Elite/3E API
3E has a documented REST API (released 2019) and an OData API on the Elite Developer Portal. Access is gated: cloud customers request credentials from Elite, and third party integrators must route through a customer. Both APIs are positioned for lower volume integration work.
Frequently asked questions
Elite/3E scores D on the API Report Card. 3E has a documented REST API (released 2019) and an OData API on the Elite Developer Portal. Access is gated: cloud customers request credentials from Elite, and third party integrators must route through a customer. Both APIs are positioned for lower volume integration work.
Without a usable official API, teams fall back on manual exports, file drops, or one-off vendor integrations. The other option is an unofficial API layer like Supergood that automates the authenticated web app directly.
Elite 3E (now operated independently after TPG acquired a majority stake from Thomson Reuters in 2023 at ~$500M valuation) is a comprehensive cloud-native financial and practice management solution built specifically for mid-to-large law firms and professional services organizations.
Legal, Typically for mid-size to large law firms (50+ attorneys) and professional services firms needing enterprise-grade financial management, billing, and practice management capabilities. Law firms use Elite 3E daily for time entry and tracking, generating proformas and invoices, managing client and matter information, accounts receivable and collections, financial reporting and analytics, eBilling submissions, and trust/IOLTA accounting.
Elite 3E is used by approximately 750-950 firms according to TheirStack and Enlyft, with strong penetration in AmLaw 200 and Global 100 firms. However, it has relatively few public reviews (14 on G2, rated 3.4/5).
Yes, 3E holds the most critical financial and operational data for law firms: all time entries and billable hours, client and matter records, billing/invoicing data, accounts receivable, trust accounting, financial reports, and collections data.
~58+ years old as a company (Elite founded ~1966), with 3E as the modern product line launched in the 2010s. Cloud version officially launched in 2019. Recently spun off from Thomson Reuters in 2023 with TPG investment.
API credentials are gated behind customer/Elite approval process, not self-service. OData and REST APIs intended for lower volume integrations only (max 500K requests per 30 seconds). Full sourced list under Sources below.
Common alternatives include Aderant Expert, Clio Manage, Smokeball, SurePoint Technologies, LexisNexis Visualfiles. Graded alternatives appear under "More from the report card" below.
Grades measure one thing: can a customer's engineering team get their own data out programmatically? We check six things (whether a real API exists, how access is gated, data coverage, auth quality, docs and developer experience, and stability) and roll them into a letter grade. Grades get re-verified, and they only move on evidence.
Yes. Supergood maintains an unofficial Elite/3E API and MCP server so AI agents and internal tools can read and write Elite/3E data. See the Elite/3E integration docs at supergood.ai/docs/elite-3e-api.