Clio vs Eve (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Clio if

• Fits if you want trust reconciliation and the firm's books in the same tool as billing
• Works for firms that plan to add intake and legal AI from the same vendor later

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: only Starter has a published price, and Core, Signature and Elite are quoted on request
• Tight if you're on Starter, which has no client portal, texting, conflict checks, document templates, custom fields or integrations
• Pricey if you want workflows, custom reports or SSO, which need Signature or Elite, and Clio Grow intake is an add-on on Core and Signature
• Watch out: card payments cost 2.95% (3.75% for Amex), eCheck 1% and Affirm 4.95%, and court e-filing is paid per filing
• Skip it if you want a long trial, as it's 7 days and there's no free plan

Pick Eve if

• Fits if you run a plaintiff firm and want AI drafts of demands and medical overviews
• Works for firms that already have a case system and need an add-on

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want case management or billing, since it has neither
• 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 buyers book a call or demo
• Watch out: the integrations page could not be read, so what it connects to is unconfirmed
• Watch out: it is aimed at plaintiff work, not defence or general practice

Clio

• Clio publishes a price only for Starter; Core, Signature and Elite are quoted on request or after a demo.
• Starter leaves out the client portal, texting, conflict checks, document templates, custom fields and third-party integrations, which start on Core.
• Card payments cost 2.95% (3.75% for Amex), eCheck and ACH 1%, and Affirm pay-later 4.95%; court e-filing is paid per filing.
• Automated workflows, custom reports and SSO need Signature or Elite, and Clio Grow intake is an add-on on Core and Signature.

Eve

• No prices are published; buyers schedule a call or request a demo.
• It is an AI layer for plaintiff work and not a billing, trust accounting or general case management system.
• The vendor says Eve is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and HIPAA compliant.
• The integrations page content could not be read, so which systems it syncs with is unconfirmed.

Clio

Matters, documents and calendars

Every plan stores contacts, matters and unlimited documents, with calendaring, tasks, a firm dashboard and Clio's iOS and Android apps.

Billing and online payments

Hourly, flat-rate and contingency billing, payment plans, UTBMS and LEDES codes, and online payment by card, eCheck, Apple Pay or Google Pay.

Legal accounting built in

Bank sync, a chart of accounts, trust and operating reconciliation, check printing and cash or accrual reports on every plan, with a free licence for the firm's accountant.

AI inside Clio Manage

From Core, AI drafts bills on a schedule, writes client updates from matter activity, turns documents into calendar events and tasks, and ranks tasks.

Clio Work

A legal AI workspace that reads a matter's files to build timelines and spot gaps, finds jurisdiction-matched authority checked by a citator, and drafts in Clio Work or Microsoft Word.

Client portal and texting

From Core, clients use the Clio for Clients portal and app to message, share documents, pay and follow their matter, and the firm can text reminders.

Eve

Eve Intake and voice agent

Answers calls around the clock, qualifies the lead and sends the retainer for signature during the call. The vendor says it covers 28+ languages.

Eve Agents

Intake agents, casework agents that draft demands, discovery and motions, and communication agents for check-ins and claim openings.

Medical overviews and demand letters

Builds medical overviews from records and generates demand letters in the firm's own drafting style.

Eve Research

Researches case law, statutes, regulations and medical literature from inside a matter, with citations that open at the source.

Eve Auditor

Reviews every active matter each night to surface missed injuries, treatment gaps and the next suggested action.

Eve Analyst

Lets leadership ask questions about the firm in plain English and see self-updating dashboards on revenue, margins and attorney performance.

Clio

• Starter$49

  per user / month; monthly or annual billing not stated

  Matters, contacts, unlimited document storage, time and billing, online payments, trust accounting and built-in legal accounting. Three eSignatures.

• CoreCustom

  Adds AI billing and client updates, conflict checks, client portal and texting, document templates, integrations and 15 eSignatures. Price on request.

• SignatureCustom

  Adds matter stages, automated workflows, split and multi-currency billing, custom reports, SAML SSO and unlimited eSignatures. Price on request.

• EliteCustom

  Signature plus the Clio Grow intake suite: AI lead handling, intake forms, online booking, review requests and a website builder. Price on request.

Eve

Pricing could not be confirmed. See eve.legal.

Clio

• Other savings

  Elite bundle saving

  Clio's pricing page labels Elite, which bundles Signature with the Clio Grow intake suite, as saving over 17%.

Eve

No public discounts listed.