USLege vs FastDemocracy

This is what USLege does that FastDemocracy does not.

✓ Largest government archive in the world ✓ AI native ✓ Transparent pricing

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Built for one job

Built for the record of government, nothing else

USLege specializes in legislative hearing intelligence, bill tracking, and a government affairs suite built for 19 different ICPs.

Side by side

Where USLege and FastDemocracy differ

Differentiators only. Where the two platforms do the same thing, we left the row out. FastDemocracy descriptions are restated from its own published materials.

Capability	USLege	FastDemocracy
Coverage	All 50 states, Congress, and Puerto Rico, plus county, city, school board, and township meetings	All 50 states, Congress, D.C., and Puerto Rico, plus Chicago and Saint Louis City (per FastDemocracy's published coverage FAQ)
Government video archive	Largest transcribed government video archive in the world, 2.4M+ hours, live and archived	Records and stores floor and committee video for tracked hearings, viewable inside its application
Live hearing transcripts	Every hearing transcribed and speaker-identified live, as it happens, across all 50 states plus federal	Transcribes committee and floor proceedings with summaries and clips inside the FastDemocracy application
Works inside your AI tools	Plugs into the AI you already use through USLege Anywhere	AI features described only within the FastDemocracy application, per its published materials
Support	You get your own AI account manager to help build agents for you	Direct human support with its Professional tier; public materials do not reference a dedicated account manager

See it, not just read it

Live hearing video, tied to the bill

USLege pairs live, searchable hearing video with the transcript, tied to the bill and jumpable to the exact moment a member speaks.

Plugs into the AI you already use

Answers inside Claude, ChatGPT, or your own build

FastDemocracy's AI features are described only within its own application, per its published materials. USLege connects the full live legislative dataset to the AI your team already runs. AI-native since 2023, shipping weekly, built by listening to partners.

One platform

Everything in one place, not spread across tools

FastDemocracy is built around bill tracking, alerts, and a transcript tool inside its own application. USLege is a single platform for live hearing video, transcripts, the archive, bill tracking, and an AI-native workspace, federal, all 50 states, and local.

Where we come from

We started in the states

Every state runs like its own country. USLege founder Laura Davis worked in Washington, DC, and in the states, and saw that gap firsthand. USLege was built state up, then federal.

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For teams used to a legacy tool

Worried about learning something new? You don't have to.

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AI-native, not a new interface to learn

You don't learn a new system, you just ask: "What happened in the Senate hearing this morning?"

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Your own AI account manager

A real person builds agents for you, tuned to how your team actually works.

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Unlimited training for the whole team

New hires included, for as long as you're a customer, at no extra cost.

Common questions

Switching from FastDemocracy

What does USLege do that FastDemocracy does not? +

The largest transcribed government video archive in the world, with every hearing transcribed and speaker-identified live as it happens across all 50 states and federal. USLege also plugs into the AI you already use, so answers come straight from the full live legislative dataset, and you get your own AI account manager to help build agents for you.

Does FastDemocracy cover federal? +

Yes. Per FastDemocracy's own published coverage FAQ, it covers all 50 states, Congress, D.C., and Puerto Rico, plus Chicago and Saint Louis City. USLege covers all 50 states, Congress, and Puerto Rico, plus county, city, school board, and township meetings.

How does switching from FastDemocracy work, and what about my contract? +

Switching to USLege takes about 30 minutes. Our AI merges your data in, even 15 years of tracked bills, and if you're still under contract with FastDemocracy we buy out whatever's left, up to 8 months free. You never pay two vendors at once.

How does USLege pricing compare to FastDemocracy? +

USLege's pricing is transparent and published, scoped to the states you track, so you can see the cost before you talk to sales. Ask for a quote to compare directly against your current FastDemocracy plan.

Will I lose my tracked bills if I switch from FastDemocracy? +

No. Your tracked bills, keywords, and saved searches move with you as part of migration, included with every plan, so you never start from zero.

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See what AI-native legislative intelligence feels like at full scale

Watch live hearing video next to the bill, get true 50-state plus federal depth, and ask questions inside the AI you already use. If you're still under contract elsewhere, ask about the contract buyout.

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