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Clio Export vs DirectCase

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Clio Export compared with DirectCase
DetailClio Export logo Clio ExportDirectCase logo DirectCase
What it doesFree command-line tool to export your entire Clio account with documents to your own computer AI legal research with verified citations from 1.6 million German and European legal documents
StageEstablished Not given
Founded2015 Not given
Based inRS CZ
Pricing modelOpen source Freemium
PricingFree. 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. Free: 10 queries per 3 months. Basic: Free. Pro: from 49 EUR/month (59 EUR regular). Premium: from 79 EUR/month (99 EUR regular). Enterprise: from 159 EUR/month (199 EUR regular). Annual billing includes 2 months free.
Key features
  • 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
  • Search 1.6 million German and European court decisions and laws
  • Click-verifiable citations with links to original documents
  • Identifies outdated rulings and legal context
  • Integration with Claude, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot
  • File uploads for document analysis
  • Daily updated legal sources
  • GDPR compliant with data retention controls
  • Two-factor authentication for account security
What makes it different
  • 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
  • Every citation is verifiable in the original source with one click
  • Understands legal context and connections between regulations
  • Integrates with tools lawyers already use without migration
  • No hallucinated citations unlike general AI tools
  • Average legal search takes under one minute
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)30 no change since last check33 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)39
Citation Flow (Majestic)3431
Referring domains (Majestic)6163

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