If your firm runs Clio Manage, Clio for Clients is the natural choice. For practice management with a portal in one product, choose MyCase or Smokeball. For secure document exchange, choose Foyer or Clinked. To give clients reviewed matter updates and recorded approvals beside your existing practice software, choose Angelwood.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Law firms deciding how clients receive updates, share documents and approve next steps.
THE SHORTLIST
Compare the options.
Prices are the lowest published paid plan, checked on each vendor's site. Scroll the table on smaller screens.
Firms sharing confidential documents, including data rooms
From $11 per user (Start Up); flat plans from $239/month
Free trial
EACH OPTION IN DETAIL
Strengths, trade-offs and price.
Angelwood publishes this guide, so our own product is marked. Competitor details come from each vendor's website, checked in October 2026. Confirm current pricing with the vendor before you buy.
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AngelwoodOur product
Angelwood gives clients reviewed progress updates, document requests and recorded approvals in one portal, while the firm keeps its practice-management and billing systems.
Best for: Firms that want reviewed matter updates beside existing tools Price: From $99/month (Starter, 3 seats) · 14-day free trial
Strengths
Updates reviewed by the firm before clients see them
Client approvals and decisions recorded in the portal
Document requests tracked from requested to reviewed
Trade-offs
Not legal practice management: no trust accounting or e-filing
Not an e-signature platform
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Clio
Clio is legal practice-management software. Its client portal, Clio for Clients, adds secure messaging and document sharing per matter, online invoice payment and a client mobile app.
Best for: Law firms already running Clio Manage Price: Per user/month; see Clio's pricing page · See vendor site
Strengths
Portal tied to each matter in Clio Manage
Free client mobile app with a document scanner
Clients view and pay invoices online
Trade-offs
Comes with Clio Manage rather than as a standalone portal
MyCase is all-in-one legal practice management with a built-in client portal for secure messaging, document sharing, case dates and invoice payment.
Best for: Small law firms wanting practice management and a portal together Price: $50/user/month billed annually ($60 monthly), Basic · 10-day free trial
Strengths
Clients pay invoices in the portal
Time entry, invoicing and trust accounting on all plans
Smokeball is legal practice management with a client portal on its Boost plan and above: matter messaging (including replies by SMS), live file links, intake forms and invoice payment.
Best for: Small firms that work heavily in Word and Outlook Price: Not published (quote by user count) · Demo only
Strengths
Clients reply by SMS or portal in one thread
Share files as fixed copies or always-current links
Foyer is a branded client portal for secure file sharing, messaging, signature requests and intake forms, used by accounting, legal and real-estate firms.
Best for: Firms that mainly exchange documents with clients Price: $19 per internal user/month (2-user minimum) · 14-day free trial
Strengths
Secure file sharing with file requests and folders
Signature requests and custom intake forms
HIPAA compliance, SSO and US, EU or AU data residency on Ultimate
Clinked is a secure, white-label client portal for file sharing, approvals, tasks and discussions, with an optional virtual data room for due-diligence work.
Best for: Firms sharing confidential documents, including data rooms Price: From $11 per user (Start Up); flat plans from $239/month · Free trial
Strengths
ISO 27001, audit trail and encryption at rest
Virtual data room with redaction and watermarking
iOS and Android apps
Trade-offs
Flat plans start at $239/month
E-signature runs through DocuSign or Adobe Sign integrations
Often, yes. Clio, MyCase and Smokeball include portals for messaging, documents and invoices. Firms add a separate portal when they want more structured client updates and approvals than those portals provide.
Which legal portals let clients pay invoices?+
Clio, MyCase and Smokeball all let clients view and pay invoices in their portals, according to each vendor.
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