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Clio
4.7
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Cloud-based legal practice management software

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Clio Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives

Clio product overview

Price starts from

39

/user

Per month

What is Clio?

Ranked #1, Clio is the leading law practice management software trusted by over 150,000 lawyers and with the most 5-star reviews.

Key benefits of using Clio

Clio offers all you need to run a law practice from intake to invoice, with powerful features to manage cases, clients, documents, bills, appointments, time-tracking, reporting, and accounting.

- Manage every stage of the client journey and convert more prospects with Clio Grow, the CRM designed specifically for law firms.

- Get instant visibility into your firm's financial performance with firmwide and matter dashboards.

- Enable your clients to seamlessly pay legal bills online or in office with Clio Payments.

- Save yourself administrative time by using Clio to manage calendars, documents, tasks, bills, time entries, and more.

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Knowledge Base
Email/Help Desk
Chat
Phone Support
24/7 (Live rep)

Training options

Videos
Live Online
Webinars
In Person
Documentation

Clio pricing information

Value for money

4.6

/5

1.5K

Starting from

39

/user

Per month

Pricing options

Free plan
Subscription
Free trial
Pricing range

Clio features

Functionality

4.5

/5

1.5K

Total features

103

13 categories

Most valued features by users

Activity Dashboard
Third Party Integrations
Reporting & Statistics
API
Reporting/Analytics
Data Import/Export
Alerts/Notifications
Compliance Management

Clio users reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

/5

1.5K

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9.24/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
I love living in one database. It is wonderful that it links with Outlook and can track all data related to a Matter or Contract, including related contacts.
Overall, the best time and billing software out there. I have demo'd several and Clio was the clear winner.
Great support and excellent cloud-based option at a very reasonable price. Glad to see regular improvements and updates, taking user feedback into account.
Cons
I hate when I am asked for instructions on setting up their client portal because I have no instructions to give them.
This is especially clear in light of its competition, Abacus or AbacusNext or AbacusLaw or whatever other evil derivative product they put out there which is all horrible in my experience.
My client started having trouble uploading her documents to me. Assignments went missing, and so deadlines were missed.
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Frank A.

Director

Legal Services, 1-10 employees

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Overall Rating

Found the Software I’ve always wanted

Reviewed 3 years ago

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Frank: My name is Frank. I'm a paralegal and a law student looking to upgrade my license to a lawyer....

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Joshua S.

Attorney

Law Practice, 1-10 employees

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Overall Rating

The best option for our firm

Reviewed 3 years ago

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Josh: My name is Josh, I'm a Founder of a Law Firm in the Legal Industry, and we rate Clio five stars...

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Jonathan S.

Law Practice, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
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  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Clio is the Leader of the Pack

Reviewed 4 years ago

I have been using Clio for about 6 years. It has grown so much in that time. I am very pleased with the direction they have taken the product and I can't wait to see what else they come up with!

Pros

Clio is repeatedly at the top of the charts for available features. Clio is constantly working to improve their service and adding new features and functionality. We have had no problems to speak of. Any issues that we have had have been related to finding a particular option or feature.

Cons

I wish that Clio would support more advanced document generation. At present, it just does mail-merge-type generation. Substituting fields in Clio with a field indicator in a Word doc. I would love to be able to get rid of HotDocs and use Clio instead, but it just can't match what HotDocs can do. The other feature that I wish it supported is the ability for external uses (clients) to fill out forms or data, which can then be stored in Clio.

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Jim P.

Law Practice, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Overall Rating
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Clio Review 2023

Reviewed 6 months ago
Pros

I liked that out of the box, it was very easy to implement and get started. When we first started with Clio, all of our practice management was done via paper and handwritten. Immediately, Clio made it easier to find cases and keep track of all the different matters. I like that we can accept payments and it will automatically close out bills. With the addition of Clio Portals, it makes it much easier to communicate with clients and keep everyone involved on the same page.

Cons

After the out-of-the-box implementation, there is not much to improve our workflows. I would like to see some enhancements that allow users to break from the same workflows and have logic and other efficiency tools for their practice. Not all law firms only practice in one area, and it would be nice to have the ability to have a matter format for a practice area when that practice area is selected....

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Diane R.

Law Practice, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend1/10

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There has to be something better; going downhill for solos

Reviewed 7 years ago

I have been using this since 2012 - at first it fit my needs and was marketed for the solo/small practice firms. It has increasingly become more cumbersome and takes longer to calendar and bill than I would like. The interest feature on the billing can only calculate simple interest. Once you enter the interest formula, there is no way to disconnect it so you are left to manually delete all of the...

Pros

Web based program and cost.

Cons

Rigid, time consuming process. So many things don't work and the process of finding a work around is cumbersome.

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Steve K.

Law Practice, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Clio saved us from MyCase

Reviewed 3 months ago

We love the ability to actively use our contacts to engage new business opportunities. We also feel quite assured that all matters are proceeding accordingly as we are able to monitor them from a high level to ensure substantial progress.

Pros

The best thing about Clio is that they're not MyCase. They are a breath of fresh air. We were engaged in the misery of MyCase when Clio announced an informative dinner in our area. We went and were amazed by the functionality of their software. We were actually a bit aggressive with Clio as we were having such a bad time with MyCase. They managed to keep us calm and in doing so found themselves...

Cons

I haven't found anything I don't like about Clio yet.

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Mathew L.

Law Practice, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Intuitive and Flexible

Reviewed 10 months ago

I am happy with Clio and the support they provide. It's helped keep the firm, as well as our third-party answering service, organized and consistent.

Pros

The ability to integrate other software enable using other software to address aspects of Clio which are good, but not great. As an example, Clio Management's task management is good, but there is not a kanban or gantt feature, but I can easily integrate with Asana, Monday.com, etc.

Cons

Some aspects address needs in a basic manner, but are not as robust as software which is specifically designed for a single purpose. Using the same example as mentioned in the "Pros" - the task management works and can be automated, but it does not have highly specific features such as kanban or gantt.Additionally, the syncing between Clio Grow and Clio Manage could improve. The two do not sync completely - certain items (ex. emails, I believe) do not sync.Lastly, when trying to export specific sets of data, Clio is time-consuming. We had an attorney who left our firm, and providing her the information from her clients required going to each client and selecting "export" for each aspect of the clients' data (such as, emails, documents, contacts, transactions, etc.)

Clio FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Clio offer?

Clio has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $39.00/month
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available


Q. Who are the typical users of Clio?

Clio has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business

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Q. What languages does Clio support?

Clio supports the following languages:
English

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Q. Does Clio support mobile devices?

Clio supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone

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Q. Does Clio offer an API?

Yes, Clio has an API available for use.

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Q. What other apps does Clio integrate with?

Clio integrates with the following applications:
PayPal, RightSignature, Dropbox Business, Zapier, QuickBooks Online Advanced, Box, Microsoft 365, NetDocuments, InvoiceSherpa, Quickbooks Online, Xero, Chrometa

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Q. What level of support does Clio offer?

Clio offers the following support options:
Knowledge Base, Email/Help Desk, Chat, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep)

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