Why Choose Filevine Over Smokeball?

With Filevine, you can manage cases, documents, timekeeping, billing, and payments—all within a single, powerful platform designed to keep your firm ahead of the competition.

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See How Filevine Stacks Up Against Smokeball

SmokeballFilevine
Scalability
No
Not built for midsize and large firms, and lacks capabilities to support complex firm needs.
Yes
Scales with firms of all sizes, from solo practices to large enterprises.
Cloud-Based
Partial
Not fully cloud-based, requiring local installation for some functions.
Yes
Fully cloud based so you can access your case data anytime, from any device.
Platform Compatibility
Partial
Requires additional setup for limited Mac compatibility and has unreliable Google integration.
Yes
Works smoothly across devices and integrates smoothly with key tools.
Mobile Experience
Partial
Requires two separate apps for case management and client communication.
Yes
Unified mobile app, including both case management and client communication.
Scalability
Filevine
Yes
Scales with firms of all sizes, from solo practices to large enterprises.
Smokeball
No
Not built for midsize and large firms, and lacks capabilities to support complex firm needs.
Cloud-Based
Filevine
Yes
Fully cloud based so you can access your case data anytime, from any device.
Smokeball
Partial
Not fully cloud-based, requiring local installation for some functions.
Platform Compatibility
Filevine
Yes
Works smoothly across devices and integrates smoothly with key tools.
Smokeball
Partial
Requires additional setup for limited Mac compatibility and has unreliable Google integration.
Mobile Experience
Filevine
Yes
Unified mobile app, including both case management and client communication.
Smokeball
Partial
Requires two separate apps for case management and client communication.

Your Complete Legal Tech Stack

Powerful case and document management, timekeeping, billing, and payments—all supercharged by AI. Filevine equips your firm with everything it needs to work smarter, move faster, and win more.

Simplify Your Case Management

Legal work can be complicated, but Filevine can make it manageable with one, centralized workspace for everything you need to power your business. You never have to leave Filevine to edit documents or communicate with clients.

Complete Control Over Your Documents

Powerful, cloud-based document management software is what your team needs to meet ever-increasing workload demands. Filevine transforms how you work collaboratively and organize your documents for peak performance.

Integrated Billing, Timekeeping and Payments

Never miss a billable minute with Filevine. No matter where you are in your workflow, easily track your time, bill clients, and receive payments — all in Filevine.


Build custom invoice templates to customize your workflows to your unique firm.

Legal AI To Make Your Firm More Efficient

Filevine’s proprietary AI technology enhances your workflow while industry-leading security keeps your data protected. Summarize depositions, find inconsistencies in legal documents, and more. Work smarter, faster, and with total confidence.

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