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Docket Alarm
What it is
Docket Alarm is a litigation intelligence platform for searching, tracking, and analyzing court dockets and documents. The maker says its collection includes more than 1 billion dockets and documents from courts in the United States and beyond. Search supports full text, Boolean queries, and phrases, with filters for court, date range, judge, party, attorney, and case type. Users can read indexed filings, connect to PACER, and download a case’s documents in bulk. Tracking for cases, parties, attorneys, firms, keyword searches, and Nature of Suit categories can send email updates up to 16 times a day. Talk to Docket answers natural-language questions about a docket and cites entries and documents. Litigation and motion analytics show grant and denial rates, time to decision, and outcome trends by court and judge. Timeline turns docket entries into a visual case chronology. The REST API supports searching, retrieving and tracking case information, and asking natural-language questions. An ECF connection can deliver tracked filings inside Docket Alarm at no cost. The free plan allows 5 actions per week and excludes government-purchased documents such as PACER filings.
For and against
For
- Search offers full-text, Boolean, and phrase queries.
- Alerts can arrive by email up to 16 times daily.
- Talk to Docket cites entries and documents.
- Timeline presents docket entries as a case chronology.
- ECF integration delivers tracked filings at no cost.
Against
- Free plan allows 5 actions per week.
- Free plan excludes government-purchased documents such as PACER filings.
- PACER and state court fees are separate on Flat-Fee.
- Pay-As-You-Go adds per-use fees.
The verdict
Docket Alarm brings docket search, tracking, document access, and litigation analytics together, with an API for case workflows. Its free plan is tightly limited, and court document fees may be separate from subscription costs.
Who it suits
Docket Alarm is intended for legal professionals, including litigators, IP counsel, and business development teams. Its search, tracking, analytics, and API may also suit teams that monitor cases or court activity.
Plans and prices
Free
5 actions per week · no credit card · excludes government-purchased documents
Read 14 Oct 2026 · docketalarm.com
Pay-As-You-Go
unlimited search · $4/document · $3/day case alerts · $3/case update
Read 14 Oct 2026 · docketalarm.com
Flat-Fee
unlimited search · unlimited document access · unlimited alerts and tracking · PTAB and TTAB analytics
Read 14 Oct 2026 · docketalarm.com
Enterprise
teams of 5+ attorneys · litigation analytics · motion analytics · SSO
Read 14 Oct 2026 · docketalarm.com
On the record
- AI assistant
- Talk to Docket answers docket questions in plain English and cites the docket entries and documents supporting its answers.docketalarm.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Alerts
- Users can track cases, parties, attorneys, firms, keyword searches and Nature of Suit categories, with updates by email up to 16 times a day.docketalarm.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Alerts and tracking
- Users can track cases, parties, attorneys, courts or keywords and receive notifications when filings arrive.docketalarm.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Litigation and motion analytics show motion grant and denial rates, average time to decision, and outcome trends by court and judge.docketalarm.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- API
- The REST API can search cases, retrieve dockets and documents, track cases or saved searches, and answer natural-language questions about cases.docketalarm.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- API capabilities
- Documented API workflows include login, full-text search, direct PACER search, docket retrieval, document retrieval, tracking and push notifications.docketalarm.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- API client
- Docket Alarm documents a Python client library and sample test program for API development.docketalarm.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- API documentation depth
- The API documentation describes version 1.14, released in 2013 and last updated in July 2024, with endpoint examples and authentication guidance.docketalarm.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Bulk downloads
- Users can download an entire case docket as one bundle instead of retrieving filings individually.docketalarm.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Company
- Docket Alarm says it is part of Clio and that Clio acquired vLex in 2025, bringing Docket Alarm into Clio.docketalarm.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Company identity
- Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Docket Alarm, Inc., founded in 2012, headquartered in New York and employing 1–10 people.crunchbase.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Court coverage
- The service says it covers all federal courts, 45-plus states, USPTO, PTAB, TTAB, ITC and expanding international jurisdictions.docketalarm.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Court data
- The maker says the platform provides access to over 1 billion dockets and documents from courts in the United States and beyond.docketalarm.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Document access
- The platform stores filings such as complaints, motions, orders and expert reports, indexes them for full-text search and provides downloads.docketalarm.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Documents
- Users can read indexed court filings, connect directly to PACER, and bulk download a case’s documents.docketalarm.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Extra court fees
- PACER and state court document fees are billed separately on the Flat-Fee plan, and the free plan excludes government-purchased documents.docketalarm.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Founder transition
- LawNext reported on November 30, 2023 that founder Michael Sander left after the vLex acquisition; the article said the product was collecting more than 350,000 U.S. dockets and documents daily.lawnext.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The ECF integration lets users connect a court filing account so tracked case filings can be delivered inside Docket Alarm at no cost.docketalarm.com · read 7 Oct 2026