# Docassemble vs Gavel

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Gavel

| Attribute | Docassemble | Gavel |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 42.1 (47% (low)) | 83.8 (55% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 24 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 10 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 984 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source platform designed to automate interviews and generate customized documents in PDF, RTF, or DOCX format based on user input. Originally built for legal automation but applicable across many fields for data collection and document production. | A legal technology platform with two main products: an AI contract analysis and drafting tool that operates inside Microsoft Word, and a document automation system that converts client intake answers into finished legal documents. Designed to reduce time spent on repetitive legal work. |
| features.capabilities | `{"api_access":"full","esignature":"ses","product_type":"doc_assembly","data_residency":"Server, Amazon S3, or Microsoft Azure","contract_authoring":true,"contract_repository":"storage","word_outlook_addins":true,"doc_store_integrations":true}` | `{"sso_scim":false,"ai_review":"full","iso_27001":false,"legal_hold":false,"product_type":"legal_ai","soc2_type_ii":false,"pricing_model":"flat_monthly_per_user","data_residency":"United States (AWS) by default; also available in European Union, Canada, Austra","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":false,"batch_generation_for_mass_tort":false,"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}` |
| integrations.count | 8 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Twilio"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"OneDrive"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"PyPI"},{"name":"Microsoft Word"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"}]` | `[{"name":"Microsoft Word"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Clio"},{"name":"Lawmatics"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"InfoTrack"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Zapier"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://docassemble.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:54:06.812Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Gavel Exec","summary":"$160/user/month. 25 free queries per user with free trial.","features":["Contract review and redlining in Word","Contract drafting from precedent","Playbook-driven analysis","Team collaboration in Workspaces"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":160,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"AI contract review and drafting in Microsoft Word","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"queries":"25/user (free trial)","completions":"1000/month"}}],"summary":"From $160/user/month for Gavel Exec. Free trial with 25 queries per user.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.gavel.io/resources/case-study-lcn-legal-uses-document-automation-to-build-transfer-pricing-app","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:38:17.938Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.2 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=docassemble.base&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Legal Software)

| Capability | Docassemble | Gavel |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Product type | Document assembly | Legal AI / review |
| **CLM** |  |  |
| Contract authoring / templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Negotiation / redlining | - | ✓ |
| Contract repository | Searchable storage | AI metadata extraction |
| Obligation / renewal tracking | - | ✗ |
| **AI** |  |  |
| AI contract review / drafting | - | Full review + drafting |
| **E-signature** |  |  |
| E-signature legal validity | Simple (ESIGN/UETA/SES) | - |
| **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 | Server, Amazon S3, or Microsoft Azure | United States (AWS) by default; also available in European Union, Canada, Austra |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:06:51.090Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*