Draftiro vs Spellbook — overview
Spellbook is the clear pick for transactional lawyers who live in Microsoft Word. It drafts, redlines, and reviews contracts inside Word with playbooks and fallback-language libraries, the redlining UX is mature, and — importantly for procurement — it holds a completed SOC 2 Type II report. If your entire practice is contracts, Spellbook is purpose-built for you. The gap opens the moment your work includes litigation, matters, or court deadlines.
Pricing, plainly
When we checked Spellbook's site in September 2026 we could not verify a public price, so ask Spellbook for a current quote. Draftiro starts free (no card) with paid tiers from $29/mo. Draftiro also ships a Microsoft Word add-in, so you do not have to give up the in-Word workflow to gain litigation and matter management around it.
Who should switch — and who shouldn't
Switch to Draftiro if you are a litigator or generalist who needs contracts and matters, research, conflicts, and deadlines — with case-citation checks against CourtListener (when available), which Spellbook does not do. Stay with Spellbook if you run a dedicated contracts desk, rely on its specific playbook and fallback libraries, or need a completed SOC 2 Type II report as a hard requirement today — Draftiro has not completed a SOC 2 audit and holds no SOC 2 report, and we won't claim otherwise.
Where Spellbook wins
- Native, polished Microsoft Word add-in
- Transactional playbooks and fallback-language libraries
- Mature redlining UX
- Holds a completed SOC 2 Type II report
Where Draftiro wins
- Litigation workflows + full matter management (Spellbook is contracts-only)
- Case-citation checks against CourtListener (when available) for court filings
- Conflict checks with an audit trail and jurisdiction-aware court-day math
- A free plan with no card, and a lower entry price for non-contracts work
- Draftiro also ships a Microsoft Word add-in, so you keep the in-Word workflow
Side by side
| Feature | Draftiro | Spellbook |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | Public, self-serve | Contact sales |
| Case-citation checks (CourtListener when available, or equivalent) | Included | Not included |
| Conflict checking with audit trail | Included | Not included |
| Court-day math (federal + state holidays) | Included | Not included |
| AI-assisted time entries (for attorney review) | Included | Not included |
| Outlook calendar sync | Included | Not included |
| Self-serve signup (no sales call) | Included | Included |
| Free plan | Included | Not included |
Common questions
Does Draftiro work inside Microsoft Word like Spellbook?
Yes. Draftiro ships a Microsoft Word add-in, so you keep the in-Word drafting and review workflow Spellbook users like — but you also get litigation, matter management, conflicts, and deadlines around it, which Spellbook does not cover.
Does Spellbook have a completed SOC 2 report and does Draftiro?
Spellbook holds a completed SOC 2 Type II report. Draftiro has not completed a SOC 2 audit and holds no SOC 2 report — if a finished report is a hard procurement requirement today, factor that in. We do not claim a certification we do not hold.
Can Spellbook validate the cases in a brief?
No. Spellbook is built for contract language, not case-citation checking. When a case citation is detected, Draftiro can check it against the public CourtListener corpus when available and flags statutes and rules as "unchecked."
Will my data train AI models?
No. Draftiro does not use your matter content to train AI models, and the Google Gemini paid-service terms we use bar Google from using it to improve its products. See our Privacy Policy for what providers may retain.