LexDraft vs Clio (Clio Draft, Clio Work and Clio Manage AI)
Facts checked on 14 October 2026. Prices change, so check each vendor's page before you decide.
Clio sells several products. Three matter here:
- Clio Manage, practice management. AI is included on the Core plan and above. The old Clio Duo page now describes this AI in Clio Manage.
- Clio Draft, document automation and court forms. Lawyaw is now Clio Draft.
- Clio Work, Clio's legal AI workspace for research, analysis and drafting.
LexDraft is different: a Word add-in for drafting and reviewing contracts.
The short answer
- Choose Clio if you want one vendor for practice management, billing, intake, court forms and legal research, and you already run your firm in Clio Manage.
- Choose LexDraft if you are a US solo lawyer or small firm that wants contract review with tracked-change redlines in Word, at a published price.
Side by side
| LexDraft | Clio | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Contract drafting and review add-in for Word. | Practice management (Manage), document automation (Draft) and legal AI (Work). |
| Price | Free plan. Professional: $99 a month or $990 a year. Business: $199 a month or $1,990 a year. Enterprise: custom. | Clio plans start at $49 USD per user per month (Starter). Core and above: "Get pricing". Clio Work: per-user, by demo or trial. |
| Try it | Free plan: 5,000 generated words a month, no time limit, no credit card. | Free trial of Clio, and a free trial or demo for Clio Work. |
| Contract review | Risk-scored clause review, redlines as native Word tracked changes. | Clio Work reviews contracts, extracts key terms and flags risks and missing clauses. |
| Templates and forms | Contract drafting in Word. | Clio Draft turns Word files into templates and has court forms for all 50 states, with e-signature. |
| Case law | Citations in a draft checked against CourtListener. No research. | Clio Work searches the Clio Library of over 1 billion legal documents, with a citator called Cert. |
| Word | Runs inside Word 365 (Windows and Mac), Word 2021 and Word on the web. | Clio Work drafts in Clio Work "or Microsoft Word". |
| Security | SOC 2 Type II on the roadmap, not complete. | Clio says it is SOC 2 Type II certified. |
Where Clio is stronger
- Runs the whole firm. Clio Manage covers matters, billing, trust accounting and client portals. LexDraft is a contract drafting and review add-in, not practice management software.
- Research. Clio Work searches over 1 billion legal documents and checks authority with a citator. LexDraft only checks citations already in your draft.
- Court forms and automation. Clio Draft has court forms for all 50 states and builds document sets from client questionnaires.
- Certification. Clio reports SOC 2 Type II. LexDraft's audit is still on the roadmap.
Where LexDraft is stronger
- Contract review inside the document. Proposed edits land as native Word tracked changes, and only the words that need to change are changed.
- Inside the document. LexDraft is a Word add-in: no upload, and output goes into the open Word document.
- Price on the page. $99 a month for Professional, with a free plan to start.
- Rule-based checks. Defined terms and cross-references are checked without AI.
Which should you pick?
| If you... | Pick |
|---|---|
| Want practice management, billing and AI from one vendor | Clio |
| Need court forms or intake-driven document automation | Clio Draft |
| Need case-law research | Clio Work |
| Mainly negotiate contracts in Word | LexDraft |
| Want a published price and a free plan | LexDraft |
Frequently asked questions
What happened to Lawyaw?
Clio says "Lawyaw is now Clio Draft".
What happened to Clio Duo?
The Clio Duo web page now describes AI built into Clio Manage, included on Core and above.
Do I need Clio Manage to use Clio Work?
No. Clio says you can use Clio Work on its own by uploading documents.
Is there a Clio Draft alternative for contract review?
Clio Draft is document automation. For clause review with tracked-change redlines in Word, LexDraft has a free plan and a $99 a month Professional plan.
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Clio, Clio Draft, Clio Work and Clio Manage are trademarks of Themis Solutions Inc. This page compares public information as of 14 October 2026 and is not endorsed by Clio. LexDraft does not give legal advice; qualified counsel must review every draft. Spotted something out of date? Email support@lexdraft.ai and we will fix it.