CanLII vs Practical Law

CanLII

5.9 #4 in Legal Research Software

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Practical Law

4.9 #30 in Legal Research Software

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CanLIIPractical Law
Free planYesNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFree—
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
Free planYesNo
Case law searchYes—
Statute & regulation searchYes—
Docket searchYesNo
Legal commentaryYesYes
Citation toolsYes—
Jurisdiction coverageCanada: federal, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut100+ jurisdictions, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, China, Japan, Singapore, and European Union
Research alertsYesYes

Both are listed in Best Legal Research Software. On Inferse, CanLII scores higher on our published basis.