Centerbase vs Litify (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Centerbase grades higher than Litify: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Centerbase grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Centerbase
Practice management, billing and firm accounting for midsize firms
Paid
Litify
Salesforce-based legal platform for case, intake and matter management
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick Centerbase if
- Fits if you run a midsize firm that has outgrown small-firm practice management
- Works for managing partners and administrators who track profitability and work in progress
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: there's no published price or trial, and licences, onboarding and add-ons come in a quote after a demo
- Skip it if you need to be up and running soon, as onboarding typically takes 12 to 14 weeks
- Watch out: SecureChat, for calling and texting clients from the phone app, is a premium feature
- Watch out: the Centerbase Payments transaction fee isn't published, though you can keep your own processor
- Not for you if you're a solo or small firm, as it's built and priced for midsize firms
Pick Litify if
- Fits if you run a high-volume firm or an enterprise legal team already on Salesforce
- Works for firms that want intake, billing and reporting on one platform
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you are a solo lawyer, since the vendor speaks to large firms and legal teams
- Not for you if you need a price to plan with, as none is published
- Skip it if you want to try it yourself, because only a demo is offered
- Watch out: the platform is built on Salesforce, and its log-in goes there
- Watch out: only Salesforce and Chrome are listed as integrations
How we grade them
| 2.0GPACenterbaseFair | 1.8GPALitifyWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published. Centerbase gives a price only on a sales call: licences, onboarding and add-ons are set out in a quote after a demo. | CNo price is published and pricing is recorded as unverified, which puts it in the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial, only a demo. | FNo free plan, no trial and no self-serve sign-up; the page offers a demo. |
| Features | BMatters, documents in SharePoint, tasks, two-way calendar sync, ePre-bills, a client portal, intake, trust and firm accounting, three kinds of timekeeping and Centerbase IQ reporting. The listing shows no gap in the core job. | BIntake, matters, documents, time and billing, reporting and AI agents cover the job, with no gap named in the listing. |
| Ease of use | CWe have no store rating on file for it. Onboarding is included but typically takes 12 to 14 weeks, with implementation packages scoped and priced to the firm. | CNo store rating is on record, and a Salesforce-based platform needs configuring and a guided rollout. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Outlook, Word, SharePoint, Stripe, Billables.ai and AvidXchange. No desktop app of its own on record. | CWeb only, with Salesforce and a Chrome extension as the listed integrations. |
| Best for | midsize firms that want billing and books together | large firms and legal teams that run on Salesforce |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Centerbase and Litify. How we grade
Where they differ
- Centerbase also covers invoicing, bookkeeping and trust accounting.
- Litify also covers workflow automation and AI agents.
In commonWebAI featuresTime trackingReportsCase management
At a glance
| Centerbase | Litify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Centerbase, Inc. | Litify, LLC |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Centerbase
- Centerbase publishes no prices: licensing, onboarding and add-ons are all set out in a quote after a demo.
- Onboarding is included but typically takes 12 to 14 weeks, with implementation packages scoped and priced to the firm.
- SecureChat, for calling and texting clients from the mobile app, is described as a premium feature.
- Centerbase Payments' transaction fee is not published; firms may keep their existing payment processor instead.
Litify
- No prices are published; the vendor sells through a demo request, and pricing here is recorded as unverified.
- The platform is built on Salesforce, and the log-in button on the site goes to Salesforce.
- The vendor describes its solutions for high-volume firms and enterprise legal teams; solo-practice use is not addressed.
- No free trial or self-serve sign-up is offered on the pages we read.
Key features
Centerbase
- Matters inside Microsoft 365
- Matter, document, task and calendar management. Outlook emails and attachments file to the right matter, calendars sync both ways, and SharePoint can hold the documents.
- Billing and ePre-bills
- Bills go through electronic pre-bill review before they are sent, and a client portal and client intake are included with the plan.
- Trust and firm accounting
- Trust and firm accounting with online banking and automatic trust reconciliation, so the books close in the same system as billing.
- Three levels of timekeeping
- Built-in timers and timesheets, Automated Time Capture that logs client calls, texts and emails from the mobile app, and Billables AI as a partner option.
- Centerbase IQ
- Ask questions about profitability, work in progress or AR aging in plain English and get charts and tables with links back to the records behind each number.
- Centerbase Payments
- Card, debit and ACH payments and automatic trust replenishment, powered by Stripe, with no platform fee; a standard transaction fee applies to each payment.
Litify
- Intake management
- The vendor describes call and voicemail capture, AI-guided questionnaires and predictive lead scoring that lead into a signed case.
- Matter and document management
- Matters, client data and documents live in one platform, with AI document generation and PDF editing listed by the vendor.
- Time and billing
- Timekeeping and billing that follows client guidelines, plus a separate spend management area for expense tracking, budgets and invoice review.
- Reporting and analytics
- A no-code reporting engine that filters firm data into dashboards and KPIs.
- Litify ACE agents
- ACE 2.0 is the vendor's AI assistant. It runs multi-step workflows across matters, answers questions about the caseload and has a Chrome extension and voice-to-text.
- Practice-area solutions
- Packaged setups for personal injury, insurance defense, immigration and corporate legal departments, among 15+ practice areas the vendor mentions.
Plans
Centerbase
Pricing could not be confirmed. See centerbase.com.
Litify
Pricing could not be confirmed. See litify.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Centerbase or Litify?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Centerbase has no price we could confirm, and Litify has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Centerbase or Litify?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Centerbase nor Litify has a free plan.
Which platforms do Centerbase and Litify run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Centerbase lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.