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Nexl alternatives and competitors

The closest alternatives to Nexl are FirmPilot, Thirdfort, Briefly and LEAP.

Nexl is a client relationship and business development platform for law firms, built on the observation that lawyers do not update conventional CRMs.

The list

10 alternatives to Nexl

Starting prices are as each vendor publishes them, in its own currency and billing unit.

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    FirmPilot

    FirmPilot is an AI marketing engine for law firms from FirmPilot AI, Inc. of Miami, founded by chief executive Jake Soffer and sold as a replacement for a digital marketing agency.

    Starting price: From $4,250 per monthNexl vs FirmPilot →
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    Thirdfort

    Thirdfort is a client due diligence platform that law firms, conveyancers, estate agents and accountants use to verify the identity and source of funds of the people they onboard.

    Starting price: From £167 a month plus VAT and check credits
  3. B

    Briefly

    Briefly is an AI platform for law firm marketing and business development teams, built around directory submissions to Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR, Benchmark and WTR.

    Starting price: Not yet recorded
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    LEAP

    LEAP is a cloud practice management platform for small and midsize law firms, sold at one subscription price.

    Starting price: No published figure
  5. L

    LegalBridge

    LegalBridge is an immigration case management platform from LegalBridge Technologies Inc. for immigration law firms, from solo practitioners to large firms, and for corporate global mobility teams.

    Starting price: Free plan available
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    Smokeball

    Smokeball is a practice management platform for solo, small and midsize law firms, delivered as a Windows desktop application with cloud services and in the browser.

    Starting price: No published figure
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    Actionstep

    Actionstep is a cloud practice management platform for midsize law firms.

    Starting price: No published figure
  8. C

    Clio

    Clio is a legal practice platform for firms of every size. Clio Manage handles matters, calendars, documents, time, billing and trust accounting.

    Starting price: From $49/user/month
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    CosmoLex

    CosmoLex is a cloud practice management platform for small and midsize law firms, with accounting built in. Alongside matter management, calendaring, tasks, document management, time capture, billing and a client portal, it carries full trust and general accounting.

    Starting price: No published figure
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    eImmigration by Cerenade

    eimmigration is immigration case management software built by Cerenade and sold to immigration law firms, nonprofit legal service providers, corporate legal teams and university international offices.

    Starting price: From $55 per user per month, billed annually
Questions

Nexl alternatives, answered

What are the best alternatives to Nexl?

The closest alternatives to Nexl are FirmPilot, Thirdfort, Briefly, LEAP and LegalBridge. FirmPilot is an AI marketing engine for law firms from FirmPilot AI, Inc. of Miami, founded by chief executive Jake Soffer and sold as a replacement for a digital marketing agency. Thirdfort is a client due diligence platform that law firms, conveyancers, estate agents and accountants use to verify the identity and source of funds of the people they onboard. Briefly is an AI platform for law firm marketing and business development teams, built around directory submissions to Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR, Benchmark and WTR.

Who are Nexl's competitors?

Nexl competes in Intake & Client Development. Other vendors in that category include FirmPilot, Thirdfort, Briefly, LEAP, LegalBridge and Smokeball.

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