Genie AI vs LawInc

✅ AI-superpowered contract drafting, collaboration & review

✅ Streamlined business formation services, registered agent services in all 50 states, and ongoing compliance monitoring

✅ Lawyer-supported AI and ML at the core of the platform

❌ No significant AI or machine learning capabilities; traditional service-based business model

✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place

✅ Secure client portal with encryption

✅ Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2

❓ Standard security measures but limited information on specific certifications

✅ You own the IP of your data. We don't train our models on your data. None of our partners train their models on your data.

✅ US-based data centers with privacy policies compliant with US regulations

❓ Multiple authentication options (coming soon) (request this feature)

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❓ Basic username/password authentication; no advanced options

✅ Granular user permissions and access control features (document level, project level, organization level, party level)

❓ Basic access controls for client portal

✅ Compliant with GDPR and other privacy regulations

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✅ Compliant with state corporate regulations and basic data privacy laws

✅ Industry-leading AI-assisted contract drafting capabilities (all expected provisions and sections over 20 pages)

❓ Basic document templates available but no AI-powered drafting capabilities

✅ Built-in real-time collaboration features just like Office365 or Google Docs (No need to download your red-lined version, and make it editable, then send it on - it's all doable within Genie)

❓ Basic client portal for document access but no real-time collaboration

✅ Powerful AI-driven contract analysis, red/amber/green flag reviews every clause (industry-leading improvements coming in 2025)

❌ No contract review capabilities

✅ Manage your projects and organise your own template and clause library

✅ Streamlined business formation services, registered agent services in all 50 states, and ongoing compliance monitoring

❓ No 'dumb' automated workflows. Agentic workflows coming in 2025

❓ Basic workflows for business formation processes but not for broader legal workflows

✅ Full numbering support + AI auto-styling and formatting (coming soon)

❌ No support for complex legal styling or formatting

❓ Not integrated with legal and business tools beyond full .docx compatibility. If you can use a word doc with it, you can use Genie with it.

❓ Limited integrations with accounting software and some CRMs

❓ Just export to .docx and use your existing provider (request this feature)

✅ Integrated e-signature capabilities for formation documents

✅ Company and user level reporting and analytics (on request)

❓ Basic compliance calendaring and alerts but limited analytics

✅ AI-powered document assembly

❓ Basic document assembly for business formation paperwork only

✅ Market-leading AI-powered document editing: Ask Genie to edit your styling, reformat a table, or suggestion new clause text. As tracked changes, and private per party. Genie assists with and automates entire workflows, it doesn't just produce text responses.

❌ No AI-powered document editing features

❓ Top-level AI Legal Research available as AI chat within the legal document, some prompting required (request this feature)

❌ No legal research capabilities

✅ Negotiation tools for multi-party clause-by-clause agreements

❌ No negotiation support tools

❓ No advanced data extraction or OCR capabilities (request this feature)

❌ No data extraction or OCR capabilities

✅ Mobile-optimised Web App

❓ Mobile-responsive website but no dedicated mobile app

❓ Coming soon (request this feature)

❌ No integration with cloud storage solutions

✅ Community clause library available for creating modular contracts

❌ No community clause library

Coming soon - ✅ A library of your private clauses usable only by your legal team

❌ No private clause library functionality

✅ Community template library available to create modular contracts

❌ No community template library

✅ Bring your own library of private templates usable only by your legal team, within Genie

❓ Limited to business formation templates

✅ Seamless integration with Microsoft Word, full styling, tables, formatting compatibility

❓ Limited compatibility, primarily PDF and online forms

✅ No known issues (Pre-formatted templates, consistent formatting, tables, cross-version compatibility)

❓ Document templates are standardized with limited customization options

✅ Generally positive reviews

❓ Some complaints about upselling and additional fees; limited customization options

✅ Multiple support channels available including phone, whatsapp, email and live chat

✅ Phone, email, and chat support during business hours

✅ Available with our custom plans

❓ Available for larger clients but not standard

✅ For our custom plans, get setup within 3 days with a guided onboarding plan

✅ Straightforward onboarding process for business formation services

✅ Established AI-focused legal tech company

✅ 2001 - Experienced provider of business formation services

✅ Founded in 2017, deep AI integration from inception. A thick layer built with AI specialists and senior lawyers to ensure the models produce high quality legally customised outputs

✅ Web-based platform with client portal

✅ Our AI models are built using proprietary intelligence and research supported by UCL, Imperial College London and Oxford University. Rigorous testing process to ensure the outputs are accurate

✅ Over 110,000 companies have registered to use the Genie platform in total, including 11 FTSE100 firms, 20 Global200 firms, a number of top US banks, and two of the ‘big four’ UK supermarket chains.

✅ Has served over 750,000 businesses across the United States

✅ 3rd party and proprietary AI models

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✅ Cloud-based (SaaS)

✅ Suitable for in-house legal, law firms, and SMEs

✅ Primarily entrepreneurs, startups, and small to medium-sized businesses

✅ Built as a platform which is versatile across various industries. Focus areas are construction, manufacturing, consultancy and legal services.

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✅ Business formation across various industries with focus on startups and small businesses

✅ 120+ jurisdictions including the UK, California, Texas, India, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, France, and Germany.

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✅ All 50 US states and Washington D.C.

✅ Generous free plan. Transparent subscription plans to suit different needs. Custom plans for orgs handling more than 10 documents per month.

✅ Business formation packages starting at $99 plus state filing fees; registered agent services at $129/year; compliance services at $199/year per entity

✅ Offers SLAs for custom plans, specifics not public

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❓ No published uptime guarantee

✅ Fortnightly legal prompt training sessions from ex-Clifford Chance Legal Engineers;

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There's also an active Slack community (join now)

Community & events: ❓ Limited community engagement; occasional webinars and blog posts about business formation and complianceTraining: ✅ Knowledge base, guides, and video tutorials for business formationPrompt Training: ❌ No AI prompt training provided

Self-Serve: ✅ 1-click, no email address required, no card required
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Sales: ✅ 2-3 weeks from pilot to full team adoption

Self-serve: ✅ Same-day account setup with guided online processSales: ✅ Business formation typically completed within 1-2 weeks

✅ Simple 3-step process: try with your document, explore your scenarios, receive 360° assessment

✅ 1-2 weeks from agreement to full implementation

Pilot: ❌ No formal pilot process; standard servicesImplementation Timeline: ✅ Immediate access to online platform after purchase

✅ Consultative, transparent pricing, no hard selling

✅ Straightforward online purchasing process with option for consultative sales approach for complex needs

✅ Firefish reduced contract review time by 50%, from 2.5 hrs to 1.25 hrs per document, saving 15+ hrs weekly per person

✅ Helped thousands of startups incorporate quickly and maintain compliance without expensive legal fees

✅ Average 60% time savings on contract drafting; 50% reduction in review cycles; ROI typically 3x cost

❓ Limited metrics focusing on formation speed and compliance rate rather than broader legal workflow efficiency