How it is priced
How Onit is priced.
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Platform and legal spend
Onit ELM is priced on the platform and the legal spend that runs through it. Onit does not publish a price list.
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No per-user pricing
Onit does not charge per user, so adding lawyers, approvers or business users does not change the license.
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Modules priced separately
CLM, legal hold and legal service requests are each priced separately.
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Apptitude
Some customers add Apptitude, Onit’s low-code layer, to build their own apps and workflows.
Beyond the license
The costs outside the license.
The license is one line. These are the rest.
| Item | What drives it | When you pay |
|---|---|---|
| Implementation | Design, configuration, billing rules, testing and training. Required. | One-time |
| AP integration | Approved invoices have to reach your accounts payable system. Mandatory. | One-time, plus maintenance |
| Single sign-on | Required by most IT teams. Mandatory. | One-time, plus maintenance |
| Other integrations | HR, finance, document management or BI feeds, as required. | One-time, plus maintenance |
| Data migration | Matters, invoices, vendors and documents from your current system. | One-time |
| Law firm support | Firms use Counsel Exchange and Onit supports them, which keeps this cost off your team. | Included by the vendor |
| Administration and managed services | Rules, users, reports and continuous improvement, in-house or with us. | Recurring |
Pricing model and one-time costs from our implementation experience, October 2026. Confirm with Onit.
OnitX, Unity and SimpleLegal
OnitX, Unity and SimpleLegal pricing.
OnitX and Unity follow the same model: platform and legal spend, with modules priced separately. SimpleLegal customers activated on Unity keep their pricing and gain Unity’s added features (SimpleLegal pricing).
For a quote that holds, know your legal spend, the modules you need now and later, and every system the platform has to connect to. Then compare the full cost against the Onit alternatives.
One team
One team for the whole move.
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Process and change
We handle the process changes, the change management, and the chance to improve how your department works while the platform changes.
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Testing, documentation, training
We test the configuration, document it, and adapt the training to your team and your law firms.
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Configuration done by us
We do the configuration ourselves, so there is no need to hire two different teams for the work.
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Certified and backed by Onit
Our work is fully certified and backed by Onit.
How we help
How we help.
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Scope before you sign
We map your spend, modules and integrations so the quote covers what you will actually run.
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Implement
Configured by our own certified team, including the AP and single sign-on integrations.
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Run it
Administration, reporting and continuous improvement through our managed services.
Who you work with
The practitioners who scope it with you.
Sam Lu
Senior Advisor, Legal Technology
Onit Level 4 certified. Has led ELM implementations for global enterprise legal departments across North America, with delivery across Onit, Mitratech and large-scale legacy migrations. Career total: 30+ implementations and complex projects.
Roger Jarman
EMEA Leader
Onit Level 4 certified. Leads Swiftwater’s EMEA practice with 35+ years across IP management, ELM and ERP, and is one of the most sought-after ELM and IP consultants in EMEA. Career total: 35+ implementations and complex projects.
Frequently asked questions
How is Onit ELM priced?
Onit enterprise legal management is priced on platform and legal spend, with no per-user pricing. Onit does not publish a price list. CLM, legal hold and legal service requests are priced separately, and some customers add Apptitude.
Does Onit charge per user?
No. Onit does not have per-user pricing. The license is based on the platform and the legal spend that runs through it, so adding users does not change it.
How is Onit matter management priced?
Matter management is part of Onit’s enterprise legal management platform, priced on platform and legal spend. Modules such as legal service requests, legal hold and CLM are priced separately.
Are Onit legal service requests, CLM and legal hold priced separately?
Yes. Each is priced as a separate module on top of the enterprise legal management platform. Some customers also add Apptitude to build their own apps and workflows.
What costs sit outside the Onit license?
Implementation is a required one-time cost. Accounts payable and single sign-on integrations are mandatory, with a one-time cost and recurring maintenance. Other integrations, data migration and administration are added as required. Swiftwater, a certified Onit implementation partner, scopes all of it before you sign.
Pricing Onit? Talk to a practitioner before you sign.
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