ContractWorks vs Gatekeeper
contract lifecycle management head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Flat-rate subscription based on document storage volume and e-signature licenses | Tiered subscription (Pro, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus), billed annually, unlimited users on all plans |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | None listed | NetSuite |
| Vendor | ContractWorks (an Onit product) | Gatekeeper |
Our take
Where ContractWorks leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 7 of the 22 capabilities where they differ (led by metadata tagging and custom fields and ocr / bulk legacy contract ingestion).
Where Gatekeeper leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 15 of the 22 capabilities where they differ (led by auto-renewal / evergreen prevention and obligation and milestone tracking).
- Stated NetSuite integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 22 capabilities (of 56 in the contract lifecycle management taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Metadata tagging and custom fieldsContract Repository & Search | Core strength AI auto-tagging of effective dates, renewal dates and contract types | Not evidenced |
| Auto-renewal / evergreen preventionPost-Signature & Obligation Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Unwanted auto-renewal detection |
| Obligation and milestone trackingPost-Signature & Obligation Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Obligation and SLA extraction and tracking |
| Contract-level spend / value trackingAnalytics & Reporting | Not evidenced | Core strength Contract-level spend tracking and forecasting |
| Vendor onboarding workflowsVendor & Third-Party Risk Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Automated vendor onboarding workflows |
| Financial / cyber / sanctions screeningVendor & Third-Party Risk Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Financial, cybersecurity and sanctions screening (MarketIQ) |
| Supplier scorecardsVendor & Third-Party Risk Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Balanced scorecards for supplier evaluation |
| Continuous risk monitoringVendor & Third-Party Risk Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Continuous market and risk surveillance |
| OCR / bulk legacy contract ingestionContract Repository & Search | Supported Bulk document upload and tagging | Not evidenced |
| Role-based access controlsContract Repository & Search | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Pre-approved contract templatesDrafting & Authoring | Supported | Not evidenced |
| AI clause and metadata extractionAI Contract Intelligence | Not evidenced | Supported LuminIQ AI agents automate data extraction |
| AI-suggested redlinesAI Contract Intelligence | Not evidenced | Supported |
| AI contract summarizationAI Contract Intelligence | Not evidenced | Supported AI-assisted contract summaries |
| Status tracking and notificationsWorkflow Automation & Approvals | Supported Automated routing and notifications | Not evidenced |
| Native e-signatureE-Signature & Execution | Supported Tiered e-signature license counts by plan | Not evidenced |
| Third-party e-signature integrationE-Signature & Execution | Not evidenced | Supported DocuSign, Adobe Acrobat Sign |
| Portfolio risk dashboardsAnalytics & Reporting | Not evidenced | Supported |
| Scheduled / exportable reportsAnalytics & Reporting | Supported Custom report builder | Not evidenced |
| iPaaS connectivityPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Supported Zapier and Gatekeeper Interconnect |
| SSO and user provisioningPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Supported SCIM user provisioning on Enterprise Plus |
| Cloud storage syncPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Supported Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive |
Both grade identically on the other 34 capabilities — see each product's full profile: ContractWorks, Gatekeeper.
ContractWorks vs Gatekeeper — FAQs
Is ContractWorks or Gatekeeper better for ERP integration?
They state different ERP coverage: ContractWorks lists no ERP integrations publicly; Gatekeeper lists NetSuite.
Which is cheaper, ContractWorks or Gatekeeper?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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