Lawcus vs MyCase (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Lawcus and MyCase share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Lawcus starts cheaper, at $39 a month for each person against $50 a month for each person.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Lawcus grades higher on value for money. MyCase grades higher on the free plan. 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.
Lawcus
Practice management with billing and trust accounting for law firms
MyCase
Case management, billing and client portal for small law firms
Which one is for you
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
Pick MyCase if
- Fits if you're a solo or small firm that wants cases and billing in one place
- Works for firms that already take card payments through LawPay
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need intake forms, eSignature, workflows or texting, which all need Pro at $100 a user billed yearly
- Tight if you want conflict check tracking, split billing, Desktop Drive or the open API, as those are Advanced only at $130
- Watch out: three-way trust reconciliation is the $39 a user MyCase Accounting add-on, and Basic can't have it
- Watch out: court-rules calendaring is a separate subscription, and fees already paid aren't refunded if you cancel
- Skip it if you want to stay free, as there's only a 10-day trial and no free plan
How we grade them
| 2.2GPALawcusFair | 2.2GPAMyCaseFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$39 a user a month billed annually, inside the cheapest quarter of law-practice tools ($49 or less). | CBasic is $50 a user a month billed yearly, or $60 monthly. That's this category's dearer quarter, when most rivals with a published price start at $49. Intake, the CRM, eSignature and texting need Pro at $100, twice the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial is offered through a button, but its length and card terms are not stated. | CA 10-day trial with full access and no card. There's no free plan, so after ten days you're paying or you're out. |
| Features | CMatters, billing, trust accounting, intake, portal and document automation. Text messaging is a paid add-on and workflows start at Elite. | CCases, a shared calendar, unlimited documents, time, invoices, trust ledgers, LawPay payments, a client portal and AI assistants. The listing's gaps keep it here: three-way trust reconciliation needs the $39 MyCase Accounting add-on, and court-rules calendaring is a separate subscription. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You set up matters, billing and intake, so it is a C. | CWe have no store rating on file for it. It's a whole firm system, so cases, contacts, trust ledgers and LawPay payments all need setting up before it does much for you. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Gmail, Microsoft 365, QuickBooks, Xero, Dropbox and Zapier listed. No desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar, QuickBooks, Dropbox, Zapier and a read-only Claude connector. No desktop app, and the open API is on Advanced only. |
| Best for | small-firm case management and billing | solo and small firms keeping cases and billing together |
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: Lawcus and MyCase. How we grade
Price against what you get
Lawcus starts at $39 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MyCase starts at $50 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Lawcus starts $11 a month lower. Of the other law practice software on the chart, none scores higher than Lawcus for less, and 1 scores higher than MyCase 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
- Lawcus also covers workflow automation.
- MyCase also covers forms and business texting.
At a glance
| Lawcus | MyCase | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $39 per user / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | $50 per user / month, billed annually ($60 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial offered through the Start Trial button; length not stated on the pages read. | 10-day free trial with full access, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Lawcus | 8am, LLC |
| Price read from | lawcus.com | mycase.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
MyCase
- Intake forms, the legal CRM, eSignature, workflows and two-way texting all need Pro at $100 per user / month, billed annually.
- Conflict check tracking, split billing, Desktop Drive and the open API are limited to Advanced.
- MyCase Accounting, for three-way trust reconciliation, is a $39 per user / month add-on on Pro and Advanced only.
- Court-rules calendaring needs a separate subscription, and fees already paid are not refunded on cancelling.
Key features
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.
MyCase
- Cases, calendar and documents
- Each case holds its notes, tasks, events, documents and contacts. A shared firm calendar shows statute of limitations dates, and document storage is unlimited on every plan.
- Time, billing and trust accounting
- Track time and expenses, turn them into invoices, and keep trust ledgers per client and per case with reconciliation. LEDES and batch billing, payment plans and interest come with Pro.
- Payments through LawPay
- Clients pay by card, eCheck or financing through 8am LawPay, with next-business-day deposits. LawPay has no monthly fee; processing rates apply.
- Client portal and texting
- Clients see their case and messages in a secure portal (limited on Basic). Pro adds unlimited two-way texting with images, a call log, internal chat and online intake forms.
- 8am IQ assistants
- Pro includes AI writing and document assistants. Advanced adds a Case Assistant for summaries and timelines and a Discovery Assistant that runs OCR on 5,000 pages per user a month.
- Claude connector and open API
- An official read-only MCP connector lets Claude look up cases, documents and firm financials. The open API for building other links is on the Advanced plan.
Plans
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.
MyCase
MyCase Basic$50
per user / month, billed annually ($60 billed monthly)
Case and contact management, time entry, invoicing, trust accounting, online payments, unlimited document storage and a limited client portal.
MyCase Pro$100
per user / month, billed annually ($120 billed monthly)
Adds unlimited eSignature, document generation, workflows, intake forms and legal CRM, two-way texting, premium billing and the 8am IQ writing assistant.
MyCase Advanced$130
per user / month, billed annually ($150 billed monthly)
Adds the 8am IQ Case and Discovery assistants, advanced document automation, Desktop Drive, conflict check tracking, split billing and the open API.
Ways to pay less
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.
MyCase
- Annual discount
Save up to 16% with yearly billing
MyCase's pricing page lists savings of up to 16% for paying a year upfront: $120 a year per user on Basic and $240 a year per user on Pro and Advanced.
- Other savings
Bar association member discounts
MyCase lists a member benefit for each of its partner bar associations and legal groups; ABA Advantage members, for example, get a 20% lifetime discount.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Lawcus or MyCase?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lawcus is cheaper to start with: $39 a month for each person, against $50 a month for each person for MyCase. Lawcus starts at $39 per user / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly), and MyCase starts at $50 per user / month, billed annually ($60 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Lawcus or MyCase?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Lawcus nor MyCase 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.