8am MyCase vs Assembly

8am MyCase is legal practice software for managing client intake, cases and contacts, documents, time, billing, payments, and trust accounting. Its Pro plan adds intake forms, automated workflows, document generation, and more than 70 integrations, including Google, Outlook, Zapier, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Office. Payments can be made by debit, credit, eCheck, client financing, or payment plans. A client portal is available, though limited in Basic. MyCase has an iOS mobile app; Desktop Drive for PC and Mac is available on the Advanced plan. Basic costs $50 a month billed annually, Pro costs $100 a month billed annually, and Advanced costs $130 a month billed annually. Accounting costs $39 a month billed monthly. LawPay Payments has no monthly fee; processing rates apply. The 10-day trial requires no credit card, and cancelling during it does not result in a charge. The listing describes a trial, not an ongoing free plan.

Assembly combines an AI app builder with a CRM and branded client experience for creating client-facing apps and internal tools. Users describe an app in plain language, review a proposed plan, publish it, and refine it in conversation. More than 30 templates cover workflows such as document collection, project tracking, proposals, and client support. Apps can connect to third-party services through authentication or an API key, and an MCP connector links the workspace to AI tools including ChatGPT and Claude. Workspaces include a branded client experience where published apps appear together. Assembly's platform handles client authentication, roles, permissions, and data scoping. The maker says it is SOC 2 Type II certified, stores customer data in the United States, encrypts it in transit with TLS and at rest with AES-256, and does not use workspace or client data to train AI models. It is not suited to public-facing websites, directories, or consumer apps. A free plan is available; Starter costs $29/mo billed annually.