Indian Kanoon

5.9easy start · #16 of 30
in Legal Research Software

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Runs on Android, api, Web.

Indian Kanoon is ranked #16 of 30 in legal research software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, API, Web. There is a free plan.

Indian Kanoon plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free ₹ 0 0 0 0 /year · few Prism credits · 25 court copies per month · 2 query alerts indiankanoon.org · 4 Oct 2026

Pro Not published ₹ 1500 monthly · ₹ 4500 quarterly · ₹ 8000 half-yearly · ₹ 15000 yearly; + 18% GST 100x Free Prism credits · 2GB storage · 1000 court copies · 100 query alerts indiankanoon.org · 4 Oct 2026

Premium Not published ₹ 500 monthly · ₹ 1500 quarterly · ₹ 2700 half-yearly · ₹ 5000 yearly; + 18% GST 20x Free Prism credits · 500MB storage · 250 court copies per month · 25 query alerts indiankanoon.org · 4 Oct 2026

API usage Not published Flat usage based pricing; prepaid Search ₹0.50/request · Original Document ₹0.50/request · Document ₹0.20/request · Document Fragment ₹0.05/request · Document Metainfo ₹0.02/request · Free ₹500 development/test credit; non-commercial use cases can receive ₹10,000 monthly after use-case verification api.indiankanoon.org · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on legal research software

Free plan: Yes
Case law search: Yes
Statute & regulation search: Yes
Legal commentary: Yes
Citation tools: Yes
Jurisdiction coverage: India; Supreme Court; High Courts; tribunals; Delhi and Bengaluru district courts; Union, state, and Union territory laws
Research alerts: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Indian Kanoon provides searchable access to Indian laws and court judgments, linking statutes with cases to help identify relevant clauses and interpretations.
Database: The site says its database contains over 3 crore documents, including court judgments and orders, laws, Lok Sabha debates, and Law Commission reports.
Search tools: Search supports advanced filters for document type, date, title, citation, author, and bench, as well as phrase and Boolean-style operators.
Judgment analysis: For documents longer than five paragraphs, structural analysis segments judgments into categories such as facts, issues, arguments, precedent analysis, reasoning, and conclusion.
Precedent analysis: The site categorizes cited-case discussion as relied on by a party, accepted by court, negatively viewed by court, or having no clear sentiment.
Prism AI: Prism includes tools for database-grounded legal questions, document chat, drafting and review, counterarguments, case outcome predictions, moot simulation, and study assistance.
Document limit: Talk with Doc on IK currently has limited support for documents above 50,000 words.
NoteIK and collaboration: NoteIK supports research topics, annotations, searchable notes, and collaboration with other members.
Alerts: Query Alert Service sends daily alerts when matching legal documents are added and can track new orders citing a specified judgment.
API integration: The API provides search, document, court copy, document fragment, and document metadata endpoints, with Python and Java clients and JSON or XML responses.
API security: API requests can be authenticated with a shared token or public-private key signatures, and duplicate signed messages are rejected to prevent replay use.
Privacy: Prism session data is shared with contracted LLM providers to generate responses, and those providers are obligated to protect it and use it only for that purpose.
Data protection: The privacy policy says Indian Kanoon cannot guarantee absolute security, and it may transfer data outside the user's jurisdiction.
Support: API users with issues are directed to contact the service by email.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Legal Research Software in 2026#16 of 30

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