--- description: Explore the top five best-rated contract management software listed on Capterra UK to strengthen your contract management processes. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: 5 top-rated contract management systems --- # 5 top-rated contract management systems for small businesses in the UK Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/blog/4378/best-contract-management-software-UK Published on 05/12/2023 | Written by David Jani. ![5 top-rated contract management systems for small businesses in the UK](https://images.ctfassets.net/63bmaubptoky/40irhQR7T1iqMuVeWNumY7/e401a452930e9d5367889ad71c43bee4/best-rated-contract-management-systems-UK-CA-HEADER.png) > Contract management is an essential consideration across the business world and software is on hand to streamline this task. This article lists five of the best-rated contract management software listed on Capterra UK with a minimum average overall rating of 4.3/5. ----- ## Article Content Contract management is an essential consideration across the business world and software is on hand to streamline this task. This article lists five of the best-rated contract management software listed on Capterra UK with a minimum average overall rating of 4.3/5. In this article1. DocuSign2. Genie AI3. JIRA Service Management4. Jotform5. SeedLegalsContract management software tools help simplify contract lifecycle tasks. This is particularly advantageous for small to midsized enterprises (SMEs) as these tools can aid in boosting efficiency, ensuring legal compliance, automating workflows, fostering collaboration, and mitigating risks from manual errors.What are contract management tools and how can such software help SMEs?Contract management tools are software solutions designed to streamline the creation, negotiation, storage, and tracking of contracts and agreements within an organisation. These tools help businesses manage contracts from the initial drafting stage to renewal or termination, providing a centralised and organised system for handling contracts. Here’s a look at how SMEs can benefit from the use of contract management systems:Contract management tools enable SMEs to organise and store agreements, vendor contracts, and other relevant documents in a centralised repositoryThese tools often come with automated workflows that help streamline the contract creation and approval processesTypically, contract management tools include features that help ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirementsSMEs can use contract management tools to set up alerts and notifications for important contract milestonesMany contract management tools facilitate collaboration among team members involved in the contract process, promoting better communication and coordinationBy automating manual processes, reducing errors, and improving overall efficiency, contract management tools contribute to cost savings for SMEsThis article outlines five best-rated contract management software available on Capterra UK, listed alphabetically. For this list, we considered contract management systems with a minimum average overall user rating of 4.3 out of 5 over the past two years. You can find the full methodology at the end of the article.The five top-rate contract management software for UK small businesses 1. DocuSign  Document and recipient addition on the DocuSign dashboard (Source: Capterra)Overall rating: 4.8/5Ease of use: 4.7/5Customer service: 4.5/5Features: 4.7/5Value for money: 4.5/5By eliminating paper documents and agreements, automating workflows, and integrating with numerous business apps through 400+ prebuilt integrations, DocuSign helps businesses of all sizes to better manage their digital contracts. Users can sign up to use DocuSign for free for 30 days. Further information on plans and pricing can be found on the company’s website.What are the main features of DocuSign?Contract handling and management through document storage and pre-built templatesReporting and analytics to accelerate turnaround and reduce errorsEnd-to-end contract lifecycle management, resulting in comprehensive oversightAssistance with compliance and legal processes Facilitates e-signature for all types of agreements 2. Genie AI A pre-built template repository for intellectual property assignments (Source: Capterra)Overall rating: 4.6/5Ease of use: 4.6/5Customer service: 4.4/5Features: 4.3/5Value for money: 4.8/5Genie AI utilises a variety of generative AI tools such as  Chat-GPT and its own proprietary large language models trained on over 100,000 legal documents. This helps the platform offer helpful prompts like ‘what to watch out for’ to highlight potential issues that can help reduce errors.  The tool is free to use to manage users’ contract lifecycle management, although it also offers a premium tier for users which comes with additional features. What are the main features of Genie AI?Extensive checks before drafting and finalising contractsReporting and analytics for better decision-makingAdvanced document storage capabilities and pre-built templates for intellectual propertiesUseful tips and community comments for continuous improvement Risk highlighting across contractsSimplified explanations of clausesSummaries a business’ contractual obligations 3. JIRA Service Management Jira Service Management’s tools for contract lifecycle management (Source: Capterra)Overall rating: 4.5/5Ease of use: 4.2/5Customer service: 4.3/5Features: 4.4/5Value for money: 4.3/5Jira Service Management is an information technology service management (ITSM) solution that enables the automation of workflows via a self-service portal on Jira’s collaborative platform. The platform is customisable and, as such, also offers contract management features which include service contracts for clients and vendors via object schemas. Users can also add custom attributes as well as reference links to their documents for easier oversight. The ‘Free’ version of the software offers access for up to three agents, unlimited customers, 100 email notifications daily, and up to 2GB file storage capacity. Other paid plans include everything in the ‘Free’ plan as well as up to 250GB file storage, the addition of up to 10,000 agents, advanced incident management support, and 24/7 dedicated support.What are the main features of JIRA Service Management?Pre-built templates for fast resolutions and efficient service managementCentralised document storageSimplified self-service capabilitiesData-backed actionable insights in real-timeAutomation of tasks that don’t require human input to reduce the labour load of contract lifecycle management Centralised communication tools to allow easier collaboration and responses to queries 4. Jotform A library of pre-built forms and document management in Jotform (Source: Capterra)Overall rating: 4.6/5Ease of use: 4.6/5Customer service: 4.4/5Features: 4.6/5Value for money: 4.5/5Jotform’s ‘Form Builder’ helps design custom forms without the need for coding. Users can personalise forms and documents by adding logos, choosing fonts, and selecting colors. Jotform also integrates forms with over 150 business apps, including email marketing services, project management boards, and cloud storage applications. The platform allows you to receive payments directly through the chosen form, whether users are selling products, accepting fees, or collecting donations.The platform offers a free plan with a form limit of 5, 100 monthly submissions, 100 fields per form, and more. Their three paid plans —’Bronze’, ‘Silver’, and ‘Gold’— reduce various restrictions and offer additional features such as support for up to 100 forms, the addition of up to to 1,000 fields per form, and offers 100GB of storage space.What are the main features of Jotform?Document storage, analytics-driven templates for purpose-specific contract drafting, and e-signature capabilitiesEnd-to-end documentation and automated features such as notifications and approval assignment for contract lifecycle managementLicense and curriculum management, compliance tracking, and content publishingCustomisable fields, questions, and templates for reporting 5. SeedLegals Grants tracking via SeedLegals \[Source: Capterra\]Overall rating: 4.9/5Ease of use: 4.7/5Customer service: 5/5Features: 4.8/5Value for money: 4.7/5SeedLegals is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that simplifies fundraising by creating a comprehensive pitch page to share decks, company information, and other details with investors through a single link. Additionally, the tool offers pre-built templates to produce employee contracts for both permanent and temporary staff members. The platform also enables users to create non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) via contract templates. Users need to log into their accounts, select the required contract/agreement type, fill in details, add terms and conditions, chat with their experts in case of any questions, and share and e-sign. They have two paid plans: ‘Standard’ and ‘Plus’. The ‘Standard’ plan comes with 20+ contracts and policies, team and employee agreements, board management, and unlimited expert help. The ‘Plus’ plan offers everything in the ‘Standard’ plan as well as a dedicated account manager.What are the main features of SeedLegals?Efficient document storage and managementManagement and advanced analytic tools for startup contracts and service agreementsPre-built templates to speed up document creation and managementHow to choose the right contract management system for your company?When selecting contract management software, SMEs should prioritise features aligned with their contract processes, including document tracking, collaboration tools, and analytics. Emphasising user-friendly interfaces and scalability facilitates better integration into existing workflows, allowing organisations to enhance their contract management processes' efficiency and adjust to changing business requirements.Looking for contract management software? Check out our catalogue. ## Disclaimer > MethodologyTo be considered for this report, products had to justify the following criteria as of September 2023:The tools in our list justify Capterra’s definition of contract management software: “Contract Management software automates the creation, tracking, and monitoring of contracts and agreements. The software also allows for the company-wide sharing of contract documents and the management of different document versions. Contract Management software is related to Customer Relationship Management software.”They have the following core features:Contract draftingDocument management  They have a minimum average overall rating of 4.5/5.All tools have had 20+ user reviews from users in the UK over the past two years (September 20, 2021, to September 20, 2023) ## About the author ### David Jani David is a Content Analyst for the UK, providing key insights into tech, software and business trends for SMEs. Cardiff University graduate. 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