Contract lifecycle management and e-signature · October 2026 Edition
Ironclad vs Conga CLM
Five of fourteen models named Ironclad first on the direct prompt; zero named Conga CLM. Both were named by all fourteen models and Ironclad carries 59 labels and Conga CLM 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share15%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate20%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#8A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels5933A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Ironclad reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Juro was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. PandaDoc vs Ironclad · PandaDoc vs Conga CLM · Concord vs Ironclad
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.
IroncladFirst choices, of fourteen modelsConga CLM
Direct501 against Conga CLM
Paraphrase104 against Ironclad
Comparative60
Budget-constrained003 against Ironclad
Scale-constrained21
Negative105 against Ironclad · 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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Ironclad and Conga CLM were named in the same answer sixty-five times, of the 144 answers naming Ironclad and the 82 naming Conga CLM. In those answers Conga CLM took the first choice zero times and Ironclad seventeen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Ironclad 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 | | | | |
Ironclad Conga CLM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Ironclad on the left and Conga CLM on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Ironclad and Conga CLM stood in it.
Ironclad first, Conga CLM an alternative
5 of 14 modelsConga CLM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniIronclad alternatives: Conga CLM, DocuSign CLM
Gemini 3.5 FlashIronclad alternatives: Gatekeeper, Juro, LinkSquares
Grok 4.1 FastIronclad alternatives: Concord, Juro
MiniMax M2.5Concord, Ironclad, Juro alternatives: DocuSign CLM, PandaDoc
Muse Glimmer 30BIronclad alternatives: Agiloft, Concord
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.Claude Haiku 4.5Concord alternatives: Ironclad, LinkSquares
Perplexity SonarJuro alternatives: Ironclad, Oneflow
Mistral SmallConcord alternatives: Conga CLM, Ironclad
Llama 4 MaverickJuro alternatives: Conga CLM, Oneflow
Qwen 3.7 FlashJuro alternatives: Ironclad, PandaDoc
Kimi K2DocuSign CLM alternatives: Concord, Ironclad, LinkSquares
GPT-6 LunaJuro alternatives: Ironclad, LinkSquares, SpotDraft
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.DeepSeek V4 FlashJuro alternatives: Concord, DocuSign CLM, LinkSquares, PandaDoc
GLM 4.7 FlashXJuro alternatives: Concord, PandaDoc
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
Ironclad leads by two points.
Ironclad2%#10 of 14Conga CLM0%#– of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Ironclad leads by thirteen points.
Ironclad15%#4 of 15Conga CLM2%#8 of 15Enterprise
Ironclad leads by sixteen points.
Ironclad18%#2 of 14Conga CLM2%#9 of 14What the models said about Ironclad
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid vendors like Ironclad, Agiloft, Icertis, and ContractPodAI if budget predictability matters” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid if you need granular security: Ironclad (current security gaps).” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Enterprise suites with long implementations and premium pricing: platforms like Ironclad, DocuSign CLM, Conga, Icertis, and Sirion can be the wrong fit” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“aim for mid-market tools like Ironclad, Conga CLM, LinkSquares, Sirion, Agiloft, or SpotDraft... Ironclad/Conga: Workflow-first, Salesforce-heavy, great for sales/legal speed.” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“Ironclad - AI-powered drafting, workflow automation, strong Salesforce integration. Best for mid-market to enterprise legal/sales teams” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
“Most enterprise buyers shortlist Icertis (for AI/governance), Ironclad (for workflow UX), and Sirion” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative 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.