Built for solo & small firms (1–10)
LawNest: included · Clio: Scales up
Clio alternative
LawNest vs Clio for small law firms.
Clio power without the per-seat bill.
Live in minutes, not weeks
LawNest: included · Clio: false
Matter-first workspace
LawNest: included · Clio: Dashboard-heavy
Public lead inquiry link
LawNest: included · Clio: Clio Grow add-on
Engagement intake by email
LawNest: included · Clio: Add-ons
Drag-and-drop lead pipeline
LawNest: included · Clio: Clio Grow add-on
Side-by-side comparison
Competitor pricing and features are approximate public list prices for general comparison.
Built for solo & small firms (1–10)
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Scales up
Starting price
- LawNest
- $69/mo or $690/yr
- Clio
- ~$49+/user
Live in minutes, not weeks
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- No
Matter-first workspace
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Dashboard-heavy
Public lead inquiry link
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Clio Grow add-on
Engagement intake by email
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Add-ons
Drag-and-drop lead pipeline
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Clio Grow add-on
Lead → client pipeline
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Add-ons
Matter templates & checklists
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Templates add-on
Workflow automation builder
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Add-on
REST API / Zapier hooks
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Add-on
CSV client import
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Add-on
Live timer on matters
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Yes
Time tracking → invoice in one flow
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Yes
Client portal
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Tiered plans
E-sign retainers
- LawNest
- Small Firm+
- Clio
- Add-on
Online invoice payments
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Yes
Calendar & deadline sync
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Yes
Global search (⌘K)
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Yes
Document management
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Yes
Tasks & deadlines
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Yes
Matter expenses
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Yes
Team collaboration
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Tiered plans
Advanced reporting & profitability
- LawNest
- Firm plan
- Clio
- Tiered plans
Bank & trust accounts
- LawNest
- Firm plan
- Clio
- Add-on
Legal letter generation
- LawNest
- Firm plan
- Clio
- Templates add-on
Conflict check
- LawNest
- Yes
- Clio
- Add-on
Cost at 5 lawyers
- LawNest
- $149/mo or $1,490/yr (5 users)
- Clio
- $245+/mo
Cost at 10 lawyers
- LawNest
- $249/mo or $2,490/yr (10 users)
- Clio
- $490+/mo
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