Independent comparison
Harvey vs Legora: how the two platforms compare
Harvey and Legora are both enterprise legal AI platforms sold through a demo-led process, and neither publishes standard per-seat pricing.
Harvey leans toward large, governed US rollouts, built around its document repository. Legora is built around live shared work with colleagues and clients, with EU-based data processing.
Based on research conducted in August 2026 from each company's own materials and named press sources; details may have changed since.
Harvey
Who Harvey is for
Harvey is built for the workflows of large law firms and enterprise legal departments, not for a lawyer buying alone.
Founded in San Francisco in 2022, Harvey is bought through a demo-led enterprise sale and deployed as a governed rollout across hundreds of users.
- Products: Assistant for research and drafting, Vault for bulk document analysis, Knowledge for citation-backed research, and Workflow Agents, connected to Word, Outlook, SharePoint and Box through its Ecosystem layer
- Strongest where deployments are large and governed: enterprise legal departments and multi-jurisdiction firms
- Scale, funding, customers and certifications: sourced line by line in the side-by-side table below
Legora
Who Legora is for
Legora grew up in Europe and is built around shared, live work between colleagues and with clients.
Started in Stockholm in 2023 as Leya and renamed in February 2025, Legora also sells through a demo-led process, with its base among international firms.
- Products, per its own pages: research with citations, a real-time collaborative Editor exporting to Word, native Word and Outlook add-ins, Tabular Review for structured extraction, Workflows, and a client Portal
- EU-based data processing and a GDPR-native posture, which matters for firms with European data residency obligations
- Scale, funding, customers and certifications: in the table below, sourced
Pricing
Neither publishes a standard rate
Both run a demo-led sales process, so the only real number is the one in your own quote.
Legora announced consumption-based pricing for its Agent Pro tier in a June 23, 2026 blog post, also covered by Law360. That is the closest either company has come to a public pricing mechanic, and it still does not publish the actual rates or what a typical matter consumes.
Independent blogs and comparison sites publish per-seat estimates for both. None are confirmed by either vendor, the methodology is rarely disclosed, and the figures vary by several multiples. This page does not repeat them as fact. Treat any number outside a vendor quote as a question to ask, not a budget.
The real differences
Where the two platforms genuinely differ
The split is repository-and-governance against editor-and-portal.
- Document infrastructure: Harvey's Vault is a large repository, reportedly up to 100,000 files per Harvey's own materials; Legora's Tabular Review extracts into a table coupled to its Editor
- Collaboration: Legora's Editor and client Portal are built for live shared work; Harvey's Shared Spaces put access control first, collaboration on top
- Geography: Harvey's foothold is US-centric and reaching corporate legal; Legora's EU data processing is a real advantage for European-facing firms
- Scale: Harvey leads on tenure and raw US scale; Legora is growing fast from a smaller base, with reported ARR above $100 million as of its own April 2026 disclosure
Side by side
Harvey and Legora, compared
| Harvey | Legora | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2022, San Francisco | 2023, Stockholm (as Leya) |
| Valuation (most recent) | $11B, March 2026 | $5.55B, March 2026 |
| Core products | Assistant, Vault, Knowledge, Workflow Agents | Research, Editor, Tabular Review, Workflows, Portal |
| Word / Outlook add-ins | Yes, via Ecosystem layer | Yes, native add-ins |
| Client collaboration | Shared Spaces (ethical walls) | Portal (branded, guest access) |
| Bulk document analysis | Vault (reportedly up to 100,000 documents) | Tabular Review |
| Security certifications | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, 27701, 42001, AIUC-1 | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, 42001, GDPR |
| Standard pricing published | Not publicly listed | Not publicly listed |
| Notable customers | A&O Shearman, Microsoft CELA | White & Case, Cleary Gottlieb, BCLP |
Where Irys fits
A different set of promises, with the proof published
Harvey and Legora are both credible platforms for a demo-led enterprise purchase. Irys makes a different set of promises, and publishes the proof for each:
- Published economics. Irys One is $299 per month and Irys Teams is $329 per seat per month, with no per-token or per-query overage on the advertised Irys One plan, on the pricing page, not behind a quote.
- Stateful architecture. Matters keep their full context: facts, documents and authorities persist across sessions instead of resetting with every chat.
- Finished work. Drafting ends in a finished, signable document: source-linked output, citation review through Cite Check, built-in e-signature.
- Start today. A 7-day trial with no credit card: evaluate on a real matter before anyone talks to sales.
Head-to-head pages: Irys vs Harvey and Irys vs Legora.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Legora cheaper than Harvey?
Neither publishes a standard price, so there is no reliable public basis for comparison. Both sell through a custom quote, so the only way to compare real cost is to request quotes from both for your firm size and usage.
Which is better for a large firm, Harvey or Legora?
Both are built for firms with dozens or hundreds of attorneys and have won customers at that scale. Harvey has more tenure in the US market; Legora has stronger European roots and a more collaboration-first design. The fit depends on where your matters and clients are.
Does Legora have a Word add-in like Harvey?
Yes. Legora publishes a native Word add-in alongside an Outlook add-in. Harvey connects to Word and Outlook through what it calls its Ecosystem layer.
Is Legora only for European firms?
No. Legora is EU-founded with EU-based data processing, but its named customers include US and UK firms such as White & Case, Cleary Gottlieb and Goodwin.
What is Harvey's Vault used for compared to Legora's Tabular Review?
Vault is a large document repository with review, ask and deep-analysis modes across the whole set. Tabular Review extracts structured answers into a table and connects into Legora's drafting Editor. Both target bulk document work, organised differently.
Can a small law firm buy Harvey or Legora?
Both sell through a demo-led enterprise process rather than self-serve signup, and neither publishes a low-end price. If you are a solo or under-ten-attorney firm, ask each vendor directly whether they sell at your size and what the minimum commitment is.
Who publishes this comparison?
Irys (formerly Iqidis), a legal AI platform for solo lawyers and small to mid-size firms. Irys competes with both at the smaller-firm end of the market, which is why it appears only in the closing section: the comparison above rests on each vendor's own public record.
This comparison is based on publicly available information reviewed on August 8, 2026. “Not publicly listed” means no standard public price or term was found on the vendor's official materials as of that date; actual pricing, features and contract terms may vary and may require particular plans, content subscriptions or integrations. Product capabilities change frequently; confirm current details with each vendor before making a purchasing decision. Harvey, Legora and all other product names are trademarks of their respective owners, used here for identification and comparison only, with no affiliation or endorsement implied. Irys (formerly Iqidis) publishes this page and competes with both platforms. This page is informational and is not legal, financial or purchasing advice.
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