8am MyCase vs Orion Law Management

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.

Orion Law Management combines financial, time, case, contact and document management in a system for law firms. Its financial tools cover timekeeping, billing, accounting and reporting. Exchange Sync connects practice-management contacts, tasks and calendar items with Microsoft Outlook through Microsoft Exchange, while the Productivity Pack captures billable time from Word and Outlook. NetDocuments and Worldox are listed as document-management integrations. Trust accounting includes matter-level ledgers, transfers and audit trails. Orion Cloud describes encrypted, role-based access, private isolated hosting, continuous backups, and firewall and antivirus protection. Firms can choose cloud or on-premises deployment for document management. The iOrion mobile offering provides time, tasks and key insights on iOS and Android; listed platforms overall are Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows. Orion says installations are handled by a project management team led by an assigned project manager, and it offers data conversion and training. Founded in 1985, the company is based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Pricing is available on request, with cloud pricing based on the number of timekeepers.