Casewise is a newer Australian migration practice-management tool. For the same $99/month, LodgeHQ adds a Chrome extension that auto-fills ImmiAccount, a full AI document suite and DHA form generation — with unlimited admin & support staff included free.
No credit card. No setup fees. No per-seat charge for your support team.
Both are made for MARA agents, at the same $99/month. The difference is depth — auto-fill, AI and DHA form generation.
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An honest, line-by-line look at what each platform includes in its base subscription.
| Feature | LodgeHQ | Casewise |
|---|---|---|
| Starting monthly price | $99/agent | $99/mo |
| Support staff included (no per-seat) | Not published | |
| Built specifically for Australian migration agents | ||
| Smart visa questionnaires by subclass | ||
| Client self-serve portal | ||
| Published ImmiAccount auto-fill extension | ||
| DHA form auto-fill (956, 80, 1221 and more) | ||
| AI document extraction (passports, PDFs, images) | ||
| Passport scan auto-populate | ||
| Points test calculator | ||
| Occupation search & visa pathway tools | ||
| Trust accounting | ||
| OMARA compliance tools (file notes, CPD) |
Casewise is a fellow Australian migration tool; rows we mark unavailable simply reflect what we could not find published on their site. If anything is out of date, please let us know and we'll correct it.
Three reasons we hear most often from migration agents who make the move.
Not chatbot gimmicks — real tools that cut hours off every file.
Our Chrome extension — live on the Chrome Web Store — pulls client data straight from LodgeHQ and types it into every ImmiAccount field, across every page, every subclass.
No surprises on your next invoice. $99/mo buys the whole platform.
LodgeHQ was built by Awais Nisar, a practising Registered Migration Agent (MARN 2318017), for his own practice — which is why it fits Australian visa workflows so tightly.
A practical, honest migration path. It's not one-click, but it's straightforward.
Use Casewise's built-in export to pull clients, matters, and contacts to CSV / Excel. Bulk-download any documents you want to bring across.
LodgeHQ accepts CSV imports for clients, contacts, and matters. Map the fields once, preview, and import. Documents are uploaded per matter — you can bulk-drag folders in.
Start lodging new matters in LodgeHQ while keeping Casewise read-only for your in-flight files. Most practices are operating entirely on LodgeHQ within 5–10 days.
Once every active matter is live in LodgeHQ, cancel your old subscription and bank the savings. We're happy to help with the transition — email support@lodgehq.com.au.
We won't pretend this is a one-click migration. It does involve some structured data entry, but most practices complete it in under a week.
Both are Australian-built tools for MARA-registered agents, so the case-management basics overlap. LodgeHQ's depth is the difference: a Chrome extension that auto-fills ImmiAccount across every subclass, DHA form auto-fill (956, 80, 1221 and more), an AI suite for document extraction, drafting and compliance checks, a points test calculator and occupation search — all in the base subscription.
Both are around $99/month, so this isn't about price — it's about what you get for it. LodgeHQ's $99/mo (AUD + GST) covers one registered migration agent, with unlimited admin & support staff included free, and includes ImmiAccount auto-fill, the AI document suite and DHA form generation that Casewise doesn't publish. Each additional registered agent is $99/mo.
Yes. Export your clients, contacts and matters to CSV / Excel and import them into LodgeHQ, which accepts CSV for all three. Documents are uploaded per matter, and our team can help with the import.
Yes — it's purpose-built for MARA-registered agents, with conflict-of-interest detection, consumer guide tracking, file note generation, CPD logging, trust accounting and a full audit trail.
LodgeHQ holds SMB1001:2026 Gold (issued on director attestation), was independently assessed by a Google-authorised CASA lab in July 2026 for the Gmail integration, and is a Microsoft verified publisher. Your records are stored in Australia on AWS Sydney; what leaves, and to whom, is listed in full. How we protect client data →
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