Rocket Lawyer
Smokeball
| Feature | Rocket Lawyer | Smokeball |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $39.99/mo | From $39/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Best For | small-businesses, entrepreneurs, individuals, startups | small-law-firms, mid-size-firms, litigation-practices, billable-hour-firms |
| Founded | 2008 | 2007 |
| Legal Documents | ✓ | ✗ |
| Attorney Consultations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Business Formation | ✓ | ✗ |
| E Signatures | ✓ | ✗ |
| Document Defense | ✓ | ✗ |
| Registered Agent | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automatic Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Document Automation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Matter Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Billing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reporting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Microsoft Integration | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Rocket Lawyer Pros
- Access to attorney consultations included in membership
- Wide range of legal documents and templates
- Business formation and registered agent services
- Document defense included for legal disputes
✗ Rocket Lawyer Cons
- Monthly fee required for full access
- Individual document purchases are expensive without membership
- Attorney consultations limited to 30 minutes
✓ Smokeball Pros
- Automatic time recording
- Deep Microsoft Office integration
- Strong document automation
- Excellent for billing accuracy
✗ Smokeball Cons
- Windows-only desktop app
- Higher price point
- Learning curve for automation
The Verdict
Rocket Lawyer is built for small businesses and entrepreneurs, with a focus on legal-documents and attorney-consultations. Smokeball targets small law firms and mid size firms and leads with automatic-time-tracking and document-automation.
Both tools come in at similar price points ($39.99/mo for Rocket Lawyer, $39/mo for Smokeball), so pricing won't make the decision for you.
Neither tool offers a free plan, so factor the subscription cost into your decision from the start.
Smokeball edges out on user ratings (4.5 vs 4). While both are well-regarded, that gap reflects real differences in user satisfaction worth considering.
Bottom line: Smokeball has a slight overall edge — but if access to attorney consultations included in membership matters most to you, Rocket Lawyer may still be the right call.