# Gavel vs iManage

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Gavel

| Attribute | Gavel | iManage |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 73.6 (54% (medium)) | 52.2 (36% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based document automation platform for legal professionals that rapidly generates customized Word and PDF documents from client data and templates. Enables workflow automation, document management, payment collection, and integration with practice management systems. It is indexed under Legal Software.","source":"https://www.gavel.io/pricing","question":"What is Gavel?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gavel is a paid product; published pricing starts at $83 per month. It is sold across 4 plans (Lite, Standard, Pro and Scale). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.gavel.io/pricing","question":"How much does Gavel cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Gavel. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.gavel.io/pricing","question":"What platforms does Gavel support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Gavel, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.gavel.io/pricing","question":"Can Gavel be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Gavel, including Microsoft Word, OpenAI, Clio, Lawmatics, Gmail, InfoTrack, QuickBooks and Trello, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.gavel.io/pricing","question":"What does Gavel integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Gavel. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Gavel not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.gavel.io/security","question":"What security certifications does Gavel have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud-native platform for document and email management, security governance, risk and compliance, and knowledge search with AI-powered capabilities for legal and professional services organizations. It is indexed under Legal Software.","source":"https://imanage.com","question":"What is iManage?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to iManage. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://imanage.com","question":"What platforms does iManage support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for iManage, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://imanage.com","question":"Can iManage be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A legal technology platform offering AI-assisted contract review, redlining, and drafting in Microsoft Word, combined with automated document generation from client intake forms for law firms and legal teams. | A cloud-native platform for document and email management, security governance, risk and compliance, and knowledge search with AI-powered capabilities for legal and professional services organizations. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sso_scim":true,"ai_review":"full","iso_27001":true,"api_access":"full","legal_hold":false,"product_type":"legal_ai","soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"flat_monthly_per_user","data_residency":"United States (AWS) by default; also available in European Union, Canada, Austra","deployment_model":"cloud_web_app","contract_authoring":true,"contract_repository":"ai_metadata","word_outlook_addins":true,"negotiation_redlining":true,"doc_store_integrations":true,"obligation_renewal_tracking":false,"pdf_field_mapping_and_overlay":true,"batch_generation_for_mass_tort":true,"nested_conditional_clause_logic":true,"multi_party_electronic_signatures":false,"playbook_guided_ai_contract_review":true,"clio_mycase_practice_management_sync":true,"library_of_standardized_court_council_forms":true,"no_code_client_facing_intake_questionnaires":true,"llm_generative_clause_drafting_and_redlining":true}` | `{"contract_repository":"storage","doc_store_integrations":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Microsoft Word"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Clio"},{"name":"Lawmatics"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"InfoTrack"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Clio Manage","native":true,"category":"practice_mgmt"},{"name":"DocuSign","native":true,"category":"esignature"},{"name":"Stripe","native":true,"category":"payments"}]` | `[{"name":"Microsoft"},{"name":"Microsoft 365"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Harvey"},{"name":"Legora"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"HYCU"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"25 free queries per user","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"queries":"25/user"}},{"free":false,"name":"Paid","summary":"$160/month per user for 1,000 completions","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":160,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"1,000 completions per month","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"completions":"1000/month"}}],"summary":"From $160/month per user. Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.gavel.io","retrievedAt":"2026-10-07T13:50:49.421Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"user","amount":160,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | - |
| pricing.price_level | high | - |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":160,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27701","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27017","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27018","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 22301","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2+","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 3","status":"active"},{"name":"CSA STAR Level 2","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.gavel.io/security | https://imanage.com/imanage-products/the-imanage-platform/security/ |

## Capabilities (Legal Software)

| Capability | Gavel | iManage |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Product type | Legal AI / review | - |
| **CLM** |  |  |
| Contract authoring / templates | ✓ | - |
| Negotiation / redlining | ✓ | - |
| Contract repository | AI metadata extraction | Searchable storage |
| Obligation / renewal tracking | ✗ | - |
| **AI** |  |  |
| AI contract review / drafting | Full review + drafting | - |
| **E-signature** |  |  |
| E-signature legal validity | - | - |
| **E-discovery** |  |  |
| E-discovery | - | - |
| Legal hold / chain of custody | ✗ | - |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| Word / Outlook add-ins | ✓ | - |
| Document-store integrations | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO / SCIM | ✓ | - |
| API access | Full read/write | - |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Data residency | United States (AWS) by default; also available in European Union, Canada, Austra | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-28T05:45:43.856Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*