USLege Alternative
USLege alternative with pricing that's actually published.
Book a demo for pricingvspublic, self-serve
USLege markets itself as AI-native but gates its own product behind a demo request, with a pre-recorded video tour instead of live access. Apogee starts self-serve the moment you sign up, no demo required.
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Built on these official sources
Congress.gov
Senate.gov
House.gov
White House
GovInfo
Federal Register
Regulations.gov
FEC
CBO
GAO
Library of Congress
Census BureauEvery answer cites the underlying filing, hearing, or disclosure. No synthesis without a source.
Built on Claude, via Amazon Bedrock. Also plugs into ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot.
Covers Congress and all 50 states plus DC.
See it in action
A real product, not a recorded tour.
No demo call to see it work.
Ask in plain language to research legislation, predict outcomes, and draft deliverables, all easily done in chat.
Choosing a platform
Apogee vs. USLege
| USLege | Apogee | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | Its canonical /pricing page does not publish a subscription number - it directs visitors to request a quote (1-business-day turnaround), despite secondary marketing pages citing $250/mo (one state) or $499/mo (all 50 states plus federal) per seat. | Free to start with no card, no quote request required. Custom coverage gets a price computed from team size and usage, emailed back within minutes rather than a 1-business-day turnaround. |
| Buying motion | Primary CTA across its site is "Book a demo," not self-serve signup. | Self-serve signup, no demo required to start using the product. |
| Distribution | A dashboard/portal-first product, with AI-assistant integration as one feature among many rather than the primary surface. | MCP-native - works inside the AI assistants people already use as the primary way of interacting with the product, not a separate destination app. |
| Hearing-record coverage | Markets 2.4 million hours of transcribed government video, 1.4 million indexed bills, and live searchable hearing transcripts tied to bills across most states. | Does not offer a hearing-video or transcript archive; focused on bill tracking, prediction, research, and drafting. |
What makes Apogee different
Apogee takes a different approach to legislative intelligence. Instead of another platform to learn, your AI assistant gets policy superpowers.
Start in your browser today. Request a quote only if you want one.
Connect to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible assistant, or use the hosted Apogee chat directly, no connection required.
Legislative data flows into your existing AI workflow.
Answers, not a newsroom subscription
Research & Synthesis
Ask the question instead of browsing the coverage.
News synthesis
Draws from Politico, The Hill, Reuters, AP, and more, cross-referenced against the primary filing behind each story.
Standing watches
A folio watches a bill or issue in the background and surfaces what changed. No custom alert to configure.
Plain-language synthesis
Ask a question and get one distilled, cited answer. Not a page to read or a dashboard to search.
Broader than bills and regs
Robust Federal and State Coverage
Every state, every source, always cited.
50 states + DC
Federal and state bill tracking, together.
Legislative and regulatory tracking
Over 1.5 million bills tracked across every state and the federal level, updated daily.
Budget and appropriations
Appropriations bills, cost estimates, and the annual budget cycle, tracked agency by agency.
Bill summaries and text comparisons
Over 3.5 million bill versions tracked, so every change between drafts is visible.
Legislative documents
Over 18,000 legislative documents: CRS reports, CBO cost estimates, committee reports, and more, always cited.
Session timelines and calendars
Chamber sessions and scheduled markups tracked alongside the bills they affect.
Hearing transcripts and markups
An estimated 3,000+ hours of testimony transcribed, linked to the bills under discussion.
Every answer cites the underlying filing, hearing, or disclosure. No synthesis without a source.
Congress.govSenate.govHouse.govWhite HouseGovInfoFederal RegisterRegulations.govFECCBOGAOLibrary of CongressCensus BureauMore than a chat window
Workflow Solutions
Chat is the entry point. Briefings, drafts, memory, and shareable digests are how the work actually gets done.
Briefings
Wake up to what changed overnight.
Distilled briefings on the bills, hearings, and issues being tracked, generated fresh each morning. No dashboard to check, no digest to build by hand.
Learn moreStakeholder engagement
Memos and outreach that start half-written.
Client updates, position memos, and coalition outreach, drafted in chat with cited sources and ready to send. AI writes the draft; a person decides what goes out.
Learn moreContext Memory
Tailored to the work, not generic.
Upload client positions, prior memos, and house style. Every answer factors in what has already been said, no re-explaining each session.
Learn moreShareable Digests
A shareable link for any topic.
Set up a digest on a bill or issue, then share the link with the team. It refreshes on schedule, so everyone reads from the same updated brief.
Learn moreNot just a directory
People & Relationships: 38,000+ Staffers, Federal and State
The people behind the bills, plus a private layer that is yours alone.
Staff directory
Who's the healthcare LA for this office?
Sarah Chen, Legislative Assistant, handles healthcare and labor. Contact and background sourced from LegiStorm and OpenStates.
Roughly 19,000 federal staff, plus state staff in all 50 states and DC - 38,000+ total, matched by the issues they cover
Members
What committees does she sit on, and how has she voted?
Full profile: committee membership, sponsored bills, and voting record, sourced from the official congressional and state legislative record.
Over 20,000 legislators tracked
Your private layer
Who have we talked to on this bill?
Your whip count stands at 6 yes, 2 lean, 3 undecided, built from the calls and notes you logged.
Your private layer is private to your account: never shared, never aggregated, never used for anyone else.
Pricing
Straightforward pricing, whichever sector you're in.
A full legislative-intelligence platform for a fraction of a legacy dashboard.
For government affairs teams, lobbyists, consultancies, and trade associations.
Apogee self-guided free trial
Limited access to the chat client, backed by every official source, with a free trial to start.
Try a demoNo credit card needed
- All 49+ official federal and state data sources
- Apogee chat client, plus MCP for the AI you already use
- Limited Folios, briefings, and live trackers to get started
- Staff directory lookups, with a monthly cap
Request a Quote
A price built around how commercial teams actually use Apogee - team size, usage, and rollout, not a flat per-seat rate.
Plans start at $150 a month, tailored to team size and usage.
- No usage metering for normal workflow
- Priced for your team size and usage, not a fixed seat count
- An optional demo call to walkthrough the full platform
- Customized integration and features for your preferred workflow
- Dedicated onboarding and priority support
Every plan includes all 49+ data sources, the hosted chat client, and an MCP connection to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, or any compatible AI. Teams and Enterprise adds seats, shared memory, SSO, and internal-system integration. Learn about enterprise services
See a real answer before you book anything
Free to start. No sales call. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot, or standalone at apog.ai.