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Patlytics alternatives
By Mahish Guru, Co-founder and CEO, PatentAssist.ai
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How we compared: we read each vendor's public website and documentation on 26 October 2026 and list only what they state there. PatentAssist facts come from this site. Prices are as published on that date. Disclosure: PatentAssist makes one of the products compared.
Patlytics is strongest on the analytics and litigation side of patent work: evidence-of-use and infringement charts, invalidity and prior art search, and portfolio analysis, with drafting and office action modules alongside. Most people searching for an alternative want something different from that mix, usually a tool built around drafting, with named office formats and drawings, or a price they can see. These six cover the realistic options.
Quick answer
If you need litigation charts, compare Solve Intelligence. If drafting is the job, PatentAssist gives you named office formats, drawings and a published price you can test today. If search drives your work, look at IPRally or XLScout.
Who Patlytics suits
Patlytics suits large law firms and in-house teams whose patent work leans toward litigation, licensing and portfolio decisions, and who want drafting and prosecution in the same platform. It states SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001, says customer data is not used for training, and keeps user history for 90 days.
Why teams look for a Patlytics alternative
- Drafting comes second
- Patlytics' drafting module turns disclosures into draft applications, but the product names no patent office format (it says "tailored output per jurisdiction") and does not list drawing generation. Teams whose main job is drafting want those spelled out.
- Demo-only pricing
- There are no prices on the site; the route in is a demo. Smaller firms and solo practitioners often want to try a tool on a real case first.
- Data location
- Patlytics' security page lists its certifications but does not name a hosting region or offer a residency choice. Teams with EU data requirements look for vendors that publish one.
6 alternatives to Patlytics
1. Solve Intelligence
Best for: Firms that want drafting, prosecution and invalidity, FTO and infringement charts on one platform
Solve Intelligence is the closest match if you want to keep the contentious tools: invalidity, FTO and infringement charts sit next to drafting, office actions and prior art search. Customers choose US or EU processing, and Solve states SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001. It also generates formal drawings and handles Markush claims and sequence listings. Like Patlytics, it is priced through a demo.
Solve Intelligence website PatentAssist vs Solve Intelligence
2. PatentAssist.ai
Best for: Patent attorneys, firms, in-house teams and startups drafting for the USPTO, EPO, DPMA and IP India
PatentAssist is the drafting-first option. It writes claims, description, abstract and drawings (Beta) in named USPTO, EPO, DPMA (German) and IP India formats, with AI patent search and patentability reports alongside, at $29 or $90 a month and a 7-day self-serve trial. It has no infringement or invalidity charts and no portfolio analytics, and its office action support covers Indian FERs only, in beta. On data, PatentAssist runs its AI on Azure OpenAI in EU regions but hosts the app and your files in Azure Central India. It relies on Azure's and AWS's SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications rather than holding its own.
3. IPRally
Best for: Teams already using IPRally search who want drafting in the same app, in several European languages
IPRally makes sense if prior art search is the part of Patlytics you rely on. Its AI search is well established, drafting was added in October 2026 in EPO, USPTO or Global style and eight languages, and it runs on dedicated EU or US cloud environments with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II. Annual per-seat pricing, quoted after a demo.
4. XLScout Drafting LLM
Best for: Teams drafting Japanese or US applications who already use XLScout's prior art tools
XLScout pairs a search and novelty-checking suite with its Drafting LLM, which drafts in US and JP formats and makes flowcharts and block diagrams. Customers can choose US or EU servers, and it states SOC 2 Type II. There is no EP drafting format yet, and prices are on request, with a free trial request on its pricing page.
XLScout Drafting LLM website PatentAssist vs XLScout Drafting LLM
5. DeepIP
Best for: Teams that want to keep drafting inside Microsoft Word
DeepIP works inside Word and covers drafting, office action responses with case-law citations, and prior art, patentability, FTO and invalidity work. Its certification list includes ISO 42001 and § 203 StGB. Pricing is on request and no EU hosting option is stated.
Patlytics and its alternatives side by side
| Tool | Best for | Drafting formats | Word add-in or web app | Data, GDPR and security | Pricing (as of 26 October 2026) | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patlytics (the tool you are replacing) | Litigation-side work: infringement and invalidity charts and portfolio analysis | No patent office named; says "tailored output per jurisdiction" | Web platform | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001; GDPR listed. No hosting region or data residency option published. No training on customer data | Pricing on request (demo) | Demo |
| Solve Intelligence | Firms that want drafting, prosecution and invalidity, FTO and infringement charts on one platform | Drafting page names "USPTO, EPO, PCT and more"; no DPMA or IP India format named | Web app; templates compatible with Microsoft Word | Customer chooses US or EU processing; only US or EU sub-processors. SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 (ISO 42001 in progress). No training on customer data | Pricing on request | Demo; no public free trial found |
| PatentAssist.ai | Patent attorneys, firms, in-house teams and startups drafting for the USPTO, EPO, DPMA and IP India | US (USPTO), EP (EPO), DE (DPMA, delivered in German with German headings) and IN (IP India provisional and complete specifications, with the Form 2 first page) | Web app with a dedicated drafting editor and .docx export. Interface in English, German, Spanish and French | Every AI request runs on Azure OpenAI in the EU (Sweden Central, Italy North); the app and its files are hosted in Azure Central India. A GDPR Article 28 DPA covers every account, the full sub-processor list is public, and your content never trains a model | Published: Lite $29/month, Pro $90/month, every feature on both; Enterprise quoted | Self-serve: 7 days, 300 credits, every feature, no sales call |
| IPRally | Teams already using IPRally search who want drafting in the same app, in several European languages | Global, EPO and USPTO drafting styles; drafts in eight languages, including German, French and Italian | Web app; exports Word and PDF | Dedicated EU and US Google Cloud environments, so data stays in the region you need. ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II. Nothing searched or drafted is used to train a model | Annual per-seat subscription; price on request | Trial on a real case, arranged after a demo |
| XLScout Drafting LLM | Teams drafting Japanese or US applications who already use XLScout's prior art tools | US and JP formats (more announced); no EP format | Web app with a Word-like editor | Choice of US or EU servers; GDPR compliant; SOC 2 Type II. No training on customer data | Pricing on request | Free trial on request (form) and demo |
| DeepIP | Teams that want to keep drafting inside Microsoft Word | Drafting page names USPTO, EPO and PCT; a homepage FAQ on formal requirements also lists DPMA, IPO, JPO, CNIPA, KIPO, UKIPO and others | Microsoft Word add-in, plus Outlook, docketing integrations and an API | Lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, GDPR and German § 203 StGB. No retention or training on client data. No EU hosting option stated | Pricing on request | Free trial on request (form, work email) |
| IP Author | USPTO and EPO filers who want drafting and office action responses on a published annual price | "Support for USPTO and EPO available for now" (pricing page); its drafting page says PCT-specific drafting is not supported | Web app; search, FTO and office action analysis also inside ChatGPT and Claude (drafting stays in the web app) | EU customers' data stored and processed in EU AWS regions; SOC 2 Type II; zero-training guarantee | $4,800/year per tool; $9,590/year for drafting + office actions; 12-month term | 14 days |
PatentAssist publishes this guide and is one of the options. Details of other tools come from their own websites, checked 26 October 2026. Prices in US dollars as each vendor publishes them; "Pricing on request" means no price is public. Certifications and data locations are as each vendor states them, so ask for the certificate or DPA before you rely on it.
Where PatentAssist fits, and where it does not
PatentAssist is strongest when you draft for more than one office. One disclosure becomes a USPTO, EPO, DPMA (in German) or IP India application, with the claims written first and drawings and AI patent search in the same workspace. AI processing runs in Azure EU regions under a GDPR DPA, and prices in US dollars are on the website. It is not a litigation analytics tool, it is not a Word add-in, and it does not draft US or European office action responses. Its app and files are hosted in Azure Central India, as the sub-processor list shows, and the security page sets out what it is and is not certified for.
Comparing the whole market? Read the best AI patent drafting tools or the side-by-side comparisons. Checking prior art first? Try the free patent search or see the best patent search software.
Patlytics alternatives: frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Patlytics?
For infringement and invalidity charts alongside drafting, Solve Intelligence. For drafting with named USPTO, EPO, DPMA and IP India formats and drawings, PatentAssist. For search-led work, IPRally or XLScout. For published prices with USPTO and EPO office actions, IP Author.
Does Patlytics publish its pricing?
No. Patlytics is sold through demos. PatentAssist, IP Author, ClaimMaster and Patent Bots publish prices.
Does Patlytics generate patent drawings?
Patlytics does not list drawing generation; it accepts images as input. Solve Intelligence and PatentAssist (Beta) generate drawings, and IP Author and XLScout generate flowcharts and block diagrams.
Which alternatives let me keep data in the EU?
Solve Intelligence and IPRally offer EU processing or hosting, XLScout offers EU servers and IP Author stores EU customers' data in EU AWS regions. PatentAssist runs its AI on Azure OpenAI in EU regions but hosts the app and your files in Azure Central India. It relies on Azure's and AWS's SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications rather than holding its own.
Is there a Patlytics alternative I can try without a demo?
PatentAssist has a self-serve 7-day trial with 300 credits and IP Author a 14-day trial. Solve Intelligence and IPRally start with a demo, and DeepIP and XLScout take trial requests through a form.