Head to head · prices verified Oct 14, 2026

Clio Manage + Grow vs Smokeball

Clio Manage + Grow costs less to start: $49/user/mo vs ~$149/user/mo (estimates labeled). Here's who each one is for, and what a 10-person team pays in year one.

Reviewed by the CRMrated Research TeamPrices verified Oct 14, 2026

The verdict

Best all-around for law firms

Choose Clio Manage + Grow if…

Solo to mid-size firms that want the largest legal app ecosystem.

Skip it if: Firms that need published pricing for intake: Grow is quote-only.

Clio Manage + Grow pricing

Best for document-heavy small firms

Choose Smokeball if…

Small firms producing many standard documents.

Skip it if: Firms that dislike annual auto-renewing contracts.

Smokeball pricing

Side by side

	Clio Manage + Grow	Smokeball
Best for	Best all-around for law firms	Best for document-heavy small firms
Industry	Law firms	Law firms
Starting price	$49/user/moStarter (Grow sold separately)	~$149/user/moQuote only
Pricing	Published	Estimate
Team size	1–200 users	1–50 users
Free plan	No	No
10-user first year	$5,880	$17,880
Integrations	Google WorkspaceMicrosoft 365Practice management	Microsoft 365Practice management
Strengths	Largest legal integration marketplace · Trusted brand, strong security	Automatic time capture · Strong document automation
Watch out for	Clio Grow pricing is not published · Upper tiers quote-only	Pricing not published · Annual auto-renew contracts

Plans compared

Clio Manage + Grow

Starter	$49
Core / Signature / Elite	Quote
Clio Grow (intake)Included in Elite or sold as an add-on	Quote

Source: Clio

Smokeball

Bill / Boost / Grow / Prosper+Third-party sources cite about $149 per user

Quote

Source: Smokeball; estimate from costbench.com

Questions buyers ask

Is Clio Manage + Grow cheaper than Smokeball?

Clio Manage + Grow costs less to start: $49/user/mo vs ~$149/user/mo (estimates labeled).

Who should choose Clio Manage + Grow?