Genie saves me time, gives me confidence in handling legal matters, and produces clear, customizable agreements. It's extremely easy to export for signing with a tool like Docusign, and I’ve already recommended it to others!

Genie AI is a secure intelligent platform that streamlines contract drafting, reviewing, and editing with cutting-edge, AI-powered tools.
✅ Founded by Alex Shevchenko, Max Lytvyn, and Dmytro Lider. Initially focused on grammar checking for students and academics, evolved into comprehensive writing assistant with AI capabilities for individuals and enterprises.
✅ Created by Microsoft as part of its Office suite, Word has evolved from basic word processor to cloud-connected collaborative editor with AI capabilities, maintaining position as the standard document editor across industries
✅ Lawyer-supported AI and ML at the core of the platform
✅ Advanced AI and ML for language processing; GPT-powered writing capabilities through GrammarlyGO
❓ Microsoft Copilot provides general AI assistance for writing and editing, but lacks specialized legal AI capabilities tailored for contract drafting and analysis
✅ Industry-leading AI-assisted contract drafting capabilities (all expected provisions and sections over 20 pages)
❌ No specialized contract drafting capabilities or legal templates
❓ Basic text editor with templates, but no specialized contract drafting features beyond what Copilot offers for general text generation
✅ Powerful AI-driven contract analysis, red/amber/green flag reviews every clause
❌ No contract-specific review capabilities or legal risk identification
❓ Basic spelling and grammar checks with Editor, but no specialized legal review capabilities without add-ins
✅ AI-powered document assembly
❌ No document assembly features for legal documents
❓ Basic template functionality but no specialized legal document assembly features
✅ Market-leading AI-powered document editing: Ask Genie to edit your styling, reformat a table, or suggestion new clause text. As tracked changes, and private per party. Genie assists with and automates entire workflows, it doesn't just produce text responses.
✅ Strong AI-powered editing for general text and writing style, but not specialized for legal documents
❓ Copilot offers general AI editing assistance but lacks legal-specific capabilities for contract language, terms, and clauses
❓ Top-level AI Legal Research available as AI chat within the legal document, some prompting required (request this feature)
❌ No legal research capabilities or integration
❌ No built-in legal research capabilities
✅ Negotiation tools for multi-party clause-by-clause agreements
❌ No negotiation support tools or collaboration features designed for legal negotiations
❌ Basic track changes and comments, but no specialized negotiation tools for contract collaboration
❓No advanced data extraction or OCR capabilities (request this feature)
❌ No data extraction or OCR capabilities
❓ Basic OCR capabilities through Microsoft 365 ecosystem but lacks specialized legal data extraction features
✅ Built-in real-time collaboration features just like Office365 or Google Docs (No need to download your red-lined version, and make it editable, then send it on - it's all doable within Genie)
✅ Commenting and feedback features in Business plans, but lacks real-time collaboration like Google Docs
✅ Robust real-time collaboration in Microsoft 365 versions with commenting, tracked changes, and co-authoring
✅ Agentic workflow
❓ Basic workflow for editing and review, but not designed for complex approval processes
❓ Basic review tools but requires integration with other Microsoft products (SharePoint, Teams) for comprehensive workflow management
✅ Manage your projects and organise your own template and clause library
❌ No contract management features
❌ No native contract management capabilities
✅ Company and user level reporting and analytics (on request)
✅ Comprehensive analytics on writing performance, engagement, and improvement for teams
❓ Basic document statistics but no legal-specific analytics
✅ Coming soon - A library of your private clauses usable only by your legal team
❌ No clause library functionality
❓ Can be implemented with add-ins or custom solutions, but not native functionality
✅ Community template library available to create modular contracts
❌ No template library
❓ Microsoft template gallery contains some basic legal templates, but not an extensive community-driven library
✅ Bring your own library of private templates usable only by your legal team, within Genie
❌ No template library functionality
✅ Supports creation and storage of custom templates
✅ Cloud-based (SaaS)
✅ Cloud-based solution
✅Available as both cloud-based (Microsoft 365) and on-premises (Microsoft Office) deployments
✅ Seamless integration with Microsoft Word, full styling, tables, formatting compatibility
✅ Seamless integration with Microsoft Word through add-in
✅ Native .docx format creator and gold standard for document compatibility
❓Coming soon (request this feature)
✅ Integrates with Google Docs, Microsoft 365, and works in any browser
✅ Native integration with OneDrive and SharePoint; third-party connectors available for Google Drive and Dropbox
❓ Not integrated with legal and business tools beyond full .docx and PDF compatibility. If you can use a word doc with it, you can use Genie with it.
✅ Integrates with major productivity tools like Slack, Microsoft 365, Google Docs, and browser extensions
✅ Extensive integration with Microsoft 365 ecosystem and thousands of third-party applications
✅ Full numbering support + AI auto-styling and formatting (coming soon)
❌ No legal-specific styling or formatting capabilities
✅ Advanced styling, formatting, numbering, cross-references, and table of contents generation
✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place
✅ Enterprise-grade security with encryption
✅ Enterprise-grade security with encryption for Microsoft 365 subscribers
✅ Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2
✅ SOC 2 (Type 2), SOC 3, GDPR, CCPA, and FERPA compliant
✅ ISO 27001, SOC 1 and SOC 2, HIPAA, and numerous other certifications as part of Microsoft 365
✅ We don't train our models on your data or share any confidential information with our 3rd party LLMs
✅ Clear data privacy policies with options to delete data
✅ Regional data centers and compliance with local data sovereignty requirements
❓Multiple authentication options (coming soon) (request this feature)
✅ SSO options for enterprise, 2FA available
✅ Multiple authentication options including MFA, passwordless, and SSO
✅ Granular access control features
✅ Role-based access controls for Business plans
✅ Granular permissions at document level with Information Rights Management for enterprise users
✅ Compliant with GDPR standards
✅ GDPR, CCPA, FERPA compliant
✅ Compliant with GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA and other major regulations
✅ Multiple support channels available
✅ Email support for all users; priority email and chat support for premium and business users
✅ Multiple support channels available (community forums, chat, phone, email)
✅ For our custom plans, get setup within 3 days with a guided onboarding plan
✅ Streamlined onboarding for Business customers with dedicated customer success manager
❓ Familiar to most users, but complex features require training; Microsoft 365 enterprise implementations can take weeks
✅ 1-2 weeks from agreement to full implementation
Pilot: ✅ Free trials and proof of concept available for enterprise customersImplementation Timeline: ✅ Days rather than weeks for full team implementation
Pilot: ❓ Enterprise customers can pilot Microsoft 365 with structured process; smaller organizations self-serveImplementation Timeline: ❓ Individual/small team setup is immediate; enterprise implementations typically take 2-6 weeks
✅ A range of subscription plans to suit different needs. Pricing tiers based on use for optimum ROI.
✅ Free plan available. Premium: $12/month, Business: $15/user/month, Enterprise: Custom pricing
❓ Microsoft 365 Business Basic: $6/user/month; Microsoft 365 Business Standard: $12.50/user/month; Microsoft 365 Business Premium: $22/user/month; Copilot for Microsoft 365: additional $30/user/month
Self-serve: ✅ Immediate value with free browser extension installationSales: ✅ Business implementation typically takes days, not weeks
Self-serve: ✅ Immediate access with Microsoft account; familiar interface for most usersSales: ❓ For enterprise deployments, typically 2-4 weeks from purchase to implementation
✅ Generally positive reviews, specific issues may vary
❓ Sometimes makes incorrect suggestions, occasional privacy concerns, premium features can be expensive for individual users
❓ Formatting inconsistencies, complex interface for advanced features, high cost of Copilot add-on
✅ Average 60% time savings on contract drafting; 50% reduction in review cycles; ROI typically 3x cost
✅ Average 20% improvement in productivity; 75% of users produce higher quality content
❓ General productivity metrics but limited legal-specific metrics on contract drafting efficiency
Can’t find the right template? Create the bespoke agreement in minutes by conversing with our AI and tailoring to your needs
Ask Genie to edit your document in the same way you’d ask a paralegal. Genie makes track changes, and explains its thinking just like a junior lawyer would.
Can’t find the right template? Create the bespoke agreement in minutes by conversing with our AI and tailoring to your needs