Legal · head to head
iubenda vs Smokeball
iubenda
Legal
Published-price privacy compliance: certified consent banner, privacy policy and cookie policy from under 60 euros a year
- From
- €59.88/year
- Rated
- -
Smokeball
Legal
Practice management for small law firms with automatic time capture
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: iubenda plans are metered by monthly pageviews, so a single viral article can push a site two tiers up mid-year and the cost is driven by traffic rather than by revenue.; Smokeball requires a Windows desktop component for automatic time capture, so it is not browser-only like its competitors
- They diverge on capability: iubenda covers Privacy and cookie policy generator, Smokeball covers Automatic time capture.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which iubenda and Smokeball actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Legal).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in iubenda
- Privacy and cookie policy generator
- Google-certified CMP
- IAB TCF 2.2
- Consent solution for forms
- Register of processing activities
- Terms and conditions generator
- Accessibility widget
- Multi-language
Only in Smokeball
- Automatic time capture
- Matter management
- Document automation
- Billing and trust accounting
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
iubenda
- A small European publisher that needs Google-certified consent to keep serving Google demand but cannot pay enterprise CMP pricesnot Smokeball
- An agency maintaining privacy policies across dozens of client sites that must stay current as services changenot Smokeball
- A SaaS company selling into the EU that needs a defensible cookie banner and processing register without hiring a privacy lawyernot Smokeball
- An e-commerce store adding third-party marketing tools that keeps having to update its cookie disclosurenot Smokeball
Smokeball
- Firms billing hourly that lose revenue to unrecorded timenot iubenda
- Small practices replacing paper matter files and spreadsheetsnot iubenda
- Firms needing court form automation for high-volume matter typesnot iubenda
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
iubenda
- Plans are metered by monthly pageviews, so a single viral article can push a site two tiers up mid-year and the cost is driven by traffic rather than by revenue.
- Generated policies are templates from a clause library, so unusual data processing, complex international transfers or sector-specific rules are not covered and still need a lawyer.
- It addresses the public-facing compliance surface only, with no data discovery, vendor risk assessment or data subject request automation, so a growing company will need a second platform.
- The accessibility product is delivered through a partner and priced separately, and overlay widgets of that kind are contested as an accessibility solution, so buying it does not remove legal exposure.
- Support is largely documentation and ticket based at the lower tiers, which is a poor match for an urgent regulatory query where the answer is needed the same day.
Smokeball
- Requires a Windows desktop component for automatic time capture, so it is not browser-only like its competitors
- Quote-only pricing with no published rates
- Aimed at small firms; larger practices with complex billing arrangements generally outgrow it
Pricing, plan by plan
iubenda
€59.88/year- Essentials$59.88/year
- Up to 25,000 pageviews per month
- Privacy and cookie policy
- Google-certified CMP with Consent Mode
- Advanced$239.88/year
- Up to 50,000 pageviews per month
- Everything in Essentials
- Additional consent and preference features
- Ultimate$959.88/year
- Up to 150,000 pageviews per month
- Everything in Advanced
- Higher volume consent recording
- Accessibility Standard$600/year
- Accessibility widget for 150,000 pageviews per month
- Delivered with a partner
- Separate from the compliance plans
Smokeball
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Smokeball review.
Which should you pick?
Choose iubenda if
- You need privacy and cookie policy generator.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
- You also want google-certified cmp.
Choose Smokeball if
- You need automatic time capture.
- You work on Windows, Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want matter management.
Questions people ask
- Is iubenda or Smokeball better?
- Neither clearly leads. iubenda starts at €59.88/year and Smokeball at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, iubenda or Smokeball?
- iubenda starts at €59.88/year and Smokeball at On request.
- Does iubenda or Smokeball run on more platforms?
- iubenda runs on Web, iOS, Android, API. Smokeball runs on Windows, Web, iOS, Android.
- What is iubenda best used for?
- iubenda is most often used for a small european publisher that needs google-certified consent to keep serving google demand but cannot pay enterprise cmp prices, an agency maintaining privacy policies across dozens of client sites that must stay current as services change, a saas company selling into the eu that needs a defensible cookie banner and processing register without hiring a privacy lawyer, an e-commerce store adding third-party marketing tools that keeps having to update its cookie disclosure. Of those, a small european publisher that needs google-certified consent to keep serving google demand but cannot pay enterprise cmp prices and an agency maintaining privacy policies across dozens of client sites that must stay current as services change are not what Smokeball is typically brought in for.
- What can iubenda do that Smokeball cannot?
- iubenda covers Privacy and cookie policy generator, Google-certified CMP, IAB TCF 2.2, Consent solution for forms. Smokeball covers Automatic time capture, Matter management, Document automation, Billing and trust accounting.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
iubenda: Is iubenda a certified consent platform?
Yes. It is an IAB-validated CMP supporting TCF 2.2 and a Google-certified CMP partner with Consent Mode built in.
Smokeball: What does Smokeball cost?
Pricing is quoted per firm and not published.
iubenda: What does it cost?
Prices are published: 59.88 euros a year for up to 25,000 monthly pageviews, 239.88 for 50,000 and 959.88 for 150,000.
Smokeball: How does automatic time capture work?
A desktop application observes work on matters and turns activity into billable entries, rather than depending on someone remembering to start a timer.
iubenda: Do the generated policies make me compliant?
They cover the disclosure obligations for common processing. Unusual processing, international transfers or sector rules still need legal advice.
Smokeball: Does it run on Mac?
The automatic time capture component is Windows-based, which is the main platform constraint.
iubenda: Does it handle data subject access requests?
Not in the way a dedicated privacy platform does. It is focused on policies, consent and processing records.
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