Genie AI vs Peppermint Technology

✅ AI-superpowered contract drafting, collaboration & review

✅ Deep Microsoft integration with native Microsoft 365 experience; client-centric CRM approach to legal service delivery; powerful workflow automation

✅ Lawyer-supported AI and ML at the core of the platform

❓ Limited native AI capabilities but leverages Microsoft AI tools; not an AI-first platform

✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place

✅ Enterprise-grade security through Microsoft Azure

✅ Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2

✅ ISO27001 certified and benefits from Microsoft's extensive security certifications

✅ You own the IP of your data. We don't train our models on your data. None of our partners train their models on your data.

✅ Regional data centers with strong data sovereignty controls

❓ Multiple authentication options (coming soon) (request this feature)

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✅ Multiple authentication options including Azure AD, MFA, and SSO

✅ Granular user permissions and access control features (document level, project level, organization level, party level)

✅ Granular role-based access controls and permissions

✅ Compliant with GDPR and other privacy regulations

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✅ GDPR compliant and benefits from Microsoft's compliance framework

✅ Industry-leading AI-assisted contract drafting capabilities (all expected provisions and sections over 20 pages)

❓ Basic document generation capabilities but not specialized AI-powered contract drafting

✅ Built-in real-time collaboration features just like Office365 or Google Docs (No need to download your red-lined version, and make it editable, then send it on - it's all doable within Genie)

✅ Strong collaboration features through Microsoft Teams and SharePoint integration

✅ Powerful AI-driven contract analysis, red/amber/green flag reviews every clause (industry-leading improvements coming in 2025)

❌ No specialized contract review capabilities

✅ Manage your projects and organise your own template and clause library

✅ Deep Microsoft integration with native Microsoft 365 experience; client-centric CRM approach to legal service delivery; powerful workflow automation

❓ No 'dumb' automated workflows. Agentic workflows coming in 2025

✅ Excellent workflow automation capabilities with visual designer and approval management

✅ Full numbering support + AI auto-styling and formatting (coming soon)

❓ Leverages Microsoft Word capabilities for document styling

❓ Not integrated with legal and business tools beyond full .docx compatibility. If you can use a word doc with it, you can use Genie with it.

✅ Extensive integration capabilities with Microsoft ecosystem and select legal tech tools

❓ Just export to .docx and use your existing provider (request this feature)

✅ Integrates with DocuSign and Adobe Sign

✅ Company and user level reporting and analytics (on request)

✅ Comprehensive reporting and analytics through Power BI integration

✅ AI-powered document assembly

✅ Document automation through Microsoft templates and integrations

✅ Market-leading AI-powered document editing: Ask Genie to edit your styling, reformat a table, or suggestion new clause text. As tracked changes, and private per party. Genie assists with and automates entire workflows, it doesn't just produce text responses.

❌ No specialized AI-powered document editing

❓ Top-level AI Legal Research available as AI chat within the legal document, some prompting required (request this feature)

❌ No integrated legal research capabilities

✅ Negotiation tools for multi-party clause-by-clause agreements

❌ No specialized contract negotiation tools

❓ No advanced data extraction or OCR capabilities (request this feature)

❓ Basic capabilities through Microsoft Power Platform

✅ Mobile-optimised Web App

✅ Mobile-optimized interface with native mobile apps

❓ Coming soon (request this feature)

✅ Native integration with SharePoint and OneDrive; limited third-party storage options

✅ Community clause library available for creating modular contracts

❌ No community clause library

Coming soon - ✅ A library of your private clauses usable only by your legal team

❓ Document management capabilities but not specialized for clause management

✅ Community template library available to create modular contracts

❌ No community template library

✅ Bring your own library of private templates usable only by your legal team, within Genie

✅ Template management through Microsoft Word templates

✅ Seamless integration with Microsoft Word, full styling, tables, formatting compatibility

✅ Excellent Microsoft Word integration as part of the Microsoft ecosystem

✅ No known issues (Pre-formatted templates, consistent formatting, tables, cross-version compatibility)

❓ Some users report complexity in template setup and maintenance

✅ Generally positive reviews

❓ Complex implementation, steep learning curve, and high initial setup costs

✅ Multiple support channels available including phone, whatsapp, email and live chat

✅ Support via phone, email, and client portal

✅ Available with our custom plans

✅ Available for all clients

✅ For our custom plans, get setup within 3 days with a guided onboarding plan

❓ Comprehensive but requires significant implementation time (typically 3-6 months)

✅ Established AI-focused legal tech company

✅ 2010 - Built specifically for legal firms on Microsoft technology

✅ Founded in 2017, deep AI integration from inception. A thick layer built with AI specialists and senior lawyers to ensure the models produce high quality legally customised outputs

✅ Native platform built on Microsoft Dynamics 365

✅ Our AI models are built using proprietary intelligence and research supported by UCL, Imperial College London and Oxford University. Rigorous testing process to ensure the outputs are accurate

✅ Over 110,000 companies have registered to use the Genie platform in total, including 11 FTSE100 firms, 20 Global200 firms, a number of top US banks, and two of the ‘big four’ UK supermarket chains.

✅ Strong presence in the UK mid-market law firms, with over 70 law firm clients

✅ 3rd party and proprietary AI models

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✅ Cloud-based (SaaS)

✅ Suitable for in-house legal, law firms, and SMEs

❓ Mid to large-sized UK law firms (primarily 50+ users)

✅ Built as a platform which is versatile across various industries. Focus areas are construction, manufacturing, consultancy and legal services.

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✅ Legal practice management across various practice areas

✅ 120+ jurisdictions including the UK, California, Texas, India, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, France, and Germany.

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❓ Primarily UK market with some presence in Australia and Ireland

✅ Generous free plan. Transparent subscription plans to suit different needs. Custom plans for orgs handling more than 10 documents per month.

❓ Subscription-based pricing starting at approximately £100-150 per user per month plus implementation costs

✅ Offers SLAs for custom plans, specifics not public

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✅ 99.9% uptime guarantee

✅ Fortnightly legal prompt training sessions from ex-Clifford Chance Legal Engineers;

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There's also an active Slack community (join now)

Community & events: ✅ Regular user conferences, webinars, and client community events; active user communityTraining: ✅ Comprehensive training, documentation, and certification programsPrompt Training: ❌ No specialized AI prompt training

Self-Serve: ✅ 1-click, no email address required, no card required
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Sales: ✅ 2-3 weeks from pilot to full team adoption

Self-serve: ❌ No self-serve option; requires formal implementation processSales: ❓ Typically 3-6 months from purchase to full implementation

✅ Simple 3-step process: try with your document, explore your scenarios, receive 360° assessment

✅ 1-2 weeks from agreement to full implementation

Pilot: ❓ Formal pilot process requiring significant commitmentImplementation Timeline: ❓ Typically 3-6 months for full implementation

✅ Consultative, transparent pricing, no hard selling

❓ Traditional enterprise sales approach with lengthy evaluation process

✅ Firefish reduced contract review time by 50%, from 2.5 hrs to 1.25 hrs per document, saving 15+ hrs weekly per person

✅ Kingsley Napley reduced matter opening time by 60% and improved client onboarding experience

✅ Average 60% time savings on contract drafting; 50% reduction in review cycles; ROI typically 3x cost

✅ Metrics focus on overall practice efficiency, client experience improvements, and business process automat