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HIronclad vs Luminance
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Ironclad if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: legal operations teams, general counsel
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Choose Luminance if…
- you're in its core audience: in-house legal teams, procurement teams
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Feature Ironclad Luminance
Pricing modelContact for pricingContact for pricing
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Security and compliance—ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Custom playbooks—
Contract repository
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CategoryLegalLegal
CompanyIronclad, Inc.Luminance
Based inUnited States—
Founded2014—
Part of——
Key features
I Ironclad
- Contract creation, review, signing, storage and analysis in one platform
- Ironclad Agent grounded in your contracts and deal history
- No-code Workflow Designer with conditional logic
- Central searchable contract repository
- Smart Import for uploading legacy contracts
- AppExchange-approved Salesforce integration
- CLM API and Clickwrap API
- Encryption in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256)
L Luminance
- Playbook and precedent-based contract review
- AI-assisted contract negotiation
- Portfolio-wide search of risk, obligations and renewals
- Contract repository
- Connected workflows from intake to signature
- Document search engine for contracts
- Luna assistant for contract questions
- Detection of auto-renewals and commercial opportunities
Plans and prices
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Ironclad
Custom QuoteCustom
Luminance
Contact for pricing. Plan details aren't published.
Strengths and limitations
Ironclad
- Covers the full contract lifecycle from creation to fulfillment
- Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant and Q1 2025 Forrester Wave for CLM
- Security is included at no extra cost, with AES-256 encryption at rest
- Public CLM and Clickwrap APIs for developers
- No public pricing; a custom quote is required
- Some integrations are paid add-ons
- No free plan or trial listed
Luminance
- ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type II examined
- Built for use across many departments, not only legal
- Covers negotiation, repository and workflows in one platform
- Says it is trusted by more than 1,000 enterprises
- No public pricing; demo request required
- No free plan or trial listed
- Aimed at enterprises rather than individuals or small teams
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