tsuro vs Actionstep: an Actionstep alternative for UK law firms
Actionstep is a cloud practice management platform used by law firms in the UK and elsewhere. If your firm is weighing up an Actionstep alternative, this page sets out how tsuro approaches the work and how we plan a switch so fee earners keep working throughout.
Why firms review their options
Firms rarely change legal software on a whim. The reasons we hear are about the firm itself, not about any one product.
- The firm has grown, merged or added a practice area, and the way matters run has changed with it.
- The firm wants matters, estimates, client updates, identity checks and payments in one place.
- Partners want AI that does real work on the file, with a clear record of who approved it.
- Clients expect to see progress without having to phone for it.
- A contract renewal is due and the partners want to know the options before signing again.
tsuro vs Actionstep: how we approach the work
We would rather explain how tsuro works than score another product. tsuro is legal practice management software for UK law firms, built as one rail: every matter moves milestone to milestone, from first enquiry to final bill, in conveyancing, private client, family, litigation and commercial work.
One system rather than several
CRM, estimates, client onboarding, matters, documents and finance share one record. An enquiry becomes an estimate, the estimate flows straight into Client Hub onboarding, and the matter opens with nothing typed twice. Our platform overview walks through all six stages.
AI inside the work, with lawyers in charge
tsuro's AI drafts first versions of letters, reports and contracts from the matter's own data and your templates, runs automated contract review and compliance checking, and prompts the next task. Nothing goes out until a fee earner approves it, and the audit trail records who approved what, supporting your COLP's oversight. Our page on AI software for solicitors goes further.
The conveyancing stack, inside the matter
tsuro connects to HM Land Registry for electronic submissions and searches, LMS and Lender Exchange for lender panel work, InfoTrack for searches and PT Data for title and property data. The report on title is assembled from the title, searches and enquiries, ready for the fee earner to review and sign off.
Client Hub for every client
Client Hub is the secure client portal inside each matter. Clients see each stage as it completes, message the team securely, verify their identity through Yoti, sign and share documents, and complete source of funds checks through Open Banking powered by Yapily.
Configured without an IT project
Workflows, templates and stages are configured per team with low-code tools, so your firm shapes them itself, with no developers or IT department required. See legal workflow automation for how the stages carry a matter forward.
Migration and go-live, planned with you
We plan the move in four steps and launch in phases with training. How long it takes depends on your firm's size and practice mix, so we agree the plan at the start.
See tsuro on matters like yours
Book a demo and we will walk through a matter from enquiry to final bill, shaped to the practice areas your firm runs.
or email hello@tsurolabs.co.uk
Questions to ask any vendor
Put these to every system on your shortlist, ours included, and compare the answers.
- Coverage: does one system run a matter from first enquiry to final bill, or will we still need separate tools for estimates, onboarding or client updates?
- AI: what does the AI actually do on a matter, who approves its output, and can our COLP evidence that oversight?
- Conveyancing: which search, lender and Land Registry services work inside the matter?
- Clients: what do our clients see, and when?
- Change: who changes a workflow or a template, and does it need a developer?
- Migration: which data comes across, how is it checked, and how do fee earners keep working during the move?
- Price: how is pricing set, and will we have it in writing?
Switching from Actionstep to tsuro
Switching from Actionstep follows the same four steps as every move to tsuro, so fee earners keep working throughout.
- Step 01
Discover
We map how each team works today and list what has to come across: clients, open and closed matters with their history, documents and templates.
- Step 02
Configure
Workflows, letter templates and permissions are set up for each practice area, in your own wording.
- Step 03
Migrate
We agree with you how the data is extracted, bring client and matter records across with their documents, and check them with your team before go-live.
- Step 04
Go live
A phased launch with training, team by team. We agree at the start whether open matters finish where they are or move across.
Our guide to switching case management systems covers the planning in more depth, and the switching hub shows how every move to tsuro is run.
Actionstep alternative: questions about switching
Is tsuro an Actionstep alternative for UK law firms?
tsuro is an AI legal practice platform for UK law firms, covering CRM, estimates, client onboarding, matters, documents and finance in one system. Whether it is the right alternative for your firm is a question for a demo on matters like yours.
Can we move our data from Actionstep to tsuro?
Yes. We plan the migration with you, bring client and matter data across and check it before go-live. A phased launch with training means fee earners keep working throughout.
How long does switching from Actionstep take?
It depends on the size of your firm and its practice mix. We agree a phased plan at the start, so every team knows when it moves.
Is tsuro connected with Actionstep?
No. tsuro is a product of Tsuro Labs Limited and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the owner of Actionstep.
See tsuro on your own matters
Book a demo and we will walk you through the platform end to end, shaped to your practice areas.
or email hello@tsurolabs.co.uk
Actionstep is a trademark of its owner. tsuro is not affiliated with or endorsed by its owner.