IroncladThe AI CLM that unlocks intelligence from every contract.

ResponsiveResponsive AI powers bids, questionnaires, and trust centers with insight, accuracy, and speed.

Comparison · Proposals & Contracts · weekly run Nov 2

Ironclad vs Responsive

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Ironclad is the stronger AI pick in Proposals & Contracts: it has a visibility score of 15 versus 10.7 for Responsive, and ranks ahead in 50% of the answers that name both.

Choose Ironclad if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (15 vs 10.7)
You need more native integrations (8000+ vs 32+)
AI answers describe it more positively (45% vs 33% positive)
You need SOC 1 Type II or SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or HIPAA or CSA Trusted Provider coverage

Choose Responsive if…

You need AICPA SOC 2 or ISO 27701 or ISO 42001 or CCPA or STAR Level 1 coverage
Strong enterprise choice for high-volume RFPs
Designed for complex enterprise responses
Top pick for RFP response management

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Ironclad	Responsive
Visibility score	15%	10.7%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Proposals & Contracts	#9	#10
Share of voice	4.3%	4%
Mentions this run	23	20
Positive in AI answers	45%	33%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Ironclad 0pp · Responsive 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Ironclad leads on 1 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

24.4%

AI Mode

9.6%

15.7%

Perplexity

10.9%

13.3%

IroncladResponsive

Head to head in AI answers

6 engine answers name both brands

3Ironclad ranked higher

3Responsive ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Ironclad	Responsive
What are the best Proposals & Contracts tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#7	#3
Top proposal and contract tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#8	#12
Best proposal and contract tool for enterprise	AI Mode	#6	#3
Best proposal and contract tool for enterprise	Perplexity	#3	#6
Which Proposals & Contracts vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#2	#8
Official website of the top proposal and contract tool vendors	ChatGPT	#7	#4

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Ironclad	Responsive
Pricing model	—	Flat tiers
Entry price	—	$10,000 / mo
Free plan	—	No
Deployment	Cloud-based	Flexible hosting options
Integrations	8000+	32+
Compliance	SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, GDPR, HIPAA, CSA Trusted Provider	GDPR, AICPA SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, CCPA, STAR Level 1
Support	Help Center, Academy, Community, Dedicated customer success team	Professional Services with APMP-certified experts for onboarding and training, Premium deployment and support on Growth and Enterprise editions
Founded	2014	2015
Headquarters	San Francisco, California	Frisco, Texas, United States
Employees	501–1,000	501–1,000
Funding	Series E · $333M raised	Round led by Elevate Capital
Best for	Enterprises whose legal, procurement, sales and IT teams all need to manage contracts in one system.	Dedicated proposal or operations teams with legal, InfoSec and compliance involvement, and global or multi-region operations.