Clio vs Filevine: More lawyers choose Clio for a reason

How does Filevine compare to Clio? This page will help you understand the differences between Filevine and Clio—and to help you choose the best software for your law firm.

Clio's review count compared with Filevine's

Clio is the most widely used and highly rated legal practice management system

Trusted by over 150,000 legal professionals and approved by 100+ bar associations and law societies worldwide, our legal software is the clear choice for law firms.

Clio's uptime compared with Filevine's

Software you can count on

Clio’s powerful infrastructure provides the stability and reliability required in the high-stakes world of law. With a financially-backed 99.9% uptime guarantee, you can confidently access your case and client data when you need it. Clio keeps your firm fully operational and continuously delivers new, innovative solutions without compromising performance.

Clio Manage screens

Flexibility to meet the demands of all firms

The 150,000 legal professionals who trust Clio to be the backbone of their business come from all practice areas and sizes. Whether you’re a personal injury firm looking to standardize workflows for protecting medical records, recording damages, and calculating settlements or a 150-person firm serving multiple practice areas—Clio’s got you covered.

G2 badges awarded to Clio

The #1 legal practice management solution.

G2 has ranked Clio as the #1 legal practice management solution and #1 in market presence eight years in a row.

Manage AI screens in Clio

Amplify firm productivity with artificial intelligence

Bring the power of AI to your workspace. Built into the leading case management software, Manage AI automates tasks, plans your day, and turns information into insights, allowing you to focus on the work only you can do.

Discover why customers are choosing Clio over the competition

Customer Stories

“I Just Wish We Had Started With Clio”—How Yang Law Made the Switch

  • Firm Performance
  • Case & Matter Management

Learn how switching to Clio helped Yang Law improve their billing and invoicing processes.

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Customer Stories

What breaks when your legal software can’t keep up

  • Case & Matter Management
  • Client Experience & Communication

How Burr Law rebuilt its operations to support growth across practice areas, billing, and client experience.

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Clio offers transparency and affordability

With transparent pricing and no hidden fees, we’re here to help you make the right decision when it comes to managing your law firm. Try a no-obligation free trial or a month-to-month subscription, so you can keep your overhead low without having to commit to a long-term contract. Our team of experts is here to help with training and getting your firm up to speed quickly.

Feature Clio Filevine
Free Trial Included Limited
Transparent, Public Pricing Included
Month-to-Month Subscriptions Included
Onboarding In-house Outsourced

Clio’s support team is available 24 hours a day, every business day

Say goodbye to long wait times with phone, email, and live chat support. Our award-winning support team provides the same quality service regardless of your firm’s size.

Plus, you’ll gain access to a variety of resources to help your firm thrive, including an extensive online library of help resources and an online community where legal professionals come together and share best practices.

Feature Clio Filevine
Email Included Included
Phone Support 24/5
Chat Support 24/5
Customer Community Included Included
Complimentary Learning Academy Included
Live Help Time Limit No Limit 10 mins

Use Clio out-of-the-box or customize your experience

Hit the ground running with an easy-to-use, intuitive solution that can be customized to meet your firm’s needs. Connect your firm’s tech stack, including Quickbooks, Zoom, and Microsoft 365, to Clio, bringing all of your data and processes together at no extra cost.

Explore App Directory for practice area solutions, including automated medical-record retrieval and demand letters for personal injury firms, or USCIS forms for immigration-focused firms.

App store ratings for the Clio and Filevine mobile apps

Enhance your firm and client experience simultaneously

Clio is committed to transforming the legal experience for all—and that includes your clients. Our mobile applications for both firms and their clients are two of the highest rated in the industry, making it easy to access case information and sign and send documents from wherever you or your clients are.

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Making everything, from time tracking and invoicing to collecting payments, a breeze

Automate your workflows with Clio’s powerful billing features so you can get bills out the door and collect on them faster. Track time, generate bills, and collect credit card, debit, or eCheck payments all from one easy-to-use solution. Plus, access comprehensive financial reports to help ensure your finances are in order.

  • Clio is intuitive and easy to learn right from day one. Their team of on-boarding professionals will guide you step-by-step to setting up your account in a way that makes keeping track of what's needed in your practice simple. Being highly responsive to customer/user requests also makes Clio wonderful to work with. They truly aim to have a product that meets the needs of small- to mid-sized law firms doing all kinds of legal work. Clio is as nimble and useful for the solo as it is for a busy practice with multiple lawyers and several staff members.

    Jennifer

    Attorney | Owner

  • Want to actually make money as a lawyer while having a high quality of life? Clio is your answer. The first platform to not only make you super efficient, but also send dollars to your inbox. I am a busy trial lawyer, who only works on contingency, so my time is super valuable and needs to scale. Clio to the rescue.

    Robert

    Founder and Partner

  • I could not operate King Law Offices without Clio. We turned our entire operation over to Clio beginning in January 2019, and have not looked back. For me, Clio's best feature is the way I can see the entire operation of our firm, 55 attorneys across 20 locations, in one screen. I know the health of my firm, and can anticipate my next actions just by analyzing the information provided by Clio in one screen.

    Brian

    Firm Owner

Clio pairs sophistication with simplicity

Clio provides the perfect balance between sophistication and simplicity. Whether you’re a large, established firm with unique processes or a new firm just figuring it all out, Clio meets you where you are and scales with you as you grow.

Ready to get started with Clio?

We understand that migrating data from one system to another can be overwhelming. That’s why our dedicated onboarding team is ready to assist your firm’s transition to Clio.

Migration consultation

Start with a one-on-one meeting with your dedicated customer onboarding specialist to discuss the process and timelines.

Data export & processing

Our migration specialists will give you guidance on how best to export your data. They will then prepare your data to be imported to Clio.

Data import & review

Once the import is complete, our migration specialists review the accuracy of your data and make sure you’re ready to get started with Clio.

I was really nervous about the data migration but it was pretty much seamless. It was such a relief to hear that all the client files and data had been quickly migrated so that I could start working on the cases

Kristen Schneck
Kristen Schneck

Owner, Abdullah and Schneck Immigration Law Group LLC

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