Claw's Free Plan: What You Actually Get
What an individual advocate actually gets on Claw’s free plan, with no demo call needed, and where the free plan stops and paid plans start.
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Most legal software in India will not show you a price until you book a demo and sit through a sales call, so an individual advocate who just wants to try a tool has to spend time and give up contact details before seeing anything at all. This page explains, in plain terms, what an individual advocate actually gets on Claw’s free plan, where that free plan stops, and what moves you into a paid plan, so you can judge the tool on its own merits first.
- Who it is for: individual advocates only, not law firms or enterprises.
- What is included: LegalGPT, unlimited cases, case search across 25 High Courts and the Supreme Court, a daily personalised cause list, client management, and 20 GB storage.
- What is not included: team or enterprise features, which sit in Claw’s paid plans (Standard and Premium, plus quote based enterprise plans).
- Why it matters: most Indian legal software requires a demo or quote before you see the product; Claw’s free plan lets you use it first.
01Why "book a demo" pricing is a problem for individual advocates
For an individual advocate, deciding whether a piece of legal software is worth using should not require a sales conversation first. But in Indian legaltech, that is often exactly what it requires.
You cannot compare what you cannot use
If a case management tool or an AI legal assistant hides its interface behind a demo request, you are being asked to judge it from a slide deck, not from actually using it on your own matters. That makes it hard to know, before you commit, whether the search results are accurate, whether the cause list is genuinely daily and personalised, or whether the client records feature actually fits how you work.
A free trial is not the same as a free plan
Many vendors offer a time-limited trial, often 7 to 30 days, after which you either pay or lose access. That is different from a free plan, which is an ongoing tier you can keep using without a card or a subscription, for as long as you are an individual advocate working within its limits. The difference matters if you want to properly test a tool over a few real matters, not just a demo case.
Trial vs plan
A free trial expires. A free plan does not, as long as you stay within its scope. This page is specifically about Claw’s free plan, which is built for individual advocates.
02"Free" usually means something limited in Indian legal software
Across Indian legal software, the word "free" most often means a short trial, a feature-limited demo account, or nothing at all, with pricing only available after you contact sales. That is a common pattern for case management platforms, contract tools, and legal research databases alike, where enterprise sales cycles and custom quotes are the norm.
A genuine, ongoing free plan for an individual advocate, with real features and no expiry, is comparatively rare. That scarcity is worth knowing before you start evaluating tools, because it changes what "free" should mean to you as a buyer: not a limited-time offer to create urgency, but a tier you can actually rely on while you decide if you want to pay for more.
For a wider comparison of what different vendors offer at no cost, see our guide to the best free legal software in India.
03What Claw’s free plan includes
Claw’s free plan is built for individual advocates, meaning solo practitioners and independent lawyers, not law firms or enterprise legal teams. Within that scope, it is a genuinely functional plan, not a stripped-down trial.
| What’s included | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| LegalGPT | An AI legal assistant you can ask legal questions, get drafting help from, and use to work through research faster. |
| Unlimited cases | No cap on the number of matters you track in the platform. |
| Case search | AI based search across Claw’s judgement database, covering all 25 High Courts and the Supreme Court. |
| Daily personalised cause list | A cause list generated for your own matters each day, rather than a generic court list. |
| Client management | A place to store and manage client and matter details alongside your cases. |
| 20 GB storage | Space to store case documents, orders, and files within the platform. |
Put together, that is enough to run a solo practice inside one tool: research a point of law, track your matters, know what is on your list each day, and keep client records, without paying anything or negotiating a quote first.
A free plan you can actually use, before you decide anything, beats a demo call every time.
04What the free plan does not include
The free plan is deliberately scoped to individual advocates. There is no free tier for law firms, corporate legal teams, or enterprises. If you are hiring or working within a team, evaluating matters across multiple people, or need firm-wide compliance and contract tooling, that sits in Claw’s paid plans.
Claw’s published paid plans start at Standard, roughly Rs 799 per month (around Rs 9,588 per year), and Premium, roughly Rs 1,099 per month (around Rs 13,188 per year). These paid tiers are aimed at users and teams that need more than the individual free plan covers, such as broader case management across a firm, additional compliance automation, or contract lifecycle features.
So the free plan is not a permanently free way to run a law firm. It is a genuinely free way for one advocate to use a serious legal tool, indefinitely, before paying for anything.
05Who the free plan is for
The free plan is built for one kind of user: an individual advocate. That covers a solo litigator building a practice, an independent counsel taking on matters directly, or any lawyer who is not part of a paid firm or enterprise subscription.
It is not meant for law firms sharing one login, and it is not an enterprise trial in disguise. If your situation is more about deciding between free and paid legal software generally, rather than this specific plan, see free vs paid legal software in India for that broader question.
06Free plan vs paid plans, at a glance
| Plan | Who it is for | Approx price | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Individual advocates | Rs 0 | LegalGPT, unlimited cases, case search, daily personalised cause list, client management, 20 GB storage |
| Standard | Individuals or small teams wanting more | ~Rs 799/month (~Rs 9,588/year) | Builds on the core plan with additional features |
| Premium | Advocates and teams wanting the fuller toolkit | ~Rs 1,099/month (~Rs 13,188/year) | The fuller feature set across case research, management, and AI tools |
For teams, firms, and enterprise legal departments that need case management across many users, compliance automation, or contract lifecycle management, Claw’s enterprise plans are quote based, in line with how most legal software in India is sold to organisations. If your interest is specifically in case management features rather than pricing tiers, see case management software features for Indian advocates.
07Where Claw fits
Claw is an all-in-one legaltech platform for Indian advocates, law firms, and corporate legal teams, combining AI-based case search, an AI legal assistant (Legal GPT), case management, and compliance automation across all Indian courts and tribunals. The free plan is the entry point into that platform for individual advocates.
What makes the free plan worth noting is less about any single feature and more about what it removes: the demo call, the sales quote, and the wait, before you can judge whether the AI legal assistant, the case search, or the daily cause list actually fit how you work. Most Indian legal software, across case research, case management, and contract tools, is sold through a demo or a custom quote. A free, ongoing plan for individual advocates is comparatively unusual, and it means you can form your own view before spending anything. Once you are ready to compare it against other options, the best free legal software in India guide and the free vs paid legal software explainer cover the wider landscape.
08Sources and further reading
For current plan details and pricing, refer to the official source:
- Claw: clawlaw.in
Plan features and prices can change. Confirm the current details on Claw’s own pricing page before making a decision.
09Frequently asked questions
Is Claw’s free plan actually free, or is it a trial?
It is an ongoing free plan for individual advocates, not a time-limited trial. As long as you are an individual advocate using it within its scope, there is no expiry date and no card required.
What exactly do I get on Claw’s free plan?
LegalGPT (an AI legal assistant), unlimited cases, AI based case search across 25 High Courts and the Supreme Court, a daily personalised cause list, client management, and 20 GB of storage.
Can a law firm or team use Claw’s free plan?
No. The free plan is scoped to individual advocates. Law firms, corporate legal teams, and enterprises need one of Claw’s paid plans, which are priced for teams rather than solo use.
How much do Claw’s paid plans cost after the free plan?
Claw’s published plans are Standard at roughly Rs 799 per month and Premium at roughly Rs 1,099 per month, which works out to around Rs 9,588 and Rs 13,188 per year respectively. Confirm current figures on Claw’s pricing page, since plans can change.
Why do so few Indian legal software vendors offer a free plan?
Most legal software in India, across case research, case management, and contract tools, is sold through a demo call or a custom quote rather than published, self-serve pricing. A genuine, ongoing free plan for individual advocates is comparatively uncommon in this market.
Does the free plan include contract or compliance tools?
The free plan is focused on case search, case tracking, and client management for an individual advocate. Broader compliance automation and contract lifecycle features sit in Claw’s paid plans, aimed at teams and enterprises.