LitArbi and ExhibitManager compared
ExhibitManager by the Swiss company Causasoft is Windows software with a Microsoft Word integration for arbitration and litigation teams. It manages a matter's exhibits, inserts exhibit citations into submissions, numbers and stamps exhibits, and produces bundles and hyperlinked eBriefs. Large teams run it with an application server; ExhibitManager Xpress is a stand-alone edition for sole practitioners.
In short: both are made for arbitration and litigation teams, from a single lawyer to a large firm. LitArbi runs natively on Mac and Windows, and its server runs on the firm's own web hosting. ExhibitManager runs on Windows; its Application Server runs on Windows Server with Azure Active Directory and SQL Server, and it connects to iManage.
Side by side
| Feature | LitArbi | ExhibitManager |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Desktop app for exhibits and citations (Mac, Windows) with a Word add-in; optional self-hosted LitArbi Server | Windows software with Word integration; application server for teams, Xpress edition for sole practitioners |
| Runs on | macOS 14+ and Windows 10/11 apps; LitArbi Web in the browser (with LitArbi Server); iPad & Android after the beta | Windows (desktop app v6: Windows 10/11, Word 2013–2019; Xpress: Windows 7–11, Word 2013 or newer) |
| Where your data is | On the lawyer's computer; shared matters on the firm's own web hosting (LitArbi Server), end-to-end encryption optional | Application server on premises or in the cloud; Xpress keeps its database on the laptop or workstation; the database keeps links — the PDFs stay on a local drive, a network share, SharePoint Online or iManage |
| Pricing | Free in the beta; then Solo €24/month, Firm €20 per lawyer/month (less from 10 lawyers), Server €20 + €8 per user/month (billed yearly, excl. VAT) | Not published (offer on request); EULA: one-year licence term, renewing automatically |
| Exhibit numbering per party | Party series (C-, R-, CL-, CWS-, CER-) or Anlage K 1 / Beilage 1; numbered on first citation or in bulk | Automatic numbering in the firm's style; trial bundle index can include the opponent's exhibits |
| Citing exhibits from Word | Citation pane beside Word on Mac and Windows: pinpoints, full then short form, live fields, renumbering by citation order; LitArbi for Word (beta) cites the same way in Word on the iPad and the web | Inserts exhibit citations into the submission with a mouse click; exhibits renumber automatically |
| Bundles with hyperlinked index | Stamped, paginated hearing bundles with covers and indexes, plus a machine-readable index | Stamped bundles to the tribunal's specifications; fully hyperlinked lists of exhibits |
| Page / Bates numbering | Bundle pagination and Bates stamps | Pagination / Bates numbering of bundles (since version 5, 2016) |
| Hyperlinked submissions | Submission PDF hyperlinked to the cited page or paragraph of each bundled exhibit; hyperlinked e-briefs | Fully hyperlinked PDF eBriefs: citations link to exhibits, transcripts or other submissions |
| Works offline | Yes: matters are stored locally; shared matters keep a full working copy offline | Not stated publicly |
| Team / shared matters | With LitArbi Server: shared matters in sync within seconds, team numbering lock, guests free; notes and markings shared between the team's tablets | Team members share a matter's exhibits and annotations; SharePoint Online for co-counsel and experts |
| Tablet app | LitArbi for iPad & Android, an add-on after the beta: every exhibit offline, presentation on the tribunal screen, hearing clock, markings and notes shared with the team, tappable citations in any PDF, scanned pages searchable on the device, a chronology | No tablet app stated; eBriefs can be read on a computer or an iPad |
| Presenting at the hearing | LitArbi for iPad & Android, after the beta: exhibits on the tribunal screen in the running order, hearing clock, markings and notes shared with the team | Hearing Mode for electronic presentation of evidence (EPE) on the computer: documents shown stamped as in the bundle, with callout tools |
| Interface languages | English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian | Interface languages not listed; templates in several languages; homepage counter shows 10 languages |
For the firm: server, Microsoft 365, security, rollout
| Feature | LitArbi | ExhibitManager |
|---|---|---|
| Server for a team | LitArbi Server on the firm's own web hosting (PHP 8 with MySQL or MariaDB — no Windows Server, no SQL Server licence); LitArbi Web in the browser; administrators, lawyers and guests; activity log; hosted servers in the EU after the beta | Application Server (REST API) on premises or in the cloud; needs Windows Server 2012 R2 or newer and Azure Active Directory; SQLite for about 3–5 concurrent users, beyond that Microsoft SQL Server or Azure SQL Database (SQL Server licences required) |
| Microsoft 365, SharePoint, DMS | LitArbi Server can keep the exhibit files in one SharePoint site of the firm's choice (Microsoft Graph, Sites.Selected: no other site, no mailbox, no OneDrive); citations in Word for Windows and Mac, on the iPad and on the web | SharePoint Online and iManage as document storage (with file size limits); the Word brief can stay in DeskSite / FileSite; Azure Active Directory; Word 2013–2019 on Windows |
| Security | Exhibit files encrypted at rest (XChaCha20-Poly1305); end-to-end encrypted matters on request; two-step sign-in, always for guests; HTTPS only; 30 days to restore; bulk deletions flagged | Not stated publicly |
| Rollout by IT | Windows: MSI packages for x64 and ARM64, Group Policy templates; Mac: signed and notarized, configuration profile (MDM); licences handed out by the server at sign-in; updates automatic, notify-only or off | Pilot customised and implemented in 6–8 weeks; an implementation partner sets up the Application Server and the SharePoint and iManage integrations, usually in about a day; rollout to the team after about a month |
Where LitArbi offers more
- Runs natively on Mac and on Windows, and cites in Word on the iPad and on the web too; ExhibitManager's FAQ names Windows 10 and 11 with Word 2013–2019.
- LitArbi Server runs on ordinary web hosting (PHP and MySQL): no Windows Server, no Azure Active Directory, no SQL Server licence. Every computer keeps a complete working copy of the shared matters, offline too.
- Security published in detail: files encrypted at rest, end-to-end encrypted matters on request, two-step sign-in, 30 days to restore, bulk deletions flagged for the administrators.
- Published prices, monthly or yearly; guests such as co-counsel, experts or the client are free.
- The interface in seven languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Ukrainian.
Where ExhibitManager offers more
- Generative AI assistant “Mike”: flags key evidence and counter-evidence, strengths, weaknesses and inconsistencies across the record, and drafts chronologies and cross-examination outlines.
- Integrates with iManage — the brief can stay in DeskSite / FileSite — and signs in through Azure Active Directory.
- Works with the SCC Arbitration Institute's SCC Platform: an eBrief created there can be downloaded and worked on in ExhibitManager.
How we compared
The facts about ExhibitManager come from Causasoft LLC’s own website, price list and documents as they stood on 16 October 2026; they may have changed since. Tell us about anything outdated through our contact form and we will correct it. ExhibitManager is a trademark of its owner; LitArbi is not affiliated with Causasoft LLC.