Legal Research · Review
Trellis
Our verdict
Fills a real gap in state trial-court data. Measure Content View use in the trial and cancel in writing.
Best for: State-court litigators wanting judge analytics and county-level trial-court data.
Watch out for: All users share one metered Content View allowance. Entry plans cover one state. Add-ons join the recurring bill. Cancellation by support ticket.
State trial-court research and analytics: dockets, rulings, verdicts, judge analytics, attorney and party history, and alerts.
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How we research: Researched from vendor documentation, pricing pages and user sentiment. Our methodology
- Best for
- State-court litigators wanting judge analytics and county-level trial-court data.
- Probably not for
- Multi-state practices on entry plans
- Pricing
- Price published
- Last checked
Pros & cons
Pros
- State trial-court depth and judge analytics
- Published prices and free trial
- Unlimited users on most plans
Cons
- Shared metered allowance
- One state per entry plan
- Recurring add-ons capped at one
- Cancellation by ticket
Who it’s for
- Best for
- State-court litigators wanting judge analytics and county-level trial-court data.
- State-court litigators
- Probably not for
- Multi-state practices on entry plans
- Appellate research
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Pricing
- Status
- Price published
- As the vendor publishes it
- $80/mo or $768/yr (Personal) to $210/mo or $2,016/yr (Research + Judge Analytics), one state each; firm plans quoted; 14-day trial (support.trellis.law, checked 2026-10-15).
- Checked
- Before you buy
- Ask the vendor for a written quote, the minimum number of users, the contract term, and whether AI features cost extra.
Pricing changes; confirm with the vendor.
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Sources
- support.trellis.law/what-are-the-different-tiers
- support.trellis.law/what-is-a-content-view-add-on
- support.trellis.law/how-many-people-can-i-have-on-my-account
- support.trellis.law/cancellation-after-free-trial
Vendor pages we checked, accessed 2026-10-15.
FAQ
What is a Trellis Content View?
Trellis's usage unit. Searches, alerts and record views draw from a shared allowance on the account.