Smokeball vs. Clio

Lawyers Rank Smokeball Higher than Clio
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Reviewers Rank Smokeball Highest

Smokeball is the only legal software with built-in automatic time tracking (AutoTime), so you can focus on billable work, not admin.

Clio requires manual tracking and costly add-ons. Smokeball's Features and Automations help firms bill twice the industry average without extra effort.

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One platform.

Infinite possibilities.

Work accurately – from anywhere

Stay productive on the go with our mobile app for iOS and Android.

Make data-driven decisions for your firm

Get instant, actionable insights to run a smarter, more organized firm.

“As the saying goes: you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. That was the case with Smokeball. When I moved to the other platform, the capability was so drastically reduced — work took an unacceptable amount of time.”

WALTER STRINGER – Owner, Law Office of Walter Stringer

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Automatically track every billable minute

Capture every minute of work automatically and link it to each case.

Get paid faster and bill the way you want

Quickly send custom invoices and collect online payments with ease.

Engage, sign and intake new clients

Easily manage leads, onboard clients, and track performance all in one place.

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Our clients love Smokeball's one-stop-shop software. Just look at the average user review scores. Is it any wonder more firms switch to Smokeball?

Engage, sign and intake new clients

Easily manage leads, onboard clients, and track performance all in one place.

Get paid faster and bill the way you want

Quickly send custom invoices and collect online payments with ease.

Work accurately – from anywhere

Stay productive on the go with our mobile app for iOS and Android.

Make data-driven decisions for your firm

Get instant, actionable insights to run a smarter, more organized firm.

Automatically track every billable minute

Capture every minute of work automatically and link it to each case.

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LAWYERS NATIONWIDE

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9.5

Document Management

9.1

Workflows

9.3

Dashboard

9.7

Support

9.2

Meets Requirements

9.2

8.2

Document Management

8.2

8.6

Workflows

8.6

8.7

Dashboard

8.7

9.3

Support

9.3

8.9

Meets Requirements

8.9

There's really no comparison.

Smokeball's best-in-class and all-in-one features leave the competition in the dust. See for yourself.

Automatically tracks all activities (AutoTime). Firms using Smokeball bill twice as much as industry averages.

Automatic Time Tracking: Track all activities with AutoTime. Firms using Smokeball bill 2x as much as industry averages.

Comes with built-in templates and forms tailored to practice areas and state laws.

Pre-Configured Legal Templates: Comes with built-in templates and forms tailored to practice areas and state laws.

Full automation to create, save, and store documents directly within Smokeball—no additional tools needed.

Document Automation and Storage: Full automation to create, save, & store documents directly in Smokeball - no additional tools needed.

Supports integration with all your favorite apps (e.g., Microsoft 365, Dropbox, Google Drive) but doesn't require them for core functionality.

Integrations: Supports integration with all your favorite apps (Microsoft 365, Dropbox, Drive) but doesn't require them for core functionality.

One system, one vendor, one support line—fewer headaches.

Support & Vendor Simplicity: One system, one vendor, one support line—fewer headaches.

Transparent pricing with all core features included; our plans grow with your firm.

Pricing Model: Transparent pricing with all core features included; our plans grow with your firm.

Accurate reports powered by automatic time tracking, providing deeper insights.

Data Insights & Reporting: Accurate reports powered by automatic time tracking, providing deeper insights.

Manual time tracking or expensive third-party add-ons required.

Automatic Time Tracking: Manual time tracking or expensive third-party add-ons required.

Requires extensive manual setup and customization.

Pre-Configured Legal Templates: Requires extensive manual setup and customization.

Requires 2+ add-ons for automation and storage, increasing complexity and cost.

Document Automation and Storage: Requires 2+ add-ons for automation and storage, increasing complexity and cost.

Relies heavily on integrations for essential features like time tracking and document management.

Integrations: Relies heavily on integrations for essential features like time tracking and document management.

Multiple third-party tools require separate support calls and troubleshooting.

Support & Vendor Simplicity: Multiple third-party tools require separate support calls and troubleshooting.

Lower entry price but frequent upsells and hidden costs for essential features.

Pricing Model: Lower entry price but frequent upsells and hidden costs for essential features.

Limited reports, often inaccurate due to manual data entry and time tracking.

Data Insights & Reporting: Limited reports, manual data entry and time tracking.

Complete end to end practice management solution. Fantastic tech support and client account managers. Constantly improving the product for users. Actually does legal template automation as opposed to Clio.
-Jonathan K (Capterra)

Smokeball has created a more effective and productive work environment. The ability to create workflows and stages is very helpful and is used daily. Missing deadlines while using this program are hard to come by.
-Hannah (Software Advice)

Smokeball has created a more effective and productive work environment. The ability to create workflows and stages is very helpful and is used daily. Missing deadlines while using this program are hard to come by.
-Hannah (Software Advice)

We're able to see how many cases we've resolved in a given-month, the average fee for each of those cases, which attorney has the highest fee and see which types of cases are our most profitable.
-Andrew Kryder (Kryder Law Firm)

I highly recommend Smokeball to any law firm looking for a way to consolidate numerous software programs into one comprehensive system. It has increased my productivity by at least 30%! Being able to move between Word, Outlook, Smokeball and interoffice correspondence is seamless. Plus, the support team is extremely knowledgeable and wonderful to work with - response time on issues is fantastic!!
-Maureen (Software Advice)

We are so happy that we found Smokeball four years ago and couldn't imagine our business running as seamlessly with any other case management software.
-Michelle G.

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