Cabenet vs TrustBooks
Cabenet
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| Figure | Cabenet | TrustBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | A$40/mo | $59/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 3 |
| Spec score · Legal Accounting Software | 7.6 (#11) | 7.3 (#19) |
| Spec score · Trust Accounting Software | 7.7 (#27) | 7.3 (#36) |
| Support | Subscriptions include a locally based helpdesk, online training and an online help library with instructions and videos. | TrustBooks offers support by email and phone, and its legal accounting team can help with data entry, onboarding, and reconciliation projects. |
Plans
Cabenet
- Legal accounting — 7 or MoreA$40 a month
- Integrated practice management — 7 or moreA$75 a month
- QBCC trust accounting — Add usersA$80 a month
- Legal accounting — Level 1A$90 a month
- Integrated practice management — Level 1A$210 a month
- Legal accounting — Level 2A$240 a month
- QBCC trust accounting — Start nowA$240 a month
- Integrated practice management — Level 2A$450 a month
TrustBooks
- TIER ONE — Trust Accounting$59 a month
- TIER TWO — Firm & Trust Accounting$79 a month
- TIER THREE — Bank Reconciliation Services$249 a month
In their own words
Cabenet
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.
TrustBooks
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