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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ContractZen

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AContractZen's Governance Cloud for SMBs features a board portal, entity management, contract management, virtual data rooms (VDR), and more – powered by AI. ContractZen was built to speed up operations, minimize risks, and maximize company value in due diligence situations.

    $114

    per year per user

    DocuSign CLM

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ADocuSign CLM, formerly SpringCM, is a cloud-based platform that can be used to manage documents, contracts and related collateral. The solution includes workflows that can be tailored to an organization's business processes. It is also designed to accelerate team collaboration. SpringCM was acquired by DocuSign in the summer of 2018.

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    ContractZenDocuSign CLM
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $9.50
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Advanced
    $27
    per month (billed annually) per user (5 user minimum)
    Custom
    Contact Sales
    for large organizations with over 50 users
    Personal
    $15
    per month
    Real Estate Starter
    $15
    per month
    DocuSign for Realtors
    $35
    per user/per month
    Standard
    $40
    per user/per month
    Business Pro
    $60
    per user/per month
    Starter
    $75
    per month
    Intermediate
    $450
    per month
    Advanced Solutions
    Contact sales team
    Real Estate Plus, Broker Edition
    Contact sales team
    Sandbox Account
    Free
    Enterprise Offerings
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ContractZenDocuSign CLM
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsContractZen offers a Custom Plan designed for organizations with more than 50 users. This plan includes all features from the Advanced Plan, with the added benefit of customization to meet any specific business needs. Pricing follows a user-based licensing model, where fees are calculated per user and billed annually. The pricing for the Custom Plan is determined based on the size, requirements, and scope of the organization. ContractZen works with each customer to tailor the plan to best fit their governance and compliance needs. ContractZen can be set up independently through the ContractZen website, Microsoft AppSource, or Azure Marketplace. Every new account includes a 30-day free trial with full access to all features—no credit card required.—
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    ContractZenDocuSign CLM
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    ContractZen
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    92%
    Would buy again
    33 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    24 Answers
    Features
    ContractZenDocuSign CLM
    Contract Monitoring
    Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of ContractZen and DocuSign CLM
    Feature
    ContractZen
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    DocuSign CLM
    6.2
    3 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Contract database9.73 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Contract search9.43 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Contract milestone reminders & alerts9.03 Ratings6.83 Ratings
    Custom contract reports5.33 Ratings5.63 Ratings
    Tracking contract status00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Compliance check00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Contract Authoring
    Comparison of Contract Authoring features of ContractZen and DocuSign CLM
    Feature
    ContractZen
    -
    Ratings
    DocuSign CLM
    6.9
    3 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Contract creation00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Contract templates00 Ratings5.63 Ratings
    Clause library/saved fields00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Guided logic00 Ratings6.83 Ratings
    Contract Collaboration
    Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of ContractZen and DocuSign CLM
    Feature
    ContractZen
    -
    Ratings
    DocuSign CLM
    7.5
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Contract sharing00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Contract editing00 Ratings5.63 Ratings
    Collaborating on contracts00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    MS Word plug-in00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Approval process00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Interdepartmental workflows00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Contract Management
    Comparison of Contract Management features of ContractZen and DocuSign CLM
    Feature
    ContractZen
    -
    Ratings
    DocuSign CLM
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Contract Storage00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Advanced Search and Filtering00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Customizable Contract Templates00 Ratings5.63 Ratings
    Workflow Acceleration00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    E-Signatures00 Ratings9.64 Ratings
    Reminders and Alerts00 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Integration with other Systems00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
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    ContractZenDocuSign CLM
    Small Businesses
    DocuSign CLM
    Score8.2 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Conga CLM
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Conga CLM
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Conga CLM
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Conga CLM
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    User Ratings
    ContractZenDocuSign CLM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (39 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ContractZenDocuSign CLM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ContractZen
    ContractZen is perfect for small and medium business where the use case is to manage contracts, get alerts, and track details about contract. ContractZen has other features such as meeting management, eSignatures etc. We focus primarily on contract management and are pleased with it. ContractZen has a lot of competition and many competitors have a full contract lifecycle, which is desirable in large companies. ContractZen does not have a full contract lifecycle process. Full contract lifecycle will have request for comments/proposals, NDA, quotes, implementation proposals etc. go through multiple people, multiple layers of approval etc. and different triggers in the contract would generate different tasks for staff to manage the contract till the contract expires. Large and complex companies have needs that ContractZen may not be suitable for
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    DocuSign
    DocuSign is useful for collecting electronic signatures on isolated documents and packets that are administered separately or integrated into another system. DocuSign is integrated into our onboarding system, Paylocity, which is where the employee completes all onboarding tasks required for employment. Integrating DocuSign with Paylocity allows us to send documents that require more than one signature along with other onboarding tasks, which makes for a less confusing onboarding experience for the worker. DocuSign also allows us to automatically run E-Verify from the integrated Form I-9 Document, which saves us lots of time onboarding each employee.
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    Pros
    ContractZen
    • The easy storage of contracts is important. Easier than a shared hard drive folder or a jointly administered Excel sheet, both of which we tried to use in the past.
    • The alerts of key contract dates is crucial. Knowing what needs to be terminated or at least considered has saved us money.
    • Simple signing of contracts electronically has saved us money in getting from an agreed to contract to a signed one in minutes.
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    DocuSign
    • Alerts when documents are signed
    • Notifications if customers don't complete any or all of their required tasks
    • Showing clients exactly where to sign
    • Making signing easy and fast
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    Cons
    ContractZen
    • I would like one view of entire client history.
    • It would be nice to put the client information in once and then simply add on contract extensions in the same folder.
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    DocuSign
    • Increase sending limit for initial plans
    • Faster return for client service requests
    • When correcting a document, no new email is sent for notification of an update. The clients have to go back to the old document, and it feels uncomfortable for them.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ContractZen
    The inexpensive ContractZen saves time and money and is a joy to use
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    DocuSign
    Before we started using DocuSign, getting contracts actually signed by new clients was one more barrier to new business and to begin work. Once we started using DocuSign, it eliminated that barrier and has become a much less cumbersome process for us and our clients
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    Usability
    ContractZen
    Very user friendly
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    DocuSign
    It is easy to use, however sometimes editing is not always the easiest, depending on, which can cause a redo or resend
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    Reliability and Availability
    ContractZen
    No answers on this topic
    DocuSign
    Its a rare occurrence that this even happens
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    Performance
    ContractZen
    No answers on this topic
    DocuSign
    Easy to use for various documents. Easy for clients as well
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    Support Rating
    ContractZen
    The best part about ContractZen is that I needed no support. I had a couple questions in the last 2 years which were answered accurately within hours. Everything has worked as expected.
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    DocuSign
    Honestly, personally, I have only had one issue and it had nothing to do with the product but with the login
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    Implementation Rating
    ContractZen
    The capture of the new contracts is more important than the old contracts, somewhat counterintuitively. Once you start saving time using the electronic signing and retrieval, adding old material is easier. Old material additions fit our annual schedule as we've done them during periods of less administrative work.
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    DocuSign
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    ContractZen
    ContractZen is true value for the money and far more simpler than more advanced systems
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    DocuSign
    DocuSign CLM has a much improved user experience compared to similar products we have used. The streamlining of templates and traceability through the signing process are huge benefits, and better than competitors. The ability to set up designated templates for different use-case scenarios, and roll out efficient documents for signing, is invaluable, as well as other functions like Bulk Send and PowerForms.
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    Scalability
    ContractZen
    No answers on this topic
    DocuSign
    Reliable for the most part, there are issues here and there but minor
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    Professional Services
    ContractZen
    No answers on this topic
    DocuSign
    Service is easy and professional
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    Return on Investment
    ContractZen
    • Easier to manage contracts.
    • More contracts are being renewed on a timely basis.
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    DocuSign
    • Positive - has helped us track renewals which allows us to get out of "bad" contracts or renew "good" ones.
    • Negative - we had hoped for it to help us determine which terms and conditions we have agreed to in other contracts. This has made contract review remain a lengthy process.
    • Positive - We are now able to find all of our contracts which has helped us get out of unnecessary contracts (which positively impacts finances).
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    ContractZen Screenshots

    Screenshot of the contract management dashboardScreenshot of a contract cardScreenshot of the board portalScreenshot of the meeting overview pageScreenshot of an entity management chart viewScreenshot of the AI assistant interface