How does Foyer compare to Clio?
With Foyer, you can make a secure client portal to enable your law firm to share files, messages, forms, and sign files all in one place. We provide bank grade security with a modern and customizable interface. You even can create a website for your firm, similar to Clio Grow.
In this guide, we will compare Foyer as an alternative to Clio. We will compare pricing, features, and see how a typical workflow works with each service.
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Feature comparison between Foyer and Clio
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Secure Client Portal | ||
In-Transit and At-Rest Encryption | ||
DocuSign Integration | ||
Knowledge Bases | ||
Website Builder | ||
Email Encryption | ||
Custom Branding | ||
Folder Organization | ||
Email Notifications | ||
Billing/Invoicing | ||
Case Management |
Foyer Workflow
To interact with clients in Foyer, you can create a "space" with any number of clients and staff. Spaces are secure places to transfer files, chat, and sign documents. Both clients and staff can upload and download files. Every "space" has a secure messenger (similar to WhatsApp, or iMessage) where you can have a real-time chat with your clients.
That's just the beginning of all the features you'll get with Foyer. You can make a law firm website, make custom forms, send secure email, and more.
Clio Workflow
With Clio, you get a client portal for sharing documents with your clients as well as a system for managing client cases, and even a way to create a website via Clio Grow.
Clio's workflow is catered for law firms, which means it is a seamless experience.
However, this seamlessness is paid for in customization. For example, if you're using Clio Grow, you'll be limited in how you can customize your website while a solution like Foyer allows you to completely customize your website (more than just text, colors, and icons -- but also full layouts).
Foyer vs Clio Pricing
Foyer has simple pricing. You get all our features for any one of our plans. Our Standard plan has all our essential features for only $19/internal user/month. If you need a custom domain and email, you can use our Premium plan for only $39/internal user/month.
Price Information Collected March 2024
Clio has 4 different subscriptions depending on which features you'll need.
If your firm needs a client portal, along with a website, you'll need to subscribe to their "Complete" plan, which if paid annually is $129 per user per month. Our pricing above is based on the annual price for the "Complete" plan, if you're paying monthly though, it is more expensive at $149 per user per month.
You can save $1320 per year for each user by using Foyer
While Foyer's offering is different, it is a far more cost effective all-in-one law firm client portal. Foyer does not have built-in billing or case management capabilities like Clio does, but if you are billing outside of Clio and managing case details externally, those differences wouldn't matter to your firm.
Foyer is more cost effective, and intuitive alternative than Clio. Try it out today! It's quick to get started, with our 14-day trial you don't have to pay and there's no commitment.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the Best Alternative to Clio?
While there are many services out there to consider, we think the best Clio alternative is Foyer. That's because Foyer includes everything you will need from a client portal at a great price. You get all the features you'd expect from a Clio alternative like secure file sharing, secure messages, e-signatures, custom forms, and even a full website builder. All of that at just $19 per month per staff user.
How Do I Migrate Data Off of Clio?
It can be tricky to migrate your data off of Clio, but it is possible. Every case is a little different, because it depends which Clio features you've used. For that reason, we have personalized support for migrating your data off of Clio and on to Foyer. For help migrating, including setting up Foyer to be just like your Clio setup, contact our support team.
Is Clio Too Expensive?
Whether or not a service is too expensive ultimately depends on your budget, but when you compare Clio to similar services, like Foyer, you'll find that there are other services out there that provide similar features for less.
As a comparison, to get all of Clio's features you'll pay at least $1548 per year (as of March 2024) while you can find a Clio alternative like Foyer, at $228 per year (per staff user).
To know if using a different service is right for you, make sure to write down a list of all the most important features your business needs. Then, only consider the options that are both in your budget, and have those essential features.
