Unplex vs Legora

Published

May 4, 2026

Which Legal AI Connects to Your Law Firm Systems

A direct comparison for leading law firms

Last updated: May 2026

European law firms evaluating legal AI in 2026 face a specific question: which tool actually connects to the systems your firm already runs on — Outlook, SharePoint, Vertec, DATEV?

Unplex and Legora are the two platforms most frequently shortlisted by law firms up to 100 lawyers. This comparison gives you a direct, honest breakdown across integration depth, agentic automation, compliance, and pricing — no marketing language.

The short answer: If your firm runs on Microsoft 365 and you want AI embedded in Outlook, Word, and your practice management system, Unplex is the purpose-built choice for you. For global firms of 200+ lawyers with complex multi-jurisdiction collaboration needs, Legora is the enterprise alternative.

This page covers:

Agentic automation — what actually changes in your daily workflow
Integrations — Outlook, SharePoint, Vertec, DATEV, FedLex
Product features
Data privacy and professional secrecy under Swiss law
Onboarding
Pricing
Which platform fits your firm?
FAQ

1. Agentic Automation — What Actually Changes in Your Daily Workflow

This is the most important difference between the two platforms — and it is missing from almost every comparison.

Legora is a document AI tool. It analyses contracts, drafts documents, and answers legal questions. It does this well. But it works in isolation: results must be manually transferred into your existing systems.

Unplex is an agentic platform. The agent does not just run an analysis — it executes the next step. It writes back to your practice management system, files documents in SharePoint, books time entries in Vertec, and dispatches documents for signature. No copy-paste, no double entry.

What you do	Legora	Unplex
Review a contract	Analysis and comments in Word	Analysis + FedLex sources + SharePoint filing + time entry in Vertec — in one session
Document a client meeting	—	Record voice note → contact protocol in Vertec/CRM, follow-up tasks created, email draft ready
Receive a client email	—	Outlook agent reads email, extracts parties and deadlines, opens matter in Vertec automatically
Finalise a document	Draft in Word	Draft in Word + SharePoint filing + dispatch via DeepSign — without leaving your workflow
Legal research	Answer with source references	FedLex, BGer, and Online Kommentar citations — citable directly in your brief
Passive mandate breach	PMS flags the violation	Compliance narrative with cause, risk assessment, and remediation plan in 20 seconds

The key difference:
Legora answers questions. Unplex executes the next steps — and writes the results back into your systems.

2. Integrations — Outlook, SharePoint, Vertec, DATEV, FedLex

Outlook — Unplex: The Outlook agent reads incoming client emails, extracts mandate-relevant parties and deadlines, automatically creates contact protocols, and opens tasks in your practice management system. Full bi-directional sync. No manual transfer between inbox and matter management.Legora: No dedicated Outlook integration.

SharePoint — Unplex: SharePoint connector with 15 supported actions — document upload, search, metadata extraction, version history, permissions management, bulk operations. Agents file documents directly in the correct matter folder.Legora: SharePoint and OneDrive integration available, primarily for DMS connectivity.

Vertec / Practice Management — Unplex: Native Vertec integration via MCP (Model Context Protocol). Agents read mandate context, book time entries, open new matters from email instructions, and write results back. Examples: matter opening from incoming email, time recording by voice, fee note generation from Vertec entries. Abacus, ProLex/LAWDI, DATEV available on request.Legora: No native integration with Vertec, DATEV, or Abacus.

Swiss Legal Databases — Unplex: Enforced source hierarchy: FedLex (statutory law) → BGer (Federal Court decisions) → Online Kommentar (vetted commentary) → Zefix (commercial register). Web sources supplemental only — never legal authority. No hallucinated citations.Legora: Multiple international databases. No Swiss-specific FedLex/BGer stack.

Integration	Unplex	Legora
Outlook	✓ Bi-directional, with Vertec write-back	✗ Not available
SharePoint	✓ 15 actions, matter folder filing	✓ Available
OneDrive	✓ Available	✓ Available
Google Drive	✓ Available	—
Dropbox	✓ Available	—
Vertec (MCP)	✓ Read + Write — matter, time & fee management	✗ Not available
DATEV	✓ On request	✗ Not available
Abacus	✓ On request	✗ Not available
FedLex / BGer / Online Kommentar	✓ Full Swiss legal database stack	—
Zefix (CH commercial register)	✓ Company search, UID verification, conflict check	—
DeepSign (eSignature)	✓ Available	✗ Not available
DeepL (Translation)	✓ Available	—
iManage DMS	On request via MCP	✓ Native

Summary:
• Unplex offers deep Microsoft 365 integration (Outlook, SharePoint, Word), native Vertec/DATEV/Abacus write-back via MCP, and the complete Swiss legal database stack — no other legal AI platform combines all three.
• Legora provides native iManage DMS integration and strong SharePoint connectivity, but lacks Outlook automation, practice system write-back, and Swiss legal database access.

3. Product Features

Feature	Unplex	Legora
AI assistant (chat)	Legal AI assistant with access to all project data, document preview, automatic OCR, document indexing, and Note element for saving and annotating research within a session	AI-powered legal assistant with multilingual document support and cited summaries from internal and external sources
Contract review in Word	5-step process per clause: Recognise → Analyse → Classify → Justify (FedLex / BGer / Commentary source) → Suggest alternative formulation. Full audit trail. Every assessment backed by a citable legal source.	Available: Word Add-in with document interaction, playbook application, and comment-based editing
Legal research	Structured queries exclusively over controlled databases (FedLex, BGer, Online Kommentar). Web search as supplemental context only — never legal authority. Output with clear source provenance and clickable citations.	Available: Multiple international legal databases with cited summaries
Citation verification	Validates existing citations in documents: existence, correct wording, current force, appropriate context. Annotated output ready before court submission.	Not available as dedicated function
Document discovery	Legal discovery matrix processing thousands of pages in minutes	Available: Tabular Review — document folders into interactive grids for data extraction and comparison
Agentic workflows	Router → Group → Tool architecture. Agents reason across steps, call tools, and write results back to connected systems. No manual configuration per task.	Available: Customisable workflows with natural language orchestration and multi-step task automation
Jurisdictional fit	Purpose-built for Swiss, German, and EU law. FedLex/BGer source hierarchy enforced by the system.	Global: Multi-jurisdictional support with focus on European and US markets
Agent configuration	No-code Agent Builder — firm administrators create and configure agents without technical dependencies. Firm-specific templates, clause libraries, and risk standards stored in Rulebook.	Available: Customisable workflows, playbooks, and firm-specific prompt libraries
Hosting options	Swiss cloud (Infomaniak), Microsoft Azure EU/EWR, or on-premise post-PoC	Microsoft Azure EU-compliant hosting

Summary:
• Unplex grounds every legal output in a verifiable source — FedLex, BGer, or vetted commentary. No assessment without evidence. Full write-back to practice systems via agentic workflows.
• Legora offers strong document collaboration and global jurisdictional support, with a flexible workflow builder suited to large team environments.

4. Data Privacy and Professional Secrecy Under Swiss Law

For Swiss law firms, this is not a technical feature — it is a legal obligation. Swiss attorneys are bound by professional secrecy under Art. 321 StGB. An AI platform processing mandate data must be incorporated as a Hilfsperson (auxiliary person) under professional secrecy law. Mandate data must not leave the controlled infrastructure without contractual safeguards.

Dimension	Unplex	Legora	Generic AI (ChatGPT, Copilot)
Data location	Switzerland (Infomaniak, Zürich)	Azure EU/EWR — not Swiss soil	Vendor cloud, variable
Mandate data	Does not leave the infrastructure	EU-compliant, not CH soil	Leaves infrastructure
ISO 27001:2022	Certified — unplex.ai/trust-center	Yes (enterprise)	Partial
Hilfspersonenvertrag	Standard — available before pilot starts	Not standard	Not available
DPA (GDPR / nDSG)	Standard, publicly available	Enterprise procurement process	Partial
AI training on client data	Contractually and technically excluded	Contractually excluded	Not excluded
BGFA compliance	Explicitly recognised as compliance framework	Not explicitly addressed	Not addressed
LLM model location	Azure / AWS — EU/EWR only (CH North, West Europe, Frankfurt, Ireland)	Azure EU regions	Variable, including US
On-premise option	Available post-PoC	Not available	Not available

Summary:
• Unplex meets all four requirements for Swiss professional secrecy: Swiss-soil data hosting, contractual non-training guarantee, Hilfspersonenvertrag, and full audit trail — available as standard, not on enterprise request.
• Legora meets GDPR and ISO 27001 requirements but does not provide Swiss-soil data residency or a standard Hilfspersonenvertrag — a compliance gap for Swiss attorneys under Art. 321 StGB.

5. Onboarding

Criteria	Unplex	Legora
Single user ready	Under 1 hour	Multi-day enterprise setup
Team of 5–10 lawyers	1 day — no IT project required	Multi-day with IT configuration and training
Microsoft 365 connection	Direct connection to existing tenant	Available, with setup process
Free trial	10 days — instant access, no credit card	Enterprise pilot on request after qualification
Structured pilot	60 days, free, 2 use cases, weekly check-ins	On request
IT involvement	Optional — deployable without IT support	Required for DMS integration and team setup
Firm-specific Rulebook	1–2 workshops — own templates, clauses, risk standards	Comprehensive enterprise training programme
Pilot success criteria	30% time reduction, user satisfaction 4/5	Firm-wide, defined in enterprise contract

Summary:
• Unplex is operational in hours, not weeks. Works within your existing Microsoft 365 environment — no infrastructure change, no IT project.
• Legora requires a multi-day enterprise setup process with IT involvement — suited to planned firm-wide rollouts with dedicated change management.

6. Pricing

Pricing factor	Unplex	Legora
Per-user cost	CHF 150 / user / month or CHF 1,500 / user / year	Not public — custom enterprise pricing
Minimum commitment	None — available from 1 user	Enterprise contract, firm-wide focus
Free trial	10 days, instant access, no credit card	Pilot on request after qualification
Structured pilot	60 days, free, 2 use cases, weekly support	On request
Token costs	Billed at cost price — no markup	Included in enterprise package
Target market	5–100 lawyers, DACH	200+ lawyers, global
Included in licence	AI Workspace, Discovery Engine, Word Add-in, Agent Builder, Rulebook, all active connectors	Platform access per enterprise contract

Summary:
• Unplex offers transparent, per-user pricing accessible from a single lawyer. No enterprise sales process, no qualification gate, no minimum commitment.
• Legora prices for firm-wide enterprise deployment. No public pricing — custom contracts focused on large law firm partnerships.

7. Which Platform Fits Your Firm?

Choose Unplex if:

Your firm runs on Microsoft 365 — Outlook, SharePoint, Word — and you want AI embedded in that stack, not added on top
You need agents that automate across systems: review a contract in Word, file it in SharePoint, book time in Vertec, send via DeepSign — in a single workflow
You are a Swiss, German, or Austrian firm needing compliant access to FedLex, BGer, and Swiss legal commentary
Mandate data must stay in Switzerland or EU/EWR — contractually and technically guaranteed (ISO 27001, Infomaniak hosting)
You want to start in one day on real mandates without an IT project
Your firm has 5–100 lawyers and wants a tool that starts in one practice area and scales firm-wide

Consider Legora if:

Your firm has 200+ lawyers across multiple jurisdictions with complex real-time collaboration requirements
iManage DMS integration is a non-negotiable requirement
You need multi-jurisdictional AI support for US and EU practices from day one

8. FAQ

Does Unplex integrate with Outlook and SharePoint for law firms?Yes. The Outlook agent reads incoming client emails, extracts mandate-relevant data, and automatically creates contact protocols and tasks in your practice management system. The SharePoint connector supports 15 actions — document upload, metadata extraction, version history, permissions management — all executable from within AI agent workflows.

Is Legora available in Switzerland with Swiss data hosting?Legora offers EU-compliant Azure infrastructure but does not provide Swiss-soil data residency. For Swiss law firms with professional secrecy obligations under Art. 321 StGB and BGFA compliance requirements, Unplex's Swiss hosting (Infomaniak, Zürich) with a standard Hilfspersonenvertrag provides a stronger legal basis.

Does Unplex integrate with Vertec, DATEV, or Abacus?Yes. Unplex integrates with Vertec via MCP (Model Context Protocol): agents read mandate context, record time entries, open new matters from email instructions, and write results back — without any manual transfer. DATEV for German firms and Abacus are available on request.

What is the difference between Unplex and Legora for contract review in Word?Both offer a Word Add-in. The key difference: Unplex grounds every clause assessment in FedLex, BGer decisions, and Online Kommentar — every finding is backed by a specific legal source you can cite and verify. Unplex also executes post-review steps (SharePoint filing, time-booking, signature dispatch via DeepSign) from within the same Word session. Legora does not offer practice system write-back.

How long does it take to set up Unplex for a DACH law firm?Individual users are operational in under one hour. A team of 5–10 lawyers can be fully onboarded in one day — no IT project, no data migration, directly within the existing Microsoft 365 environment.

Does Unplex meet the professional secrecy requirements of Art. 321 StGB?Yes. Unplex is ISO 27001:2022 certified, operates on Infomaniak infrastructure in Switzerland, and provides a standard Hilfspersonenvertrag. LLM models run exclusively in EU/EWR. Client data is contractually excluded from AI model training — by Unplex and all sub-processors.

Can Unplex automatically assign Outlook emails to a matter in Vertec?Yes. The Outlook agent identifies the relevant matter from sender, subject, and content, extracts parties and deadlines, and automatically creates a contact protocol and open tasks in the corresponding Vertec matter — without manual transfer.

This comparison is based on publicly available information and direct platform analysis. Features and pricing may change. Last updated: May 2026.