Free Index Brief · 2026-09.1

Smokeball

Legal practice management software

68 of 150 valid answers, 45.3% (Wilson 95% interval 37.6% to 53.3%)

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking.

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ChatGPT
14 of 30

Claude
18 of 30

Perplexity
12 of 30

Google AI Overviews
11 of 30

Google AI Mode
13 of 30

By buyer question

Other vendors below have a higher observed count on that question. The full checked set remains on the record.

Buyer question	Named	Other vendors named
what is the best legal practice management software for a solo attorney	7 of 15	8am MyCase (15 of 15); Clio (15 of 15); PracticePanther (13 of 15); see full record
what is the best practice management software for a small firm of 3 to 5 attorneys	13 of 15	Clio (15 of 15)
what is the best case management software for a personal injury firm	3 of 15	Clio (15 of 15); Filevine (14 of 15); 8am MyCase (7 of 15); see full record
what are the best alternatives to Clio for a solo attorney	15 of 15	None with a higher observed count
what are the best alternatives to PracticePanther	15 of 15	None with a higher observed count
what are the best alternatives to Smokeball	15 of 15	None with a higher observed count
Clio vs MyCase, which is better for a small firm	0 of 15	8am MyCase (15 of 15); Clio (15 of 15)
CosmoLex vs Rocket Matter	0 of 15	CosmoLex (15 of 15); Rocket Matter (15 of 15); Clio (2 of 15); see full record
what should I look for in law practice management software	0 of 15	Clio (4 of 15); Filevine (3 of 15)
best practice management platform for a mid-size litigation firm moving off on-premise software	0 of 15	Clio (15 of 15); Filevine (15 of 15); Actionstep (10 of 15); see full record

Vendor domain citations

15 of 150 valid answers, 10.0% (Wilson 95% interval 6.2% to 15.8%). smokeball.com

Release 2026-09, version 2026-09.1. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695. Answer capture: 2026-09-22. Published 2026-09-23.

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