Contract lifecycle management and e-signature · November 2026 Edition
Concord vs LinkSquares
One of fourteen models named Concord first on the direct prompt; three named LinkSquares. Concord was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and LinkSquares by thirteen and Concord carries 31 labels and LinkSquares 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Austin, founded 2014. Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share16%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels3122A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Concord reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Ironclad was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. PandaDoc vs Concord · PandaDoc vs LinkSquares · Ironclad vs Concord
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the contract lifecycle management and e-signature page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ConcordFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLinkSquares
Direct13
Paraphrase20
Comparative00
Budget-constrained50
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Concord · 2 against LinkSquares
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Concord and LinkSquares stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Concord LinkSquares first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Concord on the left and LinkSquares on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Concord and LinkSquares stood in it.
Concord first, LinkSquares an alternative
1 of 14 modelsLinkSquares was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5Concord alternatives: Agiloft Contract Management Suite, LinkSquares
LinkSquares first, Concord an alternative
3 of 14 modelsConcord was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5LinkSquares alternatives: Concord, ContractSafe, DocuSign CLM
DeepSeek V4 FlashIronclad, LinkSquares alternatives: Agiloft Contract Management Suite, ContractWorks, DocuSign CLM
GLM 4.7 FlashXLinkSquares, PandaDoc alternatives: Agiloft Contract Management Suite, Juro
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniIronclad alternatives: Conga CLM, DocuSign CLM, Juro, LinkSquares, Salesforce Revenue Cloud, SpotDraft
Grok 4.20Ironclad alternatives: CobbleStone Software, Conga CLM, ContractSafe, DocuSign, LinkSquares
Kimi K2Ironclad alternatives: Agiloft Contract Management Suite, Concord, Conga CLM, LinkSquares
Muse Glimmer 30BIronclad, LinkSquares CLM alternatives: Agiloft Contract Management Suite, Bind, Concord, Gatekeeper, Juro, Oneflow, PandaDoc, SpotDraft
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashIronclad alternatives: Conga CLM, Juro, Malbek, SpotDraft
Perplexity SonarJuro alternatives: ContractSafe, Ironclad, Oneflow, PandaDoc
Mistral SmallIronclad alternatives: Agiloft Contract Management Suite, Juro, PandaDoc, SpotDraft
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashDocuSign CLM alternatives: Cloudfusion, Ironclad, Pactum.io
GPT-6 LunaSpotDraft alternatives: Ironclad, Juro
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Concord leads by eighteen points.
Concord18%#2 of 16LinkSquares0%#– of 16Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What the models said about Concord
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Be cautious with Ironclad, DocuSign CLM, Concord, Conga, PandaDoc, and Agiloft” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, I'd suggest starting with either: Concord if you prioritize ease-of-use and quick deployment” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“If you need a robust, all-in-one solution with strong contract management, Concord or Oneflow are top choices.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Concord as the best overall choice for a mid-sized B2B company” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about LinkSquares
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“avoid "heavy enterprise" platforms (like Icertis or LinkSquares)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Implementation is billed at 100% of first-year license fees, effectively doubling year-one cost.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, LinkSquares or PandaDoc will likely provide the best balance of features, value, and ease of implementation.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“A fast-deploying, scalable CLM platform designed to unify cross-functional teams ... without complex setup” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“If you had to pick one, I'd recommend Ironclad or LinkSquares as your starting shortlist” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.