Clio Payments vs BQE CORE

CPClio Payments8.7Visit BQE CORE7.6Visit

Higher score CP Clio Payments #2 in Legal Payments Software 8.7/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Clio Payments

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

• Clio Payments fits best

  Clio firms needing integrated payments

• BQE CORE fits best

  Firms needing accounting-heavy payment workflows

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Side by side

Feature	CPClio Payments 8.7/10 Visit ↗	BQE CORE 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.6
Ranking	#2 in Legal Payments Software	#9 in Legal Payments Software
Best for	Clio firms needing integrated payments	Firms needing accounting-heavy payment workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	7 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS, 2FA	PCI DSS
Integrations	250+ integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Clio Payments 7/7 · BQE CORE 7/7
Trust account support	✓	✓
Payment plans	✓	✓
Client payment portal	✓	✓
ACH payments	✓	✓
Card payments	✓	✓
Legal billing integration	✓	✓
Reconciliation tools	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Supports cards, eCheck, ACH, digital wallets, and trust-account payments Handles payment plans, recurring charges, reminders, and stored payment methods Associates payments with bills and matters and syncs with accounting platforms	Trust-fund and IOLTA accounting with three-way reconciliation Card, ACH, split billing, and LEDES billing support Web, mobile, API, and broad accounting integrations
Cons	Built around Clio Manage rather than offered as a standalone product Payment methods and availability vary by country No free plan is available	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
Our verdict	Clio Payments is a payment processing solution for law firms using Clio Manage. It supports online and in-person card payments, eCheck and direct ACH payments, digital wallets, and trust-account transactions. Firms can accept payments… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Clio Payments — where it wins

  • Supports cards, eCheck, ACH, digital wallets, and trust-account payments
  • Handles payment plans, recurring charges, reminders, and stored payment methods
  • Associates payments with bills and matters and syncs with accounting platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Built around Clio Manage rather than offered as a standalone product
  • Payment methods and availability vary by country
  • No free plan is available

• 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

• CPClio Payments8.7/10 · 7-day trial

  A Clio-integrated payment layer for firms managing cards, ACH, trust funds, and payment plans.

  Visit Clio PaymentsFull verdict →
• 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 →