Conga CLM vs Gatekeeper
contract lifecycle management head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Per-user by role (author, reviewer, read-only) plus contract volume | Tiered subscription (Pro, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus), billed annually, unlimited users on all plans |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | — | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 | NetSuite |
| Vendor | Conga | Gatekeeper |
Our take
Where Conga CLM leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 24 of the 34 capabilities where they differ (led by contract hierarchy / parent-child linking and ai risk / deviation flagging).
- Stated SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where Gatekeeper leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 10 of the 34 capabilities where they differ (led by auto-renewal / evergreen prevention and contract-level spend / value tracking).
Where they differ
The 34 capabilities (of 56 in the contract lifecycle management taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Contract hierarchy / parent-child linkingContract Repository & Search | Core strength Agreement hierarchy (parent-child contract relationships) | Not evidenced |
| AI risk / deviation flaggingAI Contract Intelligence | Core strength Risk identification and clause deviation flagging | Not evidenced |
| Multi-stage / parallel approvalsWorkflow Automation & Approvals | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Auto-renewal / evergreen preventionPost-Signature & Obligation Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Unwanted auto-renewal detection |
| Contract-level spend / value trackingAnalytics & Reporting | Not evidenced | Core strength Contract-level spend tracking and forecasting |
| Vendor onboarding workflowsVendor & Third-Party Risk Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Automated vendor onboarding workflows |
| Financial / cyber / sanctions screeningVendor & Third-Party Risk Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Financial, cybersecurity and sanctions screening (MarketIQ) |
| Supplier scorecardsVendor & Third-Party Risk Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Balanced scorecards for supplier evaluation |
| Continuous risk monitoringVendor & Third-Party Risk Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Continuous market and risk surveillance |
| AI natural-language search / Q&AContract Repository & Search | Supported AI contract summarization and Q&A | Not evidenced |
| Metadata tagging and custom fieldsContract Repository & Search | Supported | Not evidenced |
| OCR / bulk legacy contract ingestionContract Repository & Search | Supported AI-powered data extraction from legacy/third-party contracts | Not evidenced |
| Pre-approved contract templatesDrafting & Authoring | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Self-service intake / request formsDrafting & Authoring | Supported Guided request/intake forms | Not evidenced |
| Conditional / dynamic document assemblyDrafting & Authoring | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Microsoft Word integrationDrafting & Authoring | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Browser-native contract editorDrafting & Authoring | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Bulk contract generationDrafting & Authoring | Supported | Not evidenced |
| External counterparty collaborationNegotiation & Collaboration | Supported Third-party paper risk assessment | Not evidenced |
| Task assignment and delegationNegotiation & Collaboration | Supported Automated task assignment and delegation | Not evidenced |
| Third-party / inbound paper analysisAI Contract Intelligence | Supported | Not evidenced |
| No-code workflow builderWorkflow Automation & Approvals | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Escalation and delegation rulesWorkflow Automation & Approvals | Supported Parallel approvals and escalation triggers | Not evidenced |
| Status tracking and notificationsWorkflow Automation & Approvals | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Native e-signatureE-Signature & Execution | Supported Conga Sign | Not evidenced |
| Cycle-time / velocity analyticsAnalytics & Reporting | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Scheduled / exportable reportsAnalytics & Reporting | Supported | Not evidenced |
| iPaaS connectivityPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Supported Zapier and Gatekeeper Interconnect |
| SSO and user provisioningPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Supported SCIM user provisioning on Enterprise Plus |
| Real-time collaborative editingNegotiation & Collaboration | Core strength Word, Google Docs and browser collaboration | Supported Collaborative redlining |
| AI contract summarizationAI Contract Intelligence | Core strength AI contract summarization and Q&A | Supported AI-assisted contract summaries |
| Conditional approval routingWorkflow Automation & Approvals | Core strength Multi-stage, conditional approval workflows | Supported Guard-railed approval workflows |
| Renewal and expiration alertsPost-Signature & Obligation Management | Supported | Core strength Renewal/expiry alerts plus LuminIQ renewal reminders |
| Obligation and milestone trackingPost-Signature & Obligation Management | Supported | Core strength Obligation and SLA extraction and tracking |
Both grade identically on the other 22 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Conga CLM, Gatekeeper.
Conga CLM vs Gatekeeper — FAQs
Is Conga CLM or Gatekeeper better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with NetSuite. Conga CLM additionally lists SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, Conga CLM or Gatekeeper?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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