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Litigious vs Neostella Legal Case Management

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

Litigious

Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

Litigious combines case management with document, billing, communications, medical records, and research modules. Its free, self-hosted model and ability to enable modules as needed make it most relevant to firms comfortable managing their own installation.

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Neostella Legal Case Management

Paid Web

Neostella brings several recurring legal case tasks into one web platform, from intake through billing. Teams should account for the paid-only model and pooled storage and usage limits.

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The facts

	Litigious	Neostella Legal Case Management
Free plan	Yes	No
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Self-hosted, Web	Web
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	1	1
Maker	Not published	Neostella Legal Case Management
Website	litigious.online	neostella.com
On legal practice management software	#9 of 141	#114 of 141

Litigious: what it does well

Free plan at no cost.
Case management covers intake, status, timelines, and case types.
Supports self-hosting and AGPL-3.0 source modification.
Imports Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, and CSV exports.
AI generation supports several providers and local Ollama.

What to know first

AI generation requires the firm’s own API keys.
Installations start with Core before adding modules.
Self-hosting requires firms to use their own infrastructure.

Neostella Legal Case Management: what it does well

Includes client intake tools
Provides a client portal
Automates document workflows
Tracks time and handles payments
Lists pooled AI chats and summaries

What to know first

No free plan is offered
Access is web-only
Storage and usage allowances are pooled

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