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Head-to-head · Contract Discovery and Analytics

Luminance vs Pactly

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score Luminance #7 in Contract Discovery and Analytics 8.3/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Luminance
Pactly #8 in Contract Discovery and Analytics 8.2/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Pactly

Luminance leads on 0 checks, Pactly on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreLuminance · 8.3/10
  • Free trialboth

Luminance scores higher on our rubric for contract discovery and analytics: 8.3 against 8.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #8.

Luminance is the better fit for organizations combining analytics with compliance review. Pactly is the better fit for smaller teams seeking priced portfolio analysis.

  • Luminance fits best

    Organizations combining analytics with compliance review

  • Pactly fits best

    Smaller teams seeking priced portfolio analysis

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Side by side

Feature Luminance 8.3/10 Visit ↗ Pactly 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.3 8.2
Ranking #7 in Contract Discovery and Analytics #8 in Contract Discovery and Analytics
Best for Organizations combining analytics with compliance review Smaller teams seeking priced portfolio analysis
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request · 14-day trial $99/user/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial 14 days 30 days
Free trial length 14 days 30 days · no card needed
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web, Windows, macOS
Support Docs · 24/7 Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, 2FA ISO 27001, 2FA
Integrations 2 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Luminance 0/2 · Pactly 0/2
AI data extraction Not checked yet Not checked yet
Portfolio search Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Analytics Not checked yet Not checked yet
Contract languages Not checked yet Not checked yet
Contract capacity Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Tracks repository obligations, dates, risks, and contract queries
  • Compares documents and clauses with model versions
  • Offers cited answers and auditable compliance workflows
  • Extract user-defined data points across contracts into exportable grids.
  • Link extracted results to source clauses, with optional AI reasoning.
  • Excel exports make portfolio analysis easy to take into spreadsheets.
Cons
  • No free plan; pricing is available through sales conversations
  • Workflow breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking review only
  • Self-hosted deployment may require more IT involvement
  • OCR support is false; scanned images without OCR text can cause extraction errors.
  • No free plan; Essentials starts at $99 per user per month, billed annually.
  • 24/7 support is not offered.
Our verdict

Contract work rarely stops at review: teams also need to draft, negotiate, track obligations, and monitor compliance. Luminance brings those tasks together for legal, compliance, procurement, finance, sales, and other business teams at…

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Pactly is a cloud contract lifecycle management platform for in-house legal teams, covering drafting, repository management, playbook-based review, approvals, e-signatures and renewals. Its Contract Analysis feature extracts user-defined…

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  1. LuminanceContract Discovery and Analytics 8.3Pricing on request · 14-day trial
  2. PactlyContract Discovery and Analytics 8.230-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Luminance — where it wins

    • Tracks repository obligations, dates, risks, and contract queries
    • Compares documents and clauses with model versions
    • Offers cited answers and auditable compliance workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; pricing is available through sales conversations
    • Workflow breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking review only
    • Self-hosted deployment may require more IT involvement

  • Pactly — where it wins

    • Extract user-defined data points across contracts into exportable grids.
    • Link extracted results to source clauses, with optional AI reasoning.
    • Excel exports make portfolio analysis easy to take into spreadsheets.

    Where it doesn't

    • OCR support is false; scanned images without OCR text can cause extraction errors.
    • No free plan; Essentials starts at $99 per user per month, billed annually.
    • 24/7 support is not offered.
  • Luminance8.3/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

    Contract lifecycle AI pairs repository intelligence with compliance review and cited answers.

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  • Pactly8.2/10 · 30-day trial

    A cloud CLM with structured portfolio analysis, priced from $99 per user per month annually.

    Visit PactlyFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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