TL;DR

• Pick Clio if you want an end-to-end practice management platform covering matters, documents, client portal, CRM/intake, and 250+ integrations, and you can justify $49-$149/user/month.
• Pick TimeSolv if your primary need is time tracking, billing, and LEDES/ABA-compliant invoicing at a lower entry price ($38/user/month annualized).
• The core tradeoff is breadth vs. cost: Clio is a full PM ecosystem at a premium; TimeSolv is a focused billing tool with optional CRM add-ons.

Side by side

Dimension	Clio	TimeSolv
Founded	2008	1999
HQ	Burnaby, BC	Minneapolis, MN
Target firm sizes	Solo, small, mid	Solo, small
Practice areas	General	General
Starting price (lowest tier)	$49/seat/mo (annual) / $59 monthly	$38/seat/mo (annual)
Gated pricing	No	No
Integrations listed in data	0 (references “250+” in features)	0 (references QuickBooks, Xero, Outlook, LawPay, Office 365 in features)

Pricing

Lowest tier. Clio’s EasyStart runs $49/user/month annual ($59 monthly). TimeSolv Pro starts at $38/user/month on annual billing, roughly 22% cheaper than Clio’s entry point. Both are published openly; neither is gated behind a sales call.

Middle tier. Clio’s Essentials is $89/user/month annual ($99 monthly) and adds a client portal, document/matter templates, accounting integrations, text-to-pay, and 15 e-signatures. TimeSolv Legal is $53/user/month annual and adds legal-specific trust accounting, ABA task codes, LEDES billing, and conflict checks. These tiers aren’t feature-equivalent: Clio’s middle tier is a full PM suite, while TimeSolv Legal is a compliance-layered billing product.

Highest tier. Clio’s Expand is $149/user/month annual ($169 monthly) and bundles Clio Grow (CRM, intake forms, online booking, email marketing, website builder) on top of all Advanced features. TimeSolv’s top published tier is CRM Plus at $147/user/month annual, which adds drip email/SMS campaigns, e-signature requests, and enhanced lead reporting, but note SMS and e-sig carry usage fees. The sticker prices converge near $147-$149, but Clio bundles full PM + CRM while TimeSolv CRM Plus is a CRM add-on tier layered onto separate billing seats.

When to pick Clio

Clio suits firms that want one system of record for the whole practice, not just billing. The feature set spans matter management, unlimited document storage, calendaring, trust accounting, a client portal, co-counsel portal, automated workflows (Advanced tier), SSO (Advanced tier), and full CRM/intake (Expand tier). Firms in the mid-size segment specifically benefit, Clio lists “mid” as a target firm size, TimeSolv does not. If you need granular permissions, custom roles, multi-currency billing, split billing, or matter budgets, those live in Clio’s Advanced tier. Firms that anticipate growing headcount, adding practice groups, or integrating with 250+ third-party tools will find more runway here.

When to pick TimeSolv

TimeSolv fits solos and small firms whose center of gravity is time capture and getting invoices out the door. The $38/seat annual entry price is meaningfully lower than Clio’s $49, and the Legal tier at $53 includes LEDES billing formats and ABA task codes, features that matter for firms doing insurance-defense or corporate panel work where e-billing compliance is required. TimeSolv has been operating since 1999, giving it a long track record in billing specifically. Firms that already run QuickBooks or Xero for accounting, use Outlook for mail, and just need a dedicated legal billing layer on top will find TimeSolv’s scope appropriate without paying for matter management features they won’t use.

Integrations and ecosystem

Neither JSON populates a structured integrations array, so the comparison relies on what each vendor surfaces in tier features.

• Clio references “250+ app integrations” at the Essentials tier and calls out accounting integrations with QuickBooks, Xero, and TrustBooks. It also offers a virtual desktop drive for PC/Mac and a Clio for Co-Counsel portal.
• TimeSolv calls out QuickBooks, Xero, Outlook, LawPay, and Office 365 directly in its Pro tier.

Directionally, Clio’s ecosystem is broader by an order of magnitude based on self-reported counts, while TimeSolv covers the core accounting/payments/email integrations most small firms rely on.

Historical pricing context

Clio has a rich Wayback-sourced history. The entry tier (variously labeled Starter, then EasyStart) held steady at $39/user/month from January 2022 through at least August 2024. Between August 2024 and August 2025, Clio raised EasyStart to $49/user/month, where it has remained through March 2026 snapshots, a ~26% increase after roughly three years of flat pricing. Top-tier pricing has also shifted over that window (Top at $149 in May 2022, Elite/Complete at $129 through 2023, now Expand at $169 monthly / $149 annual).

TimeSolv’s JSON contains no pricing_history entries, so we cannot compare trajectory. Prospective buyers should ask TimeSolv directly whether current rates reflect a recent change.

Citations

Pricing sourced from vendor pricing pages on 2026-04-24. Historical data from Wayback Machine.