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At a Glance
Doctrine
Doctrine
Star Rating
(1)3.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (100.0% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Westlaw
Westlaw
Star Rating
(190)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $111.15 Per Month
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Doctrine
No pricing available
Westlaw
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Doctrine
Free Trial is available
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
Not enough data
8.9
162
Ease of Use
Not enough data
8.6
162
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.2
16
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
7.6
13
Quality of Support
Not enough data
8.5
140
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
7.2
13
Product Direction (% positive)
Not enough data
8.1
156
Features by Category
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Not enough data
8.1
205
Not enough data
6.1
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Doctrine
Doctrine
Westlaw
Westlaw
Doctrine and Westlaw are categorized as Legal Research
Unique Categories
Doctrine
Doctrine has no unique categories
Westlaw
Westlaw is categorized as Legal Document Drafting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Doctrine
Doctrine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
100.0%
Westlaw
Westlaw
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
58.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Doctrine
Doctrine
Law Practice
100.0%
Other
0.0%
Westlaw
Westlaw
Law Practice
52.4%
Legal Services
30.5%
Higher Education
2.7%
Government Administration
2.7%
Education Management
2.1%
Other
9.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Doctrine
Doctrine
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Law Practice

2 things in particular : its case law database is richer than that of most of Doctrine's competitors ; and it (controversially enough) provides information on the activity of practitioners (such as their clients and cases).

Most Helpful Critical Review
Westlaw
Westlaw
Most Helpful Favorable Review
KT
Katelyn T.
Verified User in Legal Services

Westlaw by Thomson Reuters will never let you down. The software has always been popular with legal professionals because it is reliable. You always feel like you get the best search results with Westlaw, and you do not have to worry that you are missing...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Legal Services
GL
Verified User in Legal Services

I started the service and paid all that was due. I could not access it for over a month and then only after several, increasingly, heated calls. The problem seemed to have been the fault of the Accounts Dept. After 6 months and having no outstanding...

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