Draftable Compare
Draftable Legal Compare is a document comparison solution for law firms and legal teams, running as a secure desktop application.
What Draftable Compare is
Draftable Legal Compare is a document comparison solution for law firms and legal teams, running as a secure desktop application. It compares Word, PDF, scanned PDF, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook email, and free text. Results can be delivered as tracked-change Word files, redlines, changed-pages-only PDFs, redlined messages, Departures Tables, or side-by-side views. The comparison engine detects edits to characters, moved text, formatting, layout, footnotes, tables, images, and hidden text. Scanned PDFs can be processed with built-in OCR, which can be set to run automatically or not at all. Bulk Compare handles hundreds of comparisons at once, while 1-Click Compare runs a default workflow. Integrations include Microsoft Office, iManage, NetDocuments, SharePoint, Worldox, and Epona 365. Draftable says the application runs locally, so documents generally do not reach the company. It lists ISO 27001:2022 certification and SOC 2 and GDPR compliance. The five-day online trial includes all features without usage limits.
Good
- Compares Word, PDF, and other listed file types
- Detects formatting, layout, and hidden-text changes
- Offers multiple redline and side-by-side outputs
- Scanned PDF comparison includes configurable OCR
- No comparison-volume or frequency caps
Watch out
- No free plan
- Five-day trial
- Available platforms are self-hosted and Windows
- Subscription is valid for 12 months
Who it suits
Draftable Legal Compare is intended for law firms and legal teams that need to compare legal documents on desktop. It may suit teams working across Office files, PDFs, and scanned PDFs.
Verdict
Draftable Legal Compare offers multiple document formats, change detection, and output choices in a desktop application. Consider its Windows and self-hosted platform availability and annual subscription term before selecting it.
Plans and prices
From Draftable Compare's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Business | $129 a year | 12-month subscription · no usage limits · volume discounts for teams with more than 10 seats · per user/month billed annually ($129 USD per user/year) |
| Legal | $261 a year | 12-month subscription · no usage limits · volume discounts for teams with more than 10 seats · per user/month billed annually ($261 USD per user/year) |
The facts
Each one read from Draftable Compare's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience and reach
- Draftable says its legal comparison product was developed with legal professionals and reports more than 1,300 law firms and legal teams using it.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Change detection
- The comparison engine detects changes such as character-level edits, moved text, formatting, layout, footnotes, tables, images, and hidden text.checked 30 Sep 2026
- File types
- It compares Word, PDF, scanned PDF, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook email, and free text.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The product integrates with Microsoft Office, iManage Cloud and on-premises, NetDocuments, SharePoint, Worldox, and Epona 365.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Offline and deployment
- Draftable Legal runs as an offline desktop application and offers a regular executable installer and a machine-wide MSI installer for specific deployments such as RDS and Citrix.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Draftable Legal is a document comparison solution for law firms and legal teams that highlights differences between documents in a secure desktop application.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Redline outputs
- Available outputs include tracked-change Word, Word and PDF redlines, changed-pages-only PDF, PowerPoint and Excel redlines, redlined Outlook messages, Departures Tables, and side-by-side views.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Scanned PDF OCR
- Scanned PDFs can be compared using built-in OCR powered by Tungsten Automate, configured to run automatically or never.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- Draftable states it is ISO 27001:2022 certified and SOC 2 and GDPR compliant; its security page says Legal runs locally on users’ machines so documents generally do not reach Draftable.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Draftable says support typically responds within one business day and priority support options are available for enterprise customers.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Usage and subscription limit
- The subscription is valid for 12 months after activation, and the pricing FAQ says there are no caps on comparison volume or frequency.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Workflow features
- Bulk Compare can run hundreds of comparisons at once, and 1-Click Compare runs a default workflow with one click.checked 30 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Browser availability
- The browser-based version of Draftable Legal is described as currently in development.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Melbourne, Australiachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- The online trial lasts five days, enables all features, and has no usage limits; extended team trials are available by contacting Draftable.checked 30 Sep 2026
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