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Gavel v. Rally

A Side by Side Comparison of Gavel v. Rally:

  • Robust enough for complex documents - Gavel’s document automation functionality is powerful enough for complex documents and data.
  • Top Rated by Lawyers - Gavel is rated highest by lawyers like you on Capterra and Lawyerist, and has award-winning customer service.
  • Easy to Use - Gavel is enough to set up yourself, while Rally requires you to hire their team to build your documents.
  • Free Trial - Try out Gavel, for free, before committing to a subscription and see why our customers stay for the long haul.

Gavel

Rally

Functionality
Robust enough for complex documents and data

Gavel offers multiple question types, unlimited nested conditional logic, and the ability to collect and format repeating items (and nested repeating items or lists).


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Better for simple documents

Rally does not have certain field types and logic capabilities essential to legal documents, including the ability to create nested repeating items or logic.

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Ease of Use
Easy

Gavel’s interface makes it easy for anyone to set up without technical knowledge.

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Hard

Rally users contract out the template building process.

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PDF Automation
Built for Lawyers
Yes

Gavel is built by a team of lawyers and technologists for legal use cases, ensuring that lawyers’ needs are always met and that future features are built with the law firm use case in mind.

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No

Rally caters to multiple different audiences, and does not focus on legal professionals.

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Pricing
$ All-In-One

$83/mo base for one template-builder with 20 users free. Those 20 users can be internal team-members who are generating documents using the automation you set up. Includes both Word and PDF automation.

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Starts at $99/mo base for one user license. $49/mo for each additional license.

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Free Trial
Clio Integration
Yes

Gavel was chosen by Clio as their best integration and awarded $100,000 by Clio for the integration.

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Zapier Integration

Yes, at $165/mo price point.

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Only at $999/mo price point.

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Public API
Microsoft Word Add-In
Yes

Microsoft Word add-in makes it easy for anyone to set up templates with a drag and drop interface. Easy, no-coding required, Microsoft Word add-in and integration.

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No

Templating must be done by typing in code, which is more difficult for anyone without coding experience. Syntax must be coded in, which is difficult for non-engineers.

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Multiple Output Formats
Yes

Generate multiple documents at once as a packet.

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No

Only one document can be generated at a time.

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Templating Experts to Build Your Workflows
Yes, at any tier

Gavel Experts can help automate your documents and build your workflows for you. 

Gavel Experts have been vetted for their expertise, critical thinking, quality and efficiency and start as low as $35/hour.

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Only at the $999/mo price point and up
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Client Facing Interface
Yes

Create white-labeled client intake questionnaires to collect data and files from clients. Clients can create logins and complete a sequence of workflows. Interface can also be used to present videos or information to clients.

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Mobile Compatibility
Overall Customer Ratings
Customer Support

Rated 5 out of 5 on Capterra

Gavel provides unlimited, speedy support for all customers, regardless your subscription plan by phone, live screenshare, email or ourSlack community. Gavel also provides free live training and a 24/7 knowledge center.

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Rated 3.5 out of 5 on Capterra

No priority support or training.

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