PM Program Comparison Chart

Clio Amicus Attorney
Time Matters ORION Actionstep Zola Suite MyCase Practice Master Leap
Monthly Price $39.00 NA NA $60.00 $49.00 $39 ($29 staff) NA $129.00
Note Integration with Lexicata. Missing Outlook Calendar Sync. Big red flag for us While not cloud based, with the compliment of Tabs 3, most full featured option on the matrix. Very NJ and NY intensive, focus on Document Assembly and Forms sets.
Cloud Based Yes Not natively, but includes Amicus Anywhere with Mainte-nance No Yes Yes Yes Not natively, but if   using Tabs3 (Platinum) you get Tabs3 connect. Hybrid
Mobile App Yes, iOS and Android Yes Yes, iOS and Android Yes, iOS and Android No – but Tabs3 connect for mobility Yes, iOS and Android
Client Portal Yes, Clio Connect. Can share more than just documents. Yes, but limited to documents. Yes Yes No Yes
Office/Office 365 Integration Yes, for calendar and tasks. No Email integration without 3rd party connector (Click to File) Yes (Calendar) No Task or Contact sync currently. No Outlook calendar   sync, but does inte-grate with email Yes Yes
Dropbox Integration Yes Yes No
Document Assembly Yes, Word and Excel or direct to Adobe Yes, and HotDocs integration Yes, Word and Excel or direct to Adobe Yes Yes
Mail Chimp / Constant Contact Integration Yes with Zapier Integration No, but can export contacts and manually import No No No No
Email templates (auto generate text of emails) Not natively, perhaps with Zapier Yes No No Yes Undetermined without full demo
Contact Customi-zation (To track details like marital status, birthday, size of Estate, etc) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Referral Source Tracking Yes, on the matter level, or with contact customization. Yes Yes, on the matter level, or with contact customi-zation. Yes Yes, by linking referral contact  to matter
Reminder Emails/Texts to Clients for appointments Yes Yes, via email if added to a meeting as an attendee Yes No
Reminder Emails/Texts for Upcoming Seminars Not natively, perhaps with Zapier. Yes, but not fully automated Yes, if there are an attendee of a meeting. Yes, but  not FULLY automated. User has to hit SEND.
E-Sign Engagement Letters Not natively, but with add ins, share through Clio Connect. Can also use RigthSignature, Lexicata. No No No No No
Run workflows / automation on Prospects for Lead Follow Up Yes, if Prospect is set up as a matter (not just a contact). Task templates are for matters, would need Lexicata for contact level workflows. Yes Yes, if Prospect is set up as a matter Yes, if Prospect is set up as a matter Calendar plans, but not automatic. Yes
Categorize Contacts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Save emails to Contacts (Before they have an open matter in your PM program) Not with Click2 File, but with Mail Drop Yes Yes No, just to matters Yes Yes
Schedule auto follow up to Prospects Yes, if Prospect is set up as a Matter. Otherwise, Lexicata. Yes, if Prospect is set up as a Matter. Yes, if Prospect is set up as a Matter. Yes Yes, if in Calendar Plan Yes
Link Appointments to Contacts (not just Matters) Yes, add as invitees through Clio Connect Yes, add as invitees Yes Yes, add as invitees Yes, add as invitees Yes
View Multiple Firm Member Calendars Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Save email to Contacts Yes, with Maildrop Yes Yes No, save to matters Yes Yes, with Maildrop
Save email to Matters Yes, Click 2 Save or mail drop Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Internal instant Messaging Yes Yes Yes No No Yes (Platinum)
Custom Workflows (Series of saved to dos / appointments that apply to matters automatically) Yes – Clio Secure Messages, both firm members and throuhg Clio Connect Yes Yes Yes Yes – Calendar plans (not automatic, have to apply) Yes
Custom Workflows for Contact (i.e. lead and prospect workflows – before a Matter is created) No – must be a matter No – must be a matter No – must be a matter No – must be a matter We think so Yes
Reporting Yes, but specific reporting needs must be identified to determine if the report exists. Built in reports, plus ability to do adhoce reporting using filters. Yes, with very customizable columns. Yes, but specific reporting needs must be identified to determine if the report exists. Built in reports, plus ability to do adhoc reporting using filters. Yes, but specific reporting needs must be identified Yes, but specific reporting needs must be identified to determine if the report exists. Built in reports, plus ability to do adhoce reporting using filters.
Time Entry Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quick Books Integration Yes Yes No, but XERO integration (very limited) No – they have full accounting Yes
Fully Integrated Practice Management and Time Billing & Accounting (i.e, you want 1 program to do it all) No – Missing Full Accounting, but does have time, billing and invoicing, basic bookeeping, and trust accounting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, if using Tabs3 Connect
Conflict Checking Yes Yes Yes, but not great – just uses search feature Yes
Mobile Time Entry Yes, via App Yes, through App Yes, via App Yes, via App Yes, with Tabs3 Connect
Quick Books Integration Yes Yes No No Yes
Timers for time tracking Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto Client / Matter Numbering Yes – configurations possible. Yes No Yes Yes
Security 4 levels of Security, Administrator, etc. No custom security groups. Yes, security (customizable) Yes Yes Yes – more to learn Yes
Full Accounting Included ( no need for Quick Books) No Yes Yes Yes Yes (Tabs3)

 

Smoke Ball Practice Panther
Rocket Matter Firm Central Cosmolex Center Base Other Microsoft Dynamics Lexicata
Monthly Price $99.00 $49.00 $55.00 $40.00 59.00/49 annual $52 or $79, depending on features. $30.00
Note Not scalable for greater than 10 users, limits growth. Big focus on saving docs and email. No Outlook Calendar sync YET – expected to be released at or soon after TechShow Could not secure trial, waiting for response PM features are underde-veloped and TBA is basic. Outlook sync with O365 is in development this would cause me pause. Second demo is scheduled, took 1.5 to get through TBA. Not a PM Program, no matter or cale-ndar concept, no links with Legal PM programs. Not legal specific. Not a PM Program, excellent CRM with linking potential; mail chimp integration, e-signing retainers, and scheduled emails are killer features you won’t get in a PM program, even heavily custom-ized. Ease of moving potential matters into different phases is really nice.
Cloud Based Hybrid, local installation, not supp-orted in Mac OS or Term-inal Server, must use Office 365 and Office 2007 or late Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mobile App Yes, iOS and Android Yes, iOS and Android Yes, iOS and Android Yes, iOS and Android No Yes
Client Portal No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Office/Office 365 Integration Outlook Yes No, In Development Yes Calendar (no To Dos), no contacts Email – Yes, Calendar In Development
Dropbox Integration Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No, but Open API
Document Assembly Yes Yes Yes, with Drafting Assistant by Thomson Reuters No Yes
MailChimp / Constant Contact Integration No No (unless Zapier) No No No No, but Open API
Email templates (auto generate text of emails) Undetermined without full demo Yes No Undetermined without full demo No Yes
Contact Customization (To track details like marital status, birthday, size of  Estate, etc) Undetermined without full demo Yes Yes Undetermined without full demo No Yes
Referral Source Tracking Yes, by link- ing referral contact to matter Yes Undetermined without full demo Yes, by linking referral contact to matter Yes
Reminder Emails / Texts to Clients for appointments Undetermined without full demo Yes, via Email if added to meeting as attendee (ics format) Undetermined without full demo Yes Yes, via email if added to meeting as attendee
Reminder Emails / Texts for Upcoming Seminars Undetermined without full demo Yes, if they are an attendee on meeting. Undetermined without full demo No, unless the seminar is an appt and they are an attendee Yes
E-Sign Engagement Letters No No No No No No
Run workflows / automation on Prospects for Lead Follow Up Yes, if prospect is set up as a matter Yes, if Prospect is set up as a matter Yes, if Prospect is set up as a matter (not just a contact). Yes (Event Chains) Yes
Categorize Contacts Yes, tags Yes Yes Yes Yes
Save emails to Contacts (Before they have an open matter in your PM program) Undetermined without full demo No, must be a matter Undetermined without full demo UNKNOWN Yes
Schedule auto follow up to Prospects Yes, if prospect is set up as a Matter Yes, if prospect is set up as a Matter Yes, if prospect is set up as a Matter Yes, if pros- pect is set up as a Matter Yes
Link Appointments to Contacts (not just Matters) Yes Yes, add as invitees Yes
View Multiple Firm Member Calendars Yes Yes Yes
Save email to Contacts No, must save to matter UNKNOWN Yes
Save email to Matters Yes – either iMap folders or Outlook adding Yes Yes
Internal instant Messaging Yes, conversations No, but in development Yes No
Custom Workflows (Series of saved to dos /appointments that apply to matters automatically) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Custom Workflows for Contact (i.e. lead and prospect workflows – before a Matter is created) Yes No – must be a matter No – must be a matter Yes
Reporting Yes, with very customizable columns. Yes Yes, mostly tied to TBA. Yes, but specific reporting needs must be identified.
Time Entry Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quick Books Integration Yes, QB Online only No Yes
Fully Integrated Practice Management and Time Billing & Accounting (i.e, you want 1 program to do it all) No – Missing Full Accounting, but does have time, billing and invoicing, basic bookkee-ping, and trust accounting Yes Yes
Conflict Checking Yes, but not great Yes, with advanced search but a real conflict search is coming in next release. Yes Yes
Mobile Time Entry Yes, through App Kinda. Must log in with browser on phone, no app. Yes, via App
Quick Books Integration Yes No Yes
Timers for time tracking Yes Yes Yes
Auto Client/ Matter Numbering Yes No Undetermined
Security Yes Yes, user Groups for security (customizable) Yes
Full Accounting Included (no need for Quick Books) No Yes Yes