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Intapp vs Tabs3

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Intapp

Legal

Risk, compliance and business intake software for professional services firms

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Tabs3 logo

Tabs3

Legal

Billing, trust and general ledger accounting for small and mid-sized US law firms

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Intapp the product set is modular, so the cost of a working risk and intake configuration is well above the entry module a firm first prices.; Tabs3 the interface follows Windows desktop conventions from an earlier era, so new fee earners and staff take longer to train than they would on a browser-based competitor.
  • They diverge on capability: Intapp covers Conflicts and business intake, Tabs3 covers Tabs3 Billing.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Intapp and Tabs3 actually diverge.

Attributes where Intapp and Tabs3 differ
AttributeIntappTabs3
Starting priceOn request$69/month
Pricing modelquotePer user per month
PlatformsWeb, Windows, iOS, AndroidWindows, Web, iOS, Android

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 Intapp

  • Conflicts and business intake
  • Confidentiality walls
  • Time capture
  • DealCloud
  • Outside counsel guidelines compliance

Only in Tabs3

  • Tabs3 Billing
  • Trust accounting
  • General ledger and accounts payable
  • PracticeMaster
  • On-premises or cloud subscription

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Intapp

  • Large firms formalising conflicts clearance and matter opening approvalsnot Tabs3
  • Practices that must demonstrate confidentiality walls rather than assert them as policynot Tabs3
  • Firms losing revenue to outside counsel guideline breaches caught only after invoicingnot Tabs3
  • Advisory and capital markets teams needing deal pipeline and relationship managementnot Tabs3

Tabs3

  • Small firms billing hourly that want billing and the firm general ledger in one system rather than reconciling twonot Intapp
  • Practices that must run three-way trust reconciliation without a separate bookkeeping packagenot Intapp
  • Firms that need an on-premises deployment because of client or insurer restrictions on cloud-hosted matter datanot Intapp
  • Long-established practices replacing a decades-old billing system while keeping accounting in housenot Intapp

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Intapp

  • The product set is modular, so the cost of a working risk and intake configuration is well above the entry module a firm first prices.
  • It assumes a firm large enough to have dedicated risk and compliance staff, and smaller practices have nobody to own the workflows it introduces.
  • It sits alongside document management and billing rather than replacing them, adding integration work to an already complex estate.
  • Pricing is not published, and the modular structure makes peer comparison harder because two firms rarely buy the same combination.
  • Deployments change firm-wide processes such as matter opening, so rollout depends on partner behaviour change and commonly slips.

Tabs3

  • The interface follows Windows desktop conventions from an earlier era, so new fee earners and staff take longer to train than they would on a browser-based competitor.
  • On-premises deployment puts backup, disaster recovery, server upgrades and patching on the firm, which small practices without IT support routinely underestimate.
  • It is built around hourly and flat fee billing, so a contingency practice tracking case costs and settlement disbursements will find the case financial model a poor fit.
  • PracticeMaster case management is priced separately from billing, so the advertised per-user rate is not what a firm wanting matter management actually pays.
  • Choosing the on-premises option no longer avoids a subscription, because it is billed per user per month like the hosted version.

Pricing, plan by plan

Intapp

On request
  • Intapp$undefined/year
    • Modular licensing quoted per firm
    • Risk, intake, time and DealCloud modules priced separately
    • Implementation and configuration quoted separately

Tabs3

$69/month
  • OnSite Subscription$69/month
    • Deployed on the firm server
    • Billing, trust accounting and general ledger
    • PracticeMaster add-on at 32 USD per user per month
  • Tabs3 Cloud$89/month
    • Hosted by the vendor
    • Billing, trust accounting and general ledger
    • PracticeMaster add-on at 35 USD per user per month

Which should you pick?

Choose Intapp if

  • You need conflicts and business intake.
  • You work on Web, Windows, iOS, Android.
  • You also want confidentiality walls.
Intapp review

Choose Tabs3 if

  • You need tabs3 billing.
  • You work on Windows, Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want trust accounting.
Tabs3 review

Questions people ask

Is Intapp or Tabs3 better?
Neither clearly leads. Intapp starts at On request and Tabs3 at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Intapp or Tabs3?
Intapp starts at On request and Tabs3 at $69/month.
Does Intapp or Tabs3 run on more platforms?
Intapp runs on Web, Windows, iOS, Android. Tabs3 runs on Windows, Web, iOS, Android.
What is Intapp best used for?
Intapp is most often used for large firms formalising conflicts clearance and matter opening approvals, practices that must demonstrate confidentiality walls rather than assert them as policy, firms losing revenue to outside counsel guideline breaches caught only after invoicing, advisory and capital markets teams needing deal pipeline and relationship management. Of those, large firms formalising conflicts clearance and matter opening approvals and practices that must demonstrate confidentiality walls rather than assert them as policy are not what Tabs3 is typically brought in for.
What can Intapp do that Tabs3 cannot?
Intapp covers Conflicts and business intake, Confidentiality walls, Time capture, DealCloud. Tabs3 covers Tabs3 Billing, Trust accounting, General ledger and accounts payable, PracticeMaster.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Intapp: Is Intapp a practice management system?

No. It covers risk, compliance, intake and time capture. Firms run it alongside a billing and matter financial system such as Aderant or Elite 3E.

Tabs3: Is Tabs3 right for a personal injury firm working on contingency?

No. It is built for hourly and flat fee billing with a firm general ledger. A contingency practice needs case cost tracking and settlement disbursement handling, which is what CASEpeer and Filevine are built around.

Intapp: Can we check Intapp's financial position before committing?

Yes, which is unusual in this market. Intapp has been listed on Nasdaq since 2021, so revenue and retention figures appear in public filings rather than only in sales material.

Tabs3: Can I still buy Tabs3 as a perpetual licence?

No published perpetual price exists. The on-premises option, called OnSite Subscription, starts at 69 USD per user per month, with the hosted Tabs3 Cloud starting at 89 USD per user per month.

Intapp: What size of firm is it for?

Large firms and advisory businesses with a formal risk function. Small practices handle conflicts inside their practice management system instead.

Tabs3: Does it replace QuickBooks?

For most firms yes. It includes a double-entry general ledger and accounts payable, which is the usual reason firms choose it over billing-only products.

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