How to choose between GenieAI and Definely
These two products solve different shapes of contract problem, and pricing follows from that. Definely is publicly reported as a Word add-in built for law firms and in-house legal, sold on a per-organization quote with rates not listed openly on its site, so you request a demo to get a number. GenieAI publishes its plans at genieai.co/pricing, including a free way to start, because the buyer is often a commercial or operations lead who wants to view the cost before booking a call.
Questions worth asking before you choose
- Who is doing the contract review? If a non-legal business team needs to act on a redline without routing it back to counsel, GenieAI rates risk against your positions so they can. If a legal professional already lives in Word all day and wants to search and cross-reference legal language inside a single file, a Word-native add-in may suit them.
- How is it priced for your headcount? Definely's cost is quoted per firm or in-house team; GenieAI's plans and free tier are published, so you can budget without a sales call. Team size matters here: a per-organization quote can scale unpredictably as headcount grows, while published tiers let you plan.
- How complex are the deals? Heterogeneous, project-based agreements (each one different) reward a product that checks a complex document against your playbook, not just one that helps you read it faster.
- Where does the work happen? One place for drafting, review, and negotiation, or a layer inside an existing Word and Microsoft setup.
- Does it hold your policy in place? The point of control is whether the product enforces your positions consistently across every deal, so a clause the market treats as standard is still measured against what you will accept. That is what lets you allow the business to self-serve without losing consistency.
Choosing between GenieAI and Definely
Pick on where your contracts flow and who needs to self-serve, not on which product reviews or drafts marginally better.
Choose GenieAI if
- A commercial, sales, or operations group needs ready-to-sign documents without an in-house lawyer in the loop on every deal.
- You want published pricing and a free start rather than a per-firm quote.
- You run non-standard, project-based deals and want each contract checked against your own playbook.
Consider Definely if
- Qualified reviewers work entirely inside Microsoft Word and want native navigation and defined-term checking there.
- Your organization is a law firm or in-house legal function comfortable with a per-organization quote.
Where GenieAI is not the answer
- You only need to read and cross-reference definitions inside a single complex document, not draft or negotiate it.
- A handful of low-risk agreements pass through each month, where a lighter product will serve you better.
Definely alternatives by team type
Which alternative fits depends less on the feature list than on who is blocked and how each product is priced.
Best for commercial and sales teams
The bottleneck is legal review time on standard sales agreements. GenieAI reviews inside the guardrails legal sets, so legal sees the exceptions rather than every deal. Published pricing means a commercial lead can evaluate cost without a demo.
Best for in-house legal
The bottleneck is routine volume reaching a small function. In-house counsel at this stage weigh whether review output can be acted on by the business itself, or whether every flagged clause still routes back for sign-off. Definely's per-organization pricing is quoted on request, so factor that into the comparison.
Best for procurement and supplier contracts
Paper arrives on the counterparty's terms and has to be checked against your standard positions. The deciding question is whether the product knows what your positions are, not just what the language says. GenieAI compares each clause to your precedent so a reviewer can see where a supplier has moved off market. A shared service agreement baseline helps here.
Moving from Definely to GenieAI
You do not need to prepare anything in advance. GenieAI does the work with you, and the pricing you saw is the pricing you move onto.
What we handle
- Loading your standard positions and playbook so review is rated against them, not a generic definition of risk.
- Importing existing Word documents and templates so nothing is lost in the switch.
- Setting up drafting, review, and negotiation in one place with ISO 27001 information-security practices behind it.
What changes in week one
Contract review comes back rated red, amber, or green against your positions, so a commercial colleague can act on it directly instead of forwarding it to legal. Drafting, negotiation, and review sit together, so the same product covers the contract for as long as you need it. If privacy and data handling matter to your buyers, GenieAI's ISO 27001 accreditation is the security fact to point to, and our privacy policy sets out how your legal documents are handled.
