Best Legal Payments Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Clio Payments is ranked #1 of 43 as of 9 October 2026, ahead of Payload and BQE CORE. The best-ranked option with a free plan is 8am MyCase. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Prima.Law at $1.67/mo.
Taking payments in a legal practice involves more than choosing how clients pay; the surrounding billing and account workflows matter too. Compared on ACH and card payments, client payment portals and payment plans, the entries also specify legal billing integration, reconciliation tools and trust account support. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing give additional cost factors to assess. Clio Payments, BQE CORE and LawGro are among the names included, with Lawmatics and LawPay also represented. Consider which payment methods your clients need and how transactions must connect to your practice’s billing and accounting processes, then weigh the listed capabilities against those requirements.
43 legal payments software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Legal Payments Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 9 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 Clio Payments API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3$49/mo
- 02 Payload API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9
- 03 BQE CORE API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 04 Lawcus API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$3.25/mo
- 05 LawGro API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$29/mo
- 06 Lawmatics API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 07 LawPay API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$19/mo
- 08 LeanLaw API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$55/mo
- 09 PracticePanther API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$49/mo
- 10 8am MyCase API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0$39/mo
- 11 CaseFox API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9$45/mo
- 12 FeeWise API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 13 Actionstep API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 14 Bill4Time API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$49/mo
- 15 CosmoLex API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$49/mo
- 16 LEAP API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 17 Orion ePay API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 18 PCLaw API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 19 TimeNet Law API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$37.50/mo
- 20 CARET Pay API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$79/mo
- 21 CaseFlow API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$49/mo
- 22 Clasp API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$7/mo
- 23 ModusBill API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$1.75/mo
- 24 Pasqio API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 25 Prima.Law API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$1.67/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Trust account support | Payment plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clio Payments | 7.3 | No | $49/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Payload | 6.9 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | BQE CORE | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Lawcus | 6.7 | No | $3.25/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 5 | LawGro | 6.7 | No | $29/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | Lawmatics | 6.7 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | LawPay | 6.7 | No | $19/mo | No | 19 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | LeanLaw | 6.7 | No | $55/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 9 | PracticePanther | 6.7 | No | $49/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 10 | 8am MyCase | 6.0 | Free plan | $39/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 11 | CaseFox | 5.9 | Free plan | $45/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | FeeWise | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Actionstep | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 14 | Bill4Time | 5.4 | No | $49/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 15 | CosmoLex | 5.4 | No | $49/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 16 | LEAP | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Orion ePay | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 18 | PCLaw | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | TimeNet Law | 5.4 | No | $37.50/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 20 | CARET Pay | 5.3 | No | $79/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 21 | CaseFlow | 5.3 | No | $49/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 22 | Clasp | 5.3 | No | $7/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 23 | ModusBill | 5.3 | No | $1.75/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 24 | Pasqio | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 25 | Prima.Law | 5.3 | No | $1.67/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which legal payments software is ranked first on Inferse?
Clio Payments is ranked #1 of 43 with a score of 7.3. Payload is second and BQE CORE third.
How many of these have a free plan?
3 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Prima.Law has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1.67/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.