same job. new tools.
If you've been using Best Authority for years, you already know how to mark a brief. Veraciting won't ask you to relearn that. This page is the honest version of what changes — and what doesn't — when you switch.
none of them are "Best Authority is bad."
Best Authority is a serious tool that has served the profession well since the 90s. Most people who switch to Veraciting do it for a structural reason — not because they had a fight with the marking engine.
they moved to a Mac.
Best Authority is Windows-only — VSTO-based, so a Mac port isn't simple. Mac-first practices have spent years running it through Parallels or Crossover, or gone without. Veraciting is Mac-native.
their billing changed.
Per-document credits work well at high volume; less so for a solo who files four briefs a quarter and pays $260 in document fees. An annual subscription is easier to budget when you'd rather predict than meter.
they wanted verification.
Best Authority marks; it doesn't verify. v1.5 of Veraciting cross-checks every cite against the source. For lawyers who've been burned by a transposed digit (or are nervous about associate-drafted briefs), this is the reason.
a feature-by-feature read.
The honest version. Best Authority has been at this longer; some features are theirs. We've optimized for different things; some features are ours.
| capability | Best Authority | Veraciting (v1.5) |
|---|---|---|
| marks every authority type | yes | yes |
| idempotent re-marking | yes | yesnamespaced bookmarks |
| native Word TOA insertion | yes | yes |
| Use Passim threshold | yes | yesconfigurable |
| category headers + custom rules | yesdeep customization | yesv1.5 has sensible defaults |
| TOC + cross-reference tools | yes | v3+ roadmap |
| TOA hyperlinking | since 2017 | v2 — court-aware |
| runs on Mac | noWindows-only | yesnative task pane |
| cite verification (hallucination flag) | no | yesv1.5 |
| privacy posture | local install | local install + local verification index |
| pricing | ~$65/doc · bulk credits | $79/year · unlimited |
| firm seats & admin console | yes | v2 |
Best Authority pricing reflects publicly-reported individual-purchase pricing as of 2024. Firm pricing is separate.
they coexist.
You don't have to decide on day one. Best Authority's marks and Veraciting's marks live in different namespaces inside the same .docx file — they don't fight, they don't overwrite, they don't get confused.
When Veraciting scans a brief that already has Best Authority marks, you'll see this in the pane: "6 cite marks aren't ours. Keep both, side-by-side?" The default is yes. You decide if and when to consolidate.
what you'll miss, briefly.
If you switch today and you're a power user, here's the short list of things Best Authority does that Veraciting doesn't (yet) — and what we plan to do about them.
TOA hyperlinking.
Best Authority has had hyperlinked TOAs since 2017. Veraciting plans this for v2, with court-aware defaults built in from day one (Federal Circuit says no on appendix cites; we'll respect that automatically).
firm seats & admin console.
v1 is individual-lawyer focused. Firms can deploy via M365 Admin Center today — but per-user pricing, billing, and seat management arrive with v2.
TOC + cross-reference tools.
Best Authority's TOC tool is mature and feature-rich. We chose to lead with TOA + verification because that's where the leverage is for our audience; broader doc-management tools follow.
deep custom-rule editor.
Best Authority lets advanced users author custom rules for unusual cite forms. v1.5's defaults cover ~98% of cite forms we see; the long-tail editor is on the roadmap. Email us your specific format if it's not covered.
three ways to kick the tires.
try the in-browser demo.
A sample petition, real cite patterns, real verification flags. Doesn't touch your machine.
install the 14-day trial.
Full functionality, no card. Run it on a brief you already filed and compare to Best Authority's output.
ask the founder.
If you're a firm or have a specific concern, schedule a call. We'll show you a scan on a brief you bring.
your next brief, marked and verified.
Install Veraciting. Keep Best Authority installed. Decide after a week.