Discontinued solo-friendly legal research product
Casetext
Historical comparison for lawyers migrating saved research habits into a new workflow.
Legal research comparison
Casetext vs CiteCanon
A practical comparison for lawyers choosing a research and drafting workflow. The useful question is not which product sounds smarter; it is which one leaves a reviewable source trail for the matter in front of you.
Citation-backed research and drafting workspace
CiteCanon
Solo lawyers and small firms that want public-source links attached to every output citation.
Decision point
Casetext
CiteCanon
Best fit
Historical comparison for lawyers migrating saved research habits into a new workflow.
Solo lawyers and small firms that want public-source links attached to every output citation.
Source model
Prior commercial legal research product with CoCounsel-era positioning before shutdown/migration.
Public legal sources first: CourtListener, Cornell LII, eCFR, govinfo, and source-linked pSEO pages.
Citation posture
Treat old generated output as research notes that should be re-verified before reuse.
Blocks or flags citation-shaped text that cannot be routed to a supported public source.
Cost posture
No longer the same standalone buying path for new solo workflows.
Free launch beta. Paid plans are intentionally deferred during the fast release cycle.
Use with care
Do not reuse old AI-assisted authorities without checking current public sources.
Not a replacement for attorney review, proprietary treatises, or firm-mandated research systems.
Evaluation checklist
Run the same source audit before switching
Pick three real questions from recent matters. For each tool, record whether the answer cites sources you can open, whether the quoted rule actually appears in the source, and whether the result distinguishes binding authority from persuasive authority.
- Check one case-heavy issue, one statute-heavy issue, and one drafting workflow.
- Export the result and confirm citations remain attached to public or approved sources.
- Keep any unsupported authority in a review queue instead of polishing it into final work.