Side by side
Passport and TyMetrix 360, side by side.
Based on our practitioners’ point of view, what we are hearing in the market, and what each vendor has stated.
| Area | Passport | TyMetrix 360 |
|---|---|---|
| How Wolters Kluwer describes it | Highly configurable with open integration: toolkits to configure and extend it, and a connector library. | SaaS-based enterprise legal management for legal spend management, legal matter management and claims defense. |
| Deployment | On-premise or dedicated hosted. | SaaS, with hosting and IT maintenance included. |
| Matter and spend | Matter management, spend management and claims defense. | Matter management, spend management and claims defense. |
| Billing compliance | A rules engine that catches billing errors and enforces outside counsel guidelines. | Automated billing compliance and invoice review. |
| AI | Expert AI-powered matter summarization. | AI-powered matter summarization within workflows. |
| Analytics | Reporting and business intelligence, with LegalVIEW Analytics. | Microsoft Power BI analytics and global benchmarking. |
| Microsoft Office | ELM Companion for Office: Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. | Microsoft Office integration. |
| Law firms | Collaboration Portal for budgets, timekeeper rates, accruals, matters and documents. | Law firm e-billing, with onboarding by Wolters Kluwer. |
| Implementation | Configured for complex requirements. | “Built for fast, streamlined implementations”, per Wolters Kluwer. |
| Pricing model | By user, modules and spend. | By user, modules and spend. |
More information at Wolters Kluwer: Passport, TyMetrix 360 and deployment options. Pricing model from our professionals’ implementation experience.
Beyond the platform
LegalVIEW, BillAnalyzer and LegalCollaborator.
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LegalVIEW
Benchmark data and dashboards built from invoice-backed legal spend.
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LegalVIEW BillAnalyzer
AI plus expert bill review, offered as a Data Service and an Expert Service.
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LegalCollaborator
Engagement and competitive bidding with law firms, integrated with Passport and TyMetrix 360.
Fit
Passport or TyMetrix 360.
Wolters Kluwer lets clients use the two together. These are tendencies; readiness and fit are confirmed on your own processes.
Passport tends to fit when
You need a highly configurable platform, want to extend it with your own modules and integrations, need on-premise or dedicated hosting, or run insurance claims defense at scale.
TyMetrix 360 tends to fit when
You want SaaS with hosting included, a faster implementation, and e-billing and matter management with Power BI analytics out of the box.
Brightflag
Where Brightflag fits.
Wolters Kluwer acquired Brightflag in June 2025, citing mid-size corporations in the US and Europe. Brightflag is a separate platform, best known for its e-billing: see Brightflag evaluation.
Our Wolters Kluwer work
Our Wolters Kluwer work.
Hassan El Asraoui and Imran Jaswal have delivered some of the largest TyMetrix 360 implementations, and Roger Jarman worked at Wolters Kluwer before joining Swiftwater. Our professionals implement, migrate and support Passport and TyMetrix 360, including moves between them and to or from other platforms, with the change management, adoption and training that make them stick.
One team
One team from evaluation to adoption.
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Process and change
Process design, change management and adoption, so the platform changes how the department actually works.
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Testing, documentation, training
Our professionals test the configuration, document it, and adapt the training to your team, your approvers and your law firms.
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Configuration by our professionals
Our professionals do the configuration themselves, so there is no need to hire two different teams.
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Across platforms
Our professionals work across Mitratech, Onit, Wolters Kluwer, Thomson Reuters and others, so the advice is not tied to one vendor.
How we help
How we help.
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Evaluate
Passport or TyMetrix 360, scored on your own scenarios against the alternatives.
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Implement and migrate
Design, configuration, data migration and integrations, including moves between Passport and TyMetrix 360.
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Support and adopt
Administration, support, change management and training after go-live.
Who you work with
The practitioners who run it with you.
Hassan El Asraoui
CEO & Co-Founder
30+ years guiding global clients on technology, strategy and transformation, previously at AT&T, PwC, Huron, Tregin and Kroll. With Imran Jaswal, has delivered some of the largest TyMetrix 360 implementations.
Imran Jaswal
President & Co-Founder
A 25-year track record serving major organizations on transformation and strategic initiatives, as a lawyer turned transformation executive. With Hassan El Asraoui, has delivered some of the largest TyMetrix 360 implementations.
Danish Butt
Managing Director
20+ years as a trusted advisor to chief legal officers on ELM, eBilling and outside counsel optimization, with earlier roles at Mitratech, Morae Global and Huron Legal. Has delivered some of the largest global matter management and eBilling ELM implementations.
Roger Jarman
EMEA Leader
Worked at Wolters Kluwer before joining Swiftwater, and earlier at Kroll. A domain expert with 35+ years across ELM, IP management and ERP, who leads Swiftwater’s EMEA practice. Also Onit Level 4 certified. Career total: 35+ implementations and complex projects.
Frequently asked questions
Should we choose Passport or TyMetrix 360?
It depends on fit. Passport suits departments that need a highly configurable platform and on-premise or dedicated hosting; TyMetrix 360 suits departments that want SaaS, a faster implementation and analytics out of the box. Wolters Kluwer lets clients use both, and our professionals confirm readiness and fit first.
Is TyMetrix 360 cloud-based?
Yes. Wolters Kluwer delivers TyMetrix 360 as SaaS, with hosting and IT maintenance included. Passport is deployed on-premise or dedicated hosted.
How are Passport and TyMetrix 360 priced?
Both are priced by user, modules and spend, and quoted per customer. One-time costs cover design, configuration, data migration, integrations, testing and training.
What is LegalVIEW BillAnalyzer?
Wolters Kluwer’s bill review offering, which combines AI with expert review and is available as a Data Service or an Expert Service. It works alongside Passport and TyMetrix 360.
Can you migrate from Passport or TyMetrix 360?
Yes. Our professionals implement, migrate and support both, including moves between Passport and TyMetrix 360 and to or from other enterprise legal management platforms.
Evaluating Passport or TyMetrix 360? Talk to the team that has delivered them.
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Also relevant: ELM Software Guide, How to Evaluate Legal Spend Software, Legal Spend Management, Bill Review Services