CosmoLex vs LegalClaw

CosmoLex is cloud-based law practice management software for small and mid-sized firms. It brings matter management, trust and business accounting, time tracking, billing, payments, email and document management, tasks, and calendaring into one application. Emails, tasks, events, documents, billable items, and transactions are attached to their client matter. Each plan includes a secure client portal, and teams can use multiple accounts, role-based permissions, custom workflows, and real-time collaboration. Trust accounting includes three-way reconciliation and audit trails, alongside more than 100 real-time reports. Security provisions include SOC 2 Type 2 certification, encryption in transit and at rest, and SMS two-factor authentication. CosmoLex integrates with services including Microsoft 365, QuickBooks Online, Dropbox, and Zapier; Zapier connects it with over 4,000 applications. It runs on the web, Android, and iOS. Plans start at $49 a month per user. The 10-day trial requires no credit card, but has one bank-feed connection and excludes CRM and LexShare/LexSign add-ons.

LegalClaw is free, open-source legal practice management for ERPClaw. It covers matter management, time and billing, IOLTA trust accounting, documents, court calendars, conflict checking, and bar or continuing-education compliance. The project describes 100 actions across seven domains. Matter tools handle client intake, lifecycle tracking, parties, summaries, and portfolios. Billing records time in six-minute increments, expenses, invoices, payments, and receivables aging. Trust accounting supports IOLTA and escrow accounts, deposits, disbursements, transfers, reconciliation, and interest distribution, with balance-sufficiency checks on every disbursement. Document functions include versioning, court filing, archival, and full-text search. Calendars track court dates, statutes of limitations, reminders, and critical deadlines. Conflict and compliance tools cover name searches, waivers, reports, bar admissions, and CLE tracking. It requires ERPClaw core, installs with `install-module legalclaw`, and uses ERPClaw integration for sales invoices. The project is GPL v3.