See how LawAccounting compares to other legal software in the industry
Most firms run matters, documents and accounting in separate systems. LawAccounting is all-in-one legal software that puts them, along with billing and payments, on one platform used by more than 1,000 firms.
Law firm software comparisons
See how we compare to the competition
LawAccounting vs Clio
Cloud practice management software used by many solo and small firms, with accounting sold as a separate product or handled in QuickBooks.
LawAccounting vs MyCase
Practice management software from 8am that includes intake, billing and its own accounting module.
LawAccounting vs PracticePanther
Cloud practice management software for solo and small firms, with trust and operating accounting on its Business Pro plan.
LawAccounting vs QuickBooks
General small-business accounting software that many firms pair with a separate practice management tool.
LawAccounting vs CosmoLex
Practice management software for small and mid-sized firms with trust and business accounting built in.
LawAccounting vs Xero
General cloud accounting software for small businesses, often paired with a legal add-on for trust accounting.
LawAccounting vs Aderant and Elite 3E
Enterprise financial and practice management systems built mainly for large law firms.
LawAccounting vs Tabs3
Long-running legal billing and accounting software, now part of the ProfitSolv group.
LawAccounting vs TrustBooks
Trust accounting software that works alongside QuickBooks, which handles the firm's general accounting.
LawAccounting vs LeanLaw
Legal billing and trust accounting software that runs on top of QuickBooks Online.
LawAccounting vs Soluno
Legal accounting and billing software for law firms.
LawAccounting vs NetSuite
General ERP software from Oracle, used by companies in many industries.
LawAccounting vs Sage Intacct
Cloud financial management software for mid-sized businesses in many industries.
LawAccounting vs FreshBooks
Invoicing and accounting software built for small businesses and freelancers.
How to choose the best law firm software
Compare law firm software on these eight points before you sit through demos.
All-in-one legal software or separate tools
All-in-one legal software keeps matters, documents, billing, payments and accounting on the same records. Count the systems your firm runs today. Each one adds retyping and another report to reconcile.
Practice management software with built-in accounting
Look for a general ledger, accounts payable and financial statements in the same system as your matters. Tools that sync billing to QuickBooks leave you reconciling two sets of books.
Trust accounting software and three-way reconciliation
Trust accounting software should keep separate client and matter ledgers and reconcile the bank balance, trust ledger and client balances in one view. It should also alert you to overdrafts and commingling and produce trust reports for bar audits.
Legal billing and invoicing software
Your billing software should handle hourly, flat-fee, contingency, retainer and hybrid billing. If you bill insurers or corporate clients, check for LEDES 1998B and XML, UTBMS codes and a pre-bill review step.
Legal document management software
Legal document management software should make every file searchable, including scans, and link it to its matter. Check for templates that fill from matter data, built-in e-signature and secure share links.
Online payments for law firms
Clients should be able to pay by card or ACH. Each payment should post to the right client ledger automatically, with trust and operating funds kept separate.
Best law firm software for mid-sized firms
Mid-sized firms need multi-office and multi-entity accounting, profitability by matter, attorney and practice group, and approval workflows for bills and expenses. Test these in the demo, since many tools are built first for solo practices.
Security, support and data migration
Ask every vendor for its security audits, uptime terms, support hours and migration plan in writing. LawAccounting is SOC 2 Type II certified, backed by a 99.9% uptime SLA, and moves firms off QuickBooks and other legacy systems.
Law firm software FAQs
How do I choose law firm software?
Start with where your firm loses time now: retyped data, end-of-month reconciliation, invoices that need fixing by hand. Write down what you can't do without, such as the billing models you use and your state's trust rules. Then ask each vendor to walk through your real workflows in the demo, and get the full cost, including add-ons and migration, in writing.
What is the difference between practice management and case management software?
Case management software tracks individual matters: deadlines, tasks, documents and contacts. Practice management software does that and also runs the business side of the firm, including time, billing, payments, accounting and reporting. LawAccounting covers both in one platform.
Is there a Clio alternative with built-in accounting?
Yes. LawAccounting includes a double-entry general ledger, trust accounting with three-way reconciliation, billing and payments in the same platform as your matters and documents. Firms don't need to run QuickBooks alongside it.
Do I still need QuickBooks if I use Clio or MyCase?
It depends on how the firm is set up. Clio firms often pair it with QuickBooks or add Clio's separate accounting product, and MyCase offers its own accounting module. In LawAccounting, the general ledger, trust accounting, accounts payable and financial statements are part of the platform.
What should all-in-one legal software include?
At a minimum: matters and deadlines, document management with e-signature, time tracking and billing, online payments, trust accounting with three-way reconciliation, a general ledger and reporting by matter, attorney and practice group. If any of these sits in another system, ask how the data moves between them and who fixes it when it doesn't.
Can one system handle matters, documents, billing and trust accounting?
Yes. In LawAccounting, a client payment collected online posts to that client's ledger automatically, and earned fees move from trust to operating with an approval trail. Billing, accounting and the matter record all draw on the same data.
What is the best law firm software for mid-sized firms?
It depends on your practice areas and how you bill. Mid-sized firms should look closely at multi-office and multi-entity accounting, practice-group profitability, approval workflows and LEDES billing. Many tools are designed first for solo and small firms, so test those areas in the demo.
How much does law firm software cost?
Most vendors charge per user per month. The listed price is rarely the full cost, so ask about add-ons for intake, accounting and document automation, payment processing fees, implementation and data migration. LawAccounting's plans are on our pricing page, and implementation and migration are scoped and quoted for each firm.
How hard is it to switch from Clio or MyCase?
Firms looking for a Clio or MyCase alternative usually worry most about migration. The work depends on how much data you're moving and how far back it goes. Our team scopes each migration before you commit, and training is part of the migration work. Ask us which records we can bring over from your current system.
Does practice management software include document management and e-signature?
Some systems include both. Others rely on separate tools such as Dropbox and DocuSign. LawAccounting includes document management with OCR search, templates, built-in e-signature and secure share links, and every document stays linked to its matter.
Can clients pay invoices online through practice management software?
In LawAccounting, yes. Clients pay by card or ACH, and each payment posts to the correct client ledger, with trust and operating funds kept separate. Firms can also set surcharging rules for card payments.
What does it mean for legal software to be built on Salesforce?
LawAccounting runs on Salesforce, so matters, billing and accounting records sit on one platform with Salesforce's permissions and access controls. Firms that already use Salesforce work in a system their team knows.
Make your firm's operations easier to run
Book a demo and we'll walk through a matter from intake to the final invoice, including the trust transfer and the entry in your books.