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fastMatter
by fastMatter
What fastMatter is
fastMatter is a cloud-based legal practice management system from fastMatter, a London company founded in 2014. It is aimed at small and medium-sized law firms and brings client intake, matter work, files, tasks, time, billing, payments and trust accounting into one application. Matter templates can include assignees, contacts, task lists, priorities, workflows, files and rates. Its document tools store matter documents, templates, email, files and folders. Legal accounting covers trust accounts, multiple currencies, bank reconciliation, financial statements, VAT calculations and SRA rules support. Billing includes invoices, online payments, approval workflows, credit notes and mass billing. A law-firm CRM provides sales pipelines, lead sources, campaigns and ROI reports. UK bank connections and CSV uploads support transaction matching. The company states support for SRA Accounts Rules, GDPR and quarterly VAT returns to HMRC for Making Tax Digital. Web, Android and iOS access, real-time collaboration, hourly backups and migration services are also listed.
Who it suits
It suits small and medium-sized law firms needing matter management, legal accounting, billing and client intake. Teams requiring UK banking, SRA-related support or collaborative matter access may also find the listed tools relevant.
What it does well
- Client intake, matter, document and billing tools
- Trust accounting with multi-currency support
- CRM includes pipelines, campaigns and ROI reports
- Android, iOS and web access
- 30-day trial available
What to know first
- No free plan
- Annual all-features plan starts at £39.99/user/mo
- Storage is 5 GB on listed all-features plans
- Some collaboration depends on roles and permissions
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| All features — annual billing | when billed annually · 5 GB storage | £39.99 a month |
| All features — monthly billing | 5 GB storage | On request |
| Starting law firms offer | £29.99 /user/month · All features included · Startup law firms 6 months or less · No data migration · 5Gb free storage | £29.99 a month |
| Annual billing | £39.99 /user/month (when billed annually) · All features included · First 5Gb free · £1/Gb/month thereafter | £39.99 a month |
| Monthly billing | £59.99 /user/month (when billed monthly) · All features included · First 5Gb free · £1/Gb/month thereafter | £59.99 a month |
As fastmatter.com lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
fastMatter combines legal matters, documents, accounting, billing, CRM and compliance-related functions in one system. Its paid plans and UK-focused accounting details make the listed billing and regulatory scope important to review.
Facts from fastMatter's own pages
- Access
- fastMatter is a web-based app that the company says works on any device, including desktop computers, laptops, iPads, and smartphones. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Accounting
- Its legal accounting includes trust accounts, multi-currency accounting, bank reconciliation, financial statements, VAT calculations, and SRA rules support. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The company describes fastMatter as an all-in-one solution for small and medium-sized law firms. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Banking
- The product supports connected online banking and CSV uploads from UK banks for transaction matching and reconciliation. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Billing
- The product supports invoice creation, online payments, bill approval workflows, credit notes, and mass billing. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Billing and payments
- Yes · fastmatter.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Client intake
- Yes · fastmatter.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Compliance
- The product says it supports SRA Accounts Rules and GDPR compliance, and can submit quarterly VAT returns to HMRC for Making Tax Digital. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- CRM
- The law-firm CRM includes configurable sales pipelines, lead sources, campaigns, and ROI reports. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Document automation
- Users can insert tokens into Word document templates and generate documents from the template library. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Documents
- The file manager supports matter document storage, document templates, email, and file and folder management. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · fastmatter.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- London, UK · fastmatter.com, 19 Oct 2026
- Matter management
- Matter templates can include assignees, contacts, task lists, priorities, workflows, files, and rates. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Migration
- The company offers DIY balance imports and specialist lossless data migration, with the switch described as taking place overnight after a migration path is tested. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Product
- fastMatter is a cloud-based legal practice management system for tracking clients’ matters, tasks, files, bills, and money. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Realtime collaboration
- Users can see matter changes and who is working on matters in real time, subject to roles and permissions. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Security
- The company says it hosts infrastructure in the UK, uses 256-bit SSL encryption, uses physically secure data centres meeting SSAE 16 specifications, and performs hourly backups. · fastmatter.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Time tracking
- Yes · fastmatter.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Trust accounting
- Yes · fastmatter.com, 22 Sept 2026
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