USLege vs LexisNexis State Net

USLege vs State Net

This is what USLege does that State Net does not.

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

Every hearing, live. Every word, searchable. USLege is the AI-native legislative intelligence platform, built on the largest government archive in the world, including video. State Net is a legislative and regulatory tracking product sold within the broader LexisNexis legal-software suite.

Switching to USLege takes about 30 minutes. Our AI merges your data in, even 15 years of tracked bills, and we buy out whatever's left on your contract. You never start from zero, and you never pay two vendors at once. See how the buyout works →

One job, done deep

USLege specializes. State Net is one module in a larger suite.

USLege does one job and does it deep: legislative hearing intelligence, bill tracking, and a full government affairs suite, built to serve 19 different ICPs. State Net is LexisNexis's legislative and regulatory tracking product, offered alongside the company's broader legal-research and legal-software lines.

Side by side

USLege and State Net, differentiators only

Capability USLege State Net
AI foundationAI-native since 2023, plain-language questions, connect USLege into the AI tools you already useAI features layered onto an existing legislative and regulatory tracking database
Government archiveLargest government archive in the world, including video, 2.4M+ hours and growingDocument and bill-text based, no video archive
Live hearing videoLive, searchable across the vast majority of states, tied to the bill, jumpable to the momentNo live hearing video
Hearing transcriptsFull transcripts across 50 states plus federal, live, searchable to the sentenceNo hearing transcripts tied to video
PricingTransparent and published, so you can see the price before you buyQuote-only enterprise pricing; rates are not published
Contract termsNo multi-year lock-in, easy on and off rampsMulti-year enterprise contracts
SupportYou get your own AI account manager to help build agents for you, plus unlimited team trainingStandard enterprise support tiers
Built AI-native, not layered on

AI-native since 2023, not a tracking database with AI added later

State Net's AI features are layered on top of an existing tracking database. USLege was built AI-native from the start: ask about bills, hearings, and sponsors in plain language and get answers grounded in live data, inside USLege or inside the AI tools your team already uses.

See it, do not just read it

Live hearing video, tied to the bill

State Net provides bill text and regulatory documents. It does not provide hearing video. USLege adds live, searchable hearing video across the vast majority of states, with full transcripts transcribed as the hearing happens.

De-risk your stack

Transparent pricing, no multi-year lock-in

State Net uses quote-only enterprise pricing on multi-year contracts. USLege publishes its pricing so you can see it before you buy, and carries no multi-year lock-in.

Why USLege exists

We started in the states

Every state works like its own country, its own calendar, its own procedure, its own culture in the room. USLege founder Laura Davis worked in Washington and in the states, and saw that gap firsthand. USLege was built to close it, one state at a time, starting with the hearing room itself.

For teams switching from another tool

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

You don't learn an interface

USLege is AI-native. You just ask: "What happened in the Senate hearing this morning?" No new dashboard to memorize.

Your own AI account manager

Every team gets a dedicated AI account manager who builds agents for you, tuned to your bills and your beat.

Unlimited training

Train your whole team, as many times as you need, for as long as you need it.

Support, the USLege way: you get your own AI account manager to help build agents for you, plus unlimited training for the whole team.

Still under contract?

Still under a State Net contract?

Full access to USLege today. Pay nothing until your current contract ends, up to 8 months free. You never pay two vendors at once.

Ask about the contract buyout
Common questions

Switching from State Net

What can USLege do that State Net cannot? +
Live searchable hearing video across the vast majority of states, tied to the bill and jumpable to the moment. Full transcripts across 50 states plus federal, searchable to the sentence. An AI-native foundation you can ask in plain language, and you can put USLege inside the AI you already use.
How does USLege pricing compare to State Net? +
USLege publishes its pricing and carries no multi-year lock-in. State Net uses quote-only enterprise pricing on multi-year contracts; rates are not published, so you negotiate before you can see what you would pay and commit for years.
Does USLege cover regulatory tracking the way State Net does? +
USLege covers live legislative and regulatory data across 50 states plus federal, with AI answers. Deeper forecasting is on our roadmap.
How hard is it to switch, and what about my State Net contract? +
Onboarding takes about 30 minutes, with a dedicated account manager and unlimited training. If you are locked into a State Net contract, ask us about the contract buyout on our buyout page.
Constant development

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See what AI-native legislative intelligence feels like

Watch live hearing video next to the bill, ask questions from live legislative and regulatory data, and read your pricing on the page, with no multi-year lock-in. If you are still under contract with State Net, ask about the contract buyout.