ContractKen
ContractKen is contract review software that works inside Microsoft Word as an AI assistant for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements.
What ContractKen is
ContractKen is contract review software that works inside Microsoft Word as an AI assistant for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements. It identifies and explains problematic language against customer playbooks and can redline wording. For drafting, users can draw on their precedents, termsheets, and a clause library with more than 700 commercial clauses, including customer-owned clauses. The Word add-in also handles formatting and proofreading. ContractKen is available as a web product and an extension, with features for clause extraction, risk identification, term comparison, and OCR. Custom workflow integrations can include iManage, while enterprise single sign-on supports Azure AD, Okta, and Google Workspace. ContractKen says customer documents, prompts, and outputs are not used to train public or shared models. The monthly Word Add-in plan is $149 a month. AI output is not warranted to be legally accurate, and lawyer review is required.
Good
- Works as an AI sidekick inside Microsoft Word
- Reviews language against customer playbooks and redlines it
- Clause library has more than 700 commercial clauses
- Offers formatting and proofreading in the Word add-in
- Includes 24x5 support and a dedicated account manager
Watch out
- No free plan
- Lawyer review is required for AI output
- Routine operational logs are retained for 30 days unless set to zero
Who it suits
It suits legal and business teams that draft or review contracts in Word and want playbook-based review or reusable clauses. Teams should plan for paid access and lawyer review of AI output.
Verdict
ContractKen combines Word-based contract review and drafting with playbook checks, clause resources, and workflow options. It may fit teams that need those functions, provided they account for the paid plans and required lawyer review.
Plans and prices
From ContractKen's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Word Add-in | $1,428 a year | 20% discount · no minimums · volume discounts · unlimited review and redlining · $1,428.00 per user per year (= $119.00 per user/month, billed annually) |
| Custom AI & Workflow | Priced on request | 8-12 week proof of concept · usage and customization included in PoC fee · fee refund if value not realized |
The facts
Each one read from ContractKen's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Clause library
- The clause library includes more than 700 commercial contract clauses and supports customer-owned clauses.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- ContractKen says it is acquiring SOC 2 certification, aligns with ISO 27001/27701 controls, and supports GDPR and CCPA/CPRA obligations.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Data training
- Customer documents, prompts, and outputs are not used to train or fine-tune public or shared models.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- For highly regulated teams, ContractKen offers private deployment with inference inside the customer's Azure tenant or VPC.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Drafting
- Users can draft contracts from their precedents, termsheets, and clause library.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- ContractKen states that data is protected with TLS 1.2 or higher in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Formatting
- The Word add-in provides contract formatting and proofreading capabilities.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Custom workflow integrations can include iManage, and enterprise SSO supports Azure AD, Okta, and Google Workspace.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Legal limitation
- ContractKen states that it does not warrant the legal accuracy of AI outputs and that lawyer review is required.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Product
- ContractKen provides contract review software for drafting, reviewing, negotiating contracts, and turning agreements into operational business intelligence.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Retention
- Administrators can request immediate purging of documents, prompts, logs, and backups, while routine operational-log retention is 30 days unless contractually set to zero.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Review
- ContractKen identifies, locates, explains, and redlines problematic contract language against customer playbooks.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- All customers receive 24x5 support through email, phone, and Zoom plus a dedicated account manager.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Word workflow
- The product operates as an AI sidekick inside Microsoft Word for contract review and drafting.checked 1 Oct 2026
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