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Astrid Legal vs Lua Legal

Competitor details last checked October 6, 2026

Lua Legal is built around privilege: its central feature lets the user decide after a meeting whether a record exists at all. Astrid is built around the record: every client call captured, a note in your firm's format held for attorney approval, filed to the case management system, with a client recap. If controlling whether a record is created is your priority, Lua is designed for that. If your firm needs every client call documented and filed, Astrid is designed for that.

At a glance

Feature	Astrid	Lua Legal
Built for	Law firms in any practice area, including plaintiff, family law, criminal defense, civil litigation, estate planning, real estate, corporate and business law, and IP.	Lawyers in general, from solo firms to large firms and in-house teams. Its tagline is privilege-first. No practice area focus stated.
Control over whether a record exists	Firm settings cover recording consent mode, PII redaction and access to privileged calls. A captured call produces a transcript and a draft note.	Its core feature. The user decides after a meeting whether a record exists, with off-the-record and strike controls, four privilege tags and retention rules by tag.
Phone calls	Zoom Phone, plus a dial-in bridge for any carrier.	The attorney merges a Lua phone number onto the call. A 3-second disclaimer plays before recording. Works with any phone system that supports conference calls.
Video meetings	A notetaker bot joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet.	A bot joins Zoom, Teams, Meet and Webex, or a silent join records without a visible bot.
In person and files	Record in person from your phone using the Astrid web app in the phone's browser, with no app to install, or from a computer browser. You can also upload a file.	In person from the desktop app, browser or phone. Desktop app for Mac and Windows. MP3 upload.
Mobile apps	There is no iOS or Android app yet, and both are planned for release before December 2026. Until then Astrid works in the phone's browser, with recording and the call screens built for phones. Some other screens are not yet laid out for small screens.	No native iOS or Android app is stated. On a phone, the attorney calls a Lua number or uses its web app.
Desktop app	A Windows desktop app records without a bot in the meeting. A Mac app is coming.	A desktop app for Mac and Windows, which can also record silently with no bot.
Case management filing	Clio Manage, 8am MyCase, 8am CasePeer, Smokeball and Lawcus.	Its homepage shows logos including Clio, MyCase, Smokeball, Litify and PracticePanther. What each integration does is not described, and its help page says a connection may not map every field.
What is synced to the case management system	Matters are searched live by client name or phone, and the client's contact details are read in. After an attorney approves the note, the note and each follow-up task are filed to the matter, as a Clio phone log, a Smokeball memo, a CasePeer case note, a MyCase note or a Lawcus interaction. A recap the firm sends is filed to the matter too. Task filing to MyCase is not live yet, and filing time entries to Clio and Smokeball is rolling out to select firms.	Notes can be exported to the connected system, or written to it automatically after each meeting. What each integration carries is not described, and its help page says a connection may not map every field and can lose some data.
Attorney approval before a note is final	Drafted in the firm's own note format. An attorney approves it before it becomes the record, and each approval is stored with who approved and when.	An optional Reviewed lock marks a note as reviewed. Filing is described as a manual export or an automatic write. A rule that filing waits for review is not described.
Client recap and time entries	A written recap is drafted for the client and sent by the firm. Drafts a time entry from the call for the attorney to review. Filing it to the case management system is rolling out to select firms.	On its Assistant plan it drafts client emails, time entries and memos. Automatic sending of a client recap is not stated.
AI chat on a matter's calls	Ask Astrid answers questions about one matter or client using only that file's transcripts, approved notes and recaps, and cites the call and timestamp behind each answer. Calls marked privileged are left out for anyone without access. It is available on laptop and tablet screens, not on a phone.	Ask Lua searches across a firm's notes in conversation, per its help pages. Limiting it to one matter is not stated.
Recording consent	The firm sets a recording consent mode, and each call keeps a consent record. Bot-joined meetings play an audible disclosure.	The bot posts a disclaimer, with a default two-party consent notice. Silent join leaves compliance to the user.
Security and training	Your firm's content is not used to train models. No SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification and no independent penetration test yet. The security page says what is and is not in place.	Says it is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified. Says it does not train models on customer data. US hosting, with other regions on request. Trust center documents require an access request.
Price	$40 per person per month billed monthly, or $400 per person per year billed annually, which is 2 months free. 14-day free trial. No per-call or per-minute charges.	Per seat per month, by plan and the share of the firm on Lua. Notetaker $50 to $75, Assistant $75 to $125. 7-day free trial.

What Lua Legal is

Lua Legal Corporation, based in Boston, sells Lua Notetaker and Lua Assistant for lawyers across firm sizes, including solo firms, large firms and in-house teams. We did not find a practice area focus on its site.

For phone calls the attorney merges a Lua number onto the call, and a short disclaimer plays before recording. For video meetings a bot joins Zoom, Teams, Meet and Webex, or a silent join records without a visible bot. It also records in person, has a desktop app for Mac and Windows, and accepts MP3 uploads. Its homepage shows logos for Clio, MyCase, Smokeball, Litify, PracticePanther and others.

When Lua Legal is the better fit

Controlling whether a record of a meeting exists, and when, is your main requirement.
You want privilege tags and retention rules that follow them.
You want a bot-free silent join, or in-person capture from a desktop app.
You want SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications today.

When Astrid is the better fit

Every client call should become a documented record on the matter.
You want the note in your firm's own format, held for attorney approval, then filed to the case management system.
You want a client recap drafted after each call, and a consent record kept for each call.

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Questions to ask any vendor

Can I see it capture a real phone call from my own phone system, not a recorded demo?
What happens to a note before it is filed to the matter or sent to anyone? Who has to approve it?
Which case management systems are live today, and what exactly gets filed to each?
How are recording notice and consent handled for a state that requires every party to agree?
Is my firm's content used to train any model, under what terms, and can that be switched off?
If a record does not exist, what does the firm retain to show that the call took place and was handled properly?
Is there a setting that stops filing to the case management system until a lawyer has marked the note reviewed?

Frequently asked questions

What does privilege-first mean for Lua Legal?

Its site describes controls that let a user decide after a meeting whether a record exists: off-the-record and strike functions, an on-demand mode that creates no transcript unless asked, four privilege tags, and retention rules by tag. Its own help page notes that ephemeral information could create spoliation concerns if litigation is expected.

Does Lua Legal file notes into Clio, MyCase or Smokeball?

Its homepage shows these names among its integrations, and its help pages describe exporting notes or writing them to a system of record. What each integration does is not described, so ask for a demonstration with your own system.

How much does Lua Legal cost?

Its site lists Notetaker at $50 to $75 per seat per month and Assistant at $75 to $125, depending on billing term and the share of the firm's seats on Lua, with a 7-day free trial. Astrid is $40 per person per month billed monthly, or $400 per person per year billed annually.

Where this comes from

This page compares what each company says on its own public website on the date shown above. It is not a hands-on test of the other product, and products change. Where a page says a feature is not stated, that means we did not find it on the vendor's site, not that it does not exist. Confirm current capabilities and pricing with each vendor before you decide.