# Gavel vs Ironclad

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Gavel

| Attribute | Gavel | Ironclad |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 83.8 (55% (medium)) | 48.9 (73% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A legal technology platform with two main products: an AI contract analysis and drafting tool that operates inside Microsoft Word, and a document automation system that converts client intake answers into finished legal documents. Designed to reduce time spent on repetitive legal work. | AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform enabling faster contract creation, review, negotiation, signing, and analysis across the enterprise. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sso_scim":false,"ai_review":"full","iso_27001":false,"legal_hold":false,"product_type":"legal_ai","soc2_type_ii":false,"pricing_model":"flat_monthly_per_user","data_residency":"United States (AWS) by default; also available in European Union, Canada, Austra","contract_authoring":true,"contract_repository":"ai_metadata","word_outlook_addins":true,"negotiation_redlining":true,"doc_store_integrations":true,"obligation_renewal_tracking":false,"pdf_field_mapping_and_overlay":false,"batch_generation_for_mass_tort":false,"nested_conditional_clause_logic":true,"multi_party_electronic_signatures":false,"playbook_guided_ai_contract_review":true,"clio_mycase_practice_management_sync":true,"library_of_standardized_court_council_forms":true,"no_code_client_facing_intake_questionnaires":true,"llm_generative_clause_drafting_and_redlining":true}` | `{"ai_review":"full","api_access":"full","product_type":"clm","contract_authoring":true,"contract_repository":"ai_metadata","word_outlook_addins":false,"negotiation_redlining":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Microsoft Word"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Clio"},{"name":"Lawmatics"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"InfoTrack"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Zapier"}]` | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Slack"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Gavel Exec","summary":"$160/user/month. 25 free queries per user with free trial.","features":["Contract review and redlining in Word","Contract drafting from precedent","Playbook-driven analysis","Team collaboration in Workspaces"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":160,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"AI contract review and drafting in Microsoft Word","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"queries":"25/user (free trial)","completions":"1000/month"}}],"summary":"From $160/user/month for Gavel Exec. Free trial with 25 queries per user.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.gavel.io/resources/case-study-lcn-legal-uses-document-automation-to-build-transfer-pricing-app","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:38:17.938Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Custom quotes; flexible solutions combining CLM, AI assistant, and eSignature modules","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://ironcladapp.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T09:27:44.536Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | quote |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Legal Software)

| Capability | Gavel | Ironclad |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Product type | Legal AI / review | CLM |
| **CLM** |  |  |
| Contract authoring / templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Negotiation / redlining | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contract repository | AI metadata extraction | AI metadata extraction |
| Obligation / renewal tracking | ✗ | - |
| **AI** |  |  |
| AI contract review / drafting | Full review + drafting | Full review + drafting |
| **E-signature** |  |  |
| E-signature legal validity | - | - |
| **E-discovery** |  |  |
| E-discovery | - | - |
| Legal hold / chain of custody | ✗ | - |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| Word / Outlook add-ins | ✓ | ✗ |
| Document-store integrations | ✓ | - |
| SSO / SCIM | ✗ | - |
| API access | - | Full read/write |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Data residency | United States (AWS) by default; also available in European Union, Canada, Austra | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:11:19.525Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*