Overview

CaseFox serves attorneys, CPAs, consultants, and investigators, from solo practitioners to larger legal teams. Case and task management, court calendars, deadline reminders, billing, accounting, and AI document tools sit within the same product. The maker, CaseFox, was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.

The main appeal is breadth: firms can manage matters, track billable work, handle trust accounting, and export operational records from one service. The trade-off is that the free tier limits the number of cases and users, while the paid plans are priced per user.

Key features

Casework and records

CaseFox combines case and task management with court calendars, deadline reminders, and case reports exportable to Excel. A one-click workbook export includes time and expense entries, trust transactions, clients, cases, invoices, payments, calendar entries, and tasks. That makes it easier to take a broad set of records out of the service rather than being limited to case reports.

Billing and payments

Time and expense tracking feed into one-off or batch invoicing, with recurring billing for ongoing work. UTBMS codes and LEDES invoices make the billing tools relevant to practices with formal coding or electronic billing needs. Payment plans, a client payment portal, ACH and card payments, legal billing integration, and reconciliation tools extend the workflow beyond invoice creation.

AI, documents, and accounting

CaseFox AI can draft and review legal documents, analyze case files and contracts, extract details and citations from uploaded files, and provide matter insights. These capabilities broaden the product beyond billing and scheduling, though they are most relevant to firms willing to incorporate AI into document work.

Trust and operating accounts, IOLTA tools, detailed ledgers, and accounting reports support firms that want practice accounting within the same system. Integrations include Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Gmail, Microsoft Office 365, Outlook, QuickBooks, Xero, PayPal, and LawPay.

Mobile use and security

The Android and iOS apps support offline case work and later syncing, a practical advantage for users who need to keep working without a connection. CaseFox says it uses SSL and other encryption, replicates its database to a data center in another state, performs regular backups, and limits server access to key personnel. The maker also advertises 24/7 phone, email, and chat support, plus onboarding, staff training, and data migration services.

Pricing

CaseFox uses a freemium model and offers a free trial. The Solo plan is free forever. It includes all PRO features but caps the account at 4 cases and 2 added users. That is a useful way for a solo practitioner to explore the feature set, but the case cap can quickly become restrictive as a practice grows.

Professional costs 45.00 USD per month, billed Per user/month. It provides unlimited cases, 10 GB+ document storage, 2-factor authentication, and free add-ons. This is the practical starting point for firms that need room to manage an active caseload; the per-user term means the price rises with the team.

Enterprise costs 99.00 USD per month, billed Per user/month. It includes everything in Pro, white labeling, a complimentary firm website, and custom data migration; customization is available at additional cost. The added branding and migration support are aimed at firms with broader deployment needs, while the per-user pricing still makes team size a key budget consideration.

Platforms

CaseFox is available on the web, Android, and iOS. Offline case work with later synchronization gives its mobile apps a specific advantage for work away from a reliable connection.

Who it's for

CaseFox is a strong fit for legal practices that want case administration, time and expense billing, trust accounting, and document tools in one platform. Solo users can start without a subscription, while growing practices gain unlimited cases on Professional. Firms that need a free system for more than four cases or two added users will outgrow Solo, and organizations that do not need its broad billing and accounting coverage may prefer a more focused product.

Pros and cons

Pro: The billing range covers batch and recurring invoices, UTBMS, LEDES, payment plans, ACH, and cards, accommodating varied legal billing workflows.
Pro: Trust and operating accounts, IOLTA tools, ledgers, and reconciliation tools bring practice accounting into the same system as casework.
Pro: Offline mobile case work and later syncing can help users stay productive when disconnected.
Pro: One-click Excel export spans cases, billing, trust transactions, calendar entries, and tasks, supporting broader record portability.
Con: The free plan's 4-case and 2-user caps limit its usefulness for a growing practice.
Con: Both paid plans are priced per user, so the subscription cost scales with headcount.

Alternatives

CosmoLex is a paid option with a free trial; its Launch plan is 49.00 USD per month per user and includes time tracking, invoicing, online payments, trust accounting, and ledgers. Consider it if those capabilities suit your needs and you do not require a free plan.
RTG Bills is a paid alternative with a free trial and a starting price of 15.95 USD per month for one user; the price varies by user count. Its listed plan does not include timekeeping, so consider it if you want a lower starting price and do not need that capability.
LeanLaw is a paid option with a free trial. Core costs 55.00 USD per month per user and includes time and expense tracking, e-payments, reporting, and trust accounting. Choose it if those are the priorities and a free tier is not needed.
Bilr is a paid alternative with a free trial; BASIC costs 33.99 USD per month per user and includes a dashboard, fee and expense recording, a timer, and multiple fee arrangements. It may suit a practice focused on those billing functions.
BQE CORE is another paid alternative with a free trial and custom pricing. Consider it if you are comparing products with quote-based pricing.
Time59 costs 199.00 USD per year for an entire practice, with unlimited users and data and no per-user charges. It is worth considering if predictable practice-wide pricing matters more than a free entry plan.
LawPractica is a paid, self-hosted and web option with a free trial. Consider it if self-hosting is important to your choice.
Bill4Time is a freemium billing alternative with a free plan and a 49.00 USD per month per-user Time & Billing plan. Consider it if you want to compare another service with a free tier.

Verdict

CaseFox is a good choice for practices that want case management, legal billing, trust accounting, document tools, and offline mobile case work together. Its strongest reason to buy is that breadth, backed by wide integrations and substantial export options. Look elsewhere if the free tier's tight caps will not work or if per-user paid pricing does not fit your firm's budget.

	CaseFox	LawManager
Free plan	Yes
Free trial	Yes	Yes
Paid from	$45/mo
Platforms	Android, iOS, Web	Web
Free plan	Yes	No
Paid from	$45/user/mo
Trust account support	Yes
Payment plans	Yes
Client payment portal	Yes
ACH payments	Yes
Card payments	Yes
Legal billing integration	Yes
Reconciliation tools	Yes
Time tracking		Yes
Billing and payments		Yes

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