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Ironclad

A full contract lifecycle platform, with AI as one tier rather than the whole product

4.2 Legal AI
4.2 Very good 4.2
Full contract lifecycle coverage, not AI analysis alone AI-specific Jurist tier is priced separately, on top of the base CLM subscription
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Free planNo
CompanyIronclad
PlatformsAPI, Web
CategoryLegal AI
Founded2014
Last reviewedJul 2026
UpdatedAug 2026
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Overview

Ironclad, founded in 2014 by Jason Boehmig and Cai GoGwilt, runs contract lifecycle management for legal and business teams end to end, drafting, negotiating, approving, signing, and storing contracts in one system, then layering AI capability through its Jurist tier on top of that existing workflow foundation.

That workflow-first foundation, built over a decade before generative AI reshaped legal tech, differs from newer entrants like Harvey and Legora, also covered in this directory, which built AI-first from day one: Ironclad reached $200 million in annual recurring revenue in January 2026, up 34% year over year, on the strength of its existing enterprise contract-management customer base adopting AI incrementally.

The median buyer pays roughly $39,995 a year, with the AI-specific Jurist tier commonly quoted separately at $50,000 to $200,000 annually depending on scale. For a legal or business team that wants full contract lifecycle management with AI added as a capability, rather than an AI-first platform without the underlying workflow tooling, Ironclad's decade-long CLM foundation addresses that directly.

Key features

  • Full contract lifecycle management: drafting, negotiation, approval, signing, storage
  • Jurist AI tier layered on top of the existing CLM workflow
  • $200M ARR as of January 2026, up 34% year over year
  • $333M raised, reached a $3.2B valuation at its Series E
  • Decade-long product foundation predating the current AI wave
  • UK/EU data residency and enterprise-grade deployment options

Screenshots & demo

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Pricing

Ironclad platform
Quote only (custom quote)
  • Contract lifecycle management, AI assistant and eSignature, priced by products, users and workflows
  • Self-led, legal-engineer or partner deployment
  • API, integrations and extra instances as add-ons

Checked against Ironclad’s pricing page on 24 September 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the official site before you buy.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Full contract lifecycle coverage, not AI analysis alone
  • Decade of workflow-product maturity most AI-first competitors lack
  • Strong, proven enterprise revenue base independent of the AI tier alone
  • AI capability priced as an addable tier rather than forcing a full platform switch

Cons

  • AI-specific Jurist tier is priced separately, on top of the base CLM subscription
  • Full enterprise deployments with AI can reach $150,000-$250,000+ annually
  • AI-first competitors may iterate on pure-AI legal work faster than a workflow-first platform

How it compares

ToolRatingFreeFromBest known for
Ironclad (this tool)4.2No—Full contract lifecycle management: drafting, negotiation, approval, signing, storage
Leah4.2No—Agentic CLM for intake, review, approvals and renewals
LinkSquares4.2No—Contract drafting support
Legora4.3No$300/moAI workspace unifying public legal sources and a firm's own documents

Alternatives to Ironclad

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Leah

4.2

Agentic AI platform for contracting, legal, procurement and finance teams, formerly ContractPodAi, with domain agents, an agentic CLM that handles intake, review, redlining and renewals, and a builder for custom agent workflows.

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Legora

4.3

Crossed $100M ARR in its third year, one of the fastest enterprise-software ramps on record

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Relativity

4.0

E-discovery platform since 2001 now runs AI-assisted document review on Microsoft Azure at massive scale

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Frequently asked questions

What is Ironclad?
Ironclad, founded in 2014 by Jason Boehmig and Cai GoGwilt, runs contract lifecycle management for legal and business teams end to end, drafting, negotiating, approving, signing, and storing contracts in one system, then layering AI capability through its Jurist tier on top of that existing workflow foundation.
Is Ironclad free?
Ironclad does not offer a free plan.
How much does Ironclad cost?
Ironclad plans: Ironclad platform Quote only (custom quote). Checked against the vendor's pricing page on 24 September 2026.
What are the best Ironclad alternatives?
The closest matches in the directory are Leah, LinkSquares, and Legora, compared side by side above.

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