Due Diligence · Commercial Comparison

Diligence as a service, or diligence as a product?

Two ways to add due-diligence capability. One is a platform you license and staff yourself; the other is a tailored, results-based engagement with no fixed cost. Here is how they differ where it matters commercially.

Diligence Monster — as a service

You get the finished work

Scoped per matter, vetted by our research team, delivered ready to drop into the firm's draft.

No up-front or monthly cost.Scoped together and billed by the hour or by project.
Billable through the firm.Charge us out as an extension of your team.
Fully tailored deliverables.Data extraction, disclosure schedules, and review shaped to each matter.
Human-vetted output.Every answer checked before it reaches your draft.
Works within the client's budget.Realistic scoping; pay only for the matters you run.

Platform — as a product

You build the capability

A broader tool licensed in-house that can support due diligence alongside other use cases.

Subscription / license cost.Committed spend regardless of matter volume.
You supply the reviewers.Capability lives in-house; your team runs and checks it.
General-purpose configuration.Broad platform; tailoring to a matter is your effort.
Serves other use cases too.Value spreads beyond diligence if you adopt it widely.
Fixed cost, variable demand.Spend is committed before the work materialises.

Side by side
Dimension	Service — Diligence Monster	Product — platform license
Cost model	Per matter — hourly or fixed project fee	Up-front and/or recurring subscription
Financial commitment	None until a matter is scoped	Committed regardless of usage
Who does the review	Our research team, vetted output	Your in-house team
Billing to end client	Charge us out through the firm	Absorbed as firm overhead
Customisation	Tailored per matter as we learn the client	Self-configured, general-purpose
Deliverable	Finished, disclosure-ready schedule	Tooling; output is your responsibility
Breadth beyond diligence	Focused DD expertise	Broader platform, multiple use cases
Ramp-up	Ready now — no build-out	Adoption, training, staffing