Genie AI vs Apryse

✅ AI-superpowered contract drafting, collaboration & review

✅ Industry-leading PDF processing technology with powerful SDKs that enable custom document workflows; advanced redaction capabilities; cross-platform compatibility

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

❓ Some AI capabilities for document processing and data extraction, but not an AI-native platform with generative AI at its core

✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place

✅ Strong security with end-to-end encryption options

✅ Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2

✅ SOC 2 Type II compliant with additional 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.

✅ On-premises deployment options available for data sovereignty requirements

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

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✅ Multiple authentication options including SSO integration

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

✅ Granular document access controls and permissions

✅ Compliant with GDPR and other privacy regulations

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✅ Compliant with major regulations including GDPR and HIPAA

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

❌ Not designed for AI-assisted contract drafting; focused on document processing rather than content generation

✅ 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)

✅ Real-time collaboration features in WebViewer with annotations, comments, and review tools

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

❓ Provides annotation and redaction tools for review processes, but lacks AI-powered contract analysis capabilities

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

✅ Industry-leading PDF processing technology with powerful SDKs that enable custom document workflows; advanced redaction capabilities; cross-platform compatibility

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

✅ Document workflow capabilities that can be customized through their APIs and SDKs

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

✅ Advanced document formatting and styling capabilities

❓ 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 through APIs and SDKs

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

✅ Digital signature capabilities built into their document processing solutions

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

✅ Document usage analytics and audit trails available in enterprise offerings

✅ AI-powered document assembly

❓ Enables programmatic document creation and assembly, but not through 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.

❓ Advanced document editing capabilities, but limited AI-powered content editing functionality

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

❌ No specialized legal research capabilities

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

❓ Collaboration features support negotiation processes, but lack AI-assisted negotiation tools

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

✅ Powerful OCR and data extraction capabilities for forms and structured documents

✅ Mobile-optimised Web App

✅ Strong mobile support with dedicated mobile SDKs and the Xodo mobile application

❓ Coming soon (request this feature)

✅ Integration capabilities with major cloud storage providers

✅ Community clause library available for creating modular contracts

❌ No community clause library functionality

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

❌ Not applicable to their document processing focus

✅ 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

✅ Supports creating and maintaining document templates for consistent use

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

✅ Strong Microsoft Office format support including Word documents

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

❓ Some complexity in maintaining formatting across different platforms and devices

✅ Generally positive reviews

❓ Complexity of implementation; steep learning curve for developers; pricing concerns for smaller businesses

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

✅ Multiple support channels including email, chat, and phone for enterprise customers

✅ Available with our custom plans

✅ Available for enterprise customers

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

❓ Comprehensive but technically complex, typically requiring developer resources

✅ Established AI-focused legal tech company

✅ 2001 - Pioneer in PDF technology solutions

✅ 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

✅ Offers both native applications and SDKs/APIs for integration into existing platforms

✅ 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.

✅ Used by thousands of organizations worldwide, including many Fortune 500 companies

✅ 3rd party and proprietary AI models

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✅ Cloud-based (SaaS)

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

✅ Software developers, enterprises, government agencies, legal, financial services, and healthcare organizations

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

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✅ Cross-industry with particular strength in legal, finance, healthcare, and government sectors

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

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✅ Global reach with clients in multiple jurisdictions

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

❓ Tiered pricing based on features, usage, and deployment options. SDK licensing typically starts at several thousand dollars annually.

✅ Offers SLAs for custom plans, specifics not public

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✅ Enterprise SLAs with uptime guarantees available

✅ 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: ✅ Active developer community, regular webinars, developer documentation, and support forumsTraining: ✅ Extensive documentation, samples, and developer resourcesPrompt Training: ❌ No specific AI prompt training (not applicable to their core offerings)

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: ❓ Quick for basic SDK implementation, but complex for custom solutionsSales: ❓ Enterprise implementations typically take weeks to months depending on complexity

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

✅ 1-2 weeks from agreement to full implementation

Pilot: ✅ Supports proof-of-concept implementations with technical assistanceImplementation Timeline: ❓ Varies widely from days to months depending on integration complexity

✅ Consultative, transparent pricing, no hard selling

❓ Technical sales process with developer-focused consultative approach

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

✅ Multiple case studies across industries showing significant efficiency improvements in document-heavy workflows

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

✅ Metrics focus on reduced development time, improved document processing speed, and enhanced user experiences