Draftiro vs Clio Work — overview
Clio Work is Clio's AI offering: the vLex Vincent assistant — grounded in a corpus of roughly a billion legal documents — paired with Clio's mature practice-management, billing, and trust-accounting core. Because it targets solo and small firms, it overlaps directly with Draftiro. The real distinction is architectural: Clio Work is a deep, billing-first platform with an AI layer on top, where Draftiro is AI-first with the practice glue built around the writing flow.
Pricing, plainly
As of our June 2026 review, Clio Work was around $199 per user per month; check Clio's current pricing. Draftiro starts free (no card) with paid tiers from $29/mo. At ~$199 a seat, a two-attorney firm is spending roughly $4,800 a year before add-ons; the question is whether you need Clio's full ledger to get the assistant.
Research grounding, honestly
The vLex Vincent corpus (~1 billion documents) is a genuine research-grounding strength, and we won't pretend the public CourtListener corpus matches its breadth. What Draftiro offers instead is an inline status for each detected case citation, checked against CourtListener when available, plus statutes and rules flagged "unchecked" — so you can see what was and wasn't checked, at a fraction of the price.
Who should switch — and who shouldn't
Switch to Draftiro if your bottleneck is drafting and research, you want AI-native rather than AI-on-top, and you don't need Clio's trust accounting and 250+ integrations to do your work. Stay with Clio Work if you already want Clio's whole billing-and-ledger platform and the AI is the incremental add. If you decide to move, there is no automated import yet: you set up your active matters in Draftiro and upload their documents.
Where Clio Work wins
- The vLex Vincent corpus (~1 billion legal documents) for research grounding
- Clio’s mature practice-management, billing, and trust-accounting workflows
- 250+ third-party integrations and strong bar-association brand recognition
Where Draftiro wins
- A free plan with no card, and a lower entry price — from $29/mo (Clio Work runs ~$199/user/mo)
- AI-native drafting workspace rather than an AI layer on a 15-year-old core
- Case-citation checks against the public CourtListener corpus when available, shown inline
- Jurisdiction-aware court-day math and conflict checks built into the writing flow
- AI-assisted time entries for attorney review
Side by side
| Feature | Draftiro | Clio Work |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | Public, self-serve | Public |
| Case-citation checks (CourtListener when available, or equivalent) | Included | Included |
| Conflict checking with audit trail | Included | Included |
| Court-day math (federal + state holidays) | Included | Not included |
| AI-assisted time entries (for attorney review) | Included | Not included |
| Outlook calendar sync | Included | Included |
| Self-serve signup (no sales call) | Included | Included |
| Free plan | Included | Not included |
Common questions
How is Draftiro different from Clio Work if both target solos?
Architecture and price. Clio Work is a billing-first platform (~$199/user/mo) with the vLex Vincent AI layered on top; Draftiro is AI-first — drafting, research with case-citation checks against CourtListener when available, conflicts, and court-day math in the writing flow — starting free with paid tiers from $29/mo.
Is the vLex Vincent corpus better than Draftiro’s citation validation?
For breadth of research grounding, the ~1-billion-document vLex corpus is deeper than the public CourtListener corpus. Draftiro’s strength is an inline status for each detected case citation, checked against CourtListener when available, with statutes flagged "unchecked," at a much lower price. Different trade-offs.
Can I migrate from Clio Work to Draftiro?
Yes, manually. Draftiro does not import Clio Work data automatically yet: you create your active matters in Draftiro and upload their documents, and you can keep Clio for billing during the transition. Ask us about moving your matters over.
Will my data train AI models?
No. Draftiro does not use your matter content to train AI models, and the Google Gemini paid-service terms we use bar Google from using it to improve its products. See our Privacy Policy for what providers may retain.