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Common Paper vs Draft Legal

Both stand on contract management software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Common Paper

Free plan APIWeb

Common Paper covers contract creation through signature and tracking, with structured data and billing workflows alongside its templates. The free plan has a monthly sending limit, and integration availability varies by plan; Gerri is a distinct product.

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Draft Legal

Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

Draft Legal covers several contract workflows and offers self-hosting under AGPL-3.0. Note that some agents are not yet live and the hosted demo is intended only for evaluation.

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The facts

	Common Paper	Draft Legal
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Web	API, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	Startup: $50 per user a month	Free or on request
Plans published	6	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	commonpaper.com	draft-legal.com
On contract management software	#11 of 103	#7 of 103

Common Paper: what it does well

Free plan allows two sent agreements per month
Standard agreements are maintained by lawyers
Built-in e-signature and agreement status tracking
API and MCP access to structured contract data

What to know first

Free plan is limited to two sent agreements monthly
Salesforce integration requires Growth or Enterprise
HubSpot integration is limited to Growth and Enterprise
Gerri review charges count each uploaded file

Draft Legal: what it does well

AGPL-3.0 license permits forking and self-hosting
Review field values cite contract text
Draft and Redline agents support contract work
Model providers can be selected per agent
AI plans have human approval gates

What to know first

Four agents are listed as coming soon
Demo is not for production data
Self-host setup requires Docker and Node 22

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