CosmoLex vs Lawcus (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, CosmoLex and Lawcus share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Lawcus starts cheaper, at $39 a month for each person against $49 a month for each person.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
CosmoLex grades higher on the free plan. Lawcus grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
CosmoLex
Law practice management with trust and business accounting built in
Lawcus
Practice management with billing and trust accounting for law firms
Which one is for you
Pick CosmoLex if
- Fits if you're a solo or small firm that holds client money in trust
- Works for firms in the US or Canada that want billing and the books in one app
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Launch, which has no bank reconciliation, LEDES or split billing, intake forms, document assembly or AI
- Pricey if you want the general ledger, bank feeds, calendar sync or the open API, which are Pro only at $129 a user
- Watch out: the CRM, websites, Google Ads management and LexShare and LexSign are paid add-ons, and eSignatures may carry fees
- Not for you if you're in Canada and want card payments on invoices, which the pricing page marks as US only
- Skip it if you want a full trial, as the 10 days come with one bank feed and no CRM, LexShare or LexSign
Pick Lawcus if
- Fits if you run a small firm and want cases, billing and trust accounting together
- Works for firms that want a mobile app for the team
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want workflow or marketing automation: that is Elite at $79 a user
- Tight if you e-sign a lot: 3 a user a month on Essential and 5 on Growth
- Watch out: two-way texting is an add-on at $10 per attorney a month
- Watch out: Enterprise needs at least 10 users and shows no price
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACosmoLexFair | 2.2GPALawcusFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CLaunch is $49 a user a month billed yearly, $59 monthly, where this category's cheaper quarter and middle both sit. Bank reconciliation, LEDES billing and intake forms need Core at $99, about twice the middle, and the general ledger needs Pro at $129. | B$39 a user a month billed annually, inside the cheapest quarter of law-practice tools ($49 or less). |
| Free plan and trial | CA 10-day trial with no card. It's limited to one bank feed and leaves out the CRM and the LexShare and LexSign add-ons, and there's no free plan after it. | DA free trial is offered through a button, but its length and card terms are not stated. |
| Features | CTrust ledgers with compliance reports, time, billing, payments, matters and a client portal on every plan, and a general ledger with bank feeds on Pro. The gaps the listing shows: card payments on invoices are US only, though it sells in Canada, and sharing and eSignatures are paid add-ons. | CMatters, billing, trust accounting, intake, portal and document automation. Text messaging is a paid add-on and workflows start at Elite. |
| Ease of use | CWe have no store rating on file for it. Trust accounts, bank feeds and the books need setting up, and calendar sync with Outlook and Google waits until Pro. | CNo store rating on record. You set up matters, billing and intake, so it is a C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Microsoft 365, Outlook, Google Calendar, QuickBooks Online, Dropbox and Zapier. No desktop app, and the open API is on Pro only. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Gmail, Microsoft 365, QuickBooks, Xero, Dropbox and Zapier listed. No desktop app. |
| Best for | small firms that hold client money in trust | small-firm case management and billing |
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: CosmoLex and Lawcus. How we grade
Price against what you get
CosmoLex starts at $49 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Lawcus starts at $39 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Lawcus starts $10 a month lower. Of the other law practice software on the chart, none scores higher than CosmoLex for less, and none scores higher than Lawcus for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- CosmoLex also covers bookkeeping.
- Lawcus also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| CosmoLex | Lawcus | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $49 per user / month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly) | $39 per user / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 10-day free trial, no credit card; limited to one bank feed, without the CRM or LexShare and LexSign add-ons | Free trial offered through the Start Trial button; length not stated on the pages read. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | ProfitSolv Purchaser, Inc. | Lawcus |
| Price read from | cosmolex.com | lawcus.com |
| Checked | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CosmoLex
- Launch leaves out bank reconciliation, LEDES billing, intake forms, document assembly and the AI tools, which start on Core at $99 per user / month.
- The general ledger, bank feeds, calendar sync with Outlook and Google, intake automation and the open API are on Pro only.
- The CRM, websites, Google Ads management and LexShare and LexSign are paid add-ons; eSignatures may carry extra fees.
- Card payments on invoices are marked as US only on the pricing page; eCheck is the other option listed.
Lawcus
- Prices are per user; Enterprise needs at least 10 users and has no published price.
- Text messaging is an add-on on the three paid tiers, and the pricing page does not give its price.
- E-signatures are capped per user each month (3 on Essential and 5 on Growth, per the plan table).
- Workflow automation, marketing automation and the custom report builder need the Elite plan.
Key features
CosmoLex
- Trust and business accounting
- Trust ledgers with automatic transfers and holds and built-in compliance reports on every plan. Pro adds a general ledger and payables across trust, operating and business accounts.
- Time, billing and payments
- Capture time and expenses, bill against retainers or recurring payments, and take card and eCheck payments on invoices. LEDES and split billing start on Core.
- Matters and client portal
- Matter management and a secure client portal on every plan. Core adds per-matter budgets, document editing and assembly, and dashboards.
- Intake forms
- Logic-based intake forms capture leads and turn them into matters from Core; Pro automates intake workflows. A CRM add-on adds email and text drip campaigns.
- AI tools
- From Core, AI writes summaries of documents, answers plain-English questions to filter matter data, and drafts client intake forms.
- Growth add-ons
- Paid extras include a firm website built and hosted by CosmoLex, managed Google Ads campaigns, and LexShare and LexSign for document sharing and eSignatures.
Lawcus
- Matter and contact management
- Matters link to people and companies, with statute-of-limitation alerts, private matters and kanban-style pipelines.
- Billing and trust accounting
- Timers, expenses, invoices, retainers and trust accounting are included from the Essential plan; online payments accept ACH, eCheck and card.
- Client intake and portal
- Lead management, branded intake forms and a client portal for messages, invoices and document sharing.
- Document automation
- Templates generate pleadings and contracts, with storage integrations for Google Drive, OneDrive, Box and Dropbox.
- Workflow automation
- The Elite plan can auto-create tasks, send emails and move matters forward, with up to 100 workflows listed.
- Mobile app
- An app for the App Store and Google Play signs in with an existing Lawcus account.
Plans
CosmoLex
Launch$49
per user / month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly)
Time and billing, retainers, online payments, trust ledgers with compliance reports, matter management and a client portal.
Core$99
per user / month, billed yearly ($109 billed monthly)
Adds bank reconciliation, LEDES and split billing, matter budgets, intake forms, document assembly, dashboards and the AI tools.
Pro$129
per user / month, billed yearly ($139 billed monthly)
Adds the general ledger and payables, bank feeds, advanced compliance reports, intake automation, calendar sync and the open API.
Lawcus
Essential$39
per user / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Case and matter management, billing and invoicing, and trust accounting. Includes 3 e-signatures per user per month.
Growth$59
per user / month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
Adds QuickBooks and Xero integration, Google and Office 365 integration, Nova AI and custom fields.
Elite$79
per user / month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly)
Adds workflow automation, marketing automation, advanced dashboards and a custom report builder.
EnterpriseCustom
For firms with at least 10 users: dedicated onboarding and account manager, custom feature development, private cloud and SLA options.
Ways to pay less
CosmoLex
- Annual discount
Save $120 per user with yearly billing
CosmoLex's pricing page shows each plan $10 a month cheaper per user when billed yearly, which it states as a $120 saving per user.
- Other savings
Lifetime discounts for bar association members
CosmoLex says members of its state and regional bar association partners get lifetime member discounts; the page does not give the amounts.
Lawcus
- Annual discount
Annual billing is $10 less per user
Annual prices are $39, $59 and $79 per user per month against $49, $69 and $89 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CosmoLex or Lawcus?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lawcus is cheaper to start with: $39 a month for each person, against $49 a month for each person for CosmoLex. CosmoLex starts at $49 per user / month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly), and Lawcus starts at $39 per user / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, CosmoLex or Lawcus?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither CosmoLex nor Lawcus has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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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.