Smokeball Review Australia 2026

AU-MadeLegal Practice Management
4.1 / 5SoftwareHQ editorial score

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Editorial verdict

Clearest AU card in this set — $59 floor, Prosper+ quote

Smokeball is the only product here with a live AU price grid. Bill/Boost/Grow moved to $59/$129/$249 ex GST; Prosper+ is now quote-only. NSW trust list #16 and ISO 27001 are on official pages. Hosting is AWS with multi-region redundancy, not a Sydney pin. FAQ still says no Mac. Best for Windows firms that want published floors and will check the order-form term.

Best for
Small AU firms on Windows that want published ex-GST floors, NSW-listed trust and a phone-answered AU desk.
Not ideal for
Mac-only firms, buyers who need a named AWS Sydney pin, or firms that need Prosper+ features at a published dollar.
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Pricing verified 8 Sep 2026 · Hosting verified 8 Sep 2026

By SoftwareHQ Editorial Team — Updated

Overview

Smokeball is au floors $59/$129/$249 ex gst — prosper+ quote, iso 27001, aws multi-region. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in 15/333 Kent Street, Sydney NSW (offices also Chicago and London), it serves Australian businesses with local data hosting and AU-based support.

Feature highlights

These highlights come from vendor documentation and editorial analysis of public sources. They are not firsthand test results or a claim that every listed capability was exercised in a trial.

  • Published AU floors $59 / $129 / $249

    Ex GST per user/month (8 Sep 2026). Prosper+ is quote. Intake $29/$59; AutoTime $39 on Grow.

  • NSW-listed trust (#16)

    Law Society of NSW list Smokeball #16. Matter-level ledgers and end-of-month reports.

  • AutoTime on Grow+

    Background time capture is a $39 Grow add-on or included on Prosper+. Not on Bill or Boost.

  • ISO 27001; AWS not AU-only

    Certified ISMS. Help: redundancies across AWS geographical regions. Sydney pin unpublished.

  • MYOB and Xero GL

    Named on the AU compare table. Stripe for cards. No native office ledger like LEAP.

  • No Mac (FAQ)

    FAQ: does not support Mac computers or laptops. Boost is browser-based; Grow is native desktop.

AU Compliance Scores

These scores apply to Australian tax, payroll and banking capabilities where they are relevant to Smokeball. They are SoftwareHQ editorial judgements from public documentation, not firsthand product tests.

Not applicable means this product type is not scored on that dimension (for example BAS lodgement on a CRM). Not supported means the vendor does not offer it. Unknown means we could not verify it from public sources — that is not the same as unsupported.

BAS LodgementNot applicable

Not a BAS lodge product. Practice GST/BAS stays in Xero, MYOB or another accounting file.

STP Phase 2Not applicable

Not a payroll product.

Payday SuperNot applicable

Not a payroll product.

Modern AwardsNot applicable

Not a payroll or HR product.

GST Handling
3/5Verified

Trust and billing in-product; MYOB and Xero GL. Stripe for cards. No BAS lodge.

Bank FeedsNot applicable

Not an accounting platform. Bank feeds sit in Xero, MYOB or similar.

When this was checked

Status as of (page snapshot) against a 90-day review target. Checked dates are not updated when the site is rebuilt.

Editorial article date: . That is not proof that pricing, hosting, or compliance was re-checked.

  • PricingVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    smokeball.com.au/pricing

    AU cards from $59/$129/$249 ex GST per user/month. Prosper+ quote. Intake $29/$59; AutoTime $39 on Grow. Stored $49/$99/$189/$239 dropped.

  • HostingVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    smokeball.com.au/security

    ISO 27001. AWS, AES-256, TLS 1.2+, multi-AZ. Help: redundancies across AWS geographical regions. Not AU-only.

  • BillingVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    smokeball.com.au/pricing

    Time/expense, invoicing, Stripe, payment plans. AutoTime Grow+/Prosper+.

  • Document ManagementVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    smokeball.com.au/pricing

    Grow+: automated precedents and advanced document automation.

  • GST handlingVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    smokeball.com.au/pricing

    Trust/billing in-product; MYOB/Xero GL; Stripe. No BAS lodge.

  • Matter ManagementVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    smokeball.com.au/pricing

    Boost+ matters, tasks, calendar, portal. Grow desktop templates.

  • Trust AccountingVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    lawsociety.com.au/practising-law-nsw/trust-money-and-fidelity-fund

    Law Society NSW list Smokeball #16. Trust on every published card.

Pricing (AUD)

All prices below are in Australian dollars and exclude GST. Verified — checked 8 September 2026. Source: smokeball.com.au/pricing.

Bill
$59/mo
AUD ex GST
From $59/user/month ex GST (8 Sep 2026). Invoicing, time/expense, online payments, trust, MYOB/Xero. No add-ons on this card.
  • Users: per_user
Boost
$129/mo
AUD ex GST
From $129/user/month ex GST. Browser matter management, Microsoft 365, client portal. Intake add-on $29. Free-trial CTA is this plan.
  • Users: per_user
Most Popular
Grow
$249/mo
AUD ex GST
From $249/user/month ex GST. Native desktop, templates, AutoTime add-on $39, Intake $59. FAQ: three or more staff.
  • Users: per_user
Prosper+
Quote
AUD ex GST
Contact for custom price. Intake and AutoTime included. Do not encode stored $239.
  • Users: per_user

Estimate first-year cost for Smokeball

Observed price changes

Recorded when a listed price changed. This is not a complete vendor timeline.

  1. AU cards now from $59/$129/$249 ex GST. Prosper+ quote. Stored $49/$99/$189/$239 dropped.
  2. Prosper+ · $239 · Prosper+ stored $239 dropped — contact for custom price.
  3. Grow · $189 → $249 · Grow from $189 to from $249 ex GST.
  4. Boost · $99 → $129 · Boost from $99 to from $129 ex GST.
  5. Bill · $49 → $59 · AU cards now from $59/$129/$249 ex GST. Prosper+ quote. Stored $49/$99/$189/$239 dropped.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Published AU ex-GST floors $59 / $129 / $249 per user/month
  • Law Society of NSW list #16
  • ISO 27001 certified ISMS (security policy 9 Jul 2026)
  • MYOB and Xero named on the compare table
  • AU phone 1300 33 55 53 until 7:00pm AEST weekdays
  • AutoTime and Intake included on Prosper+ (quote)
  • Boost trial CTA; Stripe online payments
  • Sydney office at 15/333 Kent Street

Cons

  • Prosper+ is now quote-only (stored $239 dropped)
  • From-prices; confirm term on the order form — 36-month ‘from’ copy is not on the live FAQ
  • FAQ: no Mac computers or laptops
  • AWS multi-region redundancy — not AU-only, Sydney unpublished
  • AutoTime not on Bill or Boost
  • Trial length not printed on /pricing
  • Archie AI still ‘learn more’ rather than a public dollar
  • No integrated office ledger — needs Xero or MYOB

How this review was made

Reviews separate vendor documentation, editorial analysis and firsthand records. They are not interchangeable.

  • Vendor documentation — Public pages from Smokeball and other sites. Recorded HTTP(S) URLs are listed under Sources. A source URL is a document we recorded, not a claim that every sentence on this page was checked against that URL.
  • Editorial analysis — SoftwareHQ's written verdict and scores for Australian buyers. The header score is an editorial assessment, not a user-review average, not a lab result, and not a number derived from how many evidence records exist.
  • Firsthand records — This review has no firsthand observation records, trial walkthroughs, or screenshots from a logged-in SoftwareHQ account. Missing tests stay not tested.

This page does not rank products by speed or security from documentation or from evidence count.

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Sources

Public pages recorded when this review was compiled. They are not a checklist that every claim was verified, and they are not evidence of hands-on product testing.

Smokeball Alternatives

If Smokeball doesn’t quite fit your needs, consider these alternatives for Australian businesses:

  • LEAP Legal — AU/NZ AWS Sydney PMS — quote only, Law Society trust #8, SOC 2 Type II.
  • Actionstep — Midsize cloud PMS — AU AWS option, SOC 2 Type 2, request pricing.
  • Clio — AU EasyStart from $39/user/mo — Core+ quote, AWS AU default, NSW trust #21. From $39/mo ex GST.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Smokeball cost in Australia?
AU /pricing (8 Sep 2026) ex GST per user/month: Bill from $59, Boost from $129, Grow from $249. Prosper+ is custom quote. Intake $29 on Boost / $59 on Grow; AutoTime $39 on Grow. Stored $49/$99/$189/$239 dropped. Trial CTA is Boost; length not printed on that page.
Is Smokeball Australian-made?
Smokeball Australia Pty Ltd lists 15/333 Kent Street, Sydney, plus Chicago and London. About timeline starts Chicago 2013 and Australia 2016. Country manager Australia is on the about page.
Does Smokeball handle trust accounting for Australian law firms?
Yes. The Law Society of NSW list (checked 8 Sep 2026) includes Smokeball as certificate #16. Trust is on every published plan card.
How does Smokeball compare to LEAP?
Smokeball publishes AU floors; LEAP is quote-only. LEAP names AWS Sydney and a larger precedent library. Smokeball is ISO 27001 certified; LEAP’s ISO 27001 is still in progress. Smokeball FAQ: no Mac.
What is Smokeball's AutoTime feature?
Automatic time and activity tracking. Pricing FAQ: included on Prosper+; Grow can buy it as a $39 add-on. Not on Bill or Boost.
Does Smokeball integrate with Xero and MYOB?
Yes. The AU compare table lists accounting GL integrations (MYOB and Xero) on the billed plans.

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