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Compared

Casesearch vs Fastcase, Compared for Small Firms

The short answer

Casesearch and Fastcase are both affordable ways for solos and small firms to research case law, but they work differently. Fastcase, now part of vLex, is a long-standing legal database often bundled free through bar associations, built around Boolean search and filters. Casesearch is an AI research tool where you ask in plain English and get cited precedents with plain-language holdings and a still-good-law signal, self-serve from 39 dollars per month. Fastcase is great value if you already have it through your bar; Casesearch is faster when you want a cited answer rather than a list of results to read through.

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Reading opinions

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Controlling statute

The controlling statute is surfaced alongside the case law so you read the code and the precedents together.

Plain-English answer

Research memo

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Casesearch shows you the sources. Always read the full opinion and verify citations before you rely on them.

Side by side

Casesearch vs Fastcase, dimension by dimension

Dimension Casesearch Fastcase
Search style Plain English Boolean and filters
Plain-language holding per case Yes No
AI research assistant Yes Add-on (Vincent AI, via vLex)
Good-law signal Yes Yes (Bad Law Bot)
Pricing From 39 per month, on the page Around 65 per month, often free via a bar association
Ownership Independent Part of vLex
Built for Fast cited answers Browsing and Boolean research

The bottom line

Pick Fastcase if you already get it free through your bar association and you are comfortable with Boolean search and reading opinions yourself. Pick Casesearch if you want to ask in plain English and get a cited answer with a plain-language holding and a good-law signal in seconds, at a transparent self-serve price.

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Casesearch is a legal research tool, not legal advice. Always read the full opinion and verify citations before relying on them.

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Plain-English legal research with cited cases, plain-language holdings, and a still-good-law signal. You read the opinion and verify.