document downloading.

Indian Kanoon: what it does well

Search spans over 3 crore legal and related documents.
Filters include citation, author, bench, date, and type.
Prism AI includes document chat and drafting tools.
Daily alerts track queries and cited judgments.
API supports Python and Java clients.

What to know first

Talk with Doc has limited support above 50,000 words.
Free plan includes only a few Prism credits.
Free plan allows two query alerts monthly.
Prism session data is shared with contracted LLM providers.

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