# Aderant Expert, Smokeball vs 3E Elite Comparison | | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 3.3 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 3.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 39 | 384 | 14 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (65.8% of reviews) | Small-Business (98.7% of reviews) | Enterprise (50.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $49.00 1 User Per Month | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Aderant Expert **Not enough data** ### Smokeball Pros: - Ease of Use (36 reviews) - Organization (33 reviews) Cons: - Missing Features (16 reviews) - Billing Issues (12 reviews) ### 3E Elite **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 7.4 (32 reviews) | 9.1 (291 reviews) | 7.3 (11 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.2 (32 reviews) | 9.1 (302 reviews) | 6.0 (12 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 5.0 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (144 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Ease of Admin** | 6.5 (9 reviews) | 8.9 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Quality of Support** | 7.3 (24 reviews) | 9.5 (288 reviews) | 5.9 (9 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 9.4 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.1 (32 reviews) | 9.5 (279 reviews) | 5.1 (12 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Aderant Expert #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Smokeball #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Smokeball Bill Price: $49.00 1 User Per Month Description: Bill clients and get paid faster Key Features: - Invoicing - Time & Expense Tracking - Online Payments [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/smokeball/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### 3E Elite #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Legal Document Drafting | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Aderant Expert** | N/A | N/A | | **Smokeball** | 8.3/10 | 146 | | **3E Elite** | N/A | N/A | #### Platform Additional Functionality | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Dashboard** | Not enough data | 9.1 (134 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cloud** | Not enough data | 8.7 (125 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Mobility** | Not enough data | 8.3 (124 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 7.0 (55 reviews) | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 7.0 (55 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Platform Content | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Automation** | Not enough data | 8.8 (132 reviews) | Not enough data | | **File Sharing** | Not enough data | 9.0 (136 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Content Library** | Not enough data | 8.7 (131 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Legal Document Drafting | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Platform Basics | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Interoperability** | Not enough data | 8.6 (115 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Offline Editing** | Not enough data | 8.1 (109 reviews) | Not enough data | | **E-Signature** | Not enough data | 7.7 (97 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Legal Case Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Aderant Expert** | N/A | N/A | | **Smokeball** | 8.7/10 | 180 | | **3E Elite** | N/A | N/A | #### Platform Basics | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.5 (149 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Dashboard** | Not enough data | 9.0 (158 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cloud** | Not enough data | 8.8 (145 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Mobility** | Not enough data | 8.5 (146 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Content Management | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Document Management** | Not enough data | 9.3 (170 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Calendar Integration** | Not enough data | 8.7 (153 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workflow** | Not enough data | 8.9 (155 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Legal Case Management | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 7.4 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | 9.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Legal Practice Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Aderant Expert** | N/A | N/A | | **Smokeball** | 8.8/10 | 139 | | **3E Elite** | N/A | N/A | #### Platform Basics | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.4 (123 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Dashboard** | Not enough data | 9.0 (131 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cloud** | Not enough data | 8.9 (122 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Mobility** | Not enough data | 8.6 (128 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Contact Management** | Not enough data | 9.0 (129 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Content Management | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Document Management** | Not enough data | 9.4 (132 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Calendar Integration** | Not enough data | 8.7 (124 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workflow** | Not enough data | 8.8 (122 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Time & Billing | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Time Tracking** | Not enough data | 9.1 (126 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Payments** | Not enough data | 8.5 (115 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Billing** | Not enough data | 8.7 (119 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Legal Practice Management | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Legal Document Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Aderant Expert** | N/A | N/A | | **Smokeball** | 8.4/10 | 54 | | **3E Elite** | N/A | N/A | #### Storage and Collaboration - Legal Document Management | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Editing and Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.6 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Centralised Database** | Not enough data | 8.8 (52 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Accessibility and Permission for Sharing** | Not enough data | 8.4 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Document Storage** | Not enough data | 9.2 (52 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Document Management - Legal Document Management | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Search and Retreival** | Not enough data | 9.1 (51 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Synchronization of Data** | Not enough data | 8.8 (49 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Versioning** | Not enough data | 8.6 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Analysis - Legal Document Management | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Document Review** | Not enough data | 8.1 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Legal Analytics** | Not enough data | 7.9 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Artificial Intelligence - Legal Document Management | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Automation** | Not enough data | 6.1 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Accessibility - Legal Document Management | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Cross-Platform Access** | Not enough data | 8.5 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Legal Document Management | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Legal Billing | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Aderant Expert** | N/A | N/A | | **Smokeball** | N/A | N/A | | **3E Elite** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Legal Billing | Feature | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Legal Practice Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/legal-practice-management) **Unique to Smokeball (4):** [Legal Billing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/legal-billing-software), [Legal Case Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/legal-case-management), [Legal Document Drafting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/legal-document-drafting), [Legal Document Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/legal-document-management) **Unique to 3E Elite (1):** [Legal Case Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/legal-case-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Aderant Expert | Smokeball | 3E Elite | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 10.5% | 98.7% | 7.1% | | **Mid-Market** | 65.8% | 1.3% | 42.9% | | **Enterprise** | 23.7% | 0% | 50.0% | ### By Industry #### Aderant Expert - **Law Practice:** 60.5% - **Legal Services:** 18.4% - **Accounting:** 10.5% - **Information Technology and Services:** 2.6% - **Executive Office:** 2.6% - **Cosmetics:** 2.6% - **Computer Software:** 2.6% #### Smokeball - **Law Practice:** 52.2% - **Legal Services:** 44.7% - **Real Estate:** 1.7% - **Accounting:** 0.6% - **Legislative Office:** 0.3% - **Computer Software:** 0.3% - **Commercial Real Estate:** 0.3% #### 3E Elite - **Law Practice:** 78.6% - **Accounting:** 21.4% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Aderant Expert - [Clio Manage](https://www.g2.com/products/clio-clio-manage/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (996 reviews) - [8am MyCase](https://www.g2.com/products/8am-mycase/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (357 reviews) - [CosmoLex](https://www.g2.com/products/cosmolex/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (317 reviews) - [Assembly Neos](https://www.g2.com/products/assembly-software-assembly-neos/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (296 reviews) - [Filevine](https://www.g2.com/products/filevine/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (287 reviews) - [Litify](https://www.g2.com/products/litify/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (229 reviews) - [CARET Legal](https://www.g2.com/products/caret-legal/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (203 reviews) - [Lawmatics](https://www.g2.com/products/lawmatics/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (233 reviews) - [Rocket Matter](https://www.g2.com/products/rocket-matter/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (173 reviews) - [Tabs3 Software](https://www.g2.com/products/tabs3-software/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (93 reviews) ### Alternatives to Smokeball - [Clio Manage](https://www.g2.com/products/clio-clio-manage/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (996 reviews) - [8am MyCase](https://www.g2.com/products/8am-mycase/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (357 reviews) - [Filevine](https://www.g2.com/products/filevine/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (287 reviews) - [LEAP](https://www.g2.com/products/leap/reviews) — 3.6/5 stars (40 reviews) - [CARET Legal](https://www.g2.com/products/caret-legal/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (203 reviews) - [PracticePanther](https://www.g2.com/products/paradigm-practicepanther/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (113 reviews) - [Rocket Matter](https://www.g2.com/products/rocket-matter/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (173 reviews) - [CosmoLex](https://www.g2.com/products/cosmolex/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (317 reviews) - [TimeSolv](https://www.g2.com/products/timesolv/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (420 reviews) - [8am CasePeer](https://www.g2.com/products/8am-casepeer/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (187 reviews) ### Alternatives to 3E Elite - [Clio Manage](https://www.g2.com/products/clio-clio-manage/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (996 reviews) - [8am MyCase](https://www.g2.com/products/8am-mycase/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (357 reviews) - [CosmoLex](https://www.g2.com/products/cosmolex/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (317 reviews) - [Legistify](https://www.g2.com/products/legistify-legistify/reviews) — 5.0/5 stars (301 reviews) - [Assembly Neos](https://www.g2.com/products/assembly-software-assembly-neos/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (296 reviews) - [Filevine](https://www.g2.com/products/filevine/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (287 reviews) - [CARET Legal](https://www.g2.com/products/caret-legal/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (203 reviews) - [Lawmatics](https://www.g2.com/products/lawmatics/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (233 reviews) - [Litify](https://www.g2.com/products/litify/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (229 reviews) - [Rocket Matter](https://www.g2.com/products/rocket-matter/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (173 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Aderant Expert No discussions available for this product. ### Smokeball - Title: [Is Smokeball cloud-based software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/smokeball-faqs-68610ee8-c56a-4b4f-a9d7-e1161ebf204d) — 3 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Smokeball is a hybrid-cloud software, which means you get the benefits of the cloud for unlimited storage purposes but also have access to the software and..." - Title: [Is there free training and online courses to help learn the software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/smokeball-faqs-00f78478-86d9-43c0-960e-4316e24d9324) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Smokeball provides a holistic and award-winning onboarding and training program to make sure you are utilizing the software to its full potential. Receive..." - Title: [What does smoke ball do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-smoke-ball-do) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Smokeball includes the features you expect from a practice management system: Matter and contact management, calendar management, and billing. It also..." - Title: [What software lawyers use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/smokeball-what-software-lawyers-use) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Mycase or clio. And smokeball. And Microsoft Office" - Title: [What is Smokeball software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-smokeball-software) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Smokeball is a practice management system for attorneys with AI-assisted time tracking and a document automation system. It integrates with RingCentral,..." ### 3E Elite No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/aderant-expert-vs-smokeball-vs-3e-elite)