Ironclad vs Zapier

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

Ironclad

AI contract lifecycle management for legal, procurement, sales and IT teams

Contact for pricingVisit site

Zapier

No-code workflow automation and AI agents across 9,000+ apps for businesses

Free · from $19.99/moVisit site

Choose Ironclad if…

you're in its core audience: legal operations teams, general counsel

Choose Zapier if…

you want a free plan to start with
you're in its core audience: small and medium businesses, operations and revops teams

Side by side

FeatureI

IroncladZ

Zapier

Pricing modelContact for pricingFreemium

Starting price—$19.99/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Trains AI on your content—No

Data retention—Custom data retention available (Enterprise); default period not stated

Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, GDPR, CCPA

GitHub stars—634

Contract repository—

PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API

CategoryLegalWorkflow Automation

Rank in its category#5 of 10#1 of 9

CompanyIronclad, Inc.Zapier, Inc.

Based inUnited StatesUnited States

Founded2014—

Part of——

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Team size	Ironclad	Zapier
1 person	no published plan	$19.99 Professional
5 people	no published plan	$19.99 Professional
20 people	no published plan	$19.99 Professional

What the free plans include

Ironclad

No free plan.

Zapier

100 tasks per month
Two-step Zaps only
1 seat
Unlimited Zaps, Tables, and Forms

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)

Z Zapier

Trigger-based Zap workflows across 9,000+ apps
Zapier MCP connecting AI tools to 66,000+ actions
Zapier SDK for AI coding agents
Tables for storing workflow data
Forms that trigger workflows
AI agents and customer chatbots
Self-healing Zaps with AI manager agent (early access)
Audit logs, SSO, SCIM and action restrictions

Plans and prices

From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.

Ironclad

Custom QuoteCustom

Zapier

Free$0/month

ProfessionalStarting from $19.99/month

TeamStarting from $69/month

EnterpriseContact for pricing

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