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    Canopy Practice Management

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ACanopy Practice Management is designed to help accounting firms keep all parties on the same page. It includes essential tools for enabling communication between clients and your team.N/A

    Lexis+

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ALexis+ is a legal research tool used to resolve legal research issues through its case law collection, editorial analysis, and data visualization, which are all accessed via one simplified AI search experience.

    $80

    per month

    Pricing
    Canopy Practice ManagementLexis+
    Editions & Modules
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    Lexis State Primary
    $80
    per month
    Lexis+ State Primary
    $125
    per month
    Lexis State Enchanced with Full Federal
    $130
    per month
    Lexis+ State Enchanced with Full Federal
    $135
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Canopy Practice ManagementLexis+
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Canopy Practice ManagementLexis+
    Considered Both Products
    Canopy
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    LexisNexis
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
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    60%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
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    80%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Canopy Practice ManagementLexis+
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    10.0
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    Support Rating
    1.0
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    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Canopy Practice ManagementLexis+
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Canopy
    If you want to have an all in one solution for managing you clients (from sales lead to loyal client) this is the answer. We rarely have to use other systems to take a client from a lead to completing their taxes or representation case. It's also given us the freedom to switch our business model to focus on value added pricing and shift to be an advisory focused firm. If you want to pump out hundreds of returns and don't care about managing your clients on a long term basis because you're a quantity over quality shop, you may not find value in the software.
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    LexisNexis
    Lexis Advance is highly customizable and intuitive, perfect for solo or small practitioners who lack the patience for extended training and too much searching. The contracts are also customizable and can be graduated for new practices so you don't go broke in year one paying for research. I do wish there was more contact with a dedicated account rep, and perhaps not with sales. In a larger firm, you can stack more features and content as needed. I probably would go back in time and renegotiate my contract, which stepped up quite a lot in year two and will step up again in year 3 to what I think will be an uncomfortable level. Also, Lexis has maybe one too many brands and could stand a redesign of the main home page.
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    Pros
    Canopy
    • As TheCPATaxProblemSolver, Canopy is a great timesaver in helping me complete IRS Offer In Compromises. An Offer in Compromise (OIC) is an IRS program that allows taxpayers to settle their liabilities for less than the full amount owed.
    • I use analytics contained in the state-of-the-art Canopy tax resolution software to calculate smart recommendations based on each unique case to arrive at the best solution and prepare successful cases.
    • Canopy tax has an all in one practice management software. It features Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Document Management, Workflow Management, as well as Billing and Invoicing
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    LexisNexis
    • I like the annotated statutes. That is typically where I start my searches.
    • I seem to find more relevant case law on Lexis than I have through Westlaw.
    • Their training and research attorneys are very helpful.
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    Cons
    Canopy
    • Connectivity with Outlook for email tracking - the connection is sometimes lost and there is no notification. You just look for your email trail and there is nothing.
    • Electronic signatures for multiple contacts on one document with some fields being optional would be a great help.
    • Being able to see contact transcripts in the client record view versus just the transcript screen would be more efficient.
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    LexisNexis
    • The notes from cases function is not as strong as other competitors
    • Lacks some features that more novel sources use
    • Costly
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    Usability
    Canopy
    No answers on this topic
    LexisNexis
    Very intuitive, easy to use visual qualitative assessments, and I like that they don't "summarize" rules but give exact quotes from cases. The product is super customizable and you can try before you buy. Unlike their main competitor, I don't feel like they tricked me or set me up to purchase more content that I don't need--so in terms of service and overall functionality, they are superior to the competition.
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    Support Rating
    Canopy
    We had to contact the company many times because of the problems we were encountering. They were not helpful in any way
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    LexisNexis
    Haven't reached out except for password help but the response was quick. A couple times it locked me out for no reason
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    Alternatives Considered
    Canopy
    Canopy works efficiently for all the companies, more so the CPA firms and other programs have no such advancement. The existence of an individualized client portal from Canopy is a remarkable step. Canopy records the due dates for a project and checks them when they are near or notifies the user.
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    LexisNexis
    Lexis Advance and Westlaw do the same thing and are very comparable. We actually use both. If Lexis Advanced doesn't have content we are looking for, it can usually be found in Westlaw. They compliment each other well. If I had to pick one over the other I would choose Lexis Advanced, but it's close.
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    Return on Investment
    Canopy
    • We have eliminated our admin position as our tasks are more streamlined.
    • We can support a year-round client demand breaking the season-to-season cash cycle.
    • We're looking to become 100% remote/virtual helping clients all over the country/world within the next 12 months due to this cloud solution.
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    LexisNexis
    • It's had a positive impact in finding more cases that are on point for my cases.
    • It was actually cheaper than their competitor.
    • The natural language search is better than the competitor.
    Incentivized
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