For US estate planning attorneys

ContractKit vs Gavel — a practice platform, not a workflow builder

Gavel is a no-code document automation tool — you still bolt on billing, trust accounting, and a portal elsewhere. ContractKit is the whole estate planning back office in one place for $49/mo.

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Side by side

ContractKit vs Gavel

Feature
ContractKit
$49/mo
Gavel
$83/mo+
AI will / trust / POA drafting
Included
Workflow templates you build
IOLTA / trust accounting
Included
Matters, time & invoicing
Included
Client portal + e-sign
Included
Intake / share only
Setup effort
Ready out of the box
Build your own workflows
Free trial
14 days
7 days
Starting price / month
$49 flat
$83+

Pricing

The math is simple

ContractKit
$49/mo

Flat rate. Month-to-month. IOLTA, AI drafting, conflict checks — all included.

Gavel
$83/mo+

Often per-user, with add-ons and annual contracts that add up fast.

Why switch

Why attorneys move from Gavel

One subscription, not a stack

Gavel handles documents; you still pay for billing, IOLTA and a portal elsewhere. ContractKit bundles all of it.

No workflow-building required

Gavel asks you to build automations. ContractKit ships with estate planning document types ready to draft on day one.

Trust accounting that solos actually need

Native IOLTA ledgers with no-overdraw protection — not an afterthought you wire up yourself.

Cheaper with a longer trial

$49/mo flat and 14 days to try it. Gavel starts at $83/mo with a 7-day window.

"I wanted to draft estate plans and get paid — not spend a weekend building workflows. ContractKit just worked."

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