--- title: "Access Legal vs Actionstep: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Access Legal or Actionstep more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Legal practice software set in the United Kingdom. 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/uk/compare/access-legal-vs-actionstep" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Access Legal vs Actionstep: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Access Legal or Actionstep more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Legal practice software set in the United Kingdom. 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 - **Compared**: Access Legal and Actionstep - **Competitive set**: Legal practice software - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Access Legal Share of Search**: 2.3% - **Actionstep Share of Search**: 13.7% ## Is Access Legal or Actionstep more popular in search? - In September 2026, Actionstep had more branded searches than Access Legal among legal practice software in the United Kingdom. Actionstep had about 2,900 branded searches, while Access Legal had 480. Actionstep made up 13.7% of all legal practice software searches we track, and Access Legal accounted for 2.3%. - Actionstep was ahead of Access Legal in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Access Legal’s share of searches among legal practice software in the United Kingdom moved from 2.9% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 480. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Actionstep’s share of searches among legal practice software in the United Kingdom moved from 14.3% to 13.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 2.9K. ## Top legal practice software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Access Legal was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Actionstep was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Access Legal was listed before Actionstep in three out of four answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Clio | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | LEAP | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Osprey Approach | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Access Legal | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Smokeball | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | MyCase | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Actionstep | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about legal practice software - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best practice management software for a UK law firm?": 1. Smokeball, 2. LEAP, 3. Clio, 4. Osprey Approach, 5. Actionstep - Asked ChatGPT "Which case management software is best for small law firms in the UK?": 1. Clio, 2. LEAP, 3. Osprey Approach - Asked ChatGPT "What legal software do UK solicitors use?": 1. LEAP, 2. Clio, 3. Osprey Approach, 4. Access Legal, 5. Actionstep - Searched Google, AI Overview "legal case management software": 1. Access Legal, 2. Osprey Approach, 3. Clio, 4. MyCase, 5. LEAP - Searched Google, AI Overview "legal practice management software": 1. Clio, 2. LEAP, 3. Access Legal, 4. MyCase Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 23, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom legal practice software in September 2026? - In September 2026, Smokeball overtook Access Legal to rank 5th among legal practice software in the United Kingdom, with 2.8% of the searches. - In September 2026, Actionstep gained share of searches among legal practice software in the United Kingdom, from 12.2% to 13.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Access Legal in the United Kingdom fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 480 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Access Legal estimated searches | Access Legal Share of Search | Access Legal rank | Actionstep estimated searches | Actionstep Share of Search | Actionstep rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 720 | 2.9% | 5 | 3.6K | 14.3% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 480 | 2.3% | 5 | 3.6K | 17% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 480 | 2.8% | 5 | 2.9K | 16.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 720 | 3.5% | 4 | 2.9K | 14% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 590 | 2.9% | 5 | 2.9K | 14.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 590 | 2.4% | 5 | 3.6K | 14.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 2.9% | 4 | 2.9K | 14.2% | 2 | | May 2026 | 480 | 2.4% | 5 | 2.4K | 12% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 480 | 2.3% | 5 | 2.9K | 13.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 480 | 2.7% | 5 | 2.9K | 16.3% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 390 | 2% | 5 | 2.4K | 12.2% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 480 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.9K | 13.7% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Access Legal’s and Actionstep’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Access Legal**: Measured on the search term “access legal”. - **Actionstep**: Measured on the search term “actionstep”. - [Access Legal profile](/demand/uk/brands/access-legal) - [Actionstep profile](/demand/uk/brands/actionstep) - [All legal practice software in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-legal-practice-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Access Legal or Actionstep more popular in search? In September 2026, Actionstep had more branded searches than Access Legal among legal practice software in the United Kingdom. Actionstep had about 2,900 branded searches, while Access Legal had 480. Actionstep made up 13.7% of all legal practice software searches we track, and Access Legal accounted for 2.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Access Legal vs Actionstep: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/access-legal-vs-actionstep This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/access-legal-vs-actionstep. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.