Overview

CheckMate combines live transcription, collaboration, document search, and AI conversation around a proceeding. That can keep notes and transcript analysis close to the session instead of splitting those tasks across separate tools. It is an add-on for new and existing Prevail customers, rather than a standalone free or fixed-price plan.

Prevail describes its platform as secure and browser-based, with access to sessions, transcripts, file storage, session review, and administrative tools. The company says it holds SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certifications and federal Authorizations to Operate. It also says traffic is encrypted in transit, customer data is encrypted at rest, and employee access is limited by business need. Customer data is not used to train AI models without explicit permission.

Key features

Live transcription and team notes

CheckMate provides searchable live transcription with speaker identification across in-person, hybrid, and remote proceedings. Timestamp controls and legal formatting add useful structure for teams reviewing a proceeding. Colleagues can format and share notes, tag one another, and communicate during the session, making the workspace more useful for coordinated participation than transcription alone.

AI analysis and document search

Teams can stream live transcripts and notes through a secure API integration to a chosen LLM, or use Prevail’s native LLM option. Supported providers include Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI/Copilot, Consilio, and Ollama (Local). The native option is available to Prevail members without a third-party provider account, API key, or setup. Personal provider connections require the user’s own API key and any other required credentials, a meaningful setup burden for teams that expect provider access to be turnkey.

CheckMate can search uploaded files and include relevant passages and file names in its responses. CheckMate Chat supports follow-up questions after the initial response, so users can continue exploring an issue rather than treating each query as a one-off. Prevail’s team also helps with scheduling, technical support, transcript ordering, and exhibit handling.

Pricing

CheckMate is a paid add-on with custom pricing: Prevail provides pricing on request, and additional fees apply. It is available to new and existing Prevail customers. CheckMate must be requested when scheduling a session, so teams need to account for that requirement as well as the extra cost when planning proceedings. No fixed seat or usage quota is given, so the fit cannot be assessed against a published per-user or volume price.

Platforms

Prevail lists API and web platforms. Access is browser-based and requires no additional software download or update. The API connection supports streaming transcripts and notes to an organization’s chosen LLM; CheckMate is not presented as a native mobile app.

Who it's for

CheckMate is aimed at law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies that conduct proceedings through Prevail and want transcription, collaborative notes, and AI analysis together. Its provider flexibility and native AI option suit organizations with different AI policies, while the scheduling requirement and additional fees are reasons to look elsewhere if a team needs a self-serve, standalone transcription product.

Pros and cons

Pros: Searchable live transcripts with speaker identification work across in-person, hybrid, and remote proceedings.
Pros: Shared notes, tagging, and team communication keep collaboration alongside the proceeding.
Pros: Multiple LLM connections plus a no-setup native option give teams a choice of AI workflow.
Pros: File search can bring relevant passages and file names into AI responses, while follow-up chat supports continued analysis.
Cons: CheckMate must be requested when scheduling and carries additional fees, which reduces flexibility for teams deciding session by session.
Cons: Personal AI connections require users to provide API keys and other credentials, adding setup and credential-management work.
Cons: Custom pricing makes cost comparison difficult before contacting Prevail.

Alternatives

For broader category comparisons, browse Legal Deposition Software and Legal Transcription Software.

eLaw Case Tracking is worth considering when court-case tracking is the priority; its eWatch plans include Florida Circuit Courts at 3.50 USD per month, billed per case per month, and New York State Supreme and Civil Courts at 5.00 USD per month, billed per case per month.
DISCO Ediscovery is a better direction for teams focused on ediscovery: its platform is billed per GB of processed data with custom pricing, and includes Cecilia AI without separate ingest, processing, or user fees.
eDepoze may suit users seeking complimentary session or event services, with free basic options for witnesses and attending guests.
DepoFlow offers a free viewing plan for litigators and support staff to view and search synced depositions on Mac and Windows, making it relevant when that narrower workflow is enough.
MyVeritext is a complimentary client portal, though court reporting and other services may incur separate charges.
Remote Counsel is an alternative for teams seeking remote transcript streaming; its plan has a minimum charge of one connection per event and no setup fees for transcript-only streams.
RemoteDepo Pro is another paid, web-based option.
CaseLoom offers custom pricing based on requirements and usage, with a free trial.

Verdict

Choose Prevail CheckMate if your legal team already works with Prevail and wants live, searchable deposition records, collaborative notes, and AI analysis in one browser-based workflow. Its range of LLM options, native AI, and document search are the strongest reasons to add it. Look elsewhere if scheduling constraints, extra fees, or the need to manage personal provider credentials outweigh the value of keeping those tasks together.

	AgileLaw	Prevail CheckMate
Free plan	No	No
Free trial	Yes	No
Paid from	$200/mo	—
Open source	No	No
Platforms	Android, iOS, macOS, Web, Windows	api, Web
Free plan	No	—
Exhibit management	Yes	—

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