BQE CORE vs CaseFlow

BQE CORE7.6Visit CaseFlow4.4Visit

Higher score BQE CORE #9 in Legal Payments Software 7.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 7 of 7 features Visit BQE CORE

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CaseFlow #41 in Legal Payments Software 4.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 7 features Visit CaseFlow

• BQE CORE fits best

  Firms needing accounting-heavy payment workflows

• CaseFlow fits best

  Firms needing payments within case management

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Side by side

Feature	BQE CORE 7.6/10 Visit ↗	CaseFlow 4.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.6	4.4
Ranking	#9 in Legal Payments Software	#41 in Legal Payments Software
Best for	Firms needing accounting-heavy payment workflows	Firms needing payments within case management
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$49/seat/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	PCI DSS	GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	100+ integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business
Features BQE CORE 7/7 · CaseFlow 6/7
Trust account support	✓	✓
Payment plans	✓	✓
Client payment portal	✓	✓
ACH payments	✓	✓
Card payments	✓	✓
Legal billing integration	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Reconciliation tools	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Trust-fund and IOLTA accounting with three-way reconciliation Card, ACH, split billing, and LEDES billing support Web, mobile, API, and broad accounting integrations	IOLTA and trust-account ledgers include reconciliation tools Client portal supports invoices, documents, and signatures Growth and Multi-Practice plans add online payments and recurring billing
Cons	Pricing requires a sales contact and varies by modules and users ACH payments are available only to US-based companies Its broad practice-management scope may exceed payment-only needs	No free plan is offered Access is provided through the web platform Paid plans are billed per seat each month
Our verdict	BQE CORE is a cloud-based practice-management platform from BQE Software for professional-services firms, including legal practices. It brings time and expense tracking, project management, budgeting, billing, invoicing, accounting,… Read the review →	CaseFlow is cloud-based legal practice management software for solo practitioners and small US law firms. It combines matter management, deadlines, documents, tasks, client intake, invoicing, estimates, time tracking, IOLTA and trust… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• BQE CORE — where it wins

  • Trust-fund and IOLTA accounting with three-way reconciliation
  • Card, ACH, split billing, and LEDES billing support
  • Web, mobile, API, and broad accounting integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales contact and varies by modules and users
  • ACH payments are available only to US-based companies
  • Its broad practice-management scope may exceed payment-only needs

• CaseFlow — where it wins

  • IOLTA and trust-account ledgers include reconciliation tools
  • Client portal supports invoices, documents, and signatures
  • Growth and Multi-Practice plans add online payments and recurring billing

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is offered
  • Access is provided through the web platform
  • Paid plans are billed per seat each month

• BQE CORE7.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad legal-finance suite for firms that need trust accounting and billing in one system.

  Visit BQE COREFull verdict →
• CaseFlow4.4/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad legal practice platform for firms that need payments inside case management.

  Visit CaseFlowFull verdict →