ContractPodAi vs Ironclad
The End-to-End ContractPodAi Alternative With Faster, Company-Wide Implementation
Ironclad clients can achieve 100% adoption in under 2 months.
All teams set up quickly and easily, without lengthy implementation times.
Ironclad is recognized by analysts as the industry leader
Millions of users worldwide trust Ironclad
Ironclad is the only platform built from the ground up to handle all contract types – legal, sales, finance, HR, marketing, procurement, and more. That’s why respected brands everywhere trust us to help them make and manage their digital business contracts.
Shorten your time to launch with the right CLM
ContractPodAi requires a heavy implementation effort, taking months before teams see any benefit. With ContractPodAi:
- The product can be difficult to use
- Workarounds create additional work for legal
- Adoption suffers
Ironclad is the end-to-end CLM powered by AI
Ironclad takes contracts from creation to completion in days, not months
ContractPodAi vs Ironclad feature comparison
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Free trial
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14-day free trial
No credit card required
Lifecycle features
Limited creation and collaboration
End-to-end CLM solution
Contract creation
Restricted
Limited conditional logic —
hard to scale
Flexible
Add conditionality and
formatting to create infinite contract variations
Browser-native editor
Only via Google Docs or Word
Convert all contracts into collaborative docs
eSignature
Adobe Sign, DocuSign, and Signicat
Adobe Sign, DocuSign, and Dropbox Sign
Acceptance methods
eSignature only
eSignature & click-to-accept
Integrations
23
30+
Integrate with Salesforce, Slack, HubSpot, Coupa, and 5,000+ apps with Zapier
Forrester CLM Wave
Not recognized
Named Leader in 2023
Gartner Magic Quadrant
Not recognized
Named Challenger
IDC MarketScape
Not recognized
Named Leader in 2023
ContractPodAi vs Ironclad
Ironclad AI powers all stages
of the contract lifecycle
Launch contract processes with ease, using a visual builder
Legal uses a self-serve tool to build new contract generation workflows in minutes, with AI-automated approvals. Business teams can launch pre-approved contracts from anywhere, including Salesforce.
"The user interface and UX design are top-notch. It has made the user adoption journey as easy as possible which has made all the difference in identifying immediate impact on the business."
Bill Novomisle
Director of Legal Operations
Cresco Labs
Import legacy contracts 50% faster with AI
Scan third-party paper and legacy contracts. Ironclad Smart Import detects 194+ contract properties in your documents with 90%+ accuracy, making your data easy to search, filter, and report on.
"With Ironclad’s Smart Import, uploading legacy contracts is 40-50% faster and we get 2-3 times more contract data than before."
Daniela Lagoteta
Legal and Compliance Analyst
Rippling
Speed up contract reviews and flag potential issues
AI Assist™ analyzes contracts and automatically detects at-risk areas. Fix your documents with AI-suggested, pre-approved language based on your existing clauses.
"Like many lawyers, I was skeptical of AI. But I wanted to try it, so I used Ironclad AI Assist™ to help draft a few clauses - and it was fast. I sent them to the counterparty and didn’t get a *single* redline back."
Katelyn Canning
Head of Legal Operations
Ocrolus
Try Ironclad for free
Switch from ContractPodAi without effort
Collaborate in real-time with internal and external stakeholders
Know what your counterparty and teammates are working on at all times. Sync data into Ironclad from any contract edit or redline. Automatically trigger new approvers for non-standard terms.
"Ironclad’s seamless, easy communication tools have greatly facilitated collaboration amongst our teams."
Lorena Alfaro
Senior Manager, Legal Operations
PubMatic
Identify areas of improvement with real-time contract data
Analyze AI-tagged data using custom or default visualizations with Ironclad Insights. Drill down to find underlying contract data. Monitor the effectiveness of contracts and optimize your legal strategies.
"Ironclad Insights gives us the data we need to make these informed, impactful decisions based on contract data that was previously impossible to define."
Daniel Michalek
Manager, Legal Operations
Branch
Sign 100s of contracts at scale with Ironclad Clickwrap
Get contracts signed with one-click acceptance. Manage high-volume contracts like terms & conditions, NDAs, and more in the fastest, easiest way possible.
"We have hundreds and hundreds of versions of our contracts, but legal doesn’t have to worry about manually selecting which contract to display. Ironclad Clickwrap does the work of showing the right contract at the right time."
Kathy Zhu
Former Associate General Counsel
Doordash
Ironclad Community
Join the world’s leading digital contracting community
Get the answers and ideas you need to advance your role. Connect with peers, attend events, and voice your ideas with the Ironclad Community and Ironclad product team.
"My experience with the Ironclad community has been nothing short of warm and inviting. It is an amazing group that has found a way to connect a diverse legal industry through practical conversation and enjoyable dinners."
Lacy J. Lodes
Associate General Counsel
Mercari US
Grace Unger
Vendor Relationship Manager
Uplight
I love that I can focus on the more impactful facets of my job, but I can still jump into Ironclad if there’s an occasional tweak. I spend less time thinking about our CLM and more time thinking about how to support our teams and Uplight’s growth.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! It’s easy to get started, and there’s no commitment. Start your 14-day free trial here.
It depends on your contracting needs and requirements. If you’re looking for a simple tool to gather eSignatures, an end-to-end contract management software might be overkill. But if you want a platform for creating and managing contracts at scale with an easy-to-use workflow from creation to completion, a Contract Lifecycle Management like Ironclad is exactly what you’re looking for.
You can choose to set up on your own, for free, or customize your implementation through collaborative building sessions with an Ironclad expert.
With its $0 implementation cost and user-friendly experience, Ironclad’s Self-Start is the preferred approach for lean legal teams. Teams use a pre-loaded Ironclad instance and self-serve guides to drive the implementation themselves. Once they’re done, they can check in with customer success to make sure everything is set up correctly and ready to go.
Teams that need additional support can always reach out and discuss an implementation plan that adapts to their processes.
Your legal and business teams will be using Ironclad comfortably in a matter of days. You don’t need a developer to build workflows inside Ironclad. Just use our no-code drag and drop builder. If you have any questions, our support team is here to help you with any issues you face. You also have unlimited access to Ironclad’s digital contract community and the Ironclad Academy, where you can get answers to pressing issues.
As with all contract management software, onboarding, and implementation depends on the complexity your legal teams aim for. With Ironclad, you get optional support to fully migrate your contracts onto the platform with help from our Legal Engineers. Learn more about our implementation services.
You also get access to Ironclad Academy, a community where you can ask questions and share ideas, and community events like webinars, deep dives, in-person events, and more.