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Ironclad, Inc. logoIronclad

Ironclad, Inc.

4.4/5
Act-On Software logoAct-On

Act-On Software

3.8/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-ValueAbout 2-3 months (~60d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$0/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$0/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersNot published; scoped per quoteNot seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction3/53/5
Friction meter
Best forLegal and legal-ops teams managing high contract volume across departments; Sales teams that need to generate, negotiate and sign contracts inside Salesforce; Procurement and finance functions seeking visibility into supplier agreements and spend; Enterprises consolidating multiple contract templates and repositories into one system; IT and security teams that require a CLM with documented enterprise controls; Organizations standardizing NDAs and routine agreements so legal only reviews exceptionsMidsize and enterprise marketing teams running lifecycle campaigns across email, web, SMS and social; Organizations that want an open ecosystem platform rather than a CRM-locked add-on; Brands running distributed marketing through branch offices, franchisees, agents and partners; Teams that want CRM choice (Salesforce, Dynamics, Sugar, NetSuite, Zendesk) with Act-On embedded in the CRM UI; Marketers who need advanced automation in an approachable, non-technical interface
Not forSmall teams looking for free or self-serve contract software with public list pricing; Buyers who want to evaluate and purchase entirely online without a sales conversation; Companies with no owner for contracting process design and change management; Teams wanting a lightweight e-signature-only tool rather than full lifecycle managementVery small teams needing a free tier or sub-$500/month entry point; Buyers who require published, self-serve list pricing before a sales call; Companies that want an all-in-one CRM plus marketing suite from a single vendor; Regulated buyers who need publicly documented SOC 2 or ISO 27001 attestations; Teams needing native Snowflake, AWS or Slack integrations out of the box

Stack fit matrix

SalesforceNativeIntegration
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotIntegrationNot supported
Google WorkspaceNativeNot supported
Microsoft 365NativeNot supported
SAPNativeNot supported
SlackNativeNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2 Listed Not listed
ISO 27001 Not listed Not listed
GDPR Listed Not listed
HIPAA Listed Not listed
FedRAMP Not listed Not listed
ISO 42001 Not listed Not listed
IAPP AIGPnamed staff Not listed Not listed
AI app-builder checkwhat this checksNo cautionNot checked yet

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

Founded2014 (12 yrs)2008 (18 yrs)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, USPortland, US
PhoneNot listedNot listed
EmailNot listedAll plans
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsNot listedNot listed
Community forumPlan not statedNot listed
Help centre / docsNot listedAll plans
Dedicated account managerPlan not statedNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hoursNot recordedNot recorded
Response timeNot statedNot stated

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistant; Agentic workflows; Document processingAgentic workflows; Predictive analytics; NLP automation
Built around AI?AI added to an existing productNot recorded
Trains on your dataNot recorded — ask the vendorNot recorded — ask the vendor
Runs onOpenAINot recorded
AI pricingPaid add-onNot recorded
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

Quadrant view

Where the 2 selected solutions land on the same value plane. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.

Quadrant view

Typical annual cost × Time-to-value

$0/yr$7/yr$154/yr$3k/yr$65k/yr27d36d45d54d63dAnnual TCO ← betterDays to value better →Quick & CheapQuick & PriceySlow & CheapSlow & Pricey

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