Legal analytics · Fastcase (Docket Alarm)

Docket Alarm

Litigation search and analytics platform giving direct access to federal, state and administrative court dockets, filings and case alerts.

Docket Alarm, part of Fastcase, is built around direct access to court dockets and filed documents, PACER federal filings, state courts, and administrative bodies such as the PTAB and TTAB, paired with search, alerting and analytics on top of that document access. Litigators use it to monitor active cases, pull filed motions and briefs, and run litigation and motion-outcome analytics across a broad range of courts; a flat per-user monthly plan removes the pay-per-document friction of using PACER directly. It differs from Lex Machina or Trellis, which emphasize judge- and outcome-level analytics over a curated dataset, by leading with raw docket and document access, with analytics layered on top rather than being the primary product.

At a glance

Vendor Fastcase (Docket Alarm)
Pricing model Free tier + paid plans
Free tier Yes
Deployment Cloud
Open source No
Best for Litigators who need broad, affordable access to court dockets and filings alongside case analytics.

Pricing

Free plan with limited weekly actions; paid Pay-As-You-Go, per-user Flat-Fee, and volume-based Enterprise plans. PACER/state court document fees billed separately.

Plan Price Notes
Free $0/month 5 actions per week, combining searches, docket and document views
Pay-As-You-Go $39.99/month + per-use fees Unlimited search; documents $4 each, case alerts $3/day, docket updates $3 each
Flat-Fee $99/user per month Unlimited search, document access and alerts; includes PTAB and TTAB analytics; most popular plan
Enterprise Contact for pricing Volume-based for 5+ users; adds litigation/motion analytics, SSO, dedicated account management

Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.

Features

  • Direct search across federal, state and administrative court dockets
  • PACER, PTAB and TTAB filing access
  • Litigation and motion-outcome analytics
  • Case and docket update alerts
  • Document retrieval and full-text search
  • Flat-fee unlimited access plan option

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Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026

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