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Picking a practice management system is a big switch, and you should choose the one that actually fits your firm. Here’s an honest, side-by-side look — what’s built in, what costs extra, and where each one shines.
One system, not a stack of add-ons.
Clasp unifies intake, cases, documents, email, billing, payments, e-sign, and AI out of the box. Clio splits the same workflow across Clio Manage, Clio Grow, and third-party integrations.
The case is the center of everything.
Every document, message, deadline, and dollar lives on the matter — so context never gets lost between tools. Clasp is built AI-native around that context from day one.
Modern software your team will actually use.
Clasp is fast, keyboard-first, and clean — built this decade, for the way firms work now. Less setup, less training, faster adoption.
If you’re weighing Clio, start here. Your practice management software should pull your firm together — not scatter it across separate products and paid upgrades. Clio is a capable, established platform, and for some firms it’s the right call. But much of what a growing firm needs day-to-day — client intake, document automation, workflow automation, and AI — lives in Clio’s higher tiers or sits in a separate product. Clasp gives firms one connected workspace where intake, the case, communications, billing, payments, and AI work together from the first login.
A low starting price is easy to advertise. The real question is what your firm pays once it has everything it actually needs. With Clio, the essentials tend to arrive as upgrades and add-ons. With Clasp, they’re already included.
$84
/ user / month
Everything below is included. No upgrade required, nothing to bolt on.
Client intake & workflows
Case management
Documents & unlimited storage
Email & secure messaging
Billing & invoicing
Online payments
E-signatures
Time tracking
Trust accounting
Clasp AI
Microsoft 365 editing
Your total: $84 / user / month.
The price is the price.
Clio — the sticker vs. the stack
Illustrative build-up for a firm that wants intake, automation, AI, and a modern day-to-day toolkit (public list prices, per user / month):
Clio (base, EasyStart)
The advertised starting point
~$49
Upgrade to Complete
Unlock client intake (Clio Grow), workflow automation, and AI
~$139–149
E-signature (e.g., DocuSign)
Native e-sign isn’t built in the way modern firms need
+~$25
Cloud storage (e.g., Dropbox)
Document storage / sync beyond the base
+~$15
Internal communication the PMS doesn’t cover
+~$8
Accounting (e.g., QuickBooks)
Deeper accounting lives in external tools
+~$30
Real-world total
Here’s what changes when your whole firm runs in one place instead of a stack of connected tools.
What are the main differences between Clio and Clasp?
Why do firms switch from Clio to Clasp?
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What about trust accounting and payments — how does Clasp handle them?
Is Clasp a good fit for solo and small firms?
How do client intake forms compare in Clasp vs. Clio?
How much does Clio cost compared to Clasp?
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How hard is it to switch from Clio to Clasp?
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