ClearWork
ClearWork turns documents, recordings, transcripts, and other unstructured sources into editable process maps, flowcharts, and swimlane diagrams.
What ClearWork is
ClearWork turns documents, recordings, transcripts, and other unstructured sources into editable process maps, flowcharts, and swimlane diagrams. Its discovery agent interviews people who perform the work to identify gaps and reconcile written documentation with actual practices. A person confirms findings before they enter the record, while conflicts, variations, and unknowns are surfaced separately. Users can edit diagrams manually or with plain-language AI prompts, and generated lines link back to an interview moment, document page, or recording timestamp. From a validated record, ClearWork can also produce requirements, business requirements documents, traceability matrices, user stories, SOPs, work instructions, summaries, and roadmaps. Diagrams export to Visio and draw.io; documents export to Word and PDF, and Mermaid syntax is supported. The web product has a 14-day trial with full access and unlimited use, without requiring a credit card. Paid plans start with Solo at $200 a month. ClearWork says client data is contractually excluded from AI model training and engagements have project-level isolation and role-based access.
Good
- Creates diagrams from documents, recordings, and transcripts
- People confirm findings before they enter the record
- Diagram lines link back to source moments or pages
- Exports diagrams to Visio and draw.io
- 14-day trial includes full platform access
Watch out
- No free plan
- Paid Solo plan is $200 a month
- Outputs export rather than sync live with delivery tools
- SOC 2 is underway
Who it suits
ClearWork is aimed at project leaders, business analysts, process excellence teams, and consultants. It may suit teams that need editable process diagrams linked to source material and related project documents.
Verdict
ClearWork connects process diagrams and related documents to the material behind them, with human confirmation in the workflow. The trial offers a way to assess it, but delivery-tool outputs are exported rather than live-synced.
Plans and prices
From ClearWork's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Included read-only | Free | Up to 10 read-only users; included on every core plan |
| Solo | $200 a month | 1 core user · up to 10 read-only users included · Billed monthly; cancel anytime. |
| Workgroup read-only | $400 a month | Up to 100 read-only users · Additive monthly band. |
| Boutique | $600 a month | Up to 5 core users · up to 10 read-only users included · Billed monthly; cancel anytime. |
| Department read-only | $1,000 a month | Up to 500 read-only users · Additive monthly band. |
| Team | $1,200 a month | Up to 15 core users · up to 10 read-only users included · Billed monthly; cancel anytime. |
| Practice | $2,000 a month | Up to 30 core users · up to 10 read-only users included · Billed monthly; cancel anytime. |
| Division read-only | $3,125 a month | Up to 2,500 read-only users · Additive monthly band. |
| Enterprise-wide read-only | $8,000 a month | Up to 10,000 read-only users · Additive monthly band. |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | 31+ core users · up to 10 read-only users included · Custom pricing; standard plans are billed monthly. |
The facts
Each one read from ClearWork's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compliance
- The maker says SOC 2 is underway.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Discovery
- Its discovery agent interviews people who perform the work to surface gaps and reconcile process documentation with how work happens.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Editing
- Diagrams can be edited using plain-language AI prompts or manually with a mouse and keyboard.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Exports
- Diagrams export to Visio and draw.io, documents to Word and PDF, and ClearWork also supports Mermaid syntax.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Integration limit
- The site says ClearWork does not yet have native two-way sync with delivery tools; outputs are exported rather than live-synced.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Other outputs
- The validated record can also produce requirements, business requirements documents, traceability matrices, user stories, SOPs, work instructions, summaries and roadmaps.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Product
- ClearWork generates editable process maps, flowcharts and swimlane diagrams from documents, recordings, transcripts and other unstructured sources.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Security
- ClearWork says client data is contractually excluded from AI model training and engagements have project-level isolation and role-based access.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Support
- Founder-led support is included on every plan.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Traceability
- Generated lines link to the interview moment, document page or recording timestamp behind them.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Validation
- A person confirms findings before they enter the record, and the product separately surfaces conflicts, variations and unknowns.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Who it is for
- The maker describes ClearWork as built for project leaders, business analysts, process excellence teams and consultants.checked 11 Oct 2001
Money
- Trial
- The 14-day trial provides full platform access with unlimited use and requires no credit card.checked 11 Oct 2001
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