--- title: "Legal practice management software: Which brands are most popular in search?" description: "Compare the systems law firms run their practice on. Share of Search among MyCase, Filevine, PracticePanther, Smokeball and Clio, the legal practice management software Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/legal-practice-management-software" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Legal practice management software: Which brands are most popular in search? Compare the systems law firms run their practice on. Share of Search among MyCase, Filevine, PracticePanther, Smokeball and Clio, the legal practice management software Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Competitive set**: Legal practice management software - **Market**: Global - **Brands compared**: 5 - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Highest Share of Search**: MyCase, 93.3% ## Which brand is most popular in search among legal practice management software worldwide? - In August 2026, MyCase was the most searched among legal practice management software worldwide, with an estimated 823K branded searches and 93.3% estimated Share of Search within this set. - Filevine is in 2nd place, 89.6 percentage points behind at 3.8% Share of Search. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MyCase’s estimated Share of Search among legal practice management software worldwide decreased from 94.4% to 93.3%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Filevine’s estimated Share of Search among legal practice management software worldwide increased from 3.1% to 3.8%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MyCase’s estimated Share of Search among legal practice management software worldwide peaked at 94.4% in December 2025 and was lowest at 93% in July 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PracticePanther, Smokeball and Clio held steady: their estimated Share of Search among legal practice management software worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points. ## Compare search popularity between leading brands - [MyCase vs Filevine: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/filevine-vs-mycase): 93.3% against 3.8% Share of Search. ## How did search popularity change for legal practice management software worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, PracticePanther rose from 4th to 3rd among legal practice management software worldwide. - In August 2026, Smokeball fell from 3rd to 4th among legal practice management software worldwide. - Estimated monthly branded searches for MyCase worldwide fell 17.7% over 11 measured months, from 1M to 823K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Clio worldwide fell 15.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in August 2026. ## Share of Search ranking | Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | MyCase | 93.3% | 823K | 0.0% | MyCase | | 2 | Filevine | 3.8% | 33.1K | 0.0% | Filevine | | 3 | PracticePanther | 1.4% | 12.1K | 0.0% | PracticePanther | | 4 | Smokeball | 1.4% | 12.1K | -18.2% | Smokeball | | 5 | Clio | 0.18% | 1.6K | 0.0% | Clio | ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | MyCase | 1M | 94.4% | 1 | | Oct 2025 | Filevine | 33.1K | 3.1% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | PracticePanther | 12.1K | 1.1% | 3 | | Oct 2025 | Smokeball | 12.1K | 1.1% | 4 | | Oct 2025 | Clio | 1.9K | 0.18% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | MyCase | 823K | 94.2% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Filevine | 27.1K | 3.1% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Smokeball | 12.1K | 1.4% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | PracticePanther | 9.9K | 1.1% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | Clio | 1.6K | 0.18% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | MyCase | 823K | 94.4% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Filevine | 27.1K | 3.1% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | PracticePanther | 9.9K | 1.1% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Smokeball | 9.9K | 1.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Clio | 1.6K | 0.18% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | MyCase | 1M | 94.4% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Filevine | 33.1K | 3.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | PracticePanther | 12.1K | 1.1% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Smokeball | 12.1K | 1.1% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Clio | 1.9K | 0.18% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | MyCase | 823K | 93.2% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Filevine | 33.1K | 3.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Smokeball | 14.8K | 1.7% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | PracticePanther | 9.9K | 1.1% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | Clio | 1.9K | 0.22% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | MyCase | 1M | 94.1% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Filevine | 33.1K | 3.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Smokeball | 14.8K | 1.4% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | PracticePanther | 12.1K | 1.1% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Clio | 2.4K | 0.23% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | MyCase | 823K | 93.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Filevine | 33.1K | 3.8% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Smokeball | 12.1K | 1.4% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | PracticePanther | 9.9K | 1.1% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Clio | 1.9K | 0.22% | 5 | | May 2026 | MyCase | 823K | 93.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | Filevine | 33.1K | 3.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | Smokeball | 12.1K | 1.4% | 3 | | May 2026 | PracticePanther | 9.9K | 1.1% | 4 | | May 2026 | Clio | 1.9K | 0.22% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | MyCase | 823K | 93.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Filevine | 33.1K | 3.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | PracticePanther | 12.1K | 1.4% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Smokeball | 12.1K | 1.4% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Clio | 1.9K | 0.22% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | MyCase | 823K | 93% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Filevine | 33.1K | 3.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Smokeball | 14.8K | 1.7% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | PracticePanther | 12.1K | 1.4% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Clio | 1.6K | 0.18% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | MyCase | 823K | 93.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Filevine | 33.1K | 3.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | PracticePanther | 12.1K | 1.4% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Smokeball | 12.1K | 1.4% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Clio | 1.6K | 0.18% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Clio | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Filevine | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | MyCase | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | PracticePanther | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Smokeball | — | — | — | ## What is being compared - **Clio**: Measured on the search term “clio legal”. - **Filevine**: Measured on the search term “filevine”. - **MyCase**: Measured on the search term “mycase”. - **PracticePanther**: Measured on the search term “practicepanther”. - **Smokeball**: Measured on the search term “smokeball”. - [Clio](/demand/global-en/brands/clio) - [Filevine](/demand/global-en/brands/filevine) - [MyCase](/demand/global-en/brands/mycase) - [PracticePanther](/demand/global-en/brands/practicepanther) - [Smokeball](/demand/global-en/brands/smokeball) ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which brand is most popular in search among legal practice management software worldwide? In August 2026, MyCase was the most searched among legal practice management software worldwide, with an estimated 823K branded searches and 93.3% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Legal practice management software: Which brands are most popular in search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/legal-practice-management-software This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/legal-practice-management-software. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.