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QuickBooks Online vs Actionstep Legal Accounting Comparison (2026)

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Actionstep Legal Accounting

Overview

QuickBooks Online offers accounting with financial dashboards, invoice creation, online payment acceptance, expenses tracking, payroll & more.

Actionstep Legal Accounting is a cloud-based financial management solution for midsize law firms. Manage legal accounting, trust accounts, time tracking, billing, payments, and financial reporting in one platform with built-in financial controls and integrations.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

38

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

99

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.3

8.5K

5

4

3

2

1

4.8K

2.5K

724

197

275

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
73%
would recommend this app

4.5

104

5

4

3

2

1

64

33

2

4

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
81%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I like it’s financial reporting since with it we can get solid library of built in reports plus real time dashboards that makes it easy to track profit,expenses and cashflow without the need of our accountant.”
NB

Nerisha B.

Senior Bookkeeper

“The software generates reports with their famous features to trap a budget with income and expenses account, provide timely bills to customers.”
AB

Andrew B.

Managing Partner

“It's user-friendly, reliable, and makes managing accounting tasks such as invoicing, expense tracking, bank reconciliation, and financial reporting much more efficient. While there are occasional issues with customer support and pricing, it has been a valuable tool for managing our business finances.”
RW

Rachel W.

Accounting

Pros

“Overall the customer service, look and functionality and just overall experience has been the best I have had from the like 8+ legal accounting software out there.”
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Holly P.

Partner

“That said, that WILL be changing soon via thier partnership with Actionstep.”
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Holly P.

Partner

“I also like that it allows me to see my productivity level and allows me to compare my dockets for the existing month to my past dockets.”
SA

Shida A.

Lawyer

Cons

“My account was suspended due to an expired credit card. When I tried to log in to update my billing and proactively downgrade my subscription from their expensive tier to a $410/year plan, the system locked me out and refused to let me change plans without first clearing the balance of the old, higher rate.”
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Kristen D.

None

“Currently, I am unable to post a payment to a clients account that has multiple open invoices because as soon as I click in another field, it places the payment on a different invoice. ”
DE

Deborah E.

Owner, Accounting, Administration

“Limitations with check printing: can’t customize templates or account info, must buy pre-printed checks, which adds cost, risk of errors, and paper waste.”
VB

Vanessa B.

Bookkeeper

Cons

“Only problems I have had in in regards to closing files errors and the time summary not lining up on the final invoices”
HN

Helen N.

Legal Assistant

“Log in delays and also freezing when finalizing invoices”
JP

Jordanna P.

Legal Assistant

“Printing is somewhat cumbersome with too many clicks on buttons.”
KC

KIM C.

BOOKKEEPER

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review10 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 years ago

Key features

  • Total features180
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accrual Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Address Validation
  • Aging Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Asset Accounting
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Attendance Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Receipt Matching
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Billing
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Billing Rate Management
  • Budget Tracking
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Bulk Send
  • CRM
  • Calendar Sync
  • Case Management
  • Case Notes
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Check Printing
  • Check Processing
  • Check Writing
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Commission Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Conflict Management
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Consumer Use Tax
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contingency Billing
  • Core Accounting
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Management
  • Credit Card Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Cross Ledger Posting
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Docket Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Donation Management
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dunning Management
  • Duplicate Detection
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Funds Transfer
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Management
  • Estimating
  • Exemption Management
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Fee Calculation & Posting
  • File Encryption
  • File Management
  • Financial Aid Management
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Higher Education
  • For Lawyers
  • For Legal Professionals
  • For Medical Purposes
  • For Nonprofits
  • For Real Estate
  • For Religious Organizations
  • For Small Businesses
  • For Trucking Industry
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fund Management
  • General Ledger
  • Grant Management
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Job Costing
  • Job Tracking
  • Journal Entry Processing
  • K-12
  • Microsoft Outlook Integration
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Company
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Department/Project
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Period Recurring Billing
  • Multi-State
  • Online Banking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Order Management
  • Overpayment Processing
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Partnership Accounting
  • Payment Collection
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Reconciliation
  • Payment Tracking
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Outsourcing
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Progress Reports
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Management
  • Projections
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchase Order Reconciliation
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Revenue Recognition
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Scheduling
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-Service Reporting
  • Spend Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Forms
  • Tax Management
  • Taxability Verification
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Timer
  • Transaction Management
  • Transaction Tracking
  • Trust Accounting
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features97
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accrual Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Address Validation
  • Aging Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Asset Accounting
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Attendance Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Receipt Matching
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Billing
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Billing Rate Management
  • Budget Tracking
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Bulk Send
  • CRM
  • Calendar Sync
  • Case Management
  • Case Notes
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Check Printing
  • Check Processing
  • Check Writing
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Commission Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Conflict Management
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Consumer Use Tax
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contingency Billing
  • Core Accounting
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Management
  • Credit Card Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Cross Ledger Posting
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Docket Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Donation Management
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dunning Management
  • Duplicate Detection
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Funds Transfer
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Management
  • Estimating
  • Exemption Management
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Fee Calculation & Posting
  • File Encryption
  • File Management
  • Financial Aid Management
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Higher Education
  • For Lawyers
  • For Legal Professionals
  • For Medical Purposes
  • For Nonprofits
  • For Real Estate
  • For Religious Organizations
  • For Small Businesses
  • For Trucking Industry
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fund Management
  • General Ledger
  • Grant Management
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Job Costing
  • Job Tracking
  • Journal Entry Processing
  • K-12
  • Microsoft Outlook Integration
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Company
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Department/Project
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Period Recurring Billing
  • Multi-State
  • Online Banking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Order Management
  • Overpayment Processing
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Partnership Accounting
  • Payment Collection
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Reconciliation
  • Payment Tracking
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Outsourcing
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Progress Reports
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Management
  • Projections
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchase Order Reconciliation
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Revenue Recognition
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Scheduling
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-Service Reporting
  • Spend Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Forms
  • Tax Management
  • Taxability Verification
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Timer
  • Transaction Management
  • Transaction Tracking
  • Trust Accounting
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations128
  • Accelo
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • ApprovalMax
  • AutoEntry by Sage
  • Avalara
  • BILL AP/AR
  • BILL Spend & Expense
  • BQE CORE Suite
  • BigCommerce
  • BigTime
  • BigTime Enterprise PSA
  • Birdeye
  • BlueFolder
  • Bolt
  • Buddy Punch
  • Buildertrend
  • Celoxis
  • ChargeOver
  • Checkfront
  • Chrometa
  • Cin7 Core
  • Cin7 Omni
  • Clio
  • ClockShark
  • Constant Contact
  • Contractor Foreman
  • ConvergeHub
  • CreditorWatch Collect
  • Datamolino
  • Deputy
  • Descartes ShipRush
  • Dext
  • Docusign
  • Dryrun
  • EZRentOut
  • Emburse Nexonia
  • Entryless
  • Erplain
  • Expensify
  • Fathom
  • Field Promax
  • Float Cash Flow
  • Freckle
  • Freshdesk
  • Function Point
  • Gusto
  • HandiFox
  • Harvest
  • Hike
  • Housecall Pro
  • Hubdoc
  • Ignition
  • Insightly Marketing
  • InvoiceSherpa
  • Jobber
  • Kantata
  • Karbon
  • Kickserv
  • Knowify
  • LawToolBox
  • LeanLaw
  • LivePlan
  • MRPeasy
  • Melio
  • Method CRM
  • MicroBiz Cloud POS
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • MinuteDock
  • Neat
  • Neon CRM
  • Netskope One Platform
  • Now Commerce
  • OfficeBooks
  • OnTheClock
  • PayPal Payments
  • Pepperi
  • Pinnacle Cart
  • Pipeline CRM
  • Planyo
  • Plooto
  • QR Inventory
  • Quadient Accounts Payable
  • Quadient Accounts Receivable
  • QuickBooks Time
  • Quickbase
  • Quotient
  • Qvinci
  • RUN Powered by ADP
  • RazorSync
  • Repsly
  • Rydoo Expense
  • SAP Concur
  • Sage AR Automation
  • SellerActive
  • ServiceM8
  • ServiceTitan
  • ServiceTrade
  • Share a Refund
  • SherpaDesk
  • Shoeboxed
  • Shopify
  • Simpro
  • Skyvia
  • Spotlight Reporting
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Stitch Labs
  • Stripe Payments
  • Sumac
  • SurePayroll
  • Tallie
  • Time Tracker by eBillity
  • Timely
  • TurboTax Business
  • Unleashed
  • VXT
  • VeriClock
  • WORKetc
  • Wagepoint
  • Webgility
  • When I Work
  • WooCommerce
  • Workiz
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • Zoho Analytics
  • Zoho Creator
  • Zoho Expense
  • iBE.net
  • mHelpDesk
  • noCRM
  • vcita
  • Total integrations6
  • Accelo
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • ApprovalMax
  • AutoEntry by Sage
  • Avalara
  • BILL AP/AR
  • BILL Spend & Expense
  • BQE CORE Suite
  • BigCommerce
  • BigTime
  • BigTime Enterprise PSA
  • Birdeye
  • BlueFolder
  • Bolt
  • Buddy Punch
  • Buildertrend
  • Celoxis
  • ChargeOver
  • Checkfront
  • Chrometa
  • Cin7 Core
  • Cin7 Omni
  • Clio
  • ClockShark
  • Constant Contact
  • Contractor Foreman
  • ConvergeHub
  • CreditorWatch Collect
  • Datamolino
  • Deputy
  • Descartes ShipRush
  • Dext
  • Docusign
  • Dryrun
  • EZRentOut
  • Emburse Nexonia
  • Entryless
  • Erplain
  • Expensify
  • Fathom
  • Field Promax
  • Float Cash Flow
  • Freckle
  • Freshdesk
  • Function Point
  • Gusto
  • HandiFox
  • Harvest
  • Hike
  • Housecall Pro
  • Hubdoc
  • Ignition
  • Insightly Marketing
  • InvoiceSherpa
  • Jobber
  • Kantata
  • Karbon
  • Kickserv
  • Knowify
  • LawToolBox
  • LeanLaw
  • LivePlan
  • MRPeasy
  • Melio
  • Method CRM
  • MicroBiz Cloud POS
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • MinuteDock
  • Neat
  • Neon CRM
  • Netskope One Platform
  • Now Commerce
  • OfficeBooks
  • OnTheClock
  • PayPal Payments
  • Pepperi
  • Pinnacle Cart
  • Pipeline CRM
  • Planyo
  • Plooto
  • QR Inventory
  • Quadient Accounts Payable
  • Quadient Accounts Receivable
  • QuickBooks Time
  • Quickbase
  • Quotient
  • Qvinci
  • RUN Powered by ADP
  • RazorSync
  • Repsly
  • Rydoo Expense
  • SAP Concur
  • Sage AR Automation
  • SellerActive
  • ServiceM8
  • ServiceTitan
  • ServiceTrade
  • Share a Refund
  • SherpaDesk
  • Shoeboxed
  • Shopify
  • Simpro
  • Skyvia
  • Spotlight Reporting
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Stitch Labs
  • Stripe Payments
  • Sumac
  • SurePayroll
  • Tallie
  • Time Tracker by eBillity
  • Timely
  • TurboTax Business
  • Unleashed
  • VXT
  • VeriClock
  • WORKetc
  • Wagepoint
  • Webgility
  • When I Work
  • WooCommerce
  • Workiz
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • Zoho Analytics
  • Zoho Creator
  • Zoho Expense
  • iBE.net
  • mHelpDesk
  • noCRM
  • vcita