Legal time tracking software pricing in 2026

Legal time tracking software pricing ranges from Lawbillity’s advertised $24 to MyCase Advanced’s $150 per user per month, checked on 8 November 2026. Sixminute is the pick for whole-day automatic capture, Clio for practice management and LeanLaw for QuickBooks-based billing. Annual discounts reduce subscriptions; capture entitlements vary by tier.

Legal time tracking software pricing depends on the tier

For a small law firm seeking whole-day automatic capture, Sixminute is the strongest choice alongside its existing billing system. Bill4Time’s pricing illustrates the difference: its entry plan includes time tracking, while legal trust accounting and LEDES e-billing start with Legal Pro. Lawbillity has the lowest advertised starting price here for firms choosing a billing subscription on entry cost.

Forgotten work deserves equal attention. In Primary Research Group’s 2014 survey of lawyers at US firms with 25 or more lawyers, 57.7% had cut recorded time because they could not remember its duration. The average reduction was 5.9 hours a month. Sixminute addresses that gap by recording the working day and writing the entries, while the firm keeps its existing billing system.

How these tools were compared

This documentation comparison covers capture, application coverage, matter matching, narratives, privacy, platforms and pricing. Sources were opened on 8 November 2026. Prices are USD per user per month before tax unless stated otherwise; annual figures are monthly equivalents billed annually. Payment processing fees are excluded from subscription totals.

The pricing sources are clio.com, mycase.com, practicepanther.com, smokeball.com, rocketmatter.com, cosmolex.com, timesolv.com, bill4time.com, leanlaw.co and lawbillity.com. Unspecified seat minimums, add-on charges and contract terms need written confirmation.

The shortlist excludes four broader or payment-focused alternatives:

• CARET Legal starts at $79 per user monthly on annual billing, plus implementation fees.
• Actionstep requests quotes and adds implementation fees.
• Filevine provides tailored quotes.
• 8am LawPay lists a $19 monthly payments subscription with unlimited users, a different purchase from a timekeeping seat.

Compare them in the practice management software guide.

Automatic capture can preserve the existing billing system

Sixminute adds whole-day automatic time capture while the firm keeps its existing billing system, with entries ready for the lawyer to review and release.

Sixminute

What it is and covers: Sixminute is automatic timekeeping for lawyers on Windows and macOS, with iOS and Android apps. It records every application on the computer, phone calls and meetings through Outlook and Google Calendar, with no application integrations to configure.

Capture and entries: Passive capture produces one entry per task, with automatic client and matter matching, duration and client-ready AI narratives. Entries remain private until the lawyer reviews and releases them into whatever practice-management or billing system the firm uses. Lawyers using Sixminute spend about 6 minutes a day reviewing and releasing their timesheet.

Privacy and start-up: Sixminute takes no screenshots and logs no keystrokes. Only what the timesheet needs leaves the device, and no captured activity stays on the computer afterwards. Data is encrypted with the firm’s own key and hosted in the EU. Setup takes about 5 minutes.

Pricing: Compare a capture quote plus the existing billing subscription with the value of recovered work.

Best fit and limit: Firms that want every hour on the computer recorded and written up without connecting a single application, whichever billing system they use. The lawyer still reviews entries and decides what to release.

Practice-management suites bundle billing with matters

Practice-management suites include timekeeping and billing alongside matter administration; the tier determines accounting and capture entitlements.

Clio

Price and terms: Clio Manage’s current plans are Starter, Core, Signature and Elite, starting at $49. Core, Signature and Elite require quotes; the page supplies no complete monthly-versus-annual schedule. The free trial lasts seven days.

Capture and coverage: Starter includes time tracking, invoicing, trust account management and LEDES billing. Core adds AI billing and document tools; Signature adds granular controls and split billing; Elite includes Clio Grow. Clio Timekeeping is an opt-in beta, preparing matter-matched entries for review.

Best fit and limit: A firm wanting broad practice management. Confirm beta access, capture entitlement, add-on prices and billing term.

MyCase

Price and terms: MyCase’s official pricing lists Basic at $60 monthly/$50 annually, Pro at $120/$100 and Advanced at $150/$130. The trial lasts ten days. Accounting costs another $39 per user per month on Pro or Advanced.

Capture and coverage: Basic includes time entry, invoicing and trust accounting. Pro adds LEDES billing and MyCase Smart Time Finder; Advanced adds document automation, desktop drive and further AI assistants. Smart Time Finder tracks activity within MyCase, including unbilled Outlook add-in emails.

Best fit and limit: Firms wanting case administration and activity reminders together. The documented Finder scope centres on MyCase activity.

PracticePanther

Price and terms: PracticePanther’s pricing lists Solo $49, Essential $69, Business $89 and Business Pro $114 annually. Its stated $120 annual saving implies $10 more per month on monthly billing: calculated rates of $59, $79, $99 and $124 respectively. The trial lasts seven days.

Capture and coverage: Time tracking and mobile access are included throughout. Business adds LEDES billing; Business Pro adds PantherAccounting Plus for trust and operating accounting. Its time-entry instructions describe timers and manual entries against contacts and matters.

Best fit and limit: Firms wanting matter workflows and billing together. The documented timer depends on the lawyer starting it; confirm add-on and seat terms.

Smokeball

Price and terms: Smokeball publishes no list prices for Bill, Boost, Grow or Prosper+. Quotes depend on users, contract term and optional services. Migration costs are confirmed in the quote; request trial terms too.

Capture and coverage: Bill includes time tracking, invoicing and trust accounting. AutoTime is included in Prosper+ and available as a Grow add-on. Smokeball AutoTime documents automatic matter matching and invoice-ready entries for work in Word, Outlook and Smokeball.

Best fit and limit: Firms wanting capture within the Smokeball workflow. Test coverage outside those applications and confirm LEDES entitlement in the quote.

Rocket Matter

Price and terms: Rocket Matter’s plan comparison lists Essentials $59, Pro $95, Premier $115 and Elite $145 annually. Obtain monthly rates separately. The page offers a free trial and free migration. CRM Core adds $49 monthly/$39 annually per user on Pro or Premier, with $399 onboarding and a three-user minimum.

Capture and coverage: Essentials includes time tracking, invoicing and trust accounting; Pro adds LEDES e-billing. Its time-tracking documentation describes multiple timers that lawyers pause and resume.

Best fit and limit: Firms wanting matter management and billing controls. The documented timers need starting. Its FAQ conflicts with the pricing grid; obtain written confirmation.

CosmoLex

Price and terms: CosmoLex’s pricing page lists Launch $59 monthly/$49 annually, Core $109/$99 and Pro $139/$129. It offers a free trial. CRM adds $177 monthly/$147 annually for up to three users.

Capture and coverage: Launch includes time tracking, invoicing and trust ledgers. Core adds LEDES and split billing; Pro adds general ledger, payables and bank feeds. The documented Global Timer requires starting, then associating the timecard with a matter.

Best fit and limit: Firms wanting billing and accounting in one suite. Check the accounting tier carefully: full business accounting is a Pro feature.

Billing-first tools suit firms keeping other systems

Billing-first tools suit firms keeping their matter workflows, with separate accounting subscriptions where required.

TimeSolv

Price and terms: For five users, TimeSolv’s embedded plan catalogue lists Pro $45 monthly/$43 annually and Legal $60/$58, before introductory discounts. Larger-user bands have separate prices. The trial lasts ten days.

Capture and coverage: Both include time tracking, billing and accounting integrations. Legal adds trust accounting and LEDES billing. The listed timers need operating. The pricing page lists secure sharing and e-signatures as an add-on.

Best fit and limit: Firms wanting focused legal billing. Budget for Legal when trust accounting is required and assess capture separately from timer availability.

Bill4Time

Price and terms: Bill4Time pricing per user is Time & Billing $49 monthly/$39 annually; Time & Billing Enterprise $79/$69; Legal Pro $69/$59; Legal Enterprise $99/$89. The free trial lasts 14 days.

Capture and coverage: Entry plans include invoicing, mobile access and QuickBooks integration. Legal Pro adds trust accounting and LEDES billing; Legal Enterprise adds custom LEDES formats and advanced import. Bill4Time documents timers and manual entries linked to matters.

Best fit and limit: Firms wanting focused billing. Timers need starting; trust accounting requires a legal plan.

LeanLaw

Price and terms: LeanLaw lists Core $55 and Pro $75 per user per month; annual rates require a quote. Elite and Contingency are custom-priced. Its pricing page offers a seven-day trial and says onboarding fees may apply.

Capture and coverage: Core includes time tracking, invoicing and IOLTA trust accounting; Pro adds LEDES files and matter-based accounting. QuickBooks Online requires a separate subscription. The Windows and Mac Desktop Tracker provides timers and manual entries.

Best fit and limit: Firms committed to QuickBooks Online. Include that subscription and onboarding in the budget; the desktop timer needs starting.

Lawbillity

Price and terms: Lawbillity’s homepage advertises prices from $24. Its pricing page shows $30 per user per month and a 20% annual-saving badge. It does not clearly label both billing-term totals. The trial lasts 14 days.

Capture and coverage: The listed package includes trust accounts, LEDES/LSS invoicing and QuickBooks integration. Its feature guide describes manual timesheets and matter timers, with mobile apps for iOS and Android. Invoice Tracker is included.

Best fit and limit: A small firm seeking a low published starting cost. Confirm the annual checkout total, seat requirements and contract; its timers still need starting.

Capture tiers have different limits

MyCase includes Smart Time Finder from Pro at $120 monthly/$100 annually. Its Smart Time Finder lists activities in MyCase for review and entry creation. Smokeball includes AutoTime in quote-priced Prosper+ or as a Grow add-on. Its AutoTime documentation names Word, Outlook and Smokeball, with matter matching and invoice-ready entries.

Clio’s desktop documentation now describes capture across applications and websites, but labels Timekeeping a pilot. Its current pricing page does not establish a public capture price. Treat availability as a separate check from the plan name.

Test a court-portal task for coverage, matter matching and narrative quality. The guide to passive time tracking in practice management software explains those distinctions.

Annual billing and add-ons change the firm’s bill

Annual billing lowers the verified subscription totals, while add-ons can outweigh that saving. For five lawyers, MyCase Basic costs 5 × $60 × 12 = $3,600 with monthly billing, versus $3,000 annually. Pro costs $7,200 versus $6,000. Adding Accounting for all five adds $2,340 a year, taking annual Pro to $8,340 before processing fees.

At Bill4Time, five Time & Billing seats cost $2,940 monthly-billed over a year or $2,340 annually. Legal Pro costs $4,140 or $3,540 respectively. The extra annual spend buys trust accounting and LEDES billing.

Include seat minimums and migration in the quote. Compare TimeSolv and LeanLaw for the accounting choice.

How Sixminute records the work these systems bill

Sixminute is the strongest choice for firms seeking automatic capture across the whole working day while keeping their billing system. Computer Event Reconstruction turns work across every application on the computer into a record of the day, with no per-application integrations. That includes court portals and specialist drafting tools, with about 5 minutes needed for setup.

Its passive capture also covers phone calls and meetings through Outlook and Google Calendar. Sixminute writes one invoice-ready entry per task, with automatic client and matter matching, duration and a client-ready AI narrative. Lawyers spend about 6 minutes a day reviewing and releasing their timesheet into the firm's existing system. The working day stays private to the lawyer; partners and administrators see only released entries.

Sixminute takes no screenshots and logs no keystrokes. It filters on the device and sends only what the timesheet needs, encrypted with the firm's own key and hosted in the EU.

In Sixminute's tests, lawyers billed 9 to 15% more hours for the same work, equivalent to about 36 minutes a day. Compare that with the firm's unrecorded billable time when assessing the subscription budget.

Check the full workflow before choosing a subscription

Choose the lowest suitable billing tier and test capture on real matters. Use the small-firm legal billing comparison to narrow the shortlist.

1. Compare monthly billing with the full annual commitment.
2. Locate trust accounting, LEDES e-billing and capture in the exact quoted tier.
3. Add payment processing fees, onboarding and any separate accounting subscription.
4. Confirm minimum seats, contract length and renewal terms in writing.
5. Test every application used during a working day, then inspect matter matching and narratives.

During the trial, count missing tasks and editing time. Recheck prices on the purchase date.