Comparison
Draftiro vs Spellbook
AI contract review and redlining inside Microsoft Word.
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TL;DR
Spellbook is a clear pick for transactional lawyers who live in Microsoft Word. It drafts, redlines, and reviews contracts inside Word with playbooks and fallback language. It is contracts-focused — not a litigation or matter-management workspace.
- Spellbook best for
- Pure transactional / contracts attorneys who live in Word.
- Draftiro best for
- Litigators, generalists, and solos who need more than contracts.
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
Spellbook runs roughly $100–$300 per seat per month with a 7-day trial. 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 validation against CourtListener that 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's SOC 2 Type II is in progress, not complete, 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)
- Citation validation against CourtListener 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 |
| AI citation validation (CourtListener / equivalent) | Included | Not included |
| Conflict checking with audit trail | Included | Not included |
| Court-day math (federal + state holidays) | Included | Not included |
| ABA Op. 512 auto time tracking | Included | Not included |
| Outlook calendar sync | Included | Not included |
| Client portal share links | 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's SOC 2 Type II is in progress, not yet complete — 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. Draftiro validates every case cite the AI emits against the public CourtListener corpus and flags statutes and rules as "unchecked."
Will my data train AI models?
No. Draftiro runs on Google Gemini's enterprise API tier, which is contractually prohibited from training on inputs. See our security page for the full posture.
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