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Account Legal vs MyCase Legal Accounting

Both stand on legal trust accounting software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Account Legal

Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3

Account Legal focuses on trust-account balances, reconciliation, and check handling through a browser-based service. Review the listed billing options and the file-hosting bandwidth terms before signing up.

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MyCase Legal Accounting

Free trial AndroidiPhoneMac+2

MyCase Legal Accounting brings trust accounting and billing into the MyCase practice management platform. Firms should account for the add-on structure and per-user monthly charge when considering it.

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The facts

	Account Legal	MyCase Legal Accounting
Free plan	A free trial	A free trial
Open source	No	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows	Android, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	1 Month: $19.94 a month	MyCase Accounting: $39 a month
Plans published	3	4
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	accountlegal.com	mycase.com
On legal trust accounting software	#2 of 40	#9 of 40

Account Legal: what it does well

Provides monthly and quarterly reconciliation reports
Client ledgers show current balances
Can print checks and deposit receipts
Works in browsers without installation or manual updates
A 30-day trial is listed

What to know first

No free plan is listed
Monthly plan costs $19.94 a month
File hosting may be throttled above 5 gigabytes monthly

MyCase Legal Accounting: what it does well

Three-way and automatic bank reconciliations
Client-level low-balance notifications
Invoices can be created from case time entries
Android and iOS apps synchronize with the database

What to know first

No free plan is listed
Accounting is an add-on to a case management plan
Costs $39 a month per accounting user

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