Vern vs Ivo
Ivo serves Uber and IBM. Vern serves everyone else. One is an enterprise AI contract intelligence platform for Fortune 500 legal teams. The other is AI contract review that any business can use — starting today, for free.
Enterprise contract intelligence vs accessible contract review
Vern You are here
AI contract review for all businesses. Upload a contract, get a clause-by-clause risk report with traffic-light ratings, enforceability scores, and custom playbooks. Web app, Word add-in, email-in. Free tier available, Pro at £249/month for 10 users. Self-serve signup, start in 2 minutes. SOC 2 Type 2. 100% UK/EU data residency.
Ivo
Enterprise AI contract intelligence platform with three products: Ivo Review (Word add-in with auto-redlines), Ivo Intelligence (AI contract repository), and Ivo Assistant (cross-contract Q&A). Built exclusively for Fortune 500 in-house legal teams. Customers include Uber, Canva, IBM, Atlassian, Pinterest, Reddit, and Shopify. $55M Series B. SOC 2, ISO 27001.
Are you a Fortune 500 legal team?
If yes — genuinely look at Ivo. They built their platform for exactly your world: thousands of contracts, portfolio-level intelligence, cross-contract Q&A, dedicated CSM support. They're backed by $55M in funding and trusted by Uber, IBM, and Atlassian. That's a serious product for serious enterprise needs.
If no — and that's most businesses — you're Vern's customer. You don't need a 30-day implementation, an enterprise sales cycle, or custom pricing that requires a phone call. You need to upload a contract and get a risk report. That's what Vern does.
Vern
Ivo
How they stack up
| Feature | Vern | Ivo |
|---|---|---|
| Primary function | AI contract review | Enterprise contract intelligence suite |
| Target audience | All businesses | Fortune 500 in-house legal teams |
| AI contract review | Ivo Review | |
| Auto-redlines | — | |
| Portfolio intelligence | — | Ivo Intelligence |
| Cross-contract Q&A | — | Ivo Assistant |
| Traffic-light risk ratings | — | |
| Enforceability scoring | Vern Score | — |
| Custom playbooks | ||
| CUAD benchmark accuracy | Not disclosed | 97% |
| Web app | — Word-only | |
| Word add-in | ||
| Email-in submission | Forward & forget | — |
| Google Docs support | — | — |
| Self-serve signup | — Enterprise sales only | |
| Free tier | 1 contract/month | — |
| Transparent pricing | Free + £249/month | — Not public |
| Time to first review | 2 minutes | Weeks/months (implementation) |
| UK/EU data residency | 100% guaranteed | Not disclosed |
| SOC 2 | Type 2 | |
| ISO 27001 | — | |
| GDPR / CCPA compliant | ||
| Notable customers | SMBs and mid-market | Uber, IBM, Canva, Atlassian, Pinterest, Reddit, Shopify |
Four things that separate them
Fortune 500 vs everyone else
Ivo is purpose-built for enterprise in-house legal teams at companies like Uber and IBM. If you're not in that tier, you're not their customer. Vern is built for any business that signs contracts — from a 5-person startup to a 500-person mid-market company.
Weeks to deploy vs 2 minutes
Ivo requires enterprise sales, a dedicated CSM, and an implementation project that can take weeks. Vern is self-serve: sign up, upload a contract, get your risk report. No demo required, no onboarding call, no waiting.
Enterprise pricing vs transparent pricing
Ivo doesn't publish pricing — you need to go through sales to find out what it costs. Vern publishes everything: free tier for 1 contract/month, £249/month Pro for 10 users. That's £24.90 per user. No surprises, no negotiations.
Word-only vs web + Word + email
Ivo works exclusively as a Word add-in. No web app, no Google Docs, no email submission. Vern gives you three ways in: upload via the web app, review inside Word with the add-in, or forward a contract by email and get a report back automatically.
Where Ivo wins
Portfolio intelligence at scale
Ivo Intelligence lets enterprise legal teams search and analyse thousands of contracts across their entire portfolio. If you need to answer "how many of our supplier contracts have this liability cap?" across 10,000 agreements, that's Ivo's territory. Vern reviews contracts individually — it's not a contract repository.
Cross-contract Q&A
Ivo Assistant lets legal teams ask questions across their entire contract portfolio in natural language. That's a powerful capability for in-house counsel managing hundreds of relationships. Vern's Ask Vern feature works per contract, not across your whole library.
97% CUAD benchmark accuracy
Ivo publishes a 97% accuracy score on the CUAD benchmark and claims 75% reduction in review times for enterprise clients. When you're processing contracts at Fortune 500 scale, those numbers matter. Ivo has the receipts for enterprise-grade accuracy.
Enterprise-grade certifications
Ivo holds both SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications, plus GDPR and CCPA compliance. For enterprise procurement teams that require ISO 27001 as a baseline, Ivo ticks that box. Vern holds SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance but not ISO 27001.
Which one is right for you?
Choose Vern if
- You're not a Fortune 500 company (and don't need to be)
- You want to start reviewing contracts today, not in 30 days
- You need transparent, published pricing with no sales calls
- You want a web app, Word add-in, and email-in — not Word-only
- Your team needs self-serve access without implementation support
- You want enforceability scoring alongside risk flagging
- You need 100% UK/EU data residency
Choose Ivo if
- You're a Fortune 500 or large enterprise in-house legal team
- You need portfolio-level intelligence across thousands of contracts
- You want cross-contract Q&A and auto-redlines
- You have budget for enterprise legal AI already approved
- You need ISO 27001 certification
- You want a dedicated CSM and structured onboarding
- Your workflow is entirely Word-based
The cost question
Vern
1 contract/month, forever
Pro: 25 contracts, 10 users
£24.90 per user/month
- No credit card needed for free tier
- Cancel anytime
- Pricing published on the website
Ivo
Enterprise sales process required
Custom contracts for Fortune 500 clients
No free tier, no self-serve
$55M Series B suggests premium enterprise pricing
You don't need a Fortune 500 budget
to review contracts like one.
Start free. Upload a real contract. Get your risk report in minutes — not months.