Ironclad- Does what I need it to.
August 05, 2025

Ironclad- Does what I need it to.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Ironclad

We use Ironclad to create 'order forms' to be signed by customers to initiate service. We use them for drafts/early stage quotes, and final agreements. We have it integrated with SFDC. In my previous organization we used it only as a reflection of special pricing/discounting for occasions when customers didn't just get sticker price- there were no 'contracts.'

Pros

  • provides a simple interface for setting up templates
  • through templates, makes form-filling and creation easy
  • tracks approvals, signatures, and view activity

Cons

  • I often receive email notifications that my agreements have been 'signed' or 'completed' when really they have just been updated or refreshed.
  • This is probably an integration setting, but I dislike that I have to make updates in SFDC to sync to Ironclad. I wish I could make edits on the Ironclad side.
  • I don't think the way they show the trail/path/history of approval/next-steps is very clear or intuitive. I'm often confused about what step I'm on.
  • At Gusto, where we operated on no contracts for many years, Ironclad allowed us to create a very simple process for getting approval for, and keeping records of, customized pricing on our new, high-end plan.
  • Wasn't part of the buying committee, but in my current role it's been heavily utilized externally for customer contracts, but also internally for employee agreements.
  • I don't have any actual numbers, and don't have a way to compare it to any prior e-signature setup.
I think it does all the things I need, and it can be simple to use, but it can also be confusing and not intuitive the more functionality you take advantage of. I am especially frustrated by false "form completed" notifications that I receive not only when forms have actually been completed, but also when they've been refreshed from SFDC or otherwise updated.

Do you think Ironclad delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Ironclad's feature set?

Yes

Did Ironclad live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Ironclad go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Ironclad again?

Yes

I think it worked realllly well at my previous company where we used it for a very simple form that just required one simple signature from both sides- this was a form used to record custom pricing/discounts for a product that typically was not discounted. In my current role, there are many more required fields on the form/contract, and can be multiple levels of approvals on one side, and then possibly multiple levels of approvals/signatures on the other side. I've never used another solution in the exact same way (like DocuSign) to be able to compare experiences, but on Ironclad, understanding where I am in the completion process can be confusing. Within the app, I wish it was more of just a checklist or schedule of what needs to happen, but it's not written out that clearly. Lastly, there is something wrong with our notifications (I'm not sure if this is specific to my company's settings)- I frequently get 'contract completed' or 'contract signed' email notifications even if that hasn't occurred. They seem to correlate with updating the form or refreshing the sync from SFDC.

Ironclad Feature Ratings

Contract creation
9
Contract templates
9
Clause library/saved fields
5
Guided logic
6
Contract sharing
7
Contract editing
5
Collaborating on contracts
7
MS Word plug-in
5
Approval process
6
Interdepartmental workflows
6
Contract database
6
Contract search
7
Contract milestone reminders & alerts
4
Custom contract reports
5
Tracking contract status
4
Compliance check
5
Contract Storage
9
Document Management
9
Advanced Search and Filtering
8
Version Controls
8
Customizable Contract Templates
8
Workflow Acceleration
8
E-Signatures
9
Reminders and Alerts
7
Analytics and Reporting
7
Integration with other Systems
8

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