Smokeball review

Smokeball is built for firms whose work happens in Word and Outlook. It sells four plans: Bill covers invoicing, time and expense tracking, online payments, trust accounting and accounting integrations, while Boost adds browser-based client and matter management, tasks and calendars, Microsoft 365 Outlook and Word integration, a client portal, e-signature and eFiling. Grow adds Smokeball's native desktop app with practice area templates and calculators, automated court forms, advanced document automation and email management, and is aimed at firms with three or more staff. Prosper+ adds firm insights, lead management, custom workflows, staff activity and profitability reporting, and includes AutoTime, Intake and Workflows. The catch is cost visibility: Smokeball publishes no prices, and its FAQ says pricing depends on users, plan, contract term and add-ons. We scored value conservatively for that reason.

Who it is for

Small firms with three or more staff that draft heavily in Word and want automatic time capture.

Price

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Key features

• Bill plan for invoicing, time and expense tracking, online payments and trust accounting
• Browser-based client, matter, task and calendar management with Microsoft 365 integration on Boost
• Practice area templates, calculators, court forms and advanced document automation on Grow
• AutoTime automatic time and activity tracking, included on Prosper+
• Lead management, custom workflows and profitability reporting on Prosper+

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: No limit on the number of firm users or clients
• Strength: Deep Word and Outlook integration for document-heavy practices
• Strength: Automatic time capture records work as it happens
• Weakness: No published prices; every plan needs a quote
• Weakness: AutoTime, intake and workflows are add-ons below Prosper+
• Weakness: Migration costs are confirmed only in the quote

Key facts

• Plans: Bill, Boost, Grow and Prosper+
• Users: 34,000+ legal professionals, per Smokeball
• Pricing basis: Users, plan, contract term and add-ons
• AI: Archie AI assistant as an add-on

Where it ranks

Smokeball is No. 6 in our Best Law Practice Management Software verdict.