Soluno / Actionstep Legal Accounting Alternative
Soluno was built in Mississauga by the team behind PCLaw — a trusted name in Ontario legal accounting. But after being acquired by Actionstep in 2023, many Ontario firms have reported declining support quality, session timeouts, and the uncertainty of being managed by a New Zealand-owned company.
Atticus is what Soluno always should have been: trust accounting compliance, full practice management, and AI that reads your documents — built and hosted in Canada. $149 CAD/month, all-inclusive.
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Soluno was founded by the same Ontario team that built PCLaw, and launched in 2014 as the cloud-native successor for Canadian law firms. It was acquired by AffiniPay, and then in September 2023 acquired again by Actionstep — a New Zealand-based legal software company that now operates it as "Actionstep Legal Accounting."
Post-acquisition reviews tell a consistent story: support quality has declined, Canadian-specific expertise has diminished, and some longtime Soluno users are actively seeking alternatives for the first time.
Multiple G2 and Capterra reviews cite significantly worse support post-Actionstep acquisition. At least one reviewer reported 11 months of unresolved issues.
Reviews mention unexpected session timeouts and server downtime that interrupt billing and trust accounting workflows.
Soluno/Actionstep has no dedicated mobile app — limiting access for lawyers who need to log time or check files outside the office.
Soluno is primarily legal accounting software. It doesn't read documents, extract deadlines, or provide an AI assistant — you still need separate tools for practice management.
For Ontario law firms evaluating their options
| Feature | Soluno / Actionstep | Atticus |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | Mississauga, Ontario (PCLaw veterans) → now owned by Actionstep (NZ) | Canadian — built for Ontario |
| Current branding | "Actionstep Legal Accounting" (rebranded 2023) | Atticus |
| Pricing | ~$71–79 CAD/user/month (accounting only) | $149 CAD/month — full practice management + AI |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud-only — any browser, anywhere |
| Data residency | Actionstep infrastructure (New Zealand-owned company) | Canada — Railway Canadian infrastructure |
| Trust accounting (By-Law 9) | ✓ Core strength — PCLaw-style trust ledgers | ✓ Yes — receipts, disbursements, per-client balances |
| AI document processing | ✗ No AI processing | ✓ Every upload: summary, entity extraction, deadlines |
| Automatic deadline extraction | ✗ Manual entry | ✓ From every uploaded document automatically |
| Audio transcription | ✗ No | ✓ MP3/MP4/M4A → transcript + entities |
| AI chat over your files | ✗ No | ✓ Ask questions about any matter or document |
| Morning briefing email | ✗ No | ✓ Daily 9am: deadlines, invoices, trust balances |
| Mobile app | ✗ No dedicated mobile app | ✓ Works on any device via browser |
| Client portal | ✗ No | ✓ Per-matter shareable link with document upload |
| Conflict of interest check | ✗ No | ✓ AI-powered, severity-rated |
| Customer support | Declined post-Actionstep acquisition (per reviews) | Priority support included |
| Free trial | Demo | ✓ 14 days, no credit card |
Many Ontario lawyers chose Soluno specifically because it was built by the PCLaw team and promised a familiar trust accounting workflow. Atticus delivers the same trust accounting compliance — plus the AI features that no PCLaw successor has ever offered.
14-day free trial, no credit card. Trust accounting, AI document processing, and deadline extraction — built and hosted in Canada.
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