# USLege vs FastDemocracy | Live Hearing Video + AI > USLege vs FastDemocracy, compared. See coverage, live hearing video, transcripts, and AI access side by side, feature by feature. Canonical: https://www.uslege.ai/vs/fastdemocracy --- USLege vs FastDemocracy # USLege _vs_ FastDemocracy This is what USLege does that FastDemocracy does not. ✓ Largest government archive in the world ✓ AI native ✓ Transparent pricing **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 the contract buyout →](/contract-buyout/) [Book the 3-Minute Demo](/demo) [Ask about the contract buyout](/contract-buyout/) 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](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurauslege/) worked in Washington, DC, and in the states, and saw that gap firsthand. USLege was built state up, then federal. Still under contract with FastDemocracy? ## We'll buy out what's _left_. - Full access to USLege today - Pay nothing until your current contract ends, up to 8 months free - Never pay two vendors at once [See the contract buyout](/contract-buyout/) For teams used to a legacy tool ## Worried about learning something new? _You don't have to._ ✳ ### 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?" ◆ ### Your own AI account manager A real person builds agents for you, tuned to how your team actually works. ∞ ### 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. See it in action ## See what the _platform_ does Platform overview Not quite your seat? [Fastdemocracy alternatives](/alternatives/fastdemocracy) [What is legislative tracking software?](/definitions/legislative-tracking-software) [Associations](/for/associations) [Trade Associations](/for/trade-associations) [Advocacy & Think Tanks](/for/advocacy) [USLege vs BillTrack50](/vs/billtrack50) See the difference in three minutes ## 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](/contract-buyout/). [Book the 3-Minute Demo](/demo) [Ask about the contract buyout](/contract-buyout/)