Side by side

Orion ePay vs TrustBooks

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

Orion ePay

Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2

Law firms already using Orion should consider ePay for payment processing connected to Orion’s billing and financial management workflows. Firms comparing costs will need to contact Orion, since pricing and transaction rates are not provided here.

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TrustBooks

Free trial Web

TrustBooks focuses on legal trust accounting with optional firm-accounting tiers and reconciliation services. Review transaction limits, user charges and tier features against your firm’s needs.

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The facts

	Orion ePay	TrustBooks
Free plan	Not published	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows	Web
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	TIER ONE — Trust Accounting: $59 a month
Plans published	1	3
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	orionlaw.com	trustbooks.com
On legal accounting software	#15 of 24	#19 of 24

Orion ePay: what it does well

Processes payments and trust deposits from Orion’s AR Manager.
Supports PayPal, Venmo, PayPal Pay Later, cards, and ACH.
Includes a firm-branded payment page and client payment portal.
Lists next-day funding and built-in trust account handling.
Available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows.

What to know first

Pricing requires contacting Orion.
Transaction rates are not provided.
Designed for law firms using Orion software.

TrustBooks: what it does well

Automatically generates three-way reconciliations
Prevents negative client balances
Maintains client trust ledgers
PDF and CSV report exports
14-day trial requires no credit card

What to know first

No free plan
Tier Three covers up to 100 transactions monthly
Additional users cost 10 USD monthly on Tiers One and Two
Web platform only

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