Cabenet
cabenet.au
What it is
Cabenet is a web-based service combining legal accounting, integrated legal practice management and QBCC construction project trust accounting. Practice-management intake includes AI consultation questionnaires, online identity verification, lead management and conversion of lead data into new matters. AI tools can draft or rewrite documents, insert matter data into emails and documents, and answer questions about matter files. Legal accounting provides unlimited trust and controlled monies ledgers, transfers, reconciliation, statutory month-end reporting, time recording, configurable invoices and financial, billing and fee-earner reports. QBCC accounting includes unlimited Project Trust Account ledgers, a Retention Trust Account cashbook and compliance reporting. Practice management connects with Microsoft 365, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook calendar, email and Outlook To Do. Cabenet was founded in 2001 and says it has continuous national legal profession compliance certification. Data is secured with HTTPS and TLS on cloud servers in Australia. Plans start at A$40 a month for legal accounting (7 or More), ex. GST.
Spec sheet
- Product
- Cabenet provides cloud legal accounting and integrated legal practice management, as well as QBCC construction project trust accounting.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- Intended users
- Cabenet describes its legal practice plans as serving law firms and its QBCC trust accounting product as designed for construction project trustees.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- Compliance
- Cabenet says it has held continuous national legal profession compliance certification since 2001.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- Support
- Subscriptions include a locally based helpdesk, online training and an online help library with instructions and videos.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- Founded
- 2001Read 28 Sep 2026 · cabenet.au
- AI tools
- Its AI features can draft or rewrite documents, merge matter data into emails and documents, and answer conversational questions about matter files.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- Billing and reports
- Legal accounting includes time recording, configurable invoices, business accounting and financial, billing and fee earner reports.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- Client intake
- Integrated practice management includes AI powered consultation questionnaires, online client identity verification, lead management and automated conversion of lead data to a new matter.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- Microsoft integrations
- Integrated practice management connects with Microsoft 365, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook calendar, email and Outlook To Do.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- Migration
- The maker offers data conversion and setup assistance, with migration service scope varying by plan and additional migration services available on request for a fee.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- Other plan limits
- The comparison lists 39 extra data fields for legal accounting and unlimited extra data fields for integrated practice management; online appointment booking and client payment are listed as an add on.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- QBCC accounting
- The QBCC product offers unlimited Project Trust Account ledgers, a Retention Trust Account cashbook and compliance reporting.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- Security and data location
- The maker says HTTPS and TLS are used to secure data in storage and transit, and that its bank standard cloud servers are located in Australia.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
- Trust accounting
- Legal accounting includes unlimited trust and controlled monies ledgers, trust to office transfers, reconciliation and statutory month end reporting.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cabenet.au
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- AI-assisted intake and document drafting
- Unlimited trust and controlled monies ledgers
- QBCC project trust accounting available
- Microsoft 365 integrations
- Australian cloud server location
Limits
- No free plan is available
- Prices are listed excluding GST
- Migration services may cost extra
- Different plans limit user counts
Who it suits
It suits law firms needing accounting and practice management, and construction project trustees needing QBCC trust accounting. Web access and Microsoft integrations support firms using those services.
Verdict
Cabenet covers legal finance, matter workflows and a separate QBCC accounting use case. Its plan structure ranges from small teams to unlimited-user options, with support and migration terms to review.
Where Specifiction places it
- Legal Accounting Software#11 of 247.6
- Trust Accounting Software#27 of 427.7