TrialKit vs. Rev (And Other Alternatives)

Depositions. Document requests. Data review. Research. Evidence organization. Anyone who has ever prepared a case for court knows the discovery phase is multifaceted and long—often taking months, if not more than a year to complete. 

While there’s no way to mitigate many of the billable hours spent by your team during the discovery phase, technology can help lessen the busywork and allow your team to focus on the more important aspects of a case. AI for legal discovery is an especially useful tool. TrialKit, or TrialKit.ai, is one prominent legal platform built to streamline your discovery phase by automating tasks like data management, case prep, and document review. 

While TrialKit is a relatively new platform, it’s not the only platform out there that’s designed to make your discovery phase more efficient. Rev, for instance, can streamline many aspects of discovery while also adding other benefits that work throughout the entire case. Let’s break down how Rev and TrialKit compare during the discovery phase and beyond, shall we?

Services Comparison

When comparing TrialKit vs. Rev, it’s important to note that they aren’t exactly a one-to-one comparison. However, the two platforms overlap in many areas that are incredibly useful during the discovery phase of a case. While TrialKit is built specifically for discovery, Rev can be of aid throughout the entirety of a case. Let’s break down what the two platforms offer for discovery and beyond.

Rev Legal Services

When it comes to pre-trial evidence analysis, Rev can make the entire process more efficient, turning hours of work into mere minutes. Discovery can involve hundreds of hours of recordings, from depositions and interviews to team meetings and evidence entry, and Rev’s industry-leading ASR can turn every recording into a searchable, scannable document in minutes. 

Rev’s AI will automatically highlight important data, summarize entire transcripts, and create customizable templates for your case’s unique needs. In short, it’ll do the work of an entire staffer, letting everyone on the team focus on more important work.

Rev’s offerings include:

• AI transcription, captioning, and subtitling options that make every audio and video file much more usable.
• Industry-leading ASR backed by 99% accurate human transcription, so that you never have to worry about accuracy.
• Transcriptions are automatically summarized for ease of use.
• Ability to search and analyze multiple files and formats at a time, so that it’s easy to find the information you need.
• Automatic templates that can be adapted for any sort of data and information.
• An AI assistant that can attend meetings, take notes, and automatically transcribe recordings.
• Record on-the-go with Rev’s mobile app.
• A vocabulary list and glossary terms so that our ASR can adapt to new or difficult words
• 38 language options for global transcription.

Trialkit Offerings

​TrialKit’s AI platform focuses largely on data management and review, offering cloud-based tools that make the discovery process easier to manage. AI-generated templates for fact charts, evidence presentation, and exhibit lists allow defense attorneys to quickly analyze, organize, and present case data.

TrialKit’s primary services include:

• Organization and categorization for more efficient usage of unstructured discovery.
• Search capabilities, which can access, convert, and translate across most file types. 
• Cross-reference maps that can identify people, locations, and times across reams of files and file types.
• Facial recognition that can detect and log persons of interest in most video formats.
• Trial prep workstation that integrates notes, fact mapping, and witness preparation into a single dashboard. 

Price

Maximizing billable hours is a priority for most firms. Adding tech platforms can certainly streamline your workflows and make every billable hour more efficient, but if the cost outweighs the benefits, it might not be worth it.

Rev Is Priced to Meet Your Needs

Rev offers a number of affordable pricing plans so that there’s always an option to meet your firm’s needs. Our automated AI summaries, AI assistant, editing tools, and industry-leading transcription accuracy are available in most monthly plans, but pay-by-the-minute options are also available.

Subscription pricing:

• Essentials Subscription Plan: is $25.49 per user/month and includes up to 5,000 minutes of AI transcription services, as well as a discount for human transcription services.
• Rev’s Pro Subscription Plan is $47.99 per user/month and offers 10,000 minutes of AI transcription, captions in 38 languages, human transcription discounts, and unlimited AI assistant usage.
• Rev’s Unlimited Plan is built for your specific needs.

Options for pay-by-the-minute transcription:

• $0.25/minute for AI transcripts
• $1.99/minute for human transcription 

TrialKit Pricing

TrialKit offers custom pricing only, so that you can be sure that your plan suits your needs and budget.

Security 

When dealing with the sensitive information involved in legal cases, data security is vital. A breach can be dangerous to clients and open firms up to litigation themselves. When vetting any new addition to your tech stack, whether it’s an eDiscovery tool or a meeting platform, security measures should be at the top of your checklist. 

Rev’s Security Takes No Shortcuts

Whether you’re using Rev for a single-serving legal transcript or a monthly enterprise subscriber, you can trust that your data is secure with us.

Rev’s industry-leading security includes:

• Encryption for every file
• HIPAA compliance for unlimited plans
• Certification for SOC 2 Type II 
• File sharing permissions for anyone who touches your info
• Validations and NDAs are required for all transcriptionists
• GDPR compliance

TrialKit

TrialKit uses enterprise-grade security, compliance, and data privacy that legal firms can trust. TrialKit data is encrypted end-to-end, meaning during data transmission and after it arrives, until it’s no longer on their servers. 

Other measures include:

• SOC 2 Type II certification
• Zero model training
• Continuous monitoring

User Reviews

“Official” testimonials posted on company websites can be useful, but a true judge of how customers feel about a product comes from unbiased reviews from independent sources. Here is how the reviews stack up for TrialKit vs. Rev.

Why Attorneys Love Rev

We obviously think that Rev is the best tool a legal team can use, but don’t take our word for it. Here are some actual reviews from actual attorneys who use Rev:

“(Rev) can provide me with key points I need to use on direct examination of witnesses and cross-examination of witnesses. It also allows me to get assistants up to speed on something I've covered with a client. I love having it on calls because it eliminates my taking notes and allows me to focus on the client and their issues.” -Shelly T., attorney, on G2

“Rev has substantially reduced my time in evaluating cases and preparing for trial. Being able to have time-stamped videos in minutes that are accurate and not have to spend 3 hours doing it myself is a game-changer. Also, the Insights are extremely helpful to summarize the case evidence for the client and just copy and paste to them. Every attorney NEEDS this!!!.” -Amanda W., attorney, on G2

TrialKit Reviews

While plenty of attorneys are on record about how they use Rev, reviews for TrialKit are currently virtually nonexistent. This isn’t necessarily a red flag, but it’s something to consider when vetting any tech or tech platform for your legal work. If there aren’t any hands-on users willing to go on the record, there might be a good reason why.

Other Trialkit Alternatives To Consider

TrialKit isn't the only AI-led legal discovery platform out there. Here are the other prominent platforms law firms use for discovery.

• RelativityOne is designed for end-to-end case management. While not exclusively an AI option, RelativityOne does offer AI-assisted review, analytics, and customizable workflows. 
• EverLaw is an AI eDiscovery platform that offers rapid data ingestion, predictive coding, and advanced analytics. Users love its intuitive interface.
• Uncover Legal is a collection of AI tools that help attorneys streamline web search, analyze documents, and easily add citations.
• Mary is an AI-powered fact management and chronology platform built for the legal industry. It specializes in turning large sets of unstructured documents into usable,  searchable timelines.
• NexLaw’s Legal AI Trial Copilot is an AI assistant that can tackle research, strategy development, trial prep, and document generation.

Whichever platform you use to streamline your discovery process, Rev can enhance its offerings throughout the discovery process and beyond.

The Power Of A Good Legal Discovery Platform

In a world of increasingly tight margins, every billable hour matters. AI can cut the time spent on mundane tasks exponentially. For instance, according to Harvard Law School “in high-volume litigation matters, a complaint response system reduced associate time from 16 hours down to 3-4 minutes.”

While the intent of AI is never to replace members of a legal team, it can make the way every member spends their time much more efficient. 

Discover Rev For Your Entire Workflow

While Rev can be a great help to attorneys throughout the discovery process, our wide range of transcription services—from free voice recorders to timestamped and ready-to-certify documents— can streamline the entire legal process. From client intake to trial resolution, Rev’s accurate, secure AI services free your team up to focus less on busywork and more on what matters.

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