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See How Filevine Stacks Up Against Smokeball
| Smokeball | Filevine | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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.


