Legal practice management software · 2026-09.1

PracticePanther

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Observed naming

76 of 150 valid answers

76 of 150 valid answers, 50.7% (Wilson 95% interval 42.7% to 58.6%)

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By engine and question

Filled marks: named in at least 2 of 3 scheduled repeats. Open marks: below that threshold. Dashed marks: excluded answers leave the threshold uncertain. Counts and intervals follow for each question.

Answer capture date: 2026-09-22.

By engine

ChatGPT

15 of 30 valid answers, 50.0% (Wilson 95% interval 33.2% to 66.8%)

Claude

17 of 30 valid answers, 56.7% (Wilson 95% interval 39.2% to 72.6%)

Perplexity

19 of 30 valid answers, 63.3% (Wilson 95% interval 45.5% to 78.1%)

Google AI Overviews

13 of 30 valid answers, 43.3% (Wilson 95% interval 27.4% to 60.8%)

Google AI Mode

12 of 30 valid answers, 40.0% (Wilson 95% interval 24.6% to 57.7%)

By buyer question

Each count is over valid answers to the exact question. Excluded answers are outside that base.

what is the best legal practice management software for a solo attorney

13 of 15 valid answers, 86.7% (Wilson 95% interval 62.1% to 96.3%)

Question q1. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

what is the best practice management software for a small firm of 3 to 5 attorneys

13 of 15 valid answers, 86.7% (Wilson 95% interval 62.1% to 96.3%)

Question q2. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

what is the best case management software for a personal injury firm

1 of 15 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.2% to 29.8%)

Question q3. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

what are the best alternatives to Clio for a solo attorney

14 of 15 valid answers, 93.3% (Wilson 95% interval 70.2% to 98.8%)

Question q4. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

what are the best alternatives to PracticePanther

15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)

Question q5. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

what are the best alternatives to Smokeball

15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)

Question q6. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

Clio vs MyCase, which is better for a small firm

0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Question q7. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

CosmoLex vs Rocket Matter

1 of 15 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.2% to 29.8%)

Question q8. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

what should I look for in law practice management software

0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Question q9. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

best practice management platform for a mid-size litigation firm moving off on-premise software

4 of 15 valid answers, 26.7% (Wilson 95% interval 10.9% to 52.0%)

Question q10. Excluded answers: 0. Type: specific workflow.

Questions with no recorded naming

Clio vs MyCase, which is better for a small firm

PracticePanther: 0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Other checked vendors named in valid answers to this question:

8am MyCase: 15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)
Clio: 15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)

what should I look for in law practice management software

PracticePanther: 0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Other checked vendors named in valid answers to this question:

Clio: 4 of 15 valid answers, 26.7% (Wilson 95% interval 10.9% to 52.0%)
Filevine: 3 of 15 valid answers, 20.0% (Wilson 95% interval 7.0% to 45.2%)

Vendor domain citations

32 of 150 valid answers, 21.3% (Wilson 95% interval 15.5% to 28.6%)

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The full Legal practice management software checked set

Full checked set, sorted by observed counts, not a ranking.
Vendor	Named	Vendor domain cited
Clio	126 of 150 valid answers, 84.0% (Wilson 95% interval 77.3% to 89.0%)	53 of 150 valid answers, 35.3% (Wilson 95% interval 28.1% to 43.3%)
8am MyCase	96 of 150 valid answers, 64.0% (Wilson 95% interval 56.1% to 71.2%)	47 of 150 valid answers, 31.3% (Wilson 95% interval 24.5% to 39.1%)
CosmoLex	77 of 150 valid answers, 51.3% (Wilson 95% interval 43.4% to 59.2%)	20 of 150 valid answers, 13.3% (Wilson 95% interval 8.8% to 19.7%)
PracticePanther	76 of 150 valid answers, 50.7% (Wilson 95% interval 42.7% to 58.6%)	32 of 150 valid answers, 21.3% (Wilson 95% interval 15.5% to 28.6%)
Filevine	74 of 150 valid answers, 49.3% (Wilson 95% interval 41.4% to 57.3%)	17 of 150 valid answers, 11.3% (Wilson 95% interval 7.2% to 17.4%)
Smokeball	68 of 150 valid answers, 45.3% (Wilson 95% interval 37.6% to 53.3%)	15 of 150 valid answers, 10.0% (Wilson 95% interval 6.2% to 15.8%)
Rocket Matter	26 of 150 valid answers, 17.3% (Wilson 95% interval 12.1% to 24.2%)	6 of 150 valid answers, 4.0% (Wilson 95% interval 1.8% to 8.5%)
Actionstep	24 of 150 valid answers, 16.0% (Wilson 95% interval 11.0% to 22.7%)	9 of 150 valid answers, 6.0% (Wilson 95% interval 3.2% to 11.0%)
CARET Legal	15 of 150 valid answers, 10.0% (Wilson 95% interval 6.2% to 15.8%)	3 of 150 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.7%)
Assembly Neos	10 of 150 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 11.8%)	3 of 150 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.7%)
Litify	10 of 150 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 11.8%)	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Centerbase	8 of 150 valid answers, 5.3% (Wilson 95% interval 2.7% to 10.2%)	3 of 150 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.7%)
Tabs3	6 of 150 valid answers, 4.0% (Wilson 95% interval 1.8% to 8.5%)	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Amicus Attorney	2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Lawcus	2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)	1 of 150 valid answers, 0.7% (Wilson 95% interval 0.1% to 3.7%)
LEAP Legal Software	2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
MerusCase	2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Bill4Time	1 of 150 valid answers, 0.7% (Wilson 95% interval 0.1% to 3.7%)	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Aderant	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
ProLaw	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
RunSensible	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)	0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)

Release and method

Release: 2026-09, version 2026-09.1
Published: 2026-09-23
Answer capture date: 2026-09-22
Source capture dates: 2026-09-21
Engines: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode
Configuration: 10 fixed target questions, 5 engines, 3 repeats. No controls were run for this category.
Method version: v1.1
Excluded answers: 0 target answers excluded; exact reasons are listed. No controls were run for this category.
Commissioned engagement: No commissioned engagement is declared for this category.

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