--- title: "SILQ vs Smokeball: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is SILQ or Smokeball more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Legal practice software set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/silq-vs-smokeball" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # SILQ vs Smokeball: Which is searched more in Australia? Is SILQ or Smokeball more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Legal practice software set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: SILQ and Smokeball - **Competitive set**: Legal practice software - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **SILQ Share of Search**: 5.2% - **Smokeball Share of Search**: 15.2% ## Is SILQ or Smokeball more popular in search? - In September 2026, Smokeball had more branded searches than SILQ among legal practice software in Australia. Smokeball had about 2,900 branded searches, while SILQ had 1,000. Smokeball made up 15.2% of all legal practice software searches we track, and SILQ accounted for 5.2%. - Smokeball was ahead of SILQ in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SILQ’s share of searches among legal practice software in Australia moved from 5.6% to 5.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smokeball’s share of searches among legal practice software in Australia moved from 16.2% to 15.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K. ## Top legal practice software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SILQ was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Smokeball was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Smokeball was listed before SILQ in three out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LEAP | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Smokeball | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Clio | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Actionstep | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | SILQ | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | LawMaster | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about legal practice software - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best practice management software for Australian law firms?": 1. Smokeball, 2. LEAP, 3. Actionstep, 4. Clio - Asked ChatGPT "Which legal software is best for a small law firm in Australia?": 1. Smokeball, 2. LEAP, 3. Actionstep, 4. Clio - Asked ChatGPT "What practice management software do Australian lawyers use?": 1. LEAP, 2. Smokeball, 3. Actionstep, 4. Clio, 5. LawMaster, 6. SILQ - Searched Google, AI Overview "legal practice management software": 1. LEAP, 2. Clio, 3. SILQ - Searched Google, AI Overview "legal software": 1. LEAP, 2. Clio, 3. SILQ Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 23, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia legal practice software in September 2026? - In September 2026, LawMaster overtook LEAP and SILQ to rank 4th among legal practice software in Australia, with 8.4% of the searches. - In September 2026, Smokeball lost share of searches among legal practice software in Australia, from 20.1% to 15.2%. - SILQ’s share of searches among legal practice software in Australia has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 5.9% to 5.2% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | SILQ estimated searches | SILQ Share of Search | SILQ rank | Smokeball estimated searches | Smokeball Share of Search | Smokeball rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | 5.6% | 5 | 2.9K | 16.2% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 1K | 5.6% | 5 | 2.9K | 16.2% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 720 | 5.5% | 6 | 2.4K | 18.4% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 720 | 4.8% | 6 | 2.9K | 19.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 5.5% | 5 | 2.9K | 16% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 1K | 4.6% | 6 | 3.6K | 16.5% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 880 | 5.3% | 6 | 2.9K | 17.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | 1K | 5.2% | 5 | 3.6K | 18.9% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 1K | 5.9% | 5 | 3.6K | 21.2% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 1K | 5.8% | 5 | 3.6K | 20.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 1K | 5.6% | 5 | 3.6K | 20.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 1K | 5.2% | 6 | 2.9K | 15.2% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using SILQ’s and Smokeball’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **SILQ**: Measured on the search term “silq”. - **Smokeball**: Measured on the search term “smokeball”. - [SILQ profile](/demand/au/brands/silq) - [Smokeball profile](/demand/au/brands/smokeball) - [All legal practice software in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-legal-practice-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is SILQ or Smokeball more popular in search? In September 2026, Smokeball had more branded searches than SILQ among legal practice software in Australia. Smokeball had about 2,900 branded searches, while SILQ had 1,000. Smokeball made up 15.2% of all legal practice software searches we track, and SILQ accounted for 5.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "SILQ vs Smokeball: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/silq-vs-smokeball This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/silq-vs-smokeball. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.