A good MyCase alternative is one that covers the features you would otherwise buy on a higher MyCase tier or as an add-on. MyCase publishes its prices: Basic at $50 per user/month billed annually ($60 per user/month monthly), Pro at $100 per user/month annually ($120 per user/month monthly) and Advanced at $130 per user/month annually ($150 per user/month monthly). MyCase Accounting is an add-on at $39 per month per accounting user.
LawAOS puts every module on every plan at $29-$119/user/month: e-signature, intake forms, conflict checks, trust and operating accounting and an AI assistant are not tier-gated. The tiers differ by AI allowance, storage and a custom workspace domain.
Stay with MyCase if you depend on its built-in LawPay payments or its Google Calendar and Outlook sync; LawAOS takes card payments only through the firm's own Stripe account and does not sync Outlook calendars.
MyCase's pricing page places several capabilities on higher plans. Unlimited eSignature and client intake forms with legal CRM start at Pro. Conflict check tracking is listed in Advanced, as is advanced document automation and an open API.
Accounting is sold separately: MyCase's accounting page describes MyCase Accounting as built in but added to any plan at $39 per month per accounting user, and three-way trust reconciliation is claimed through that add-on.
AI is split across tiers too. MyCase's AI features carry the 8am IQ name: a writing assistant on Pro, and Case and Discovery assistants on Advanced. A firm that wants all of this for every user tends to price the Advanced tier plus accounting and then look around.
MyCase states a 10-day trial with no credit card and publishes both annual and monthly rates, which makes budgeting straightforward. Its calendaring syncs with Google Calendar and Outlook for deadlines; LawAOS does not sync Outlook calendars.
MyCase's pages also list these strengths.
- Transparent published per-user pricing with both annual and monthly rates, plus a no-card 10-day trial.
- Built-in legal accounting add-on claims three-way trust and automatic bank reconciliation.
- Native payments (LawPay) and built-in AI assistants (8am IQ) inside the product.
- Price the MyCase tier you would need for e-signature, intake and conflict tracking, plus the accounting add-on per accounting user, before you compare.
- If clients pay through LawPay inside MyCase today, decide whether you will open a Stripe account for LawAOS payments or record payments by hand.
- Export your contacts, companies and matters and open the files before you sign anything, so you know which columns you will map.
- Run a final trust reconciliation in the old system, keep the report, and plan how each client's opening trust balance will be recorded in the new one.
- Price the whole firm, including add-ons, payment fees, storage and onboarding, not only the entry plan.
- Run one live matter through the trial end to end: intake, a conflict check, time, an invoice and a trust posting.
Buyers who compare MyCase often look at these as well, including CARET Legal, which was called Zola Suite.
- CARET Legal (formerly Zola Suite)
- Included, per CARET Legal's own page: Three-way reconciliation reporting on trust accounts; matter-to-matter trust transfers. First published plan: Enterprise, contact sales (Request Pricing); per user plus one-time implementation fees.
- PracticePanther
- Included, per PracticePanther's own page: Native ePayments with PantherPayments on all plans. First published plan: Solo, $49 per user/month (billed annually).
- CosmoLex
- Included, per CosmoLex's own page: Trust accounting in Launch; one-click three-way reconciliation reporting claimed. First published plan: Launch, $49 per user/month (billed yearly).
| Capability | MyCase (vendor's site) | LawAOS |
|---|---|---|
| Matter management | Included: Case and contact management included from Basic. | Included on every plan: matter records that hold documents, tasks, time, invoices and deadlines |
| Documents | Included: Unlimited document storage on Basic; centralized cloud document management. | Included: built-in editor with .docx and .pdf import and export, version history, multi-file upload |
| Calendar and deadlines | Included: Calendaring with Google Calendar and Outlook sync for deadlines. | Included: deadline and limitation-date calculators with reminders; no court rules ship |
| Time and billing | Included: Time entry and invoicing included in Basic. | Included: server-clock timers, approval, pre-bill review, invoices under seven fee arrangements |
| Operating accounting | Paid add-on: MyCase Accounting built in but added to any plan for $39/accounting user/month. | Included: general ledger, profit and loss, balance sheet, bank reconciliation from a statement CSV; no QuickBooks or Xero sync |
| Trust accounting and reconciliation | Paid add-on: Trust accounting in Basic; three-way trust reconciliation claimed via MyCase Accounting add-on. | Included: client ledgers, cleared-funds checks, guided three-way reconciliation; no bank feed |
| E-signature | Higher plans: Unlimited eSignature from MyCase Pro. | Included: built-in signing for documents made in the LawAOS editor |
| Client portal | Included: Client portal on all plans; Basic lists a limited client portal. | Included: per-client switches for documents, messages, invoices and matter status |
| Conflict checks | Higher plans: Conflict check tracking listed in MyCase Advanced. | Included: fuzzy name and alias matching, waivers with a written justification |
| Permissions and ethical walls | Not confirmed on vendor's site | Included: server-checked roles; walls enforced in the database, applied by an authorized administrator |
| Intake and CRM | Higher plans: Client intake forms and legal CRM from MyCase Pro. | Included: public forms shared by link, pipeline stages, lead to matter conversion |
| Online payments | Included: Online payments on Basic; LawPay payments, no monthly fee stated. | Card payments through Stripe Connect once the firm connects its own Stripe account; LawAOS is not the processor |
| AI assistant | Higher plans: 8am IQ writing assistant on Pro; Case and Discovery assistants on Advanced. | Included on every plan with a metered allowance; the firm may bring its own provider key |
| Document automation | Higher plans: Document generation on Pro; advanced document automation on Advanced. | Document templates with {{variable}} fields filled in a form; no questionnaires, conditional logic or court forms |
| Integrations | Higher plans: 70+ integrations listed with MyCase Pro; open API on Advanced. | Short list: Stripe Connect, firm SMTP, Microsoft 365 Mail (read-only), signed webhooks; no Zapier, Slack or QuickBooks |
| AML/KYC screening | Not confirmed on vendor's site | Included: KYC checklist, manual risk rating, OFAC SDN list screening; no identity verification service |
| Payroll | Not confirmed on vendor's site | Included: pay runs posted to the ledger, CSV payslips; no tax calculation |
| Published pricing | MyCase Basic: $50 per user/month (billed annually); MyCase Basic: $60 per user/month (billed monthly); MyCase Pro: $100 per user/month (billed annually); MyCase Pro: $120 per user/month (billed monthly); MyCase Advanced: $130 per user/month (billed annually); MyCase Advanced: $150 per user/month (billed monthly); MyCase Accounting (add-on): $39 per month per accounting user | Solo $29, Practice $69 and Firm $119 per user per month; Enterprise custom; every module on every plan |
Vendor facts read on the vendor's own pages in September 2026; see sources below. LawAOS facts describe shipped modules.
Every third-party fact on this page was read on the vendor's own site on the date shown. Plans change; check the page before you buy, and tell us if something is out of date.
- MyCase: pricing (www.mycase.com/pricing) (read September 2026)
- MyCase: legal accounting software (www.mycase.com/features/legal-accounting-software) (read September 2026)
- MyCase: features (www.mycase.com/features) (read September 2026)
Export from MyCase
Export contacts, companies and matters from MyCase. The LawAOS Switch importer reads MyCase exports directly, so the columns arrive with a suggested mapping.
See the moduleMap, check duplicates and review
Confirm the column mapping, choose how duplicates are handled, then read the review screen. Nothing is written until you commit the import.
See the moduleOpen matters and upload documents
Imported matters open with their clients linked. Upload each matter's documents in bulk; the editor opens .docx and .pdf files and keeps version history.
See the moduleSet up trust from your last reconciliation
Create each trust account, flag it IOLTA or not, and record each client's starting balance as a posting from the final report of the old system. Then run the guided three-way reconciliation to confirm book, client ledgers and bank agree.
See the moduleStart recording time and billing
Set each matter's fee arrangement, run timers on the server clock, approve entries and raise invoices. Connect your own Stripe account if you want clients to pay by card.
See the module
Stated plainly, so you can decide before you sign up rather than after.
- LawAOS does not process payments itself: card payment works through Stripe Connect only after the firm connects and onboards its own Stripe account, and there is no manual refund screen.
- Outlook calendars do not sync, there is no iCal feed, and Google Calendar sync is manual.
- LawAOS has a short integration list (Stripe Connect, firm SMTP, Microsoft 365 Mail read-only, signed webhooks) and no app marketplace; Zapier, Slack and QuickBooks connections are not built.
- Moving from MyCase: a general firm-data importer is not yet shipped. The LawAOS Switch importer at Settings > Data imports brings in contacts, companies and matters from Clio, MyCase or PracticePanther exports, or from a CSV, XLSX or ZIP file, with column mapping, duplicate handling and a review step before anything is committed. Documents are uploaded, and time entries, invoices and trust balances are not imported.
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