What Consultant Plus does

Consultant Plus (КонсультантПлюс) is a privately held Russian legal reference system operator, established in 1997 and domiciled in Moscow as a closed joint-stock company (ЗАО «Консультант Плюс»). The company maintains the largest Russian legal database in the market, comprising 374,082,155 documents covering federal and regional legislation, judicial practice, commentaries, and analytical materials, updated on a daily basis and accessed via desktop application, online portal (login.consultant.ru), and mobile apps. Its product architecture follows a platform-plus-modules model with persona-specific variants for lawyers, accountants, budget organizations, HR specialists, procurement specialists, industry professionals, and managers, augmented by add-ons such as a Contract and Accounting Policy Builder, Calculators, Video.Consultant seminars, Specialized Judicial Practice Search, and Ready-Made Solutions. A free Student sub-brand extends access to law and economics students and faculty.

The business is monetized through subscription-based recurring revenue, with annual billing and individualized pricing calculated per customer based on specialist type, number of users, and configuration; free trial access is available. Distribution is sales-led, combining direct enterprise sales with a Russia-wide network of regional service centers (channel partners) and self-serve online access, targeting a broad B2B customer base of compliance-driven professionals and budget-sector organizations. The company markets through its own portal, email newsletters, and a multi-platform social presence on Russian channels (VK, Telegram, Odnoklassniki, Yandex Zen, Max), and holds an official media registration certificate from the Russian Ministry of Press (Эл №77-6731). Ownership, funding history, and financial figures are not publicly disclosed; the firm operates as an independent private entity with no disclosed parent company or external investment backing.

Name

Consultant Plus

Legal name

Закрытое акционерное общество «Консультант Плюс»

Website

https://consultant.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Consultant Plus (КонсультантПлюс) operates Russia's largest legal reference system, serving lawyers, accountants, HR, procurement, and budget-organization professionals via subscription access to 374 million documents, court practice, and specialized workflow tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Reference Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Legal Services (5411), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Reference (Statutes, Case Law, Practice Guides) (EDAGAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG), Billing, Payments & Subscription Support (BPAAABAC)

Keywords

• Legal reference system
• Regulatory compliance software
• Russian legislation database
• Tax accounting tools
• Court practice analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription: Subscription-based access to the legal reference system with pricing based on number of users, specialization requirements (lawyer, accountant, HR specialist, etc.), and other parameters. Individual pricing calculated for each customer. Trial access available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Consultant Plus sells a subscription-based legal reference information system providing access to a database of over 374 million Russian legal documents including federal and regional legislation, court practice, commentaries, ready-made solutions, and analytical materials. The system is offered in specialized editions for lawyers, accountants, budget organizations, HR specialists, procurement specialists, industry professionals, and executives, with supporting tools such as a Contract Builder, Calculators, Video Seminars, and a mobile application.

Product overview

Consultant Plus (КонсультантПлюс) is a comprehensive Russian legal reference system offering a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core system contains 374,082,155 documents and serves various professional segments including lawyers, accountants, budget organizations, HR specialists, procurement specialists, industry professionals, and executives. The main product variants are tailored for specific user groups: Юристу (For Lawyer) provides legislation and judicial practice analysis; Бухгалтеру (For Accountant) offers ready solutions and tax/accounting guidance; Бюджетной организации serves budget sector professionals. Additional modules include Конструктор договоров и учетной политики (Contract and Accounting Policy Designer), Калькуляторы (Calculators), Видео.Консультант (Video Seminars), Спецпоиск судебной практики (Specialized Judicial Practice Search), and Готовые решения (Ready-Made Solutions). The system also includes sub-brands such as КонсультантПлюс: Студент (Student Program) providing free access to students and educators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Regional Service Centers (Региональные центры сети КонсультантПлюс)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of regional partner organizations across Russia that provide sales, implementation, and support services for Consultant Plus customers in their respective regions. Regional centers receive customer data for service provision.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Westlaw (Thomson Reuters): Westlaw is a leading legal research platform providing access to case law, statutes, and regulatory materials for legal professionals globally. Its subscription model, content depth, and professional user base make it a directly comparable structural analog to Consultant Plus, though in different jurisdictions.
• LexisNexis: LexisNexis is a global legal and regulatory information provider with vast document databases, legal research tools, and analytics. While primarily serving Western markets, its product architecture (subscription access to curated legal databases for professionals) directly parallels Consultant Plus's business model.
• CCH Incorporated (Wolters Kluwer): CCH provides tax, accounting, and audit information services to professionals globally. Its accountant-focused reference content and subscription delivery model are directly comparable to Consultant Plus's Бухгалтеру product line.
• Wolters Kluwer: Wolters Kluwer is a global information services company providing professional content, software, and services for legal, tax, accounting, and healthcare professionals. Its product portfolio across verticals (law, tax, HR, compliance) closely mirrors Consultant Plus's seven-persona specialization strategy.

Direct peers

• Garant (Гарант): Garant is Consultant Plus's primary direct competitor in the Russian legal reference information system market. Both offer subscription-based access to Russian legislation, court practice, and analytical materials, competing head-to-head for lawyers, accountants, and budget organizations across Russia.
• Kodeks (Кодекс): Kodeks is another Russian legal reference system serving legal professionals with legislation, court practice, and regulatory content. It competes with Consultant Plus in the same domestic market with a comparable subscription-based professional information model.
• Pravo.ru (Право.ru): Pravo.ru is a Russian legal information portal offering legislation access, court case databases, and legal news. It serves the same professional legal audience as Consultant Plus with a more digital-native, web-focused delivery model.

Emerging players

• vLex: vLex is an AI-powered legal information platform providing global case law, legislation, and analytics. Its technology-forward approach represents an emerging competitive paradigm that could pressure traditional document-database players like Consultant Plus.
• Casebook (by Casetext): Casebook is a legal research platform leveraging AI to surface relevant case law and statutes. As an AI-native entrant, it represents the emerging competitive model that could disrupt traditional legal reference subscription products.

Regional players

• Система Главбух (Glavbukh): Glavbukh is a Russian accounting and tax reference platform serving accounting professionals with regulatory updates, ready-made solutions, and templates. It directly parallels Consultant Plus's Бухгалтеру product line within the Russian market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/consultant_plus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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