Amicus Attorney vs PracticePanther (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Amicus Attorney if

• Fits if your firm already works in QuickBooks and Office 365
• Makes sense if you want time tracking and billing next to case files

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you need a price first, because only a custom quote is offered
• Skip it if you want a free trial, as only a demo is offered
• Watch out: it's one of three CARET products, and some features are listed for CARET Legal only
• Watch out: the pages don't say which platforms it runs on

Pick PracticePanther if

• Fits if you're a solo lawyer who wants a published per-user price
• Works for small firms that want card and eCheck payments in the same tool as billing

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're on Solo, which has no email or calendar sync, batch billing, payment plans or automatic payment reminders
• Pricey if you need texting, intake forms, eSignature, LEDES billing, Zapier or the API, all on Business at $89 a user
• Watch out: the general ledger and operating accounting are on Business Pro only, at $114 a user billed yearly
• Watch out: PantherPayments takes 2.95% on cards and 1% on eChecks, and court-rules calendaring needs LawToolBox
• Skip it if you want more than a week to try it, as the trial is 7 days and there's no free plan

Amicus Attorney

• No prices are published. The pricing page offers a custom quote after a few questions, so cost cannot be compared before contacting the vendor.
• Amicus Attorney is one of three CARET products. The comparison table lists some features, such as data migration services, for CARET Legal only.
• The pages read do not say which platforms Amicus Attorney runs on, beyond general references to cloud access and mobile apps.
• There is a free trial button for CARET Legal but only a demo request for Amicus Attorney.

PracticePanther

• Two-way texting, intake forms, eSignature, LEDES billing, Zapier and the API all need Business at $89 per user / month, billed annually.
• Solo has no email or calendar sync, batch billing, payment plans or automatic payment reminders; they start on Essential.
• Operating accounting, the general ledger and the guided trust reconciliation come only with Business Pro.
• PantherPayments charges 2.95% on cards and 1% on eChecks. Court-rules calendaring also needs a LawToolBox subscription.

Amicus Attorney

Contacts, calendar and tasks

The vendor's comparison table lists contact management, task management, and legal calendaring with court rules among the features of its practice management line.

Documents and email

CARET says its products build on Microsoft Office 365 so they connect with a firm's email and calendar, and the comparison table lists built-in email management.

Billing

The comparison table lists flat-fee and contingency billing, consolidated invoices, split billing, rate cards and LEDES billing. The table does not say which apply to Amicus Attorney.

Client portal

A portal for secure client communication appears in the comparison table. The vendor's 2016 release notice describes an Amicus client portal with custom fields for matter opening and data collection.

Time tracking on mobile

CARET says users can track billable time against clients and cases with its mobile apps.

PracticePanther

Contacts, matters and workflows

Matters link contacts, notes, documents and invoices. Workflows apply a set of tasks and events to a matter in one click, and conditional steps can trigger checklists.

Time, billing and PantherPayments

Multiple timers and invoices on every plan, with batch billing, payment plans and automatic reminders from Essential. Clients pay by card, eCheck or ACH, or through a OneLink payment link.

Trust and operating accounting

Every plan has a trust ledger with a three-way reconciliation report. Business Pro adds a general ledger, chart of accounts, expense tracking and a step-by-step reconciliation wizard.

Client portal, texting and eSignature

A secure two-way messaging portal on every plan. Business adds texting from a business number, unlimited eSignature sends and text reminders for events and deadlines.

Intake forms and legal CRM

Unlimited custom intake forms that feed new contacts and matters, which can be embedded on the firm's website, plus a CRM for following up with prospects.

Mobile apps and sync

iPhone, iPad and Android apps for time and billing on every plan. From Essential, Outlook and Gmail add-ons sync email, and calendars sync with Google Calendar, Outlook and Exchange.

Amicus Attorney

Pricing could not be confirmed. See amicusattorney.com.

PracticePanther

• Solo$49

  per user / month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)

  Matters, time and expenses, client portal, PantherPayments, document templates, task and event workflows, internal chat. One live training.

• Essential$69

  per user / month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)

  Adds custom fields and roles, batch billing, payment plans and reminders, email and calendar sync, multiple bank accounts and check printing.

• Business$89

  per user / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

  Adds two-way texting, intake forms, unlimited eSignature sends, LEDES billing, Zapier and the API, court-rules calendaring and VIP support.

• Business Pro$114

  per user / month, billed annually ($124 billed monthly)

  Adds PantherAccounting Plus: trust and operating accounting, a general ledger, expense management and guided three-way reconciliation.

Amicus Attorney

No public discounts listed.

PracticePanther

• Annual discount

  Save $120 per user a year with annual billing

  PracticePanther's pricing page shows every plan $10 a month cheaper per user when billed annually, a saving it states as $120 per user a year.