Docket Alarm
eDiscovery software
Legal software
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What is Docket Alarm
Docket Alarm is a legal intelligence and docket tracking platform that aggregates U.S. federal and state court filings and provides search, alerts, and analytics on litigation activity. It is used by litigators, in-house legal teams, and legal researchers to monitor cases, find filings, and track parties, judges, and law firms. The product emphasizes broad docket coverage, alerting workflows, and access to downloaded court documents, rather than end-to-end document review and production workflows typical of full eDiscovery platforms.
Broad docket search and alerts
The platform supports searching across court dockets and setting alerts for new activity tied to cases, parties, counsel, or judges. This helps legal teams monitor litigation developments without manually checking multiple court systems. It is well-suited for competitive intelligence, client monitoring, and early case assessment based on docket events.
Access to court filings
Docket Alarm provides access to filed documents associated with docket entries, enabling users to retrieve complaints, motions, orders, and other filings from within the product. This centralizes retrieval compared with navigating court portals directly. It supports research and matter monitoring workflows where the primary source material is court filings.
Litigation analytics and reporting
The product includes analytics views that summarize litigation activity by entity, firm, judge, venue, or topic. These reports can support business development, risk monitoring, and portfolio-level visibility. The focus on docket-derived metrics differentiates it from tools centered on internal document collections.
Not full eDiscovery workflow
Docket Alarm is primarily a docket and filings intelligence tool rather than a complete eDiscovery system. It does not typically provide the same depth of processing, review, tagging, privilege workflows, and production features found in dedicated eDiscovery platforms. Organizations needing end-to-end EDRM workflows may require additional tools.
Coverage varies by jurisdiction
Court data availability and document access can vary by jurisdiction, court system, and document type. Some courts provide limited electronic access or have inconsistent metadata, which can affect search completeness and alert reliability. Users may still need to validate critical items against the originating court record.
Costs tied to document retrieval
Retrieving court documents can involve pass-through court fees and usage-based costs depending on how access is provisioned. This can make budgeting less predictable for heavy research or monitoring use cases. Teams may need governance controls to manage download activity and associated expenses.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Flat-Fee (per user) | $99 / month per legal professional | Unlimited document access, unlimited case alerts, unlimited docket tracking, unlimited search, PTAB and TTAB analytics. Excludes PACER and certain state court fees; API not included. Law firms with 5+ attorneys or corporates should contact sales for enterprise pricing/minimum seat policies. |
| Pay-As-You-Go Monthly | $39.99 / month + usage charges | Monthly membership plus per-use pricing: $4 per document; $3/day new case alerts; $3 per docket update; $2/day for docket tracking; $1 per search for Federal Courts. Includes PACER fees; API access available at transactional/pay-as-you-go rates. |
| Basic Free Access (limited) | Free | Free searches and a limited number of document/docket views per week for documents already in Docket Alarm's system. Free views do not apply to documents purchased from government systems (e.g., PACER). |
| Add-ons / API / Enterprise | Contact sales / transactional | Add-ons include Analytics Workbench, Calendaring, Enhanced reporting, and bulk API access with reduced rates for heavy users. For-pay state court documents may incur additional charges. Contact sales for group/bulk/enterprise pricing. |
Seller details
Fastcase, Inc.
Washington, D.C., United States
1999
Private
https://www.fastcase.com/
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