Product Comparison 2026
DEPLAW vs. STP (LEXolution)
STP (now Septeo, ex. stp.one, Karlsruhe) offers LEXolution, practice-management software for corporate-advisory law firms, and Advoware and Winmacs for small to mid-sized firms, each on-premises or in the cloud. The workflow module LEXolution.FLOW has been commercially available since 2020 according to the company history of an affiliated company and has been used for mass claims, among other things; it is not publicly described on the current LEXolution, Advoware and Winmacs product pages. The table sets DEPLAW against the publicly documented features; where information is missing, it says “not publicly stated”.
Focus
Mass proceedings as the core use case
350,000+ matters automated, 100,000+ cases per year. STP aims Lexolution at corporate-advisory law firms; the FLOW module for mass claims is not described on the current product pages.
Standard
BPMN 2.0 – open & exportable
Visually modelled, workflows exportable. STP describes workflow management in Lexolution; the BPMN notation and export format are not publicly stated.
AI
AI agents as a workflow step
Logged, multi-LLM, with pseudonymisation before external requests. STP: Legal Twin® AI modules for Advoware and Winsolvenz; not publicly stated for Lexolution.
Native
Telephony & payments included
Integrated at no extra cost. STP: telephony not publicly stated; a payment tool (RS2 Paylink) is described for Advoware.
| Kriterium | DEPLAW | STP (LEXolution) |
|---|---|---|
| Platform & Architecture | ||
| Country of development | Germany | Germany (headquartered in Karlsruhe) · part of the French Septeo group since 02/2026[11][2][14][9] |
| Architecture | Cloud-native, browser-based · Kubernetes | On-premises or cloud · Legal Workspace in the browser · Advoware/Winmacs cloud: virtual Windows[1][5][3][10] |
| On-premise option | Kubernetes cluster included | Yes · Lexolution, Advoware and Winmacs also on your own server[1][3][4] |
| GDPR compliance | End-to-end encryption, 2FA, OAuth, TÜV-pentested | GDPR-compliant per vendor · Advoware/Winmacs cloud: German data centres, ISO 27001 (partner)[1][3] |
| Workflow & Automation | ||
| Workflow engine | BPMN 2.0 editor · visually modelable | Workflow management in Lexolution · FLOW module (mass claims) · BPMN notation not stated[1][9][10][11] |
| Workflow portability | Open & exportable, no lock-in | not publicly stated |
| Automation depth | Freely modelable · any process | Workflows adaptable (Legal Workspace, Lexolution) · free modelling not stated[5][1] |
| Conflict checking | Automatic | Automatic, built into the workflow (Lexolution) · standard check in Advoware/Winmacs[1][3][4] |
| AI Integration | ||
| AI assistant | Case-based, deeply integrated | Legal Twin® modules for Advoware/Winsolvenz · not publicly stated for Lexolution[7][13][3] |
| AI in workflows | Native, as a process step | Not stated for Lexolution/FLOW · Legal Twin®: AI in the background (Advoware/Winsolvenz)[7] |
| German Law & Compliance | ||
| beA integration | Full · incl. bulk signing | beA connection stated (Lexolution/Documents, Advoware, Winmacs)[1][8][3][4] |
| RVG / GKG billing | RVG & GKG, time-based billing | RVG billing in Advoware/Winmacs · Lexolution: time-based billing, RVG/GKG not stated[3][4][1] |
| DATEV compliance | Direct export | DATEV export stated (Lexolution, Advoware from Professional, Winmacs)[1][3][4] |
| Financial accounting | Natively integrated · multiple entities | Accounting stated (Winmacs, Advoware, Lexolution with export e.g. DATEV/Sage)[4][1][3] |
| Dunning & enforcement proceedings | Fully automated | Advoware: dunning/enforcement · Winmacs: AuGeMa · Lexolution: not stated[3][4] |
| Natively Integrated Features | ||
| Integrated telephony | Calls from the case file, logged automatically | not publicly stated |
| Online payments | Included, at no extra cost | Advoware: RS2 Paylink payment tool (link/QR code) · Lexolution: not stated[12] |
| Online case file / client portal | Full, included | Client portal in Advoware Premium · Lexolution: not publicly stated[3][8] |
| Dashboards & reporting | Real time · Excel export, Power BI connection | Lexolution BI dashboards (optional) · individually configurable, real time[1] |
| Technology & Openness | ||
| REST API | Open, for third-party systems | API (custom, optional) for Lexolution · REST specification not stated[1] |
| Mobile app | Native iOS & Android app | Advoware: mobile app (from Professional) · Lexolution: Mobile Time (optional)[3][1] |
| Word processing | Natively integrated | Document creation with text modules · Office 365 integration[1][3] |
| Support & partner network | Direct vendor support | Vendor support: hotline Mon–Fri 8am–6pm, help center, academy · partner network not stated[6] |
| Entry barrier & onboarding | Browser-based · quick to get started | Lexolution aimed at corporate-advisory firms, prices not stated · Advoware Cloud from €109/user/month[1][3][6] |
Alternative to STP (LEXolution): who fits when?
When STP (LEXolution) fits
- STP (LEXolution) fits if a corporate-advisory law firm (large firm, boutique) wants an established practice-management suite with time recording, billing, conflict checks and BI dashboards.
- STP fits if Advoware or Winmacs is wanted as classic practice-management software (RVG billing, beA interface, DATEV export, dunning procedure) on a server or in the cloud.
- STP fits if a vendor with a support hotline, help center and academy is needed, along with products for insolvency firms (Winsolvenz) and legal departments (Knowliah).
- STP fits if the existing landscape already consists of STP products and additional AI modules (Legal Twin®) for Advoware are to be used.
When DEPLAW fits
- DEPLAW fits if recurring, scalable case patterns (mass proceedings, insurers, debt collection) are to be modelled and automated as their own BPMN 2.0 workflows.
- DEPLAW fits if AI agents are to run as logged workflow steps (multi-LLM, pseudonymisation before external requests).
- DEPLAW fits if the inbox (beA, email, fax, post), data extraction, deadlines, invoices (RVG/GKG), client funds, telephony and online payments are to be bundled on one platform, as SaaS in the Telekom cloud or self-hosted on Kubernetes.
- DEPLAW does not fit sole practitioners without recurring case patterns; pricing (Kickstart from €299 per licence/month, from 3 licences, net) is for companies only.
Basis: publicly available vendor information and press reports, retrieved on 18 October 2026; numbers in brackets refer to the sources below. “STP”, “stp.one” and “LEXolution” are offered, per the legal notice, by Septeo Legal Solutions Deutschland GmbH (Karlsruhe, formerly STP Informationstechnologie GmbH); the vendor’s site lists “Advoware” and “Winmacs” as products of the same group. Trademark ownership has not been checked individually. The comparison is meant as a factual orientation.
Sources
- [1] stp.one (Septeo): Lexolution, Produktseite, retrieved 18 October 2026
- [2] stp.one: Impressum, retrieved 18 October 2026
- [3] stp.one: Advoware, Produktseite mit Editionen, retrieved 18 October 2026
- [4] stp.one: Winmacs, Produktseite mit Editionen, retrieved 18 October 2026
- [5] stp.one: Legal Workspace (Add-on für Lexolution), retrieved 18 October 2026
- [6] stp.one: Support Lexolution, retrieved 18 October 2026
- [7] stp.one: Legal Twin (KI-Module), retrieved 18 October 2026
- [8] stp.one: Documents (Dokumentenmanagement), retrieved 18 October 2026
- [9] STP Business Information: Firmengeschichte, retrieved 18 October 2026
- [10] The Playbook: LEXolution (Drittquelle), retrieved 18 October 2026
- [11] stp.one: Pressemitteilung zum Abschluss der Übernahme durch Septeo (27.02.2026), retrieved 18 October 2026
- [12] stp.one: Webinar RS2 Paylink in Advoware, retrieved 18 October 2026
- [13] stp.one: Legal Twin Case Knowledge für Advoware, retrieved 18 October 2026
- [14] Septeo Marketplace (Fußzeile), retrieved 18 October 2026
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