ClearTerm vs ThoughtRiver

ClearTerm analyzes English-language master services agreements and services agreements from a software freelancer’s perspective. It highlights issues such as work-for-hire terms, broad intellectual-property assignment, long payment periods, and uncapped indemnity, then supplies plain-English findings and negotiation wording. Shield Mode reviews a single contract and provides a 0–100 safety score with risk classifications. Diff Mode compares two versions, assesses how changes affect risk, and counts as one scan. Users can paste text or upload selectable-text PDFs within limits: no more than 4 MB and 40 pages, and about 100,000 characters of extracted text. Scanned or photographed contracts are unsupported because the service does not perform OCR. The first scan each month requires no account; a free account includes five monthly scans, which do not roll over. ClearTerm sends contract content to Google Gemini for analysis and says uploaded files and extracted text are not retained in its own storage. It says it is not a law firm and does not replace a lawyer for high-stakes matters.

ThoughtRiver is an AI contract review tool for agreements reviewed before or after signing. Its Lexible LLM flags issues, obligations, and risks, while Playbooks check contracts against preset criteria and show which provisions are met or unmet. Teams can generate review output or redlines, and generative editing is designed to follow drafting style and negotiation guidelines. Contracts can be submitted by email, drag and drop, or the Word add-in; the platform works inside Outlook, Word, and Teams. Listed integrations include Microsoft 365, Power BI, HighQ, and iManage, and ThoughtRiver provides a public API following the OpenAPI Specification. It focuses on in-house teams and law firms processing over 200 agreements per year, while also supporting non-legal teams. ThoughtRiver lists no free plan and a 28-day trial. Monthly plans are 6.00 USD, 14.00 USD, and $49 a month; Professional starts at £15,000 a year and Enterprise at £30,000 a year.