Contract Express vs DraftRight

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.

DraftRight is a UK-focused legal AI platform for disputes, contracts, and documents, offered through web and API access. Its Plan tool outlines legal issues, cites UK law, rates exposure, and suggests documents and next steps. The Agreement Builder extracts parties, agreed terms, obligations, and deadlines from a negotiation recording to draft a numbered UK agreement. Contract analysis reviews contracts, emails, or recordings, scores risks against UK standards, and links findings to legislation. Guided questions and UK templates support document generation with legislation references; documents can be exported as DOCX or PDF. Business workflows cover invoice scanning, bulk document generation, contract analysis, and HR document packs. Listed integrations or compatible outputs include Microsoft Dynamics 365, Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, SAP, and Excel/CSV. Free access allows one watermarked document per month and three daily transcriptions limited to 10 minutes, but no AI credits. Paid plans range from £6.99 once to £5,000 a month. DraftRight says uploaded files are deleted within about 24 hours unless retained, and document text is encrypted at rest.