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At a Glance
Actionstep
Actionstep
Star Rating
(13)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (100.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$99.00 1 Per User Per Month
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Clio
Clio
Star Rating
(643)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Clio excels in ease of use with a score of 9.0, while Actionstep's score of 7.0 indicates a steeper learning curve, making Clio a more user-friendly option for small businesses.
  • Reviewers mention that Clio's quality of support is rated at 9.2, significantly higher than Actionstep's 7.4, suggesting that Clio provides more responsive and helpful customer service.
  • G2 users highlight Clio's superior ease of setup with a score of 8.6 compared to Actionstep's 5.0, indicating that Clio is easier to implement and get started with.
  • Users on G2 report that Clio's document management features, particularly its centralized database and document tracking, are more robust, scoring 8.3, while Actionstep's document management features score 8.2, showing a slight edge for Clio.
  • Reviewers say that Clio's time tracking feature is highly praised with a score of 9.1, while Actionstep's time tracking is rated lower at 8.8, indicating that Clio may offer more effective tools for managing billable hours.
  • Users report that Clio's cloud functionality is rated at 8.8, which is slightly lower than Actionstep's 9.0, suggesting that Actionstep may have a slight advantage in cloud-based features, although Clio still performs well in this area.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Actionstep
Practice Pro + Accounting
$99.00
1 Per User Per Month
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Clio
EasyStart
$39.00
1 User Per Month
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Free Trial
Actionstep
Free Trial is available
Clio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
11
8.8
545
Ease of Use
7.0
11
9.0
555
Ease of Setup
5.0
5
8.6
216
Ease of Admin
6.1
6
8.9
204
Quality of Support
7.4
11
9.2
517
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.3
5
9.1
202
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
11
9.3
545
Features by Category
Legal Document DraftingHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
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Legal Case ManagementHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.5
1,771
Legal Practice ManagementHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.7
2,500
Legal Document ManagementHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Actionstep
Actionstep
Clio
Clio
Actionstep and Clio are categorized as Legal Case Management, Legal Billing, and Legal Practice Management
Unique Categories
Actionstep
Actionstep has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Actionstep
Actionstep
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
100.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Clio
Clio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
95.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
3.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0.9%
Reviewers' Industry
Actionstep
Actionstep
Law Practice
61.5%
Legal Services
38.5%
Other
0.0%
Clio
Clio
Law Practice
49.3%
Legal Services
42.8%
Accounting
1.3%
Higher Education
1.1%
Real Estate
0.5%
Other
5.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Actionstep
Actionstep
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Law Practice

Actionstep allows my firm to organize and keep track of all clients. It is easy to track where we are in the legal process with each clients, and we can change the steps along the way. We can easily assign tasks for our team members, and with the billing...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Legal Services

Their support team is so unhelpful. If you ever run into an issue, their first response is "there is no issue". If there is an issue that the team, acknowledges, the team will either take weeks to fix it, or will tell you that they aren't going to fix it....

Clio
Clio
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Brenda M.
BM
Brenda M.
Verified User in Law Practice

Intuitive interface - it is easy to learn to use this product with reasonable proficiency. Responsive support when you need it - chat and phone. Flexibility provided by numerous integrations - lets you add functionality not offered by the primary program....

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Law Practice

very little customization available, billing is not very good, reminders and tasks are very basic

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Discussions
Actionstep
Actionstep Discussions
Are there any Actionstep / Google Workspace communities that want to share best practice ideas?
1 comment
Official Response from Actionstep
Hi Wayne, Yes, we do. Our customer success team have set up a Linkedin community for this here - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4671396/ Additionally,...Read more
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Clio
Clio Discussions
What is Clio software?
2 comments
SR
Clio is a legal support software that allows for the recording of various legal information (such as Client Contact, insurance information and medical...Read more
Is Clio secure?
2 comments
RL
clio is secure. Read more
Does Clio do accounting?
2 comments
Benjamin C.
BC
They are very clear that they do not do accounting, I suspect that when they integrated with QuickBooks they signed an agreement to not provide that service....Read more