Comparison
PatentAssist vs PatentPal
By Mahish Guru, Co-founder and CEO, PatentAssist.ai
Last updated
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.
PatentAssist does the part PatentPal leaves to you: it writes the claims. Starting from your invention disclosure, it drafts independent and dependent claims, then the description, abstract and drawings, in USPTO, EPO, DPMA or IP India format. PatentPal needs claims a person has already written and generates supporting text and figures from them.
Features and pricing side by side
| Feature | PatentAssist | PatentPal |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Patent attorneys, firms, in-house teams and startups drafting for the USPTO, EPO, DPMA and IP India | Practitioners who write the claims themselves and want the rest of the specification and simple figures generated |
| Drafting formats | 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) | No patent office or drafting format named |
| Delivery | Web app with a dedicated drafting editor and .docx export. Interface in English, German, Spanish and French | Web app; exports to Word, Visio and PowerPoint |
| Starting point | Invention disclosure (autofilled), then claims first | Claims you have already written |
| Figure export | PNG figures, plan as text, .docx specification | Word, Visio and PowerPoint |
| Office action responses | IP India FER responses (Beta); USPTO support in development | Not listed |
| Drawings | Figure plans, reference numerals and rendered patent drawings (Beta), plus figure descriptions | Only flowcharts and block diagrams |
| EU data, GDPR and security | 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 | No GDPR, EU hosting or certification statement found; its privacy policy says patent documents are processed in memory |
| Pricing (as of 26 October 2026) | Published: Lite $29/month, Pro $90/month, every feature on both; Enterprise quoted | Not published on its website |
| Free trial | Self-serve: 7 days, 300 credits, every feature, no sales call | Self-serve free trial |
Full plan details on the PatentAssist pricing page; where data is processed is on the sub-processors page, and how it is protected on the security page.
The verdict
If you want help with the hardest part of the application, the claims, PatentAssist is the better tool. It takes you from disclosure to a complete draft in your office's format, with search and drawings along the way, at a price published on the website.
Where PatentAssist pulls ahead
- Claims included: PatentAssist drafts the claims from your disclosure, then the description. PatentPal takes claims you have written and generates the rest.
- Office formats: PatentAssist drafts to four office formats from one disclosure: USPTO, EPO, DPMA (delivered in German, with German headings) and IP India. PatentPal does not name office-specific formats.
- Public pricing: PatentAssist costs $29 a month (Lite, 300 credits) or $90 a month (Pro, 1,500 credits), with every feature on both plans and a 7-day free trial. PatentPal does not publish prices on its website.
- Drawings: PatentAssist generates figure plans, reference numerals and rendered drawings (Beta). PatentPal generates flowcharts and block diagrams.
- GDPR: PatentAssist runs every AI request on Azure OpenAI in the EU (Sweden Central and Italy North). It covers every account with a GDPR Article 28 DPA, publishes its full sub-processor list and never trains on your content. PatentPal's website has no GDPR or EU hosting statement.
Why teams choose PatentAssist over PatentPal
- You want help with the claims, not just the specification.
- You draft for the USPTO, EPO, DPMA or IP India and want the right format out of the box.
- You want AI patent search and patentability reports in the same workspace.
- You need a GDPR DPA and EU AI processing.
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PatentAssist vs PatentPal: frequently asked questions
Is PatentAssist a good alternative to PatentPal?
Yes, if you want the claims drafted too. PatentAssist writes independent and dependent claims from your disclosure, then the complete application in your office's format. A 7-day free trial with 300 credits and every feature starts at sign-up. No demo, no sales call.
Does PatentPal write claims?
PatentPal's own description is that you input your claims and it generates figures and supporting text. PatentAssist generates the claims from your disclosure before drafting the description.
Which tool fits a European application?
PatentAssist drafts to EPO format and to DPMA format in German. PatentPal does not name office formats, so you would adapt its output yourself.
Can I export to Word?
Yes. PatentAssist exports the specification as .docx in the chosen office's format and the figures as PNG.