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Product Comparison 2026

DEPLAW vs. Harvey

DEPLAW is a platform for mass proceedings with BPMN 2.0 workflows, beA connectivity, deadlines and RVG/GKG invoicing. Harvey describes itself as AI software for legal and professional services with agents, Vault, Knowledge and Spaces, hosted on Microsoft Azure (EU/Switzerland, US or Australia region). The comparison follows publicly documented information (as of 18 October 2026); anything Harvey does not state is marked “not publicly stated”.

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Workflow

AI agents as steps in BPMN 2.0 workflows

Logged AI steps in a BPMN 2.0 workflow editor. Harvey offers Agent Builder, Legal Work Orchestration and scheduled agents; an open process format such as BPMN is not publicly stated.

German law

beA interface and RVG/GKG invoicing

beA connectivity and an inbox (beA, email, fax, post) with RVG/GKG invoicing in the same system. For Harvey, beA and RVG/GKG billing are not publicly stated; content partnerships for German law (Otto Schmidt, Wolters Kluwer Germany) are stated.

Operations

Telekom cloud in Germany or self-hosted

SaaS in the Telekom cloud (Germany, ISO 27001-certified hosting) or self-hosted on Kubernetes. Harvey hosts on Microsoft Azure (EU/Switzerland, US or Australia region); a location in Germany and an on-premise option are not publicly stated.

Practice operations

Deadlines, client funds, telephony, online payments

Deadlines, client funds, telephony and online payments are part of the platform. Not publicly stated for Harvey; Spaces (workspaces per matter) and Vault (bulk analysis of up to 100,000 documents) are stated.

KriteriumDEPLAWHarvey
Product Category & Positioning
Product typeFull practice-management software · case file through billingAgentic AI platform for legal work · practice management not publicly stated[1][19]
Standalone operationNo additional system neededConnections to M365, iManage, NetDocuments · prerequisites not publicly stated[8][10]
OriginGermany · owner-managedUSA (San Francisco) · founded 2022 · VC-funded · Munich office[13][15][18]
Data Protection & Infrastructure
Server locationDE/EU · georedundant, Deutsche TelekomMicrosoft Azure (EU/Switzerland, US, Australia) · Germany not publicly stated[2][3][4]
GDPR complianceEnd-to-end encryption, 2FA, OAuth, TÜV-pentestedSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, 27701, 42001, AIUC-1 · GDPR · BYOK, annual audits[2][4][14]
On-premise optionKubernetes cluster includedCloud operation on Azure · on-premise option not publicly stated[2][4]
AI Features
AI document analysisCase-based · fills case fields automaticallyVault: bulk analysis in table form, up to 100,000 documents per vault[7]
AI-assisted draftingFrom case context · text templates & building blocksWord add-in: drafts from precedents, playbooks, redlines[11][9][20]
Legal researchVia ChatGPT integration from the case fileKnowledge: 500+ legal sources, incl. Otto Schmidt, Wolters Kluwer, EUR-Lex[10][6][17]
AI in process controlNative in BPMN workflows · drives follow-up processesAgent Builder, Legal Work Orchestration, scheduled agents · BPMN not publicly stated[8][19]
Playbooks / knowledge encodingEncodable via BPMN workflowsPlaybooks built from your precedents · review against your own standards[9][11]
Practice Management & German Law
Digital case fileFull · central case fileSpaces: workspaces per matter · practice-management file not publicly stated[12]
beA integrationFull · incl. bulk signingNot publicly stated[1][8][10][12]
RVG / GKG billingFully integrated · time-based billingNot publicly stated[1][8][12]
DATEV complianceDirect export · compliant accounting entriesNot publicly stated[1][8][10]
Deadline managementAutomatic calculation, monitoring, escalationDeadline calculation not publicly stated · Horizon Scanning for regulatory changes[1][12]
Online paymentsIncluded, at no extra costNot publicly stated[1][8]
Integrated telephonyNatively integratedNot publicly stated[1][8]
Target Audience & Legal System
Typical usersGerman law firms of all sizesLaw firms and in-house teams worldwide · in Germany incl. Gleiss Lutz, Deutsche Telekom[1][5][16]
Language & legal systemGerman · built for BRAO, RVG, GKGInternational (85+ countries) · German law via partner content · Munich office[1][5][6][15]
Mass proceedingsHighly scalable · complete case managementVault: bulk analysis of large document sets · case management not publicly stated[7][8]

Alternative to Harvey: who fits when?

When Harvey fits

  • Harvey fits if an (international) firm or legal department wants a broad AI platform for research, contract review, drafting and agents; the vendor cites 3,500+ customers in over 85 countries.
  • Harvey fits if content for German law (Otto Schmidt, Wolters Kluwer Germany) is wanted alongside cross-border research (500+ sources, EUR-Lex) in one platform.
  • Harvey fits if cloud operation on Azure in an EU/Switzerland, US or Australia region is sufficient and certifications such as SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 are the priority.
  • Harvey fits if a Word add-in, playbooks and connections to iManage, NetDocuments or SharePoint should complement the existing firm IT.

When DEPLAW fits

  • DEPLAW fits if recurring case patterns (mass proceedings, insurers, debt collection) should run end to end as BPMN 2.0 workflows, from the beA inbox to the RVG invoice.
  • DEPLAW fits if file, deadlines, client funds, telephony and online payments are needed in one system and operation should run in the Telekom cloud (Germany) or self-hosted on Kubernetes.
  • DEPLAW fits if AI agents should run as logged workflow steps and pseudonymisation is required before external requests.
  • DEPLAW is not intended for sole practitioners without recurring case patterns.

Basis: publicly available vendor information and press reports, retrieved on 18 October 2026; numbers in brackets refer to the sources below. “Harvey” is a trademark of Harvey AI Corporation (San Francisco, USA; EU entity: Harvey AI Ireland Limited, Dublin). The comparison is meant as a factual orientation.

Sources

  1. [1] Harvey: Startseite, retrieved 18 October 2026
  2. [2] Harvey: Security, retrieved 18 October 2026
  3. [3] Harvey: Subprocessors, retrieved 18 October 2026
  4. [4] Harvey im Slack Marketplace (EU): Data hosting, Retention, retrieved 18 October 2026
  5. [5] Harvey Blog: Strengthens local presence in Germany (09.07.2025), retrieved 18 October 2026
  6. [6] Harvey Blog: Partnerschaft mit Otto Schmidt und LDA (29.04.2026), retrieved 18 October 2026
  7. [7] Harvey: Vault, retrieved 18 October 2026
  8. [8] Harvey: Agents / Workflows, retrieved 18 October 2026
  9. [9] Harvey: Contract Intelligence, retrieved 18 October 2026
  10. [10] Harvey: Knowledge, retrieved 18 October 2026
  11. [11] Harvey: Word Add-in, retrieved 18 October 2026
  12. [12] Harvey: Spaces, retrieved 18 October 2026
  13. [13] Harvey: Privacy Policy, retrieved 18 October 2026
  14. [14] Microsoft: Kundengeschichte Harvey auf Azure, retrieved 18 October 2026
  15. [15] Harvey Blog: Law School Program in Deutschland (24.09.2026), retrieved 18 October 2026
  16. [16] Gleiss Lutz: Strategische Partnerschaft mit Harvey (2024), retrieved 18 October 2026
  17. [17] LTO: Wolters-Kluwer-Kooperation mit Harvey (08.08.2025), retrieved 18 October 2026
  18. [18] Wikipedia: Harvey (software), retrieved 18 October 2026
  19. [19] Harvey Blog: Agent platform und Microsoft 365 Copilot (04.03.2026), retrieved 18 October 2026
  20. [20] Harvey: Assistant, retrieved 18 October 2026

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