The short answer
Xegality is an AI-native legal workspace built for Indian law. Advocates, law firms, corporate legal teams and law students use it for cited research on Indian case law, AI drafting, case management with eCourts tracking by CNR, a free client dashboard and GST invoicing, on the web and on Android.
Harvey describes itself as AI software for legal and professional services, used by law firms and in-house legal teams in 85+ countries, with agents, document analysis in Vault, research in Knowledge and integrations into enterprise tools such as iManage and NetDocuments.
Choose Xegality to research, draft and run a practice in Indian courts. Choose Harvey for global, enterprise-scale legal AI across many jurisdictions.
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Feature comparison
| Feature | Xegality | Harvey |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | Advocates and law firms in India, corporate legal teams and law students. Clients use it free. | Law firms (including mid-sized firms), in-house legal teams and enterprises; 80+ AmLaw 100 firms. |
| Markets | Built for Indian practice; uploaded files stored in AWS Mumbai. | Used in 85+ countries, with US, EU and AU instances. |
| Indian law and courts | Supreme Court, High Court and tribunal judgments, live case status, IPC→BNS, CrPC→BNSS and Evidence Act→BSA converters, answers in English, Hindi or Hinglish. | Indian courts not listed on harvey.ai (it lists 500+ regional knowledge sources). |
| Practice management | Cases with timelines, advocate diary, appointments with Google Calendar, physical file tracking, team permissions. | Intake, Command Center and Legal Work Orchestration modules; a case diary is not listed. |
| Court tracking | Follow a case by CNR from eCourts: orders with AI analysis, hearing history and daily cause lists. | Not listed on harvey.ai. |
| Client collaboration | Free client dashboard: cases, deadlines, documents, draft review and e-sign, invoices and chat. | Spaces: collaborate with clients, outside counsel and business partners. |
| Billing and GST | GST invoices linked to the matter, emailed as PDF, with payment status. | Own billing not listed; an Aderant connector is listed. |
| Drafting | AI drafting of pleadings, notices and contracts, with risk and citation checks, client approval and signing. | Agents plan the work and deliver a review-ready, cited result; works in Word. |
| Document review | Tabular review grid, Vault search by meaning with AI summaries, Index checklists with a citation on every row. | Vault to store, organize and bulk analyze legal documents; Contract Intelligence. |
| Research | Indian judgments, live court cases, US opinions and SEC filings; Lens tracks RBI, SEBI, CBIC, MCA and court updates. | Knowledge for legal, regulatory and tax questions; Ask LexisNexis and Rettsdata are listed. |
| Integrations | Word and Outlook add-ins, OneDrive and SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, WhatsApp, Google Calendar. | Word, Outlook, iManage, NetDocuments, SharePoint, Google Drive, Aderant, Ironclad, APIs and custom MCP. |
| Mobile | Android app on Google Play; works in any browser. | Mobile app listed. |
| Security | Firm-scoped workspaces, per-member permissions, anonymisation before AI, files in AWS Mumbai. | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, 27701 and 42001, GDPR, CCPA; SAML SSO, audit logs, IP allow-listing. |
| Pricing and trial | Pro from ₹2,499 a month for an independent lawyer; 7-day free trial, no card; free for clients. | Not listed on harvey.ai; request a demo. |
Harvey column sources: harvey.ai, harvey.ai/platform. Xegality pricing: pricing.
What is Xegality?
Xegality puts research, drafting, cases, clients and billing in one workspace for Indian legal practice, so the work moves from one step to the next without copying between tools.
- Xegality AI: ask a legal question in plain language and get a cited answer from Indian and US case law, in English, Hindi or Hinglish. Its agent plans a task, asks before it acts and puts every change in a review queue.
- AI legal drafting: pleadings, notices and contracts, with risk and citation checks, then client approval and signing.
- Dataroom: Supreme Court, High Court and tribunal judgments, live case status, US opinions and SEC filings from one screen.
- Court tracking: follow a case by CNR from eCourts, read each order with AI analysis and check daily cause lists.
- Advocate diary and case management: every matter with its timeline, documents, physical file and next date.
- Clients Bridge: a free dashboard where clients follow their case, review and sign drafts and see their invoices.
- GST invoices, appointments, file tracking, a WhatsApp assistant and a firm website builder.
- Free tools: IPC to BNS, CrPC to BNSS and Evidence Act to BSA converters.
It runs in the browser and as an Android app, with add-ins for Microsoft Word and Outlook. Every lawyer, firm, company and student account starts with a 7-day free trial; clients use it free.
What is Harvey?
According to harvey.ai, Harvey is AI software for legal and professional services that “the world's top law firms and in-house legal teams” use. Its site lists 3,500+ legal organizations, 200,000+ professionals, 80+ AmLaw 100 firms and use in 85+ countries, with US, EU and AU instances.
Its platform lists Agents (plan the work and deliver a cited, review-ready result), Vault (store, organize and bulk analyze documents), Workflows, Knowledge (legal, regulatory and tax research), Spaces (collaborate with clients and outside counsel), plus Contract Intelligence, Horizon Scanning, Intake and a Connector Library. It works in Word, Outlook, iManage, email, browsers and a mobile app, and pulls context from Ask LexisNexis, Rettsdata, iManage, NetDocuments, SharePoint, Google Drive, Aderant and Ironclad.
Harvey lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, 27701 and 42001, GDPR and CCPA, and offers a demo on request. Its company page names investors including Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, a16z and the OpenAI Startup Fund.
Key differences
Indian law and Indian courts
Xegality is built around Indian practice: Indian judgments, live court status by CNR, daily cause lists and the BNS, BNSS and BSA that replaced the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act. Harvey's site does not list Indian courts or Indian case-law sources.
Practice management, not only AI
Xegality also runs the practice: the case diary, hearing dates, appointments, physical files, client dashboard and GST billing sit next to the AI. Harvey focuses on AI work, document analysis and orchestration, and connects to systems such as iManage and Aderant for the rest.
Size of team
Harvey highlights large firms and enterprise legal teams. Xegality is priced for a solo advocate (Pro from ₹2,499 a month) and scales to firms with per-member seats, with free access for their clients.
Integrations
Harvey lists a wide set of enterprise document and knowledge systems. Xegality connects to Word, Outlook, OneDrive and SharePoint, Teams, Gmail, WhatsApp and Google Calendar, the tools most Indian practices already use.
Which to choose
Choose Xegality if
- You practise in Indian courts and need Indian judgments, CNR tracking and the new criminal laws in one place.
- You want research, drafting, cases, clients and billing in a single workspace instead of several tools.
- You are a solo advocate, a small or mid-sized firm, an in-house team in India or a law student.
- You want to try every feature first: there's a 7-day free trial with no card.
Choose Harvey if
- You are a large international firm or enterprise legal team working across many jurisdictions.
- You run your documents in iManage or NetDocuments and want AI inside that stack.
- You need the security certifications and enterprise controls Harvey lists, such as SAML SSO and IP allow-listing.