LeanLaw vs Lexpro Accounting

LeanLaw provides law firms with timekeeping, billing, trust accounting, payments and financial reporting built around QuickBooks Online. It supports hourly, flat-fee and contingency billing. Trust tools include three-way reconciliation, automated transfers from trust to operating accounts, sub-ledger management and IOLTA reporting. The Core plan costs $55 a month per user and includes time and expense tracking, e-payments, reporting, trust accounting, professional invoices and two-way QuickBooks Online sync. Pro costs $75 a month per user and adds custom invoice templates, LEDES files, user permissions and matter-based accounting. Contingency and Elite pricing is custom. An active QuickBooks Online subscription is required; QuickBooks Desktop is not supported. LeanLaw offers a 14-day trial without requiring a credit card, though migration and QuickStart onboarding begin with a paid subscription. The mobile app shows matter details but cannot create or edit matters. The public REST API supports programmatic access to clients, matters, time entries, expenses, invoices, users and codes.

Lexpro Accounting is browser-based cloud accounting software for lawyers and legal practices in South Africa. It maintains trust and business activity on client and general ledger accounts and automates transfers between trust and business sides. Section 86 tools include investment imports, interest automation, bank-charge processing, and reports. Banking functions cover statement imports, cash books, and reconciliations, while VAT processing and reporting are built in. Reports include trust and business trial balances, auditor reports, cash-flow statements, and age analyses; auditor reports can be produced in PDF and Excel. Auditors may receive access to source documents saved directly to ledger entries. Lexpro supplies structured financial data, while auditors compile the final report in the required format. Files and transactions can be imported from other Lexpro modules and spreadsheets. The service requires no server installation and is described as accessible from any device and location. Lexpro says databases are kept on servers inaccessible from the internet, protected by firewalls and passwords, with encrypted communications, and that it follows South Africa’s POPIA. Support is consultant-led, and customer relationships are month to month without long-term contracts. Lexpro says it has operated since 1994. Pricing is available on request.