Compass by Rulng and MyCase, side by side
What each includes, how each is priced and who each fits, from both companies' own pages, read on 31 October 2026.
The short answer
MyCase publishes its prices, offers a 10-day trial, and includes trust accounting on every tier, with unlimited e-signature and two-way texting from its Pro tier. Compass by Rulng includes what MyCase does not show on its pages: the firm's own website, Google profile tracking, reports on search and AI answers, court notices filed on the matter, and a law library with jury instructions.
At a glance
| Compared | Compass by Rulng | MyCase |
|---|---|---|
| Who it is for | Small and mid-size law firms; built first for criminal defense | Solo practices to large firms |
| The firm's website | Included in every build: built and hosted by WattReach on your own domain, edited from Compass or the live page | Not found on its current pages |
| Lead management and CRM | Included: website forms, phone taps and, where set up, answering-service messages in one inbox, with sources, spam held for review and conflict checks | Intake forms and CRM on the Pro tier and up |
| Google profile and local rank | Included: rating and review count read nightly, your place in the map results, 14 directories and social profiles tracked | Not found |
| Reports on search and AI answers | Included: a Monday report, plus your Google rankings against your rivals and the answers of ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI | Not found |
| Court notices | One state's e-filing notices today: forwarded by your attorneys, filed on the matter by case number, and a hearing notice raises a step to enter the date | Not found |
| Court-rules deadlines | No | Yes, through LawToolBox, on Pro and up with a separate subscription |
| Legal research | One state's law today: the statutes your clients are charged under, with elements from the jury instructions, 25 estate and civil topics, and the appellate decisions citing those sections; every point cited | AI answers cite the firm's own files; statutes, case law and jury instructions not found |
| Client portal | Built, not yet live at any firm: each case, its dates and fines; no documents, messages or invoices; English only | Yes; limited on the Basic tier |
| Billing and payments | Payments recorded on each matter and marked trust or operating; LawPay links where set up; invoices and autopay through the firm's own Stripe account where invoicing is switched on | Billing and LawPay payments; MyCase Accounting $39 a user a month on Pro and up |
| Trust accounting | No; payments are marked trust or operating, with no trust ledgers | Yes |
| Time tracking | Hours and expenses entered by hand; no timer | Yes |
| E-signature | No | Unlimited on Pro and up |
| Spanish | Every staff screen; confirmations for Spanish-page inquiries; invoices | Not found |
| Security | Encrypted nightly backups, deny-by-default roles, passkeys and two-factor sign-in; no certifications | AES-256 encryption at rest, nightly backups to Amazon S3 |
| Price | Built to order; quoted after a walkthrough | $50, $100 or $130 a user a month billed annually; $60, $120 or $150 monthly |
| Trying it | A walkthrough with a sample firm; no free trial | 10-day free trial, no card |
Where MyCase is stronger
- Published prices, a 10-day trial and no long-term contract.
- Trust accounting and time tracking, with an accounting add-on.
- Two-way texting and e-signature from its Pro tier, and court-rules calendaring through LawToolBox.
- A client portal in use at firms today.
Where Compass is different
- The website is part of every Compass build.
- Google profile tracking and reports on your place in search and AI answers are included.
- The court's e-filing notices are filed on the matter as they arrive, for the courts whose formats Compass reads today.
- The law library holds statutes, jury instructions and decisions for the state it covers today, and its answers cite every point.
- Every staff screen is in English and Spanish.
Which to choose
Choose MyCase if you want a published per-user price, a trial, trust accounting and texting in one product. Choose Compass if you want the website, intake and matters in one system, set up for you, with the court's notices and the law on each charge in the file.
Sources and corrections
Read on 31 October 2026 from MyCase's own pages:
- https://www.mycase.com/pricing/
- https://www.mycase.com/solutions/criminal-law-software/
- https://www.mycase.com/features/legal-calendaring/
- https://www.mycase.com/features/security/
- https://www.mycase.com/products/legal-ai-software/
- https://www.mycase.com/features/client-portal/
Products change. If something here about MyCase is out of date, email hello@wattreach.com. When the change is confirmed, we correct the page and change the date.
Questions
Is Compass a good MyCase alternative?
Compass by Rulng is a MyCase alternative for firms that want their website, intake and case management in one system, set up for them. Firms that need trust accounting, texting or a published per-user price are better served by MyCase today.
What does MyCase have that Compass does not?
MyCase has trust accounting, a timer, e-signature, two-way texting, a client portal in use today, published prices and a free trial, and Compass by Rulng has none of these today.
What does Compass include that MyCase does not?
Compass by Rulng includes the firm's own website, Google profile tracking, reports on search and AI answers, court notices filed on the matter and a law library with jury instructions, none of which appear on MyCase's pages read on 31 October 2026.
Can we move from MyCase to Compass?
Yes for your client records, which WattReach loads during setup; the walkthrough settles which matters, documents and notes come across, and there is no import button to run yourself.
Book a walkthrough and bring your questions about MyCase.
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