Last updated: February 20, 2020

SMOKEBALL PRICING AND REVIEWS VS. ALTERNATIVES AND COMPETITORS SOFTWARE

Smokeball pricing, reviews, and features compared against top competitors.

Smokeball is a legal practice management software used by a lot of law firms. It is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Smokeball is also a marketing company for lawyers and focuses more on practice management rather than legal billing, unlike TimeSolv.

TimeSolv is the #1 Legal Billing Software and focuses only on the legal billing aspect rather than indulging in legal marketing. Which is why TimeSolv’s legal billing features are more robust as compared to Smokeball.

Smokeball Reviews

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TimeSolv Legal Smokeball
Features Comparable
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4.4/5
4.7/5
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Trust Pilot
Terms Annual and Monthly Options Not Provided
Annual Cost* $377.52 Not Provided

* Smokeball has only 61 reviews on G2Crowd as compared to TimeSolv’s 154 reviews

Note: Smokeball hasn’t been reviewed by Trust Pilot which is why their rating is not shown in the table.

TimeSolv Review

Developed in 1999 by Thomson Reuters Elite Online Solutions before becoming privately owned in 2006, TimeSolv has created an industry-leading process to convert data from any legacy-based system and move it to TimeSolv including Timeslips.

Smokeball Review

Smokeball is a cloud-based legal practice management software that offers automatic time and activity recording. Its other features include document assembly, billing, case management, and more.

Smokeball Pricing

The pricing structure for TimeSolv is fairly simple as compared to Smokeball. You cannot find Smokeball pricing anywhere on their website. You can compare the pricing details below and can even play with TimeSolv Pricing Tool Here.

Timeslips Pricing Smokeball Pricing
TimeSolv Legal Smokeball
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Get started cost Free Trial

(30-Days Free Trial)

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Monthly cost $34.95/mo. Not Provided
Onboarding Free Free
Price Transparency Yes No
Unlimited Clients and Matters Yes Yes
Unlimited Document Storage Yes Only 10Mb Free
Free Training Yes Yes
TimeSolv is great! The easiness of it. When you do have a problem, customer service is great. The price is affordable.
Christine Carima

The Law Office of Christine Carima.

TimeSolv vs. Smokeball – Key Features

See why TimeSolv is the #1 alternative to any software when it comes to legal billing software. Compare all the features that are most relevant to your business.
TimeSolv vs. Smokeball - Key Features TimeSolv vs. Smokeball - Key Features TimeSolv vs. Smokeball - Key Features
TimeSolv Legal Smokeball
Total 14/14 10/14
Cloud Storage Unlimited Limited
Reports ✔ ✔
Mobile App ✔ ✔
UTBMS/LEDES Billing ✔ ✔
Conflict Management ✔ ✔
Autopay Invoices from Trust ✔ No
Commission Tracking ✔ No
Document Automation ✔ ✔
Integration with NetDocuments ✔ ✔
Custom Fields ✔ ✔
Track Time Offline ✔ No
Client Statements ✔ ✔
Activity Tracking ✔ ✔
Receipt Management ✔ ✔

TimeSolv is an excellent, simple to use time-entry and invoicing system with good customer support. TimeSolv is intuitive and easy to use. The program opens to the time-entry page. Entering time and generating invoices is quick and simple

Gary Horowitz

HCH Legal, LLC

Comparison of Features

Compare Smokeball’ features to TimeSolv’s. As you can see in the table below, TimeSolv outperforms Smokeball in key areas with more robust invoicing, reporting, desktop widget and billing freatures that Smokeball doesn’t have.
Comparison of Features Comparison of Features
TimeSolv Legal Smokeball
Total 8/8 7/8
Time Tracking ✔ ✔
Invoicing ✔ ✔
Reporting ✔ ✔
Split Billing ✔ No
Project Management ✔ ✔
Credit Card Payment Processing ✔ ✔
Mobile Apps ✔ ✔
Desktop Widget ✔ ✔

It does exactly what I need. I am a very small firm. Only two people in my office. I previously used Timeslips and then Chaos Legal. TimeSolv does the job exactly as needed. It has abbreviations (snippets) that are excellent.

Caleb Donner

Donner & Donner

Legal Document Management Features

Explore alternatives to Smokeball in legal document management features. See Smokeball compares in key area, such as access controls. Find TimeSolv an alternative to Smokeball for access control feature that are most important to you.
Legal Document Management Features Legal Document Management Features Legal Document Management Features
TimeSolv Legal Smokeball
Total 8/8 7/8
Access Controls ✔ No
Archiving & Retention ✔ ✔
Calendar Management ✔ ✔
Collaboration ✔ ✔
Document Assembly ✔ ✔
Document Automation ✔ ✔
Document Tagging ✔ ✔
Expense Tracking ✔ ✔

Timesolv User. The timekeeping function is great and helps me keep track of all my time. I like how easy it is to track my monthly billing.

Timesolv User.

Integration Comparison

Integration options are very important when considering a legal billing software. Compare the integration options in Cosmolex vs TimeSolv.
Integration Comparison Integration Comparison Integration Comparison
TimeSolv Legal Smokeball
Total 5/5 3/5
LawPay ✔ ✔
Xero Accounting ✔ No
QuickBooks ✔ ✔