Comparison
PatentAssist vs Patlytics
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.
Patlytics is an analytics and litigation platform with a drafting module. PatentAssist is a dedicated drafting workspace: it writes claims, specification, abstract and drawings in USPTO, EPO, DPMA or IP India format, processes AI in the EU, and costs from $29 a month with a free trial. Patlytics is sold through demos and processes data in the US.
Features and pricing side by side
| Feature | PatentAssist | Patlytics |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Patent attorneys, firms, in-house teams and startups drafting for the USPTO, EPO, DPMA and IP India | Litigation-side work: infringement and invalidity charts and portfolio analysis |
| 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 named; says "tailored output per jurisdiction" |
| Delivery | Web app with a dedicated drafting editor and .docx export. Interface in English, German, Spanish and French | Web platform |
| Analytics and charts | Search-informed drafting with AI agentic patent search and patentability reports in the workspace, plus free search across USPTO, EPO and IP India | Evidence-of-use, infringement and invalidity charts; portfolio analysis |
| Office action responses | IP India FER responses (Beta); USPTO support in development | Yes: claim amendments and arguments |
| Drawings | Figure plans, reference numerals and rendered patent drawings (Beta), plus figure descriptions | Not listed as an output |
| 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 | 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 (as of 26 October 2026) | Published: Lite $29/month, Pro $90/month, every feature on both; Enterprise quoted | Pricing on request (demo) |
| Free trial | Self-serve: 7 days, 300 credits, every feature, no sales call | Demo |
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
When the job is drafting patent applications, PatentAssist is the better fit. It names the offices it drafts for, generates the drawings, keeps AI processing in the EU and lets you start on a published price today.
Where PatentAssist pulls ahead
- Named office formats: PatentAssist drafts to four office formats from one disclosure: USPTO, EPO, DPMA (delivered in German, with German headings) and IP India. Patlytics names no patent office and says its output is tailored per jurisdiction.
- Drawings: PatentAssist generates figure plans, reference numerals, figure descriptions and drawings (Beta). Patlytics does not list drawing generation.
- AI processing in a named region: 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. Patlytics' security page does not name a hosting region.
- Public pricing and a self-serve trial: 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. Patlytics is sold through demos.
- Focus: every PatentAssist feature serves the draft, from disclosure autofill to the copilot that edits mid-draft.
Why teams choose PatentAssist over Patlytics
- Drafting is the job, and you want named USPTO, EPO, DPMA and IP India formats.
- You want drawings generated with the draft.
- You want to know that AI processing happens in the EU.
- You want a published price and a trial you can start today.
See how PatentAssist drafts in AI patent drafting and generates figures in AI patent drawings, or check prior art first with the free patent search. Comparing more tools? Read the best AI patent drafting tools or the Patlytics alternatives .
PatentAssist vs Patlytics: frequently asked questions
Is PatentAssist a good alternative to Patlytics for drafting?
Yes. PatentAssist is built for drafting: it writes claims, specification, abstract and drawings in USPTO, EPO, DPMA or IP India format, with AI patent search in the same workspace. A 7-day free trial with 300 credits and every feature starts at sign-up. No demo, no sales call.
Does Patlytics generate patent drawings?
Patlytics does not list drawing generation. PatentAssist generates figure plans, reference numerals, figure descriptions and drawings (Beta).
How does pricing compare?
Patlytics is priced on request through a demo. 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.
Where does each tool process data?
Patlytics' security page says it is hosted on secure cloud platforms and lists SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001, but does not name a region. 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.