Filevine
Zoho Sprints
| Feature | Filevine | Zoho Sprints |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Contact sales | Free / from $5/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | plaintiff-firms, insurance-defense, personal-injury, litigation-teams | zoho-users, scrum-teams, small-development-teams, budget-conscious-teams |
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
| Case Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Document Automation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ai Contracts | ✓ | ✗ |
| Task Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reporting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Client Portal | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sprint Planning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Backlog Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scrum Boards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Velocity Charts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Timesheets | ✗ | ✓ |
| Epics | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Filevine Pros
- Excellent for litigation firms
- Good document automation
- AI contract tools
- Strong task management
✗ Filevine Cons
- Not ideal for transactional practice
- Pricing not transparent
- Implementation timeline long
✓ Zoho Sprints Pros
- Free for up to 5 users
- Deep Zoho suite integration
- Built-in timesheet tracking
- Sprint retrospective boards
✗ Zoho Sprints Cons
- Limited outside Zoho ecosystem
- Fewer integrations than standalone tools
- UI can feel cramped
The Verdict
Filevine is built for plaintiff firms and insurance defense, with a focus on case-management and document-automation. Zoho Sprints targets zoho users and scrum teams and leads with sprint-planning and backlog-management.
Filevine uses custom enterprise pricing, while Zoho Sprints starts at $5/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Zoho Sprints has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Filevine requires a paid subscription from day one.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.