Contract lifecycle management and e-signature · October 2026 Edition
Concord vs Conga CLM
Three of fourteen models named Concord first on the direct prompt; zero named Conga CLM. Concord was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Conga CLM by fourteen and Concord carries 35 labels and Conga CLM 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Austin, founded 2014. Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share19%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels3533A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Concord reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Ironclad was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. PandaDoc vs Concord · PandaDoc vs Conga CLM · Concord vs Juro
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the contract lifecycle management and e-signature page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ConcordFirst choices, of fourteen modelsConga CLM
Direct301 against Conga CLM
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained60
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against Concord · 9 against Conga CLM
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Concord and Conga CLM stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Concord Conga CLM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Concord on the left and Conga CLM on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Concord and Conga CLM stood in it.
Concord first, Conga CLM an alternative
3 of 14 modelsConga CLM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Concord alternatives: Ironclad, LinkSquares
Mistral SmallConcord alternatives: Conga CLM, Ironclad
MiniMax M2.5Concord, Ironclad, Juro alternatives: DocuSign CLM, PandaDoc
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniIronclad alternatives: Conga CLM, DocuSign CLM
Grok 4.1 FastIronclad alternatives: Concord, Juro
DeepSeek V4 FlashJuro alternatives: Concord, DocuSign CLM, LinkSquares, PandaDoc
Llama 4 MaverickJuro alternatives: Conga CLM, Oneflow
Kimi K2DocuSign CLM alternatives: Concord, Ironclad, LinkSquares
GLM 4.7 FlashXJuro alternatives: Concord, PandaDoc
Muse Glimmer 30BIronclad alternatives: Agiloft, Concord
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashIronclad alternatives: Gatekeeper, Juro, LinkSquares
Perplexity SonarJuro alternatives: Ironclad, Oneflow
Qwen 3.7 FlashJuro alternatives: Ironclad, PandaDoc
GPT-6 LunaJuro alternatives: Ironclad, LinkSquares, SpotDraft
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Concord leads by twenty-five points.
Concord25%#2 of 14Conga CLM0%#– of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Concord leads by seventeen points.
Concord19%#2 of 15Conga CLM2%#8 of 15Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Concord2%#10 of 14Conga CLM2%#9 of 14What the models said about Concord
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“"The very small team (~22 employees) raises questions about support and migration capacity"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best contract lifecycle management platform for a company with a limited budget is Concord, which has an entry tier priced at $499.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“If you have 3–5 people and want simplicity: Concord ($499/month flat) is hard to beat for predictable costs and true CLM features.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“For a balance of affordability, ease of use, and mid-market focus, Concord is often the top recommendation.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Conga CLM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Customer reviews show high levels of dissatisfaction with feature usability, interface design and overall scalability” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Conga is among the most frequently criticized major CLM platforms... The biggest cautions are around Conga CLM” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“generally avoid buying "Heavy Enterprise" platforms like Icertis or Conga” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Ironclad/Conga: Workflow-first, Salesforce-heavy, great for sales/legal speed.” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“For teams already in the Salesforce ecosystem or requiring enterprise-grade features, Conga CLM is a strong contender.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · alternative
“a comprehensive CLM solution that helps design and streamline the entire contract lifecycle management process” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.