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Compare Relativity Software and Smokeball 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (98.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$49.00 1 User Per Month
Relativity
Star Rating
(615)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about RelativitySmokeball
Star Rating
(350)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (98.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$49.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansRelativity vs Smokeball
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Smokeball easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Smokeball overall.
- Reviewers felt that Smokeball meets the needs of their business better than Relativity.
- 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 Smokeball over Relativity.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Relativity
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
Relativity
No trial information availableSmokeball
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
489
9.1
276
Ease of Use
8.3
501
9.2
286
Ease of Setup
7.8
365
8.7
132
Ease of Admin
7.9
365
8.9
69
Quality of Support
8.3
476
9.6
276
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
349
9.4
69
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
487
9.5
266
Features by Category
Case Management
7.9
106
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
7.9
103
Not enough data
Analytics
8.3
108
Not enough data
8.4
111
Not enough data
8.1
105
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Investigation Management
7.0
15
Not enough data
6.0
14
Not enough data
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 Data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
7.7
36
Not enough data
Document Management
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
148
Not enough data
9.0
156
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
8.5
145
Content Management
Not enough data
9.3
158
Not enough data
8.7
150
Not enough data
8.9
150
Agentic AI - Legal Case Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.4
122
Not enough data
9.0
130
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
8.6
128
Not enough data
9.0
128
Content Management
Not enough data
9.4
131
Not enough data
8.7
123
Not enough data
8.8
121
Time & Billing
Not enough data
9.1
125
Not enough data
8.5
114
Not enough data
8.7
118
Agentic AI - Legal Practice Management
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
Request Management
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
Reporting
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
Document Collection
7.3
224
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
277
Not enough data
Document Review
9.1
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
266
Not enough data
8.0
263
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
275
Not enough data
8.4
278
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
283
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - eDiscovery
7.1
40
Not enough data
7.1
39
Not enough data
7.0
39
Not enough data
6.8
40
Not enough data
6.6
39
Not enough data
7.1
40
Not enough data
Storage and Collaboration - Legal Document Management
7.4
7
8.6
52
8.9
6
8.8
52
7.5
6
8.4
52
9.2
6
9.2
51
Document Management - Legal Document Management
8.8
7
9.0
50
6.1
6
8.8
49
6.4
6
8.6
50
Analysis - Legal Document Management
9.2
6
8.0
49
7.8
6
7.8
49
Artificial Intelligence - Legal Document Management
5.8
6
6.1
6
Accessibility - Legal Document Management
6.9
6
8.5
50
Agentic AI - Legal Document Management
6.7
6
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Legal Assistant
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
LLM and NLP - AI Legal Assistant
7.1
7
Not enough data
Technology Benefit - AI Legal Assistant
5.5
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
Consistency, Accuracy and Efficiency - AI Legal Assistant
6.7
6
Not enough data
Automation using Legal Tech - AI Legal Assistant
7.2
6
Not enough data
Compliance and Data Security - AI Legal Assistant
7.8
6
Not enough data
Ease of Use and Adaptability - AI Legal Assistant
7.8
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Legal Assistant
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Legal Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Relativity and Smokeball are categorized as Legal Document Management
Unique Categories
Relativity is categorized as AI Legal Assistant, Public Records Management, Legal Hold, Investigation Management, and eDiscovery
Smokeball is categorized as Legal Practice Management, Legal Billing, Legal Case Management, and Legal Document Drafting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Relativity
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
45.5%
Law Practice
21.6%
Consulting
5.3%
Information Technology and Services
5.3%
Accounting
3.7%
Other
18.6%
Law Practice
52.6%
Legal Services
44.1%
Real Estate
1.8%
Accounting
0.6%
Legislative Office
0.3%
Other
0.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
what is the best way to reach out to experienced folks in Support directly for an Administrator?
4 Comments
HV
community.relativity.comRead more
What is the best way to use Relativity for general project management / task assignment?
3 Comments
ST
Because of Relativity’s strong platform capabilities, many organizations implement project management and task assignment workflows alongside legal and...Read more
Relativity has no more discussions with answers
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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