| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Legal Practice Management Software | 8.5 (#28) | 7.3 (#114) |
| Spec score · Legal Case Management | 8.4 (#5) | 7.0 (#14) |
| Billing and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Document automation | Templates can merge case data into PDF court forms or Word documents and save the completed file back to its case. | Users can create document templates that fill in client- or case-specific fields automatically. |
| Headquarters | LinkedIn lists headquarters at 1771 Broadway, Oakland, California 94612. | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Mobile apps | No | Dedicated Zelican mobile apps are available for Android and iOS and support matter access, time tracking, calendar use, and document uploads and downloads. |
| Product | MerusCase is a cloud-based legal practice management system for law firms that combines case management, document automation, time tracking, billing, calendaring, and email. | Zelican provides cloud-based legal practice and enterprise legal management software for legal professionals, law firms, and corporate legal departments. |
| Security | MerusCase states that data is protected with SSL encryption, firewalls, professional IT administration and nightly backups. | The homepage says Zelican is cloud-based and encrypts data with a bank-grade algorithm; it also displays ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification. |
| Time tracking | Users can start timers while working, add time retroactively and attach notes to entries. | Yes |