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Every page was prepared in August 2026 from public product pages. It compares scope and capability; it cannot see a vendor’s roadmap. Check current plans, documentation, security materials and terms before you buy.

Harvey and the AI point-tool category get their own tables, so unlike products are not forced into one grid.

Practice-management systems, spreadsheets and legal AI. Every page opens with a verdict that names where the other option is the better choice, then shows the same audited capability table the two share, so you weigh scope with the facts in front of you.

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Practice management

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Legal AI

Five columns from one audited cell set: the same cells the head-to-head pages render. Jump to a group with the chips, or read it through. Notes are numbered under the table. On a phone, scroll sideways; the capability column stays put.

Capability matrix: LawAOS, Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther and spreadsheets
CapabilityLawAOSShipped modulesClioPublic product pages, August 2026MyCasePublic product pages, August 2026PracticePantherPublic product pages, August 2026SpreadsheetsThe usual manual setup
Practice management
Matter managementIncluded1IncludedIncludedIncludedManual: one tab per matter
One workspace per matterIncluded2Matter dashboard and related records3Not confirmed4Not confirmed4Manual links across files
Workstreams inside a matter and across the firmIncluded5Tasks and automated workflows6Not confirmed4Not confirmed4Manual status columns
Boards, tasks, child tasks and saved viewsIncluded7Tasks and task lists8Task management9Task management9Manual rows and checkboxes
Documents with versionsIncluded10Included11Included12Included12Links to separate file storage
Matter and client conversationsIncluded13Included14Included15Included15Separate email or chat
Docket, deadlines and calendarIncluded16Included17Included18Included18Manual dates and reminders
Time tracking and billingIncluded1IncludedIncludedIncludedManual entry
Proposals with priced fee itemsIncluded19Not confirmed20Not confirmed4Not confirmed4Separate template files
Money and firm operations
Expenses, journals, budgets and reportsIncluded21Included22Varies by planVaries by planManual ledgers and reports
Trust-account reconciliationIncluded23Varies by planVaries by planVaries by planManual reconciliation
People, roles and leaveIncluded24Users, roles and permissions25Not confirmed26Not confirmed26Manual people registers
Payroll and payslipsIncluded27Not confirmed26Not confirmed26Not confirmed26Manual calculations or a separate tool
Documents and clients
Native e-signaturesIncluded1Varies by planIncludedVaries by planNot offered
Client portalIncluded28IncludedIncludedIncludedNot offered
Risk and compliance
Conflicts checkingIncluded1IncludedVaries by planVaries by planManual name search
AML and KYC screeningIncluded1Via integrationsNot confirmed29Not confirmed29Manual
Ethical wallsIncluded30Varies by planVaries by planVaries by planShare permissions only
Knowledge and AI
Knowledge base and CLE trackingIncluded1Not confirmed29Not confirmed29Not confirmed29Manual tracking
Built-in AI assistantIncluded31Clio Duo, varies by planMyCase IQ, varies by planVaries by planGeneric office AI, not matter-aware
AI on every paid planIncluded32Varies by planVaries by planVaries by planNot offered
Pricing
Published per-seat pricing$29-$119/user/month33Published34Included35Included35Low direct cost36
  • Included: shipped in the product
  • Offered in some form: depends on the plan, a separate product or an integration
  • Not confirmed: not found in public documentation at the snapshot date
  • Not offered: a well-known absence
  1. All plans
  2. Overview, files, conversations, workstreams, invoices and proposals on one record
  3. Check the plan and connected products
  4. Check the current product and plan
  5. Inside a matter, or on their own across the firm
  6. Board depth varies by plan
  7. Board and list views, child tasks, owners and saved views
  8. Child-task and saved-view parity not confirmed
  9. Workflow depth not confirmed
  10. Upload, create, edit, version and share from the matter
  11. Document storage and management
  12. Check plan allowances
  13. Internal and client threads stay on the record
  14. Email, text and client-portal messaging
  15. Client messaging and portal
  16. Court dates, filings and firm deadlines on one calendar
  17. Calendar, tasks and court deadlines
  18. Calendar and deadlines
  19. Draft, send, accept and convert
  20. Intake features may sit in Clio Grow
  21. Expenses, journals, budgets and reports
  22. Included in current published plans
  23. Three-way: statement, book and client ledgers. No bank feed yet.
  24. Members, roles, departments and leave requests
  25. Leave and HR depth not confirmed
  26. Check the product or an integration
  27. Pay components, payroll records and payslips
  28. All plans. Branded with the one-time white-label add-on on any plan; custom domain from Firm or with that add-on.
  29. Check the current plan
  30. All plans; applied by an authorized administrator
  31. Agents file tasks, documents and calendar events in the matter
  32. Fair-use and rate controls apply
  33. Enterprise quoted
  34. Check current tiers on Clio's site
  35. Tiers published on their site
  36. Often bundled with an office suite

Snapshot prepared August 2026 from the vendor's public product pages. Cells are not individually sourced, and vendor plans change. Check current plans, documentation and terms before you buy. If a cell is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

How these pages stay honest, why the list is deliberately short, and what the platform costs. Anything the answers leave open, our team takes directly.

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