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Astrid Legal vs VXT

Competitor details last checked October 6, 2026

VXT is a legal phone system plus a bot-free desktop notetaker for meetings, and it files notes and time entries to a long list of legal software. Astrid works with the phone system you already have, and drafts a note in your firm's format that an attorney approves before it becomes the record. If you want to replace your phone system with one built for law firms, VXT is built for that. If you want to keep your phone system and add a documented, approved record of client calls, that is Astrid.

At a glance

Feature	Astrid	VXT
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.	Law firms and accounting firms. A phone system for lawyers plus an AI notetaker.
Phone system	You keep your phone system. Astrid captures Zoom Phone calls, plus a dial-in bridge for any carrier.	Calls are captured through VXT Phone, its own cloud phone system, so numbers are ported to VXT. We did not find a way described to capture calls on a phone system you already use.
Video meetings	A notetaker bot joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet.	VXT Meet records from the desktop app on Windows and macOS, with no bot in the meeting. Not available on web or mobile.
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 recording from the desktop app, started manually. Upload of audio files is not stated.
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.	VXT Phone has iOS and Android apps for calls. VXT Meet is not available on web or mobile.
Desktop app	A Windows desktop app records without a bot in the meeting. A Mac app is coming.	VXT Meet is a desktop app for Windows and macOS with no bot in the meeting. VXT Phone also has desktop apps.
Case management filing	Clio Manage, 8am MyCase, 8am CasePeer, Smokeball and Lawcus.	Its site lists Clio, MyCase, Smokeball, PracticePanther, Filevine, iManage, LEAP, Actionstep, NetDocuments, Lawmatics, Lawcus and others. Depth varies by system. CasePeer is not listed.
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.	Varies by system. Clio: time entries, communication records, summaries, SMS and contacts. MyCase: notes, time entries and contacts, with API limits it lists. Smokeball: tasks, memos or documents, SMS and voicemail. Filevine: notes, SMS and transcripts. Transcripts are not saved to integrations by default.
Notes in your firm's format	Note templates are set by the firm, by call type.	Admins write the summary prompt, and call tags can carry their own prompts. No named template library found.
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.	After a call a dialog lets the user pick the matter, edit the notes and the time entry, and save. Whether notes can be filed with no review step is not stated.
Client recap	A written recap is drafted for the client and sent by the firm.	Drafts follow-up emails that the user reviews and sends. They are not sent automatically.
Time entries	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.	Creates a time entry for each call and meeting, which the user can edit before saving.
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.	No chat over calls found on its public pages. Its blog suggests using a case management system's own AI assistant on the transcripts VXT saves there.
Recording consent	The firm sets a recording consent mode, and each call keeps a consent record. Bot-joined meetings play an audible disclosure.	On VXT Phone, a recording announcement can be switched on and recording can be enforced. For Meet, which has no bot, an automatic disclosure to participants is not stated, and it recommends asking permission.
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.	Its own comparison page says it has none of HIPAA, SOC 2 or ISO 27001. It lists an independent penetration test, most recently in 2025. Its product pages say third-party AI vendors may not train on customer data, and its privacy policy also reserves its own use to improve its AI features. Retention is indefinite while the account is active.
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.	Phone and Meet are each $45 per user per month billed annually, or $60 billed monthly, plus $5 per month for each phone number. Whether the two can be bought as a bundle is not stated.

What VXT is

VXT Ltd is based in Christchurch, New Zealand, and sells VXT Phone, VXT Team and VXT Meet, mainly to law firms and also to accounting firms. VXT Phone is a cloud phone system for lawyers with desktop and mobile apps, and calls are recorded through it, so using it means porting your numbers to VXT. VXT Meet is the AI notetaker for meetings.

VXT Meet records the computer's microphone and system audio from a desktop app for Windows and macOS. It does not join a meeting as a bot, and its support page says it is not available on web or mobile. After a call or meeting, VXT saves a note and a time entry to the firm's legal software, and drafts a follow-up email that the user reviews and sends.

When VXT is the better fit

You want to replace your phone system with one built for law firms, with calls, texts and notes in one place.
You want a bot-free desktop recorder for meetings, with a time entry created for each one.
You use a system Astrid does not support, such as Filevine, LEAP, Actionstep, iManage or NetDocuments, and you need it covered.
You want an independent penetration test already in place.

When Astrid is the better fit

You want to keep your current phone system and not port numbers.
You use CasePeer, which is not on VXT's list of integrations.
You want every note held for an attorney to approve, with the approval recorded, before it becomes the record.
You want to record meetings from a notetaker bot or a phone browser, not only from a desktop app.

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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?
Can I use VXT Meet without moving my phone numbers to VXT Phone?
For each system I use, does it receive the note, the time entry, or both?

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to switch phone systems to use VXT?

To record calls with VXT Phone, yes. Calls go through VXT's own phone system and numbers are ported to it. VXT Meet is sold separately for meetings and runs from a desktop app. VXT does not say whether Meet can be used without Phone, so ask. Astrid works with the phone system you already have.

Does VXT have SOC 2?

VXT's own comparison page says VXT has none of HIPAA, SOC 2 or ISO 27001. Astrid also holds no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification yet. Both companies' security pages say what is in place, and neither replaces your own review.

Does VXT support CasePeer?

We did not find CasePeer on VXT's list of integrations. Astrid files to 8am CasePeer.

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.