BarBooks
BarBooks: A broad legal accounting suite with trust compliance, matter billing, and multi-device access. Ranked #5 of 24 in Legal Accounting Software by our editors (8.6/10); pricing: 14-day trial; best for firms needing comprehensive accounting across devices.
At a glance
- Editor score8.6 / 10
- Pricing14-day trial
- Best forFirms needing comprehensive accounting across devices
- Free planNo
- Trust accountingYes
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Trust ledgers, reconciliation, and compliance reporting for client funds
- Matter billing, time tracking, expenses, and receivables reporting
- Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android access
Where it doesn't
- No free plan; access is through paid plans or add-ons
- Diary connectivity is limited to third-party diary integrations
- BAS completion and lodgement is a separate add-on service
Our verdict on BarBooks
BarBooks is cloud-based practice management and accounting software for barristers, sole practitioners, clerks, and legal lists. Its scope covers matter management, matter-linked contacts, invoicing, time tracking, expenses, disbursements, diary management, trust accounting, bank reconciliation, and financial reporting. Firms can work through the web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android applications, making it suited to teams that need legal accounting functions across devices rather than a narrowly focused bookkeeping tool.
The product’s strongest area is its connection between matters, client funds, and financial control. Matter-level invoicing and receivables reporting sit alongside configurable matter rates, expense recording, and trust ledgers for client funds and matter balances. Trust-account compliance reports and reconciliation support compliance-focused workflows, while bank transaction matching, finding, and creation are available during reconciliation. The Bank Rec Add-on adds bank transaction synchronization and bank reconciliation support. Financial reporting includes profit and loss, GST, debtor, turnover, and cashflow reports.
BarBooks is a paid product with a 14-day trial and no free plan. The published starting price is AUD 60, with tax excluded; the available plans include Enterprise, Sole Practitioner monthly and annual options, plus Bank Rec and BAS Service add-ons. Enterprise includes priority technical and customer support, training and support materials, live chat, and a help desk. Sole Practitioner plans include 1:1 onboarding, unlimited customer support, live chat, and a help desk. Firms wanting broad matter, trust, reconciliation, and reporting coverage should consider BarBooks; teams seeking a free product or wider integration coverage beyond third-party diaries may prefer another option.
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BarBooks fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Trust accounting | Yes |
| Matter-level billing | Yes |
| Client ledgers | Yes |
| Three-way reconciliation | Not verified |
| Compliance reporting | Yes |
| Platform | Both |
| Free trial | 14 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Desktop, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android |
| Support | Email, Live chat, Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 1 integrations: third-party diaries |
| Pricing | 14-day trial (source) |
| Website | barbooks.co |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
BarBooks integrations
BarBooks lists 1 integrations on its own site.
- third-party diaries
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- ActionstepA broad legal operations suite combining matter management, accounting, automation, and billing.8.9
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