Gatekeeper vs. Ironclad

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gatekeeper
Score 8.4 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Gatekeeper is a Contract & Vendor Management Solution that promises to bring visibility and transparency to your contract and vendor sets. The vendor says Gatekeeper allows you to create a single source of truth with a central data repository, develop robust, scalable processes using automation and drive significant cost efficiencies. The vendor promises the following four key benefit areas: Cost reduction. A clear line of sight of all your contract…
$775
<150 Contracts/Vendors
Ironclad
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
Ironclad, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, is designed to streamline every part of the contract process—so users can focus on legal work, not paperwork.N/A
Pricing
GatekeeperIronclad
Editions & Modules
Starter
$775
<150 Contracts/Vendors
Pro
$1,855
<500 Contracts/Vendors
Enterprise
$3,325
<1,000 Contracts/Vendors
Enterprise Custom
POA
>1,000 Contracts/Vendors
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GatekeeperIronclad
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$0.20 First Year Subscription CostNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is for the core product. Additional modules are available and are priced separately.
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Features
GatekeeperIronclad
Contract Collaboration
Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Gatekeeper
10.0
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Ironclad
8.5
3 Ratings
1% above category average
Contract sharing10.01 Ratings8.83 Ratings
Contract editing10.01 Ratings7.63 Ratings
Approval process10.01 Ratings8.23 Ratings
Interdepartmental workflows10.01 Ratings8.63 Ratings
Collaborating on contracts00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
MS Word plug-in00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Contract Monitoring
Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Gatekeeper
10.0
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Ironclad
7.7
3 Ratings
10% below category average
Contract database10.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Contract search10.01 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Contract milestone reminders & alerts10.01 Ratings6.82 Ratings
Custom contract reports10.01 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Tracking contract status10.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Compliance check00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Contract Authoring
Comparison of Contract Authoring features of Product A and Product B
Gatekeeper
-
Ratings
Ironclad
8.6
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Contract creation00 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Contract templates00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Clause library/saved fields00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Guided logic00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
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Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
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User Testimonials
GatekeeperIronclad
Likelihood to Recommend
Gatekeeper
One of the things I appreciate about Gatekeeper, is that all of the documents are housed in one place. I no longer have to chase department people down for contracts. Having all the terms of the contracts entered into the system helps with keeping track of each of the contracts, and having the ability to monitor them in one place. Coming from a place where there was no system in place, it was a given that auto-renewals would happen regularly. Our Accounting Dept. has also benefited greatly using Gatekeeper. Before, they would have to rely on other departments to get the contracts and terms, which would create a backlog for them, especially if they didn't get it in time before the invoices from the vendors started to come in. Gatekeeper isn't a tool that is specific to one team/department, Gatekeeper can assist everyone that needs to access contract terms/information
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Ironclad
IronClad works great for organizations that have to deal with a lot of legal agreements at the same time, it works great for having a legal team reviewing and modifying the same legal document in a single place, and the comments in the workflow, and the approval functionality allows keeping track of the changes and assign accountability.
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Pros
Gatekeeper
  • Customer service/support, they're always responsive and eager to jump on calls whenever we need their support. They've never once treated us as "paid invoice" and moved on. They build relationships there at Gatekeeper.
  • They're innovative, improving on their product, when it is already a fantastic resource tool.
  • They have the ability to customize features to fit your needs, that was one feature important to us.
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Ironclad
  • Very flexible workflow design tool.
  • Functions are fine-tuned but not too much.
  • Easily understandable product which user can handle.
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Cons
Gatekeeper
  • This might be more of a personal thing to me, rather than an issue for anyone else, but when I'm working on a specific vendor, with multiple contracts, I have to click the back arrow to get back out to the other contracts within that vendor. It would be helpful to have a feature that you could click on to take you back to that vendor where the other contracts are kept.
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Ironclad
  • Once you add someone into a workflow there is no way to remove them. It would be nice to be able to get out of a workflow or remove someone.
  • The "assignment" function could be more clear for those individuals who don't regularly use Ironclad. Perhaps prompting them on how to upload a signed agreement if they are not the owner of the workflow.
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Usability
Gatekeeper
No answers on this topic
Ironclad
The platform works great, the user interface is simple and clean, and very intuitive to use. Having different sections for completed or in progress workflows is really helpful, but I wish the title given to the different workflows could be easily modified in order to better identify the legal documents and workflows that are being developed with our different partners
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Support Rating
Gatekeeper
Whenever I've reached out to Gatekeepers customer service and/or support team, they've always been prompt in getting back to me, whether it's via an email, text or setting up a zoom call, Gatekeeper's support is impeccable.
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Ironclad
The Ironclad support team is very knowledgable and supportive to implement workflows, and also they also understand new features and releases. We could discuss how we should use considering future use.
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Alternatives Considered
Gatekeeper
No answers on this topic
Ironclad
IronClad is a comprehensive platform that allows legal teams, cross functional teams and approvers to keep track of the suggestions and changes made to legal agreements. It keeps everything in a single place, however it lacks the simplicity and practicality of DocuSign throughout the signing process, so we usually have to use both platforms to complete a legal workforce
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Return on Investment
Gatekeeper
  • Since using Gatekeeper we have a better understanding of what contracts we have, and with the customized Workflow they created for us, the contracts flow through the Pipeline based on our DOA. It's a smooth process from the start of redlining and finalizing to finishing it up with Gatekeepers digital e-signature feature.
  • Contracts are not flying all over the place with no structure.
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Ironclad
  • Positive - Increased efficiency, as all work into the legal department flows into Ironclad. We can see where resources are being spent and which internal business partners are utilizing the legal department the most.
  • Positing - Better internal business partner service. We are able to communicate directly with our internal partners as to the status of their request and keep them apprised where we are in the negotiation process, etc.
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ScreenShots

Gatekeeper Screenshots

Screenshot of Your Gatekeeper Dashboard, highlighting forthcoming renewals, contract breakdowns and key actions.Screenshot of Detailed spend breakdown.Screenshot of An example report showing the Top 25 suppliers by owner.Screenshot of A sample contract list view. Configurable by any datapoint.Screenshot of Gatekeeper for NetSuite. Native SuiteApp integration with Oracle NetSuiteScreenshot of The Gatekeeper integrated Spend dashboard.