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Compare Filevine and Smokeball 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (99.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$49.00 1 User Per Month
Filevine
Star Rating
(276)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about FilevineSmokeball
Star Rating
(341)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (99.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$49.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansFilevine vs Smokeball
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Filevine easier to use. However, Smokeball is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Smokeball overall.
- Reviewers felt that Filevine meets the needs of their business better than Smokeball.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Smokeball is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Filevine over Smokeball.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Filevine
No pricing availableSmokeball
Smokeball Bill
$49.00
1 User Per Month
Bill clients and get paid faster
- Invoicing
- Time & Expense Tracking
- Online Payments
Free Trial
Filevine
Free Trial is available
Smokeball
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
243
9.1
273
Ease of Use
9.3
251
9.2
282
Ease of Setup
8.1
141
8.7
129
Ease of Admin
8.8
70
8.9
69
Quality of Support
9.0
233
9.6
273
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
68
9.4
69
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
243
9.5
262
Features by Category
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
132
Not enough data
8.7
125
Not enough data
8.2
123
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
54
Not enough data
6.9
54
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.8
132
Not enough data
9.0
135
Not enough data
8.6
129
Agentic AI - Legal Document Drafting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
115
Not enough data
8.1
109
Not enough data
7.7
95
Platform Basics
8.9
198
8.5
146
9.2
202
9.0
154
9.1
183
8.8
143
8.8
195
8.5
144
Content Management
9.2
198
9.3
155
8.2
192
8.7
148
9.0
200
8.8
149
Agentic AI - Legal Case Management
5.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
5.0
5
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.8
20
8.4
122
8.1
20
9.0
130
8.1
18
8.9
122
8.8
20
8.6
128
8.9
20
9.0
128
Content Management
8.7
19
9.4
131
8.0
19
8.7
123
8.6
18
8.8
121
Time & Billing
6.4
17
9.1
125
6.4
16
8.5
114
5.9
16
8.7
118
Agentic AI - Legal Practice Management
5.7
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Legal Management (ELM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Case Management - Immigration
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Practice Management - Immigration
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Storage and Collaboration - Legal Document Management
8.7
54
8.6
52
9.3
54
8.8
52
9.0
54
8.4
52
9.2
54
9.2
51
Document Management - Legal Document Management
9.2
54
9.0
50
9.0
54
8.8
49
8.9
54
8.6
50
Analysis - Legal Document Management
8.3
54
8.0
49
8.1
54
7.8
49
Artificial Intelligence - Legal Document Management
7.0
52
Feature Not Available
Accessibility - Legal Document Management
8.6
54
8.5
50
Agentic AI - Legal Document Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Legal Assistant
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
LLM and NLP - AI Legal Assistant
8.5
26
Not enough data
Technology Benefit - AI Legal Assistant
8.6
26
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Consistency, Accuracy and Efficiency - AI Legal Assistant
8.5
25
Not enough data
Automation using Legal Tech - AI Legal Assistant
8.4
25
Not enough data
Compliance and Data Security - AI Legal Assistant
8.7
25
Not enough data
Ease of Use and Adaptability - AI Legal Assistant
8.5
25
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Legal Assistant
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Legal Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Filevine and Smokeball are categorized as Legal Document Management, Legal Practice Management, Legal Billing, and Legal Case Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Filevine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Smokeball
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Legal Services
55.5%
Law Practice
43.1%
Medical Practice
0.4%
Judiciary
0.4%
Facilities Services
0.4%
Other
0.4%
Law Practice
53.0%
Legal Services
44.0%
Real Estate
1.8%
Accounting
0.6%
Legislative Office
0.3%
Other
0.3%
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Discussions
Is Filevine cloud-based?
4 Comments
SO
YesRead more
Does Filevine have an app?
2 Comments
SJ
I have not came across the app. I have created a bookmark in chrome browser and created a shortcut in Mobile home screen. Read more
Is Smokeball cloud-based software?
3 Comments
Official Response from Smokeball
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...Read more
Is there free training and online courses to help learn the software?
2 Comments
Official Response from Smokeball
Smokeball provides a holistic and award-winning onboarding and training program to make sure you are utilizing the software to its full potential. Receive...Read more
Do you provide law firm website services?
1 Comment
Official Response from Smokeball
No, but we have some great options and partners for you to consider! Chat with our support team to learn more.Read more
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