IPBases compared with Alt Legal, AppColl, Clio and enterprise platforms
What trademark and IP firms pay for their software on each vendor’s published prices — and where IPBases is, and is not, the better deal.
The short answer
- Under about 100 matters, docketing only
- A monthly tool such as Alt Legal is cheaper.
- 200+ matters, or a team of 3–25 people
- IPBases costs less within about two years and includes billing, client letters and portals.
- A corporation with a global portfolio
- Enterprise platforms such as Anaqua are built for that, at enterprise prices.
Published prices
| Product | Published price | Five years, worked out |
|---|---|---|
| IPBases Professional Self-hosted trademark & IP management: docketing, renewals, invoicing, proposals, client notices, client and associate portals | $4,999 once One firm, up to 25 users, unlimited marks. One year of updates and support included. | ≈ $9,900 $4,999 + optional updates for years 2–5 (about $1,000 a year) + your own hosting (about $15 a month) |
| Alt Legal Cloud docketing for trademarks and patents | $60–$295 a month Priced by number of matters (50 to 400), unlimited users. Trademark-protection add-on $30–$95 a month. 1,000+ matters on request. | $11,700 200 matters, docketing only $17,700 400 matters, docketing only |
| AppColl Cloud IP practice management | from $100 a month Plans listed “starting at” $100, $130 and $350 a month. | $6,000+ Entry plan only; higher plans or more seats cost more. |
| Clio General legal practice management, not built for trademark docketing | from $49 per user a month Entry price on Clio’s pricing page; higher plans are quoted. | $14,700 5 users on the entry price |
| Anaqua, Clarivate Enterprise IP management for corporations and large firms | Not published Quote only. Third-party estimates put annual subscriptions in the tens of thousands of dollars, plus implementation. | Quote only |
Prices from each company’s own public pricing page (the Anaqua figure is a third-party estimate), checked on 18 October 2026, in US dollars before tax. Five-year figures multiply the monthly price by 60. Vendors change prices; always check their site: Alt Legal pricing, AppColl pricing, Clio pricing, Anaqua estimate (Software Finder). Product names belong to their owners; IPBases is not affiliated with any of them.
Five years, three kinds of firm
| Five-year cost | Small practice 50 matters, 1–2 people | Mid-size firm 200 matters, 5 people | Growing firm 400 matters, 10 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPBases Professional same price up to 25 users | ≈ $9,900 | ≈ $9,900 | ≈ $9,900 |
| Alt Legal (docketing) $23,400 for 400 matters with the trademark-protection add-on | $3,600 cheaper here | $11,700 | $17,700 |
| Clio (entry price) per user | $2,940–$5,880 | $14,700 | $29,400 |
| AppColl (entry plan) more with higher plans or seats | $6,000+ | $6,000+ | $6,000+ |
IPBases: $4,999 + optional updates for years 2–5 (about $1,000 a year) + about $15 a month of hosting. Others: published monthly price × 60. Clio is per user; Alt Legal is per number of matters with unlimited users.
What the $4,999 includes
Every module, for up to 25 people, with no per-seat or per-matter fees.
- Trademark docketing from filing to registration and renewals
- “Your next steps” for each person, worked out from their records
- Duplicate-trademark warning
- Office and internal deadlines side by side
- Invoices, payments and fee proposals
- Client notices and letters in English and Arabic
- Mail inbox linked to each trademark and client
- Client portal and associate portal
- Patents, industrial designs, Madrid filings and gazette watch
- Permission groups, audit log and live team activity
- Free installation, data migration and customisation
Questions to ask any vendor
- Is the price per user, per matter, or for the whole firm? What happens when we grow?
- Are billing, client correspondence and a client portal included, or separate products?
- Who owns the data, where is it stored, and can we export everything?
- Is there a setup, migration or training fee?
- Does it handle Arabic and the offices we file in?
- What does it cost over five years, including price rises?
Comparison questions
Is IPBases cheaper than Alt Legal?
It depends on the size of the portfolio. On Alt Legal’s published prices (October 2026), a firm with 200 matters pays $11,700 over five years and a firm with 400 matters $17,700, for docketing alone. IPBases costs about $9,900 over five years including optional updates and hosting. Below about 100 matters, Alt Legal’s $60–$100 plans are cheaper.
Is IPBases a subscription?
No. IPBases is a one-time licence ($4,999 for one firm and up to 25 users), installed on your own server. One year of updates and support is included; after that, updates are optional at about $1,000 a year.
Can we move from Alt Legal, AppColl or Excel?
Yes. Migration from Excel is free: we import your trademarks, clients and deadlines and check the result with you. For exports from other systems, send us the files and we map them for you.
Where do these prices come from?
From each vendor’s own public pricing page, checked on 18 October 2026, in US dollars before tax. Anaqua does not publish prices; the figure shown is a third-party estimate from Software Finder.
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