Does Ironclad require human approval before an agent acts?

Full under the Agentic Index verification standard. Ironclad publishes public evidence of human approval steps and guardrails, so an agent action can be held for review before it executes. Evidence basis: Ironclad states agents push work forward with you in control, and agent behavior is bounded by customer configured AI Playbooks and approval workflows that route agreements through sales, finance, and legal by deal value threshold, Ironclad. Graded from public evidence only against the Agentic Index 14 point capability taxonomy. No vendor pays for placement.

Does Ironclad support MCP and tool calling?

Partial under the Agentic Index verification standard. Ironclad publishes some public evidence of tool calling and API or SDK extensibility, but narrower than full Model Context Protocol (MCP) support as defined by the Agentic Index taxonomy. Evidence basis: A Dynamic Workflow Designer gives customers a no code interface to build contract workflows and configure AI Playbooks that steer agent behavior, but no API, SDK, MCP surface, or customer agent builder was documented, Ironclad CLM platform. Graded from public evidence only against the Agentic Index 14 point capability taxonomy. No vendor pays for placement.

Does Ironclad have SOC 2, SSO and role based access control?

Partial under the Agentic Index verification standard. Ironclad publishes some public evidence of security and identity controls, but narrower than the full set of SOC 2, single sign on (SSO) and role based access control (RBAC). Evidence basis: Agents run on what Ironclad calls a secure multi model architecture and the company states it does not train on customer data, but security attestations, identity controls, or agent permission models were not retrieved in this pass, Ironcla. Graded from public evidence only against the Agentic Index 14 point capability taxonomy. No vendor pays for placement.

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Enterprise operations agent Verified 2026-06-23

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Leading contract-lifecycle management with AI agents across repository, review, redlining, and approvals. Partnered with Harvey.

Ironclad is a leading contract-lifecycle management platform ($200M+ ARR as of January 2026, roughly 40% YoY) with AI agents across repository, review, redlining, and approvals. It carries a strategic partnership with Harvey (August 2025) and integrates Salesforce, M365, and e-signature tools, sold on annual enterprise contracts.

Vendor details

Canonical URL

https://ironcladapp.com

Subcategory

Legal — contract lifecycle management (CLM)

Use cases & customers

Primary use cases

contract lifecycle managementcontract reviewredliningapprovals

Target customers

enterpriselegal teams

Deployment options

SaaS

In practice

Every contract waits in a queue for a lawyer to redline it. Ironclad's AI agents handle review and redlining, so routine agreements move without sitting on someone's desk.

You can't find the one clause across a thousand signed contracts. Ironclad's agents work across the repository, so the contract data is searchable instead of buried in PDFs.

Approvals stall when a contract bounces between sales, legal, and finance. Ironclad runs the approval workflow with agents, keeping the agreement moving through the right hands.

Agentic Index coverage score

7.5 / 14 capabilities · 54%

Integrations & Tool CallingIronclad connects directly to the tools the business already uses including Salesforce, Slack, and Microsoft Word, with deep integrations and centralized contract data feeding the agents across the lifecycle, Ironclad CLM platform page 2026-03-10	Full
Workflow OrchestrationIronclad describes agentic workflows that can reason, coordinate, and act on a unified network of intelligent agents, and Ironclad Assistant turns insight into action by triggering the right agents automatically so users go from answers to execution, Ironclad next wave of AI agents 2025-11-13 and contract intelligence launch 2026-03-19	Full
Knowledge Grounding & RAGContract intelligence connects structured contract data, unstructured contract language, and workflow context across the whole platform so agents reason over the customer's own agreement estate, with redlining grounded in the company's configured AI Playbooks, Ironclad contract intelligence launch 2026-03-19	Full
Human Oversight & GuardrailsIronclad states agents push work forward with you in control, and agent behavior is bounded by customer configured AI Playbooks and approval workflows that route agreements through sales, finance, and legal by deal value threshold, Ironclad contract intelligence launch 2026-03-19 and platform documentation 2026-07-22	Full
Security, Identity & GovernanceAgents run on what Ironclad calls a secure multi model architecture and the company states it does not train on customer data, but security attestations, identity controls, or agent permission models were not retrieved in this pass, Ironclad next wave of AI agents 2025-11-13	Partial
Observability & AuditabilityNo agent run tracing, execution logging, or decision audit trail was retrieved in this pass, Ironclad product pages 2026-07-22	Unable to verify
Memory & State PersistenceNo agent memory or cross session state mechanism was retrieved in this pass, Ironclad product pages 2026-07-22	Unable to verify
Deployment & Data ResidencyNo deployment options, regional hosting, or data residency controls were retrieved in this pass, Ironclad product pages 2026-07-22	Unable to verify
Prebuilt Agents, Templates & PacksIronclad ships a named agent fleet including Jurist as the agentic contract partner for legal review, plus specialized agents for contract intake and redlining and further agents purpose built for key moments across the contract lifecycle, Ironclad next wave of AI agents 2025-11-13 and contract intelligence launch 2026-03-19	Full
Triggers & Channel CoverageAgents fire on contract lifecycle events including intake and redlining, and Ironclad Assistant automatically triggers the right agent when action is needed, with acting capabilities entering early access in April 2026, Ironclad contract intelligence launch 2026-03-19	Full
Model Flexibility & RoutingIronclad states its agentic workflows are built on a secure multi model architecture, indicating routing across more than one provider, but customer facing model selection was not documented, Ironclad next wave of AI agents 2025-11-13	Partial
APIs, SDKs & MCP ExtensibilityA Dynamic Workflow Designer gives customers a no code interface to build contract workflows and configure AI Playbooks that steer agent behavior, but no API, SDK, MCP surface, or customer agent builder was documented, Ironclad CLM platform page 2026-03-10	Partial
Testing, Debugging & OptimizationNo agent testing, simulation, or versioning tooling was retrieved in this pass, Ironclad product pages 2026-07-22	Unable to verify
Browser & Computer UseNo browser or computer use capability was documented, Ironclad product pages 2026-07-22	Unable to verify

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Recent platform changes

2026-08-13·Security / enterpriseVerified

Ironclad released its August 2026 platform update, highlighted by a new Government Environment (NA2) for customers requiring FedRAMP compliance. The release also introduces the ability to connect up to 20 eSignature providers simultaneously within a single instance, alongside new global workflow conditions and expanded property types for data management.

Bears on: Security / enterprise

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2026-08-10·MCP / tool calling / APIVerified

Ironclad introduced Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations connecting its platform with ChatGPT, Claude, and Slackbot. This allows teams to query their contract data and receive answers directly within these third-party conversational interfaces.

Bears on: MCP / tool calling / API

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2026-08-05·Agent capabilityVerified

Ironclad introduced new AI agents and capabilities specifically designed for procurement teams. The release includes AI Obligation Extraction with portfolio-wide monitoring to help organizations track compliance across their contracts.

Bears on: Agent capability

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View all 4 changes for Ironclad →Tracked since Jul 2026 · Verified from public vendor sources

Pricing

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What is public

Ironclad (ironcladapp.com - enterprise AI Contract Lifecycle Management for legal/sales/finance/HR/procurement contracts; includes 'Jurist,' an agentic-AI contract-review partner) does NOT publish pricing - the pricing page is 'request a custom quote.' Fully custom annual enterprise contracts; no self-serve free trial.

Billing mechanics

Custom quote-based annual subscriptions - primarily per-user/seat, adjusted by contract volume, feature set (core CLM, AI Assist/review, analytics, integrations, custom workflows), and modules. No public tiers; sales process (discovery to demo to custom quote) required.

Cost watchouts

Significant implementation/services costs on top of license; pricing escalates with users + contract volume + AI/analytics add-ons; documented steep year-2 price escalation in some cases; no self-serve trial

Additional watchouts

Custom pricing only (no public tiers, no self-serve trial); premium-priced with heavy implementation; costs scale with seats + volume + AI add-ons; negotiate (multi-year + competitive pressure + Q4 timing)

Sales call required

Yes, required for paid access

Commercial notes

Premium enterprise CLM (legal-ops focus, AI contract intelligence); 'Jurist' agentic-AI contract partner; customers include Salesforce and Hormel; competes with Conga CLM, DocuSign CLM/IAM, Agiloft, LinkSquares, Juro; Q4 (Jan fiscal year-end) timing + competitive leverage yield meaningful discounts

Support SLA / resale

Email/knowledge-base (lower) to priority/dedicated (higher) support; SOC 2 Type II; integrates with Salesforce, Slack, DocuSign, Zip, and more; partner ecosystem

Missing data

No public pricing (custom annual; per-user + volume + modules). Third-party benchmarks (not official): Vendr ~$15K minimum / avg ~$66K/yr; base ~$30K-$150K+/yr; large-enterprise quotes $200K+; implementation $50K-$100K+; first-year all-in commonly $80K-$320K+.

Agentic Index verified 2026-06-25

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Coupa7.5 / 14Adds documented Observability & Auditability
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Pando5.5 / 14A lighter documented profile than Ironclad
Rillet8.5 / 14Adds documented Observability & Auditability and Memory & State Persistence

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