BlackBoiler vs Obligant

BlackBoiler reviews contracts in Microsoft Word by applying an organization’s playbook, previous redlines, approved wording, and examples. It creates first-pass tracked changes and comments; reviewers then accept, modify, reject, escalate, or negotiate each suggestion. Veris provides conversational access to playbooks and contract language within Word. The service covers recurring agreements such as NDAs, service agreements, and subcontracts, plus construction prime contracts, subcontracts, and professional services agreements using AIA, ConsensusDocs, and EJCDC forms. BlackBoiler is aimed at in-house legal teams, law firms, contract managers, and construction legal, commercial, procurement, and project teams. It concentrates on pre-execution review and redlining, while an existing CLM can handle intake, approvals, signatures, and the broader lifecycle. Platforms are web and API. Starter costs $1,250/user/year, Pro costs $3,000/user/year, Enterprise pricing is custom, and a seven-day trial requires a credit card.

Obligant is a cloud-based contract management platform that uses AI to extract and track contractual obligations, dates, and key terms. Users can upload PDF, DOC, or DOCX contracts, including scanned files handled with OCR. AI identifies parties, obligations, and dates with confidence indicators; users can review and edit the extracted items before confirming what to track. The Action Center groups overdue, upcoming, and next-due obligations across contracts, with filters for contract, due date, or responsible party. Users can set email reminders, choose recipients and timing, and send timezone-aware notifications. Contract Q&A answers document questions in plain English with supporting references. Team features include Admin and Member roles, access controls by business unit and location, and an audit trail of key user actions. The Free plan includes three contracts and unlimited users. Starter costs £9.99 per month for 10 contracts and unlimited users; Growth is £19.99 per month for 25, Scale £29.99 for 50, and Business £79.99 for 150. Obligant says uploaded content is not used to train AI models, while cautioning that AI output may contain errors and is not legal advice.