Contract Express vs Deed

Contract Express is Thomson Reuters software for assembling standardized legal documents from templates. Its web-based service guides users through questionnaires, document previews, workflows and task management, with pre-automated precedents. It can generate questionnaire forms from information in a template, while AI-assisted authoring uses natural-language processing to answer questions and offer drafting guidance. Small corporate legal departments can use it to create contracts, route approvals and collect e-signatures. Contract Express Author, an add-in for Microsoft Word 2013 and later, turns Word documents into templates; integrations also include Microsoft Excel and iSheets. The product runs on the web, Windows and macOS, and exports DOCX and PDF. A subscription includes pre-automated and best-practice templates from Practical Law. Chat is available to cloud customers on version 9.15 and above, but not in on-premises production environments. Pricing is available on request, and a free trial is listed.

Deed is a web app that creates structured contracts from descriptions and handles signing in the same place. AI-assisted drafting uses structured fields for NDAs, services, and employment agreements. Users can review and edit generated clauses before sending, or upload an existing PDF for a counterparty to sign. A secure emailed link lets the other party review and sign. Deed records key events and provides exports documenting the agreement history, while its dashboard searches agreements. Templates can reuse parties, governing law, and other inputs. Exported contract PDFs and signature certificates can use the user’s PNG or JPEG logo instead of Deed branding. The Free plan costs nothing, billed Forever, and includes one contract, e-signing, a PDF logo, AI-assisted drafting, and no credit card. Pro costs £29 a month after that contract, with unlimited contracts and review, send, sign, and audit functions.