WIDEN AI is an Australian-built AI layer for email, leads and intake, starting at $299/month. LodgeHQ delivers the same AI advantage inside a complete case-management platform — matters, ImmiAccount auto-fill, trust accounting, billing and lodgement — for a flat $99/month, about a third of the price.
No credit card. No setup fees. No per-user charges.
WIDEN AI bolts AI onto your inbox. LodgeHQ builds AI into the whole matter lifecycle.
WIDEN AI
LodgeHQ
Total savings
Save ~$2,400+/year
WIDEN AI from $299/mo vs LodgeHQ $99/mo flat ($200/mo × 12). Based on WIDEN AI's published starting price.
An honest, line-by-line look at what each platform includes in its base subscription.
| Feature | LodgeHQ | WIDEN AI |
|---|---|---|
| Starting monthly price | $99 flat | $299+/mo |
| AI lead qualification & intake | ||
| AI email drafting | ||
| Full matter / case management | ||
| ImmiAccount auto-fill across every subclass | ||
| DHA form auto-fill (956, 80, 1221 and more) | ||
| AI document review & extraction | ||
| AI refusal-risk analysis | ||
| Smart visa questionnaires by subclass | ||
| Client self-serve portal | ||
| Trust accounting | ||
| Time tracking & billing | ||
| Built-in e-signatures | ||
| OMARA compliance tools (file notes, CPD) | ||
| Unlimited users included |
WIDEN AI and LodgeHQ overlap on AI intake and email; rows marked unavailable reflect WIDEN AI's focus as an intake/AI layer rather than a full practice-management system, based on its public materials. Tell us if anything has changed.
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.
A practical, honest migration path. It's not one-click, but it's straightforward.
Use WIDEN AI'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 WIDEN AI 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 [email protected].
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.
WIDEN AI is positioned as an AI layer for email, lead qualification and client intake — strong at the top of the funnel. It isn't a full case-management, matter and trust-accounting platform. LodgeHQ covers intake and the entire matter lifecycle through to lodgement, with the AI built in.
Because the AI is most valuable when it sits on top of your whole practice, not just your inbox. In LodgeHQ the same AI reviews documents, extracts data into the matter, drafts file notes and submissions, and flags refusal risk — and the client data flows straight into ImmiAccount via the auto-fill extension. It's one platform rather than an add-on alongside your existing case manager.
WIDEN AI starts at around $299/month for its AI email and intake layer. LodgeHQ is $99/mo (AUD + GST) flat for the whole firm — unlimited users, every feature included, no setup or per-user fees — so you pay roughly a third of the price and get a full platform, not just intake.
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