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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Conga CLM

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AConga CLM (formerly Conga Contracts, or Novatus) is a contract management software solution built around features such as contract creation, automated notifications, and approval and workflows.N/A

    Ironclad

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AIronclad, 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
    Conga CLMIronclad
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Conga CLMIronclad
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing built for your business: Every business is unique—your budget, process, and tech are constantly evolving. That's why Conga crafts customized pricing, built to your needs. Our pricing prioritizes: Business needs Commitment to partnership Flexibility Budget alignment Competitive pricing Transparency—
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    Community Pulse
    Conga CLMIronclad
    Considered Both Products
    Conga
    Chose Conga CLM
    We looked at several contract management tools like Adobe Acrobat Sign for business, dousign cl, and Ironclad before choosing conga clm. While each had its strengths, conga clm stood out because of its powerful automation, deep Salesforce integration , and flexible setup …
    Incentivized
    Chose Conga CLM
    Conga CLM's integration with Salesforce platform makes it easy to use and extend based on company's needs
    Incentivized
    Chose Conga CLM
    Requires too much customization
    Incentivized
    Chose Conga CLM
    First user friendly & flexible with required business requirements customization.
    Incentivized
    Chose Conga CLM
    These tools were great but didn't had very good support for Salesforce ecosystem. We heavily rely on Salesforce & wanted a custom application that can live inside Salesforce & deliver.
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    Ironclad
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    80 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    67 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    77 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    42 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    78%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Conga CLMIronclad
    Contract Authoring
    Comparison of Contract Authoring features of Conga CLM and Ironclad
    Feature
    Conga CLM
    7.9
    28 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Ironclad
    5.3
    4 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Contract creation9.227 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Contract templates7.627 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Clause library/saved fields7.828 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Guided logic7.326 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Contract Collaboration
    Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Conga CLM and Ironclad
    Feature
    Conga CLM
    7.5
    27 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Ironclad
    10.0
    4 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Contract sharing8.027 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Contract editing8.926 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Collaborating on contracts7.226 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    MS Word plug-in5.523 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Approval process7.627 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Interdepartmental workflows7.825 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Contract Monitoring
    Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of Conga CLM and Ironclad
    Feature
    Conga CLM
    8.6
    26 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Ironclad
    4.6
    4 Ratings
    57% below category average
    Contract database8.626 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Contract search8.625 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Contract milestone reminders & alerts8.323 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Custom contract reports8.324 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Tracking contract status8.425 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Compliance check7.822 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Contract Management
    Comparison of Contract Management features of Conga CLM and Ironclad
    Feature
    Conga CLM
    -
    Ratings
    Ironclad
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Contract Storage00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Advanced Search and Filtering00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Customizable Contract Templates00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Workflow Acceleration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    E-Signatures00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reminders and Alerts00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Integration with other Systems00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Conga CLMIronclad
    Small Businesses
    DocuSign CLM
    Score8.2 out of 10
    DocuSign CLM
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    DocuSign CLM
    Score8.2 out of 10
    DocuSign CLM
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Icertis
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Conga CLM
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Conga CLMIronclad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (28 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Conga CLMIronclad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Conga
    With having all of our contracting through the Salesforce system, the ability to allow our legal teams to do more with generating documents, have controls over redlines, etc is ideal. When sales needs to make additional revisions to the underlying data, however, it can be lacking in strong tools.
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    Ironclad
    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.
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    Pros
    Conga
    • Contract Management is the biggest selling point. With Conga CLM, it's easy to search, audit, and reference documents.
    • Syncs beautifully with Salesforce (and some others), so contracts and customer data stay connected. Saves time and reduces manual work.
    • Live dashboards let you track contract statuses without having to dig through emails or call someone.
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    Ironclad
    • Keep track of legal documents versions
    • Approve legal workflows
    • Forward email threads to the legal workflow
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    Cons
    Conga
    • X-author for Word can be improved as it does not maintain a stable connection and the org gets disconnected frequently.
    • It does not support grandparent relationship for merge field population.
    • A separate package needs to be installed for the integration of CPQ and CLM tools from Conga.
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    Ironclad
    • Contract link feature in the case of amendment/addendum.
    • Auto document retention feature (expiration and deletion).
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Conga
    Simple and easy to use for the legal team to creates contracts in Salesforce and with the help of conga contract attaches the different clauses through the bundle and sends them for negotiation and for signature. This is the primary work they do from Conga contracts. We had solution which is build using conga contracts, conga composer and conga sign
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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Conga
    The current version is probably about a five. The new version, I have not used it a lot. I've only done some testing around in it, not a lot. I'd say it's probably a seven or eight.
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    Ironclad
    Ironclad is the best tool I have used to date, to manage workflow and tickets. It was very easy to use and navigate from the very first time I used it. My time is very valuable and I don't have time to sit in training sessions, simply to use a new product. I'm happy to say that I was never formally trained on Ironclad as it simply wasn't necessary.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Conga
    Conga CLM’s availability has been solid in my experience as for a logistics company like ours that needs access across time zones and departments, Conga CLM is a great solution.
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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Conga
    Conga CLM performs reliably across our organization. It handles large volumes of contracts without lag, keeps workflows flowing smoothly, and processes automation tasks efficiently. The system remains responsive, even during busy days, no performance lag.
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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Conga
    Very very difficult to get support. The support team is great for simple, general questions. If we ran into anything complex, we usually would figure it out before they could help us. We often were bounced around from rep to rep
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    Ironclad
    I haven't used the support services for IronClad, but I understand from our legal team, the support is very good, they have replied and provide solutions quickly and effectively. I have used the documentation and support pages which are very complete and which have been updated given the user interface updates.
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    In-Person Training
    Conga
    Conga University is very well made. Loved it!
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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Conga
    Conga University is the best! loved it. The courses are very well designed which makes learning easy and great. I have taken courses for conga contracts, composer, conga sign, and conga batch. Courses are beneficial if you want to implement Conga products for your clients or for your organization. Highly recommended to sign up for Conga university and start learning
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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Conga
    The process involved Salesforce object creation and fields with installing conga contracts and conga composer and setting up security for the users
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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Conga
    We looked at several contract management tools like Adobe Acrobat Sign for business, dousign cl, and Ironclad before choosing conga clm. While each had its strengths, conga clm stood out because of its powerful automation, deep Salesforce integration , and flexible setup options. Unlike the others it offers a complete solution everything from creating and approving contracts to getting the signed all in one place. It turned out to be the best fit for our growing company since it handles complex processes easily and keeps everyone across departments on the same page.
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    Ironclad
    Miles ahead of LinkSquares
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    Scalability
    Conga
    Based on my experience using Conga CLM across a growing logistics operation with varied departments, I’d confidently rate its overall scalability a 9 out of 10. Provides multi site support, has proven ready for the long haul and provides a secure environment.
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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Conga
    • Clients have reported a huge improvement in the time spent in processing contracts.
    • Better management of contract data.
    • Ease in forwarding for signatures.
    • Overall transparency in data.
    • Provides an opportunity for managers and supervisors to easily keep track of the work done by their teams.
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    Ironclad
    • 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.
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    ScreenShots

    Conga CLM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Conga CLM: Contract request wizardScreenshot of Conga CLM: Agreement detailScreenshot of Conga CLM: Parallel reviewScreenshot of Conga CLM: Importing an offline documentScreenshot of Conga CLM: Agreement hierarchy