Planet Depos

What Planet Depos does

Planet Depos, LLC is an independently-owned provider of court reporting, legal videography, and AI-powered litigation technology services, headquartered in Washington, D.C. with operational mailing offices in Rockville, Maryland, and a delivery footprint spanning 55+ countries. The company serves law firms of all sizes, corporate legal departments, and government/regulatory bodies, with a customer base exceeding 22,000 law firms and 250,000+ proceedings covered. Its service portfolio centers on the Planet Pro Suite — a proprietary litigation technology platform that includes Planet Stream (AI-generated real-time transcription streamed to attorneys' devices), Planet Draft (24-hour audio-synced rough drafts), Planet Sync (synchronized transcript playback), Planet Summary (AI-generated summaries), and the Planet 5 delivery standard, which compresses final certified transcript turnaround to 5 business days versus the industry standard of 10. Supporting offerings include legal videography, remote proceedings (up to 500 participants), international depositions, trial services, conference room rentals, document hosting, interpretation, transcription, and certified translation.

The company's delivery model combines 140 in-house Planet Pro deposition officers with a network of more than 2,500 independent contractor court reporters, videographers, interpreters, and remote technicians. In-house officers are trained through the proprietary C.O.R.E. (Comprehensive Ongoing Reporter Education) Academy — requiring 1,000+ hours of cross-training across deposition officer, videographer, and remote technician roles — with 90% holding the AAERT Certified Electronic Reporter (CER) credential. Pricing is quote-based and per-proceeding, billed pay-as-you-go with no public price list; expedited delivery rates apply. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via dedicated account executives and 24/7/365 operations specialists, complemented by a self-serve online scheduling portal and a client portal at planetdepos.reporterbase.com. Revenue model is predominantly professional services with a recurring subscription component for the remote proceedings platform.

Planet Depos positions itself on data security (U.S.-based servers, SSO/MFA, complete segregation from third-party AI models, 24/7/365 monitoring, penetration testing) and on talent pipeline investments through the Planet Institute mentorship program for new court reporters. The company operates with no disclosed parent, institutional investors, or public listing, and no mergers, acquisitions, or funding rounds are recorded in the available materials.

Name

Planet Depos

Legal name

Planet Depos, LLC

Website

https://planetdepos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Planet Depos is an independently-owned provider of court reporting, legal videography, and AI-powered litigation technology serving 22,000+ law firms and corporate legal departments across 55+ countries, combining 140 in-house Planet Pro deposition officers with a 2,500+ independent contractor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Court Reporting Services: Traditional stenographic court reporting, digital reporting, and voice writing services for depositions, hearings, trials, and arbitrations. Services provided by certified court reporters and Planet Pro deposition officers.
2. Litigation Technology: AI-powered transcription, real-time streaming, draft transcripts, video synchronization, and AI-generated summaries as part of the Planet Pro technology suite.
3. Legal Videography: Professional legal video services including high-definition video, multimedia deposition displays, and synchronized transcript streaming.
4. Remote Proceedings: Integrated platform supporting remote depositions with up to 500 participants, technician-operated or self-managed exhibits, HD video, and crystal-clear audio.
5. International Depositions: Global scheduling, local court reporters, videographers, interpreters, and venue coordination for international legal proceedings.
6. Additional Services: Conference rooms, interpretation in any language, transcription, translation, document hosting, and trial services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Planet Depos provides certified court reporting, AI-powered litigation technology (Planet Pro Suite), legal videography, remote deposition proceedings, and international deposition coordination to law firms and corporate legal departments across 55+ countries. Its offerings span depositions, hearings, trials, arbitrations, and related litigation support, delivered through 140 in-house Planet Pro deposition officers and a network of 2,500+ certified independent contractors.

Product overview

Planet Depos operates a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the Planet Pro Suite, which integrates its core reporting and litigation technology services. The primary offerings are Court Reporting and Litigation Technology (including AI-powered Planet Stream for real-time transcription, Planet Draft for 24-hour rough drafts, Planet Summary for AI-generated summaries, and Planet Sync for synchronized transcripts), Legal Videography, Remote Proceedings, International Depositions, and Trial Services. Supporting modules include Conference Rooms, Document Hosting, Interpretation, Transcription, and Translation. The company also maintains the Planet Institute mentorship program for court reporters and the C.O.R.E. Training Academy for internal professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Court Reporting Traditional, digital, and voice-writing court reporting services delivered by certified professional court reporters and Planet Pro deposition officers for depositions, hearings, trials, and arbitrations, with 24/7/365 access to live operations specialists.
• Litigation Technology AI-powered litigation technology suite providing real-time transcriptions, next-day audio-synced transcripts, AI-generated summaries, and proprietary AI with complete data segregation from third-party AI models.
• Legal Videography

Quantifiable outcome

• Planet 5 delivery standard cuts industry-standard 10 business days turnaround in half
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature9 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Veritext Legal Solutions: Veritext is the largest U.S. court reporting and deposition services provider, offering nationwide court reporting, legal videography, remote depositions, and litigation technology. It is the closest direct competitor to Planet Depos and the clear market leader by volume and reach.
• Esquire Deposition Solutions: Esquire is a major U.S. court reporting and litigation support firm offering deposition services, court reporting, legal videography, and trial support to law firms and corporate counsel. Directly comparable in service breadth and customer base.
• U.S. Legal Support: U.S. Legal Support provides court reporting, record retrieval, transcription, interpreting, and litigation support services nationwide. Comparable as a full-service deposition and litigation support competitor with similar customer segments.
• Magna Legal Services: Magna Legal Services offers court reporting, legal videography, record retrieval, and trial support to law firms and corporate legal departments across the U.S. A direct peer in deposition services and litigation support.
• Lexitas: Lexitas provides court reporting, record retrieval, legal process outsourcing, and litigation support services to law firms and insurance carriers. A PE-backed competitor with comparable service offerings and enterprise customer focus.

Broad incumbents

• Epiq: Epiq is a broader legal services and technology provider offering e-discovery, document review, managed services, and class action administration. Overlaps with Planet Depos in litigation support and deposition-adjacent services but operates a much wider portfolio.

Emerging players

• Stenograph (ProCat): Stenograph is a long-standing provider of stenographic equipment, software, and realtime writing technology to court reporters, with adjacent transcription services. Comparable as a technology-and-services enabler in the court reporting ecosystem.
• Rev: Rev is an AI- and human-powered transcription, captioning, and audio description provider serving legal, media, and enterprise customers. Partial overlap with Planet Depos's AI transcription capabilities and a credible long-term competitive threat on commoditized transcription services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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