PracticePanther
Cloud practice management with public Solo → Business Pro pricing — matters, billing, client portal, and mobile apps on every plan; intake forms and native two-way texting from Business; deeper trust/operating accounting on Business Pro.
- Best for
- Small firms that want native workflows, texting, and transparent per-user plans
- Price
- From $49/user/mo billed annually (Solo); Business $89; Business Pro $114
- HQ
- United States
- Profile updated
- September 26, 2026
Worth it for your operation?
Pros
- Public USD plans from $49/user/month annually with a 7-day trial
- Client portal and mobile apps included across plans
- Intake forms, native e-sign, and two-way business texting on Business
- Business Pro adds PantherAccounting Plus for trust and operating books
Watch-outs
- Intake CRM depth concentrates on Business+, not Solo
- No Meta WhatsApp inbox
- Smaller integration catalog than Clio
- UK solicitors get less regional packaging than Clio/LEAP/Osprey
Score by criterion
The dark mark on each bar is the average of the 12 systems in this ranking. Criteria with higher weight pull the overall score more.
Matter intake, case status, and deadline or court-rules calendaring without a parallel spreadsheet.
Time, invoices, trust or client accounting, and collections in the same system as the matter — not a parallel bookkeeping tool.
Client portal, post-engagement updates, and a native path from lead to hired matter — not only a “won” stage.
Native SMS or messaging inbox on the matter or contact card, with team history. WhatsApp Business API also counts. Portal-only chat and marketplace apps do not.
Public plan in USD or GBP, trial, and what sits outside the monthly fee. Mandatory add-ons for day-to-day work lower the score.
English UI, matter and billing vocabulary, and time until a fee earner can work without a long implementation project.
What ships natively
We only mark “yes” when the feature is part of the product — marketplace integrations or third-party apps do not count.
- Yes
Matters & case tracking
Matter intake and case-status tracking inside the product
- Yes
Deadlines & dockets
Deadlines, publications, and notices captured automatically, without a parallel spreadsheet
- Yes
Fees & billing
Fees, invoices, cash, and collections in the same system as the matter
- Yes
Documents & filings
Filing templates, DMS, or document generation in the product, not another editor
- Yes
Client portal
The client follows the case in a vendor-owned login, not only by email
- Yes
Native messaging
Native SMS or messaging inbox on the lead/contact card (history preserved). WhatsApp Business API also counts. Marketplace apps, Zapier, browser extensions, website chat buttons, and sibling-SKU modules do not
- Yes
Intake CRM
Native intake or sales pipeline, from lead to engagement letter
- Yes
Vendor mobile app
App published by the vendor itself
Editorial analysis
PracticePanther in detail
PracticePanther sells a cleaner rate card than quote-only litigation platforms. Solo at $49 annually is the entry; Business at $89 is where intake and texting become native day-to-day tools.
Who it is for
US small firms that want automation and billing in one database without buying Clio’s full ecosystem story.
What drives the score
Fees, price, and learning curve are strong. Matters solid. Messaging strong for two-way SMS. Intake flag is true because Business publishes intake forms as product — not a separate brand SKU.
How we read the sources
Based on practicepanther.com/pricing plan comparison.
Frequently asked questions
Is Solo enough for a growing firm?
Solo covers contacts, matters, time, portal, and apps. Intake forms, native two-way texting, and LEDES sit on Business; full trust/operating accounting is Business Pro on the public grid.
Does calendar rules mean court dockets?
PracticePanther lists calendar rules on the plan comparison. Treat that as calendaring automation — confirm jurisdiction court-rules libraries in a demo before you retire a docket tool.
Sources consulted
Everything on this profile comes from the pages below. We did not lab-test the platform.
Profile updated September 26, 2026. Found something outdated? Corrections are welcome.