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Product Comparison 2026

DEPLAW vs. Noxtua

DEPLAW is a platform for mass proceedings with BPMN 2.0 workflows, beA connectivity, deadlines and RVG/GKG invoicing. Noxtua is a legal AI workspace from Noxtua AG (Berlin) for research, document analysis and drafting; together with C.H.BECK it became Beck-Noxtua, based on beck-online and operated, according to the vendor, with German partners (IONOS, Open Telekom Cloud). The comparison follows publicly documented information (as of 18 October 2026); anything Noxtua 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. Noxtua Workflows are templates with up to five sequential steps in the workspace; a 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 Noxtua, beA and RVG/GKG billing are not publicly stated; beck-online content and further publisher content for research and drafting are stated.

Mass proceedings

Recurring case patterns automated

350,000+ cases automated, 100,000+ cases a year: data extraction, deadlines, invoices and client funds as one continuous process. Noxtua Matrix Analysis analyses up to 50 documents per matrix; case management for recurring case patterns is 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 Noxtua; Word and Outlook add-ins and Projects (workspace per matter) are stated.

KriteriumDEPLAWNoxtua
Product Category & Positioning
Product typeFull practice-management software · case file through billingLegal AI workspace · practice management not publicly stated[1][6][7]
Standalone operationNo additional system neededWorkspace with Word/Outlook add-ins, API · practice-software connection not publicly stated[5][11][15]
OriginGermany · owner-managedGermany (Berlin, Noxtua AG) · founded 2017 · C.H.BECK majority shareholder[3][5][19][20][21][22]
Data Protection & Infrastructure
Server locationDE/EU · georedundant, Deutsche TelekomData centres of German partners (IONOS, Open Telekom Cloud) · European servers[2][6][7]
GDPR complianceEnd-to-end encryption, 2FA, OAuth, TÜV-pentestedISO 27001/42001, BSI C5, SOC 2, TISAX · GDPR, Sec. 43e BRAO, Sec. 203 StGB[8][6][2]
On-premise optionKubernetes cluster includedSelf-hosting on European cloud; on-premise possible per 2024 press release[2][4]
AI Features
AI document analysisCase-based · fills case fields automaticallyMatrix Analysis: up to 50 documents per matrix, export as .xlsx[9]
AI-assisted draftingFrom case context · text templates & building blocksEditor and Word add-in (beta): drafting, revision, changes with reasoning[12][11]
Legal researchVia ChatGPT integration from the case fileResearch with beck-online content and source references · 15.8M+ court decisions[13][8][7][16][17]
AI in process controlNative in BPMN workflows · drives follow-up processesWorkflows: templates with up to five AI steps · BPMN not publicly stated[10][6]
Playbooks / knowledge encodingEncodable via BPMN workflowsChecks against company guidelines (2024) · playbooks not publicly stated[4][12][10]
Practice Management & German Law
Digital case fileFull · central case fileProjects: workspace per matter · practice-management file not publicly stated[14]
beA integrationFull · incl. bulk signingNot publicly stated[1][8][14][15]
RVG / GKG billingFully integrated · time-based billingNot publicly stated[1][8][14]
DATEV complianceDirect export · compliant accounting entriesNot publicly stated[1][8]
Deadline managementAutomatic calculation, monitoring, escalationNot publicly stated[14][8]
Online paymentsIncluded, at no extra costNot publicly stated[1][8]
Integrated telephonyNatively integratedNot publicly stated[1][8][15]
Target Audience & Legal System
Typical usersGerman law firms of all sizesLaw firms, legal departments, judiciary, administration, auditors, tax advisors[6][8][19]
Language & legal systemGerman · built for BRAO, RVG, GKGGerman and English · Beck-Noxtua (DE), MANZ-Noxtua (AT), expansion to the Nordics[4][6][18]
Mass proceedingsHighly scalable · complete case managementMatrix Analysis up to 50 documents per matrix · case management not publicly stated[9][14]

Alternative to Noxtua: who fits when?

When Noxtua fits

  • Noxtua fits if law firms, legal departments or the judiciary and public administration want to combine research, document analysis and drafting based on publisher content (beck-online, MANZ, further specialist publishers) in one AI workspace.
  • Noxtua fits if data centres of German or European partners (IONOS, Open Telekom Cloud) and evidence such as ISO 27001/42001, BSI C5 and requirements under Sec. 43e BRAO and Sec. 203 StGB take priority.
  • Noxtua fits if citable source references from beck-online matter for legal work.
  • Noxtua fits if a Word and Outlook add-in, projects per matter and matrix analysis should complement existing practice software.

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. “Noxtua” is a trademark of Noxtua AG (Berlin, formerly Xayn AG). “Beck-Noxtua” is the Legal AI Workspace developed jointly with C.H.BECK; since the Series C (September 2026) C.H.BECK has been the majority shareholder of Noxtua AG. The comparison is meant as a factual orientation.

Sources

  1. [1] Noxtua: Startseite, retrieved 18 October 2026
  2. [2] Noxtua: Security, retrieved 18 October 2026
  3. [3] Noxtua: Impressum, retrieved 18 October 2026
  4. [4] Noxtua Pressemitteilung: Launch der europäischen Legal AI Noxtua (28.02.2024), retrieved 18 October 2026
  5. [5] Noxtua Pressemitteilung: Series B (23.04.2025), retrieved 18 October 2026
  6. [6] Noxtua Pressemitteilung: Launch Beck-Noxtua (26.11.2025), retrieved 18 October 2026
  7. [7] Noxtua Pressemitteilung: Legal work reimagined (30.10.2025), retrieved 18 October 2026
  8. [8] Beck-Noxtua: Produktseite, retrieved 18 October 2026
  9. [9] Noxtua: Matrix Analysis, retrieved 18 October 2026
  10. [10] Noxtua: Workflows, retrieved 18 October 2026
  11. [11] Noxtua: Word Add-in, retrieved 18 October 2026
  12. [12] Noxtua: Editor, retrieved 18 October 2026
  13. [13] Noxtua: Legal Research, retrieved 18 October 2026
  14. [14] Noxtua: Projects, retrieved 18 October 2026
  15. [15] Noxtua: Outlook Add-in, retrieved 18 October 2026
  16. [16] Noxtua Pressemitteilung: Content Alliance (07.07.2026), retrieved 18 October 2026
  17. [17] Noxtua Pressemitteilung: Erich Schmidt Verlag (10.09.2025), retrieved 18 October 2026
  18. [18] Noxtua: Pressemitteilungen (Übersicht), retrieved 18 October 2026
  19. [19] tech.eu: Noxtua Series C (23.09.2026), retrieved 18 October 2026
  20. [20] Artificial Lawyer: Noxtua Series C (23.09.2026), retrieved 18 October 2026
  21. [21] Leaders League: C.H.BECK übernimmt Mehrheit an Noxtua, retrieved 18 October 2026
  22. [22] LTO: Series B, Beck-Noxtua (23.04.2025), retrieved 18 October 2026

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