Compare Essential Software and MerusCase - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 28, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Essential Software or MerusCase?

Essential Software is more expensive to implement (TCO) than MerusCase, and MerusCase is rated higher (81/100) than Essential Software (75/100). MerusCase offers users more features (9) than Essential Software (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is MerusCase!

Looking for the right Legal Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Anaqua Vs. MerusCase

Anaqua: Anaqua helps corporations and law firms turn intellectual property into competitive advantage. Our software platform, ANAQUA, unifies the critical tools, best practice workflows, data, documents and services into one efficient, intelligent environment so our clients operate more efficiently and make better decisions faster. Nearly a million IP prof...

MerusCase: Merus, Inc. is a software development company. We have roots providing custom-built web applications, information technology consulting, and network and desktop support. Our pride and joy, MerusCase, is the premiere online practice management and case management system for attorneys. MerusCase is a SaaS (software as a service) product providi...

Who is more expensive? Essential Software or MerusCase?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Legal Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Essential Software and MerusCase.

Essential Software price starts at $21,000 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Essential Software is rated 10, which is much higher than the average cost of Legal Management software. MerusCase price starts at $40 per user/month , When comparing MerusCase to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Legal Management software cost.

Bottom line: Essential Software is more expensive than MerusCase.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Essential Software Vs. MerusCase based on some of the most important and required Legal Management features.

Essential Software: We are still working to collect the list of features for Essential Software.

MerusCase: Version Control, Document Management, Billing & Invoicing, Document Assembly, Document Indexing.

Target customer size

Essential Software's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, The software is a viable solution for law practices of all sizes and a variety of types.



Essential Software

ITQlick rating
(2.8/5)

starts at $21,000 per year

Essential Software is a growing cloud-based Legal Management software, it is designed to support medium and large size business. Essential Software received a rating of 2.5 from ITQlick team. The software cost ...

Categories: Legal Management.

MerusCase

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $40 per user/month

MerusCase is a web based legal practice management solution for law firms of all sizes. It offers such capabilities as client management, records management, expense tracking, and others. The software was desig...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Case Management, Document Management, Records Management, Time and Attendance.

Compare specifications

Compare features

Essential Software: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

MerusCase: 9 Features

Version Control
Document Management
Billing & Invoicing
Document Assembly
Document Indexing
Document Tagging
Expense Management
Time Tracking
Contract Management
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
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Essentia...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
75/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$21,000 per year
Functionality
3
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MerusCase
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$40 per user/month
Functionality
23
Practice...
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$49 per user/month
Functionality
20
Filevine
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
24
Clio
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$39 per user/month
Functionality
20
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