Obligant vs ThoughtRiver

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.

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.