Lexorii vs Clio.
Clio is practice-management software built in North America and priced per user, and some Dubai firms use it. Lexorii is built in Dubai for UAE firms. Here is where each one fits.
What Clio is
- Clio Manage is sold in four plans (Starter, Core, Signature and Elite), priced per user. Starter is listed from US$49 per user per month; the other plans say “Get pricing”. Clio’s page
- Starter includes contacts, matters, documents, time and expenses, online payments by card, eCheck, Apple Pay and Google Pay, and trust and operating account reconciliation. Clio’s page
- Clio is used in the UAE. Its own case study features Aikyam Law Offices, a Dubai firm of 7 to 10 people using Clio since 2023. Clio’s page
The short answer
Lexorii is the better fit for
- A firm that works in Arabic, or in Arabic and English side by side
- UAE court work: 11 ready-made case tracks, Hijri and Gregorian dates, and the UAE working week
- A firm of any size that wants to pay AED 59 per user rather than about AED 180 for Clio’s entry plan, with every feature included
- Partners who want the business side in the same system: who introduced each client, commission when the client pays, salaries and take-home, and collections
Clio is the better fit if
- You need trust and operating account reconciliation. Clio includes it from Starter; Lexorii has no trust ledger. Clio’s page
- You want clients to pay online by card, eCheck, Apple Pay or Google Pay from inside the system. Clio’s page
- You want a large, long-established vendor. Lexorii is live with one Dubai firm.
Side by side
Where Clio’s site does not say, the row says so and gives you the question to ask. It does not guess.
| Lexorii | Clio | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | AED 59 per user a month, one plan with every feature. 3 months free, and setup, migration and training included. | Per user per month in US dollars. Starter from US$49 per user; Core, Signature and Elite are priced on request. Clio’s page |
| Roles and permissions | Role-based access for every firm: lawyers, partners, accountants and managers each see their own part, and finance staff cannot open legal documents. | Unlimited custom roles and permissions are listed from the Signature plan. Clio’s page |
| Billing | Dirhams, with 5% VAT worked out on payment records. | Billing in multiple currencies is listed from the Signature plan. Clio’s page |
| Trust accounting | None. There is no trust or client-account ledger. | Trust and operating account reconciliation from Starter. Clio’s page |
| Arabic | Full Arabic interface, right to left, chosen per person, so one lawyer can work in Arabic and another in English on the same matter. | Not mentioned on the pages we checked. Ask to see it running in Arabic, right to left. |
| UAE court work | 11 ready-made UAE case tracks from first instance to cassation and execution, hearing outcomes and adjournments recorded on the case. No court-portal connection: hearings are entered or imported. | Not described on the pages we checked. Ask how a Dubai Courts case with adjournments is tracked. |
| Client portal | Included for every firm. | Listed from the Core plan. Clio’s page |
What it costs your firm
Clio publishes one price: Starter from US$49 per user per month, about AED 180. Lexorii is AED 59 per user, with every feature in one plan.
For ten people that is about AED 1,800 a month on Clio’s entry plan, against AED 590 on Lexorii. Clio’s higher plans, which carry custom roles, multi-currency billing and the client portal, are priced on request, so ask for the plan with the features you need.
Run it for your own headcount on the pricing page.
Questions to ask Clio in a demo
These are the answers that would change our recommendation. Get them in writing.
- Can our Arabic-speaking lawyers use the whole system in Arabic, right to left?
- How is a UAE court case with several adjournments tracked, and are Hijri dates shown?
- Which plan do we need for custom roles, multi-currency billing and the client portal, and what does it cost for our headcount in dirhams?
- Where is our firm’s data stored?
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