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Ardela vs Clio Export

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Ardela compared with Clio Export
DetailArdela logo ArdelaClio Export logo Clio Export
What it doesAI-powered platform for legal teams to capture, draft, review and organise legal work with approval on every AI change Free command-line tool to export your entire Clio account with documents to your own computer
StageStartup Established
Founded2026 2015
Based inGB RS
Pricing modelFreemium Open source
PricingStarter: £55.20/seat/month (billed yearly, 20% discount from £69/month), includes 1,000 AI credits/user/month, up to 10 paid seats. Pro: £79.20/seat/month (billed yearly, 20% discount from £99/month), includes 2,500 AI credits/user/month, up to 25 paid seats. Enterprise: custom pricing with unlimite Free. Requires Node.js 20 or later and a Clio developer app (free from Clio). Optional: Clio Backup setup at $500 one time for nightly automated backups to OneDrive, SharePoint or S3.
Key features
  • Voice dictation with live transcription and custom vocabulary
  • Multi-speaker meeting recording with diarisation and microphone capture
  • AI document drafting from firm templates on letterhead
  • Clara AI assistant for rewriting, tightening and redlining with approval cards
  • Playbook-driven tracked changes for document review
  • Structured document review with Tables and citations
  • UK-hosted recordings and documents with encryption
  • Granular permissions and role-based access control
  • SAML SSO and enforced MFA on Enterprise plans
  • Audit trail for governance and access review
  • Export all Clio data types: matters, contacts, notes, tasks, calendar entries, time entries, expenses and bills
  • Documents exported to folders per matter with folder structure preserved
  • Records exported as both JSON and CSV formats
  • Read-only operation with no ability to modify Clio account
  • Resumable exports that continue without duplicates after interruptions
  • Dry-run mode to estimate export time before running full export
  • Completion report matching record counts with Clio to verify nothing is missing
  • Runs on macOS, Windows and Linux with Node.js 20 or later
What makes it different
  • Approval gates on every AI change so fee-earners keep control
  • One connected workspace for capture, draft and review
  • UK-hosted by default for sensitive client confidentiality
  • Built specifically for England & Wales legal practice areas and templates
  • Source stays available and traceable throughout the workflow
  • Includes documents, bills and trust transactions that Clio's built-in export omits
  • Completely free and open source under MIT license
  • Data stays on your encrypted disk, you control all credentials and storage
  • Logs do not contain client data for privacy and security
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check30 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)13
Citation Flow (Majestic)2334
Referring domains (Majestic)861

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