Free, no call, nothing stored

Upload your export. See exactly what moves.

This runs the same engine the migration runs, so these are the real numbers rather than an estimate. Your files are analysed and deleted: nothing is saved, and there is no form to fill in.

Up to 25 files. The ones that matter most are your matters, clients and trust ledger. Document files themselves are not needed here.

Questions

Do you keep my files?
No. The upload is written to a temporary directory, analysed, and deleted in the same operation. Nothing is written to a database and no record of the analysis is kept after you leave the page. If you want us to keep it, send it to us instead.
Is this a real analysis or an estimate?
Real. It runs the same adapters and the same mapping code the migration runs, so the counts here are the counts the migration produces. What it cannot do is resolve relationships between records, because nothing is imported, and it says so in the results rather than in small print.
Which files should I upload?
The CSVs. Your matters, clients, trust ledger, time entries and invoices carry the answer. Document files themselves are not needed: the manifest listing them is.
My system is not in the list. Can you still analyse it?
Choose Generic CSV. You will get a file and column listing rather than a full mapping, because a generic export needs its columns mapped by someone who knows what they mean. That is more useful than applying another system's mapping to your data and reporting confident nonsense.
Where is my data stored?
The application runs on Fly.io in Sydney. Database and backups are hosted on Fly.io Managed high-availability PostgreSQL clusters in Sydney. Documents are stored in Amazon Web Services S3 in Sydney. Document extraction and matter questions run on Amazon Web Services Bedrock in Australia, and reading a scanned document runs in Microsoft Azure's Australia East region. These locations describe the application, document storage, database, backups and document AI services. The trust evidence page at /trust records the scope and dated evidence for each published control.
How much does MatterFirst cost?
Pricing is per workspace rather than per seat, starting at $199 per month for Solo. Each plan includes a set number of users, a monthly AI balance in Australian dollars, the client portal and automations. Extra users are billed only past the included seats. Full plan inclusions are on the pricing page.
Can I get my data out if I leave?
Yes. Your matters, contacts, documents and time records are exportable on request, and there is no lock-in contract. We would rather you were able to leave and chose not to.
Is there a free trial?
Yes, a 14 day guided trial on Solo, Practice or Firm. It is guided rather than self-serve because a practice management system tells you very little until it has your real matters in it, and we would rather help you load them than leave you looking at an empty workspace.
Who builds MatterFirst?
NorthCape Technology, a Melbourne-based software company. MatterFirst is built in Australia for Australian legal practice, with trust accounting and Xero as first-class capabilities. Available through coordinated setup: PEXA, InfoTrack. Coordinated manual setup is arranged with MatterFirst and the provider.
Is MatterFirst suitable for a firm of my size?
It is designed for solo practitioners up to firms of roughly twenty seats. Below that, Solo carries the full platform for one user. Above it, the platform works but you should expect to talk to us about migration and rollout rather than signing up online.