Payload comparisons
Payload is compared head-to-head with LawPay, Clio Payments and CaseFox and more: 7 head-to-heads in Legal Payments Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Payload head-to-head
- Payload vs LawPay
- Payload vs Clio Payments
- Payload vs CaseFox
- Payload vs Orion ePay
- Payload vs Smokeball
- Payload vs CosmoLex
- Payload vs LeanLaw
Payload vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Trust account support | Payment plans | Client payment portal | ACH payments | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Payload | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7.9 | ||
| 1 | LawPay | No | $19/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 |
| 2 | Clio Payments | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 | |
| 3 | CaseFox | Yes | $45/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.5 |
| 4 | Orion ePay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.3 | ||
| 5 | Smokeball | No | 8.2 | |||||
| 7 | CosmoLex | No | $49/user/mo | 7.8 | ||||
| 8 | LeanLaw | No | $55/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7.7 |
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