Laurel vs Time59

Laurel captures work activity and billable time for professional services firms, then uses that information to support timekeeping and billing review. AI-generated narratives help users prepare time entries, and billing tools flag out-of-scope time before it is written off. The system checks outside counsel guidelines when entries are made, allowing issues to be addressed before billing. Activity capture connects with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Webex; practice management connections include Aderant, Elite Enterprise, Elite 3E, Prolaw, and Practice Engine. Laurel Mobile supports speaking work into entries, moving activities to a timesheet, and running a lock-screen timer. The API uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials with read-only or read/write permissions. Laurel states SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 42001 certifications, GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA compliance support, and encryption in transit and at rest. It also offers in-region storage, customer-managed encryption keys, and single-tenant AI without public LLMs. Pricing is on request.

Time59 is online legal billing software for solo attorneys and small firms, focused on billing and accounting rather than full practice management. Billable time and expense records flow into invoices without retyping, while invoice creation and calculations are automated. It lists hourly, flat-fee, and contingency billing, as well as trust accounting and LEDES invoicing. Its LawPay integration can link invoices to online payments and update payment records automatically. Time59 runs in a browser on Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, and Android devices, with no installation required and automatic updates. The company says it runs on Microsoft Azure, stores customer data in the Microsoft cloud, and encrypts browser-to-server data with 128-bit SSL. Users can download data to a local computer using export functions. The single listed plan costs $199 a year for an entire practice, with unlimited users and data, no per-user charges, and free phone and email support. There is no free plan, but a 30-day trial is available.