Genie AI vs CSC (Corporation Service Company)

✅ AI-superpowered contract drafting, collaboration & review

✅ Exceptional registered agent services with presence in all 50 US states; robust entity management system; comprehensive global compliance capabilities

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

❓ Some AI capabilities integrated into newer offerings, but not an AI-native platform. More focused on data management than generative AI.

✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place

✅ Enterprise-grade security with end-to-end encryption

✅ Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2

✅ ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, and other major 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.

✅ Strong data sovereignty controls with regional data centers and privacy safeguards

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

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✅ Multiple authentication options including SSO and MFA

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

✅ Granular role-based access controls and permissions management

✅ Compliant with GDPR and other privacy regulations

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✅ Compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and other major privacy regulations

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

❓ Basic template-based contract creation tools without sophisticated AI drafting capabilities

✅ 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)

❓ Standard document sharing and version control, but lacks real-time collaborative editing

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

❓ Standard contract review tools focused on workflow and compliance rather than AI-powered analysis

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

✅ Exceptional registered agent services with presence in all 50 US states; robust entity management system; comprehensive global compliance capabilities

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

✅ Strong workflow and approval management tools, especially for corporate governance processes

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

❓ Supports basic legal formatting but not specialized for complex legal documents

❓ 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 integrations with CRMs, ERPs, and financial systems

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

✅ Integrated e-signature capabilities and workflows

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

✅ Comprehensive reporting and analytics for contracts, entities, and compliance matters

✅ AI-powered document assembly

❓ Template-based document assembly with limited AI assistance

✅ 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 advanced AI-powered document editing capabilities

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

❓ Limited legal research capabilities focused primarily on compliance and entity-related matters

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

❓ Basic workflow tools for contract negotiation but lacking advanced AI negotiation support

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

✅ Solid data extraction capabilities, particularly for entity and compliance documents

✅ Mobile-optimised Web App

❓ Mobile access available but with limited functionality compared to desktop

❓ Coming soon (request this feature)

✅ Integrations with major cloud storage providers and document management systems

✅ 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

✅ Support for organization-specific clause libraries

✅ 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

✅ Extensive organization-specific template management capabilities

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

❓ Integration with Microsoft Word but not as seamless as native solutions

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

❓ Some users report challenges with complex document formatting and version control

✅ Generally positive reviews

❓ Price concerns, implementation complexity, and sometimes dated user interface

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

✅ Multiple support channels including phone, email, and dedicated account managers

✅ Available with our custom plans

✅ Available for enterprise clients

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

❓ Comprehensive but often requires significant time investment for implementation

✅ Established AI-focused legal tech company

✅ 1899 - Long-established corporate services provider with over 120 years of experience

✅ 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

❓ Web-based platform with some integrations into Microsoft Office

✅ 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.

✅ Services 90% of Fortune 500 companies, 10,000+ law firms, and thousands of financial institutions

✅ 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 corporations, law firms, financial institutions, and global enterprises

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

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✅ Strong focus on financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and technology sectors

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

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✅ Global service provider with coverage in 140+ jurisdictions worldwide

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

❓ Enterprise pricing based on modules selected, entity count, and user seats. Typically starts at $10,000+ annually for core services.

✅ Offers SLAs for custom plans, specifics not public

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✅ 99.9% uptime guarantee for enterprise clients

✅ 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 webinars, annual user conferences, industry-specific events, and educational resourcesTraining: ✅ Extensive training materials, knowledge base, and customer success resourcesPrompt Training: ❌ No specific legal prompt engineering or AI 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 immediate self-serve option; requires formal setup processSales: ❓ Typically 1-3 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 commitment and configurationImplementation Timeline: ❓ Typically 2-4 months for full enterprise implementation

✅ Consultative, transparent pricing, no hard selling

❓ Traditional enterprise sales cycle with needs assessment and customized solutions

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

✅ Global manufacturing company reduced entity compliance risks by 80% and cut administrative time by 50%

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

✅ Metrics focus on compliance improvements, reduction in missed filings, and administrative time saving