Legal · head to head
Clio vs iubenda
iubenda
Legal
Published-price privacy compliance: certified consent banner, privacy policy and cookie policy from under 60 euros a year
- From
- €59.88/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Clio priced per user per month, so cost scales directly with headcount and adds up for growing firms; iubenda plans are metered by monthly pageviews, so a single viral article can push a site two tiers up mid-year and the cost is driven by traffic rather than by revenue.
- They diverge on capability: Clio covers Matter management, iubenda covers Privacy and cookie policy generator.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clio and iubenda actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Legal).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Clio
- Matter management
- Time and billing
- Trust accounting
- Client intake
- Document management
- Integration directory
Only in iubenda
- Privacy and cookie policy generator
- Google-certified CMP
- IAB TCF 2.2
- Consent solution for forms
- Register of processing activities
- Terms and conditions generator
- Accessibility widget
- Multi-language
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clio
- Small and mid-sized firms replacing spreadsheets and paper matter filesnot iubenda
- Firms needing compliant trust accounting without a separate systemnot iubenda
- Practices billing hourly that lose revenue to uncaptured timenot iubenda
iubenda
- A small European publisher that needs Google-certified consent to keep serving Google demand but cannot pay enterprise CMP pricesnot Clio
- An agency maintaining privacy policies across dozens of client sites that must stay current as services changenot Clio
- A SaaS company selling into the EU that needs a defensible cookie banner and processing register without hiring a privacy lawyernot Clio
- An e-commerce store adding third-party marketing tools that keeps having to update its cookie disclosurenot Clio
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Clio
- Priced per user per month, so cost scales directly with headcount and adds up for growing firms
- Advanced features including some automation and reporting sit in higher tiers rather than the entry plan
- Aimed at small and mid-sized firms; large firms with complex matter structures often need heavier systems
- Strongest in North America, with less depth in other jurisdictions’ compliance requirements
iubenda
- Plans are metered by monthly pageviews, so a single viral article can push a site two tiers up mid-year and the cost is driven by traffic rather than by revenue.
- Generated policies are templates from a clause library, so unusual data processing, complex international transfers or sector-specific rules are not covered and still need a lawyer.
- It addresses the public-facing compliance surface only, with no data discovery, vendor risk assessment or data subject request automation, so a growing company will need a second platform.
- The accessibility product is delivered through a partner and priced separately, and overlay widgets of that kind are contested as an accessibility solution, so buying it does not remove legal exposure.
- Support is largely documentation and ticket based at the lower tiers, which is a poor match for an urgent regulatory query where the answer is needed the same day.
Pricing, plan by plan
Clio
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Clio review.
iubenda
€59.88/year- Essentials$59.88/year
- Up to 25,000 pageviews per month
- Privacy and cookie policy
- Google-certified CMP with Consent Mode
- Advanced$239.88/year
- Up to 50,000 pageviews per month
- Everything in Essentials
- Additional consent and preference features
- Ultimate$959.88/year
- Up to 150,000 pageviews per month
- Everything in Advanced
- Higher volume consent recording
- Accessibility Standard$600/year
- Accessibility widget for 150,000 pageviews per month
- Delivered with a partner
- Separate from the compliance plans
Which should you pick?
Choose Clio if
- You need matter management.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
- You also want time and billing.
Choose iubenda if
- You need privacy and cookie policy generator.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
- You also want google-certified cmp.
Questions people ask
- Is Clio or iubenda better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clio starts at On request and iubenda at €59.88/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clio or iubenda?
- Clio starts at On request and iubenda at €59.88/year.
- Does Clio or iubenda run on more platforms?
- Clio runs on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud. iubenda runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.
- What is Clio best used for?
- Clio is most often used for small and mid-sized firms replacing spreadsheets and paper matter files, firms needing compliant trust accounting without a separate system, practices billing hourly that lose revenue to uncaptured time. Of those, small and mid-sized firms replacing spreadsheets and paper matter files and firms needing compliant trust accounting without a separate system are not what iubenda is typically brought in for.
- What can Clio do that iubenda cannot?
- Clio covers Matter management, Time and billing, Trust accounting, Client intake. iubenda covers Privacy and cookie policy generator, Google-certified CMP, IAB TCF 2.2, Consent solution for forms.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Clio: What does Clio cost?
Clio sells per-user subscriptions across several tiers. Rates change and vary by region, so check the vendor’s current pricing page rather than relying on a third-party figure.
iubenda: Is iubenda a certified consent platform?
Yes. It is an IAB-validated CMP supporting TCF 2.2 and a Google-certified CMP partner with Consent Mode built in.
Clio: Does Clio handle trust accounting?
Yes, and it is one of the main reasons firms adopt it, because client fund rules are strict and mishandling them is a regulatory matter.
iubenda: What does it cost?
Prices are published: 59.88 euros a year for up to 25,000 monthly pageviews, 239.88 for 50,000 and 959.88 for 150,000.
Clio: Is Clio suitable for a large firm?
It is aimed at small and mid-sized practices. Large firms with complex matter and billing structures usually evaluate heavier enterprise systems.
iubenda: Do the generated policies make me compliant?
They cover the disclosure obligations for common processing. Unusual processing, international transfers or sector rules still need legal advice.
Clio: Does Clio integrate with existing tools?
Yes. Its integration directory is the largest in legal practice software, covering Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, QuickBooks and many others.
iubenda: Does it handle data subject access requests?
Not in the way a dedicated privacy platform does. It is focused on policies, consent and processing records.
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