Honest comparison · LawDep vs Spellbook
Spellbook alternative that verifies its citations
Spellbook drafts and redlines contracts inside Microsoft Word with 'contracts at the speed of commerce' framing. It's a drafting copilot, not a workspace: no entity register, no compliance calendar, no filing execution, no matters or IP tracking.
What Spellbook says
'Answers with citations.' Contracts at the speed of commerce.
Published per-seat pricing.
Give credit where it’s due
What Spellbook does well
We don’t write strawman comparisons. These are the real strengths of Spellbook — and where it’s genuinely the better fit.
- Drafts inside Word where transactional lawyers live.
- Transparent pricing.
- Citation-answer narrative in contract AI.
Side by side
LawDep vs Spellbook
| LawDep | Spellbook | |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Full legal-ops workspace (contracts + entities, IP, filings, matters) | Contract drafting / redlining in Word |
| Citation verification | Every LLM cite checked against live public law | 'Answers with citations' — model-level, not an org-data gate |
| Compliance calendar | Auto-generated filings across 5 jurisdictions | Not offered |
| Filing submissions | SEC EDGAR Form D / Form 144 from inside the product | No filing execution |
| System of record | Entities, contracts, obligations, matters in one place | No workspace |
The honest verdict
Spellbook is a strong drafting copilot for lawyers in Word. For in-house legal at a growth company — where the job is entities, contracts, filings and matters as one system — LawDep is the workspace alternative with verified citations.
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Click through a live demo workspace: no login, no credit card. Browse contracts, run an AI review, watch it flag an invented citation. When you’re ready, we’ll stand up a workspace for your team.
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