Smokeball
Multi-product platform — 1 product.
What it is
What It Does
Smokeball is a practice management platform built for small law firms. Its headline feature is automatic time tracking — it runs in the background and logs time spent in documents, emails, and calls without lawyers having to remember to start a timer. It also includes matter management, document automation (with a library of 18,000+ pre-loaded legal forms), billing, trust accounting, and a client portal.
The platform is Windows-first, with a desktop application that hooks into Microsoft Office. A Mac version and mobile app exist but are more limited. Smokeball was originally Australian (founded in Sydney) and expanded to the US market, where it now has its largest user base.
Who It’s For
Solo and small firms (2-10) — This is Smokeball’s sweet spot. The auto-time-capture is genuinely useful if you’re a solo who forgets to run timers or a small firm where every billable hour matters. The 18,000-form library covers high-volume practice areas well (PI, family, real estate, conveyancing).
Mid-size firms (11-50) — Workable, but you’ll start bumping into limits. Firms at this size often need deeper integrations, more granular permissions, and reporting that Smokeball’s analytics may not fully cover.
BigLaw / Enterprise — Not designed for this. Look at Clio Manage/Operate, iManage, or Aderant.
In-house teams — Skip this. Smokeball is a law firm tool, not an in-house legal ops platform.
What We Found
Smokeball has excellent review site ratings — 4.8/5 on Capterra with a 95% satisfaction rating across 747 reviews from 5 review sites. Users consistently praise the automatic time capture — it’s the feature most frequently cited in positive reviews. Data management capabilities are rated highly by 100% of users reviewing that feature, and 88% praise the ease of use.
Common complaints include occasional bugs and slowdowns, limitations with billing customisation and mobile functionality, and a narrower integration library than competitors. Updates can introduce glitches, and some features like billing options or the forms library could be more flexible.
Smokeball now publishes pricing across four tiers: Bill ($29/user/month), Boost, Grow (3+ staff), and Prosper+ (all-in-one). The critical AutoTime feature (automatic time tracking) is only included with Prosper+ — Grow users can purchase it as an add-on. Archie AI (document summarisation, matter automation) is available on Grow and Prosper+ plans. A 30-day free trial is available.
Smokeball is part of the Beck-controlled Smokeball-LEAP-InfoTrack Group, a portfolio of Australian-origin legal tech companies. The group also controls LEAP (practice management for small firms in Australia/UK) and InfoTrack (which acquired One Legal, LawToolBox, and the Legal Talk Network). Smokeball acquired FamilyProperty (a family law platform) in 2021.
Recent updates (2025): Archie AI now offers smarter prompts and improved matter-level automation (March), split invoicing across multiple parties within a matter (May), and granular matter-level access controls (June).
What We Haven’t Verified
- “18,000+ pre-loaded forms” — we haven’t counted them or tested coverage across jurisdictions
- AutoTime accuracy — vendor claim, not independently benchmarked
- Archie AI capabilities and accuracy for document generation and summarisation
- Integration count and depth with third-party tools (reported as narrower than competitors)
Products within Smokeball
Smokeball Legal Software
Smokeball is a practice management platform for small law firms. Covers document automation, time tracking (including automatic time capture), billing, reporting, and client communication. One of the more established small-firm PM platforms alongside Clio, MyCase, and PracticePanther.
Company Info
- Sector: Legal Tech
What We Haven’t Verified
This page was assembled from publicly available information. Feature claims and workflow mappings are based on what the vendor and third-party listings publish — not hands-on testing or practitioner feedback.
Integrations
Platforms Smokeball integrates with. Depth — where curated — reflects how native the connection is. Uncurated entries render without a depth dot.
- Archie
- Birdeye
- VXT
- CollBox
- Aatrox Communications
- Accounting Logic
- AcroDocz
- Activa Communications - Xelion
- Advisent
- AEK Media
- AI Legal Assistant
- Realaml
- Answering Legal
- Aquarius Reporting
- Arctrieval
- Ascentant Accountancy
- AusLaw Concierge
- Auto Admin
- BeautifullyLegal
- BOAB IT
- Bookit Bookkeeping
- Your Legal Bookkeeper
- Bookkeeping Services Australia
- Books Onsite
- Borek Consulting
- Boutique Ledgers
- Breadcrumb Digital
- Briefpoint
- Bundledocs
- CallConnector.ai
- Campaign Monitor
- Case Status
- CaseMark
- Chicago Title
- Circle Management Group
- Civille
- Clarence
- Classic I.T. Services
- Clerx AI
- Cloud Chat
- CloudCTI
- Consortium
- CPN Legal
- Data Center Interworks
- DecisionVault
- Dropbox
- Dynamic Connect PDF
- Dynamic Connect Scan
- eBrief Ready
- Echo Global
- EDEX Information Systems
- Edge Marketing
- Family Law Education Network of Australia
- Family Law Software
- Family Law Voice
- FamilyProperty
- File Republic Bundle Studio
- File Republic Compliance Studio
- Foundation AI
- FWO Chartered Accountants
- Glancere
- Gmail
- GRC Solutions
- Habeas (AI Legal Research)
- Hero Conversion Technologies (HCT)
- Hero Factory
- Heya
- Hivelight
- Hona
- HubSpot
- InfoTrack AU
- InfoTrack UK
- InfoTrack US
- Insource
- Intaker
- Jayva Global
- Jule Consulting
- JustFund
- Kawaconn
- KeenPlex Technologies LLC
- Kellogg Virtual Business Solutions
- Kenect
- LAPM Services
- Law Firm Architects
- Law Firm Velocity - Paul W. Carlson CPA, LLC
- Law Tram
- Lawbrokr
- LAWCLERK
- Lawfully Good
- Lawganised
- LawKPIs
- LawLytics
- Lawmatics
- LawPay
- LawSEO
- LawToolBox
- Legal Bookkeepers
- Legal Cloud Technology
- Legalito
- LegalKeepers
- Legalyze.ai
- Lex Reception
- Lupo Digital
- Mary Technology
- Masala Mentor
- Mastering Fertility Law
- Melbourne Cloud Group
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- MinuteMe
- Morgan Birge Associates
- MYOB
- Neo Technologies
- Nest Legal
- Novo AI
- Odella
- OWL Leadership & Advisory
- PaperCut MF
- Paragon Tech IT
- PATLive
- Perfect Portal
- Pillar & Scroll
- Playbooks
- Power BI
- Precedents Online
- PrintSmart
- Private Wealth Law
- ProtectMyBooks
- Querious
- QuickBooks Online
- Quilia
- Red Cactus Bubble
- Red Cave LLC
- RedView Acuity
- RedView CRM
- RingCentral
- Sanguine Strategic Advisors
- SBP Solutions
- ScanSnap
- Settify
- SmartEgg Legal Bookkeeping
- Smarter Drafter
- Smith.ai
- Smokeball Payments
- Stafi
- Standpoint IT
- Stripe
- Sunshine Legal Pro
- Supio
- Suzaku Consulting
- Tavrn
- Tepconic
- The Cashroom
- The SELL Life
- Trofeo, LLC
- TXdocs
- Umango
- Vale
- Value Nation
- Vanir Business Management
- Vera
- Vodia Networks
- Workflow Conveyancing
- Workzilla
- Xero
- Xperate
- YoCierge
- Zapier
- Zoom
- CEB Essential Forms
- Chicago Title Castle Connect
- DocuSign
- InfoTrack
- Microsoft 365
- Thomson Reuters CoCounsel
Deep — bi-directional API Medium — one-way sync / webhook Shallow — middleware / Zapier-class
Pricing
- Model
- per seat
- Starting price
- $29/user/month
- Details
- Four tiers: Bill ($29), Boost (custom), Grow (custom, 3+ staff), Prosper+ (custom, all-in-one). AutoTime only included with Prosper+; Grow users can add it on. 30-day free trial.
Pricing signals come from vendor-published tiers and community procurement threads. B2B pricing is negotiated — see the Friends of the wiki pledge on why we accept ball-park pricing from practitioners.
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