8am MyCase vs Clio Payments

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.

Clio Payments is an online payment processor built into Clio Manage for law firms. Clients can pay by credit or debit card, eCheck, digital wallet or Pay Later with Affirm through a firm website, secure client portal, text, tap to pay or QR code. Firms can set payment plans and recurring payments, store client card and eCheck details, and configure Autocharge triggers based on fee agreements. Payments are associated with client bills, recorded in Clio and synced to the firm's accounting platform. Clio says payments can go to trust or operating accounts, earned and unearned fees stay separate, and processing fees are not debited from IOLTA accounts. Listed transaction rates are 1% for eCheck and ACH, 2.95% for cards (3.75% for Amex), and 4.95% for Pay Later with Affirm. Online payments are included in Clio Manage subscriptions, with transaction fees applying. Availability is listed in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and Puerto Rico; eCheck is limited to US customers. A seven-day trial is available.