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ClauseShield
What it is
ClauseShield is a web-based contract analysis service for freelancers and independent contractors. It identifies clauses and returns risk scores, plain-English explanations, and suggested redlines. The maker says it detects eight clause types, including payment, termination, intellectual property ownership, liability, NDA, non-compete, and kill-fee clauses, and checks more than 70 risk patterns. Its Legal-BERT model was trained on more than 40,000 legal clauses; the maker reports an F1 score of 0.9574. Uploads may be PDF, DOCX, DOC, TXT, PNG, JPG, or JPEG, with OCR for scanned PDFs and images. The homepage sets a limit of 100 MB and 20 pages per upload. Results can be exported as a redlined DOCX, PDF risk report, plain-text summary, or searchable six-sheet Excel workbook. The free plan allows 3 contracts per month. Pro costs $15 a month for 15 contracts, while Premium costs $29 a month for unlimited contracts. The maker describes results as informational and educational, not legal advice.
For and against
For
- Checks more than 70 risk patterns.
- OCR processes scanned PDFs and images.
- Exports redlines, reports, summaries, and Excel workbooks.
- Free plan includes 3 contracts monthly.
Against
- Uploads are limited to 100 MB and 20 pages.
- Free plan is limited to 3 contracts monthly.
- Output is not tailored legal advice.
The verdict
ClauseShield offers clause detection, risk explanations, and redline suggestions in a web service. Its stated limits and informational-only legal scope are important considerations before relying on an analysis.
Who it suits
ClauseShield is aimed at freelancers and other independent professionals who want contract risks explained in plain language. It is not a substitute for legal counsel.
Plans and prices
Free
3 contracts/month · full clause detection · risk scoring and explanations · redline suggestions
Read 15 Oct 2026 · clauseshield.app
Contractor's Bundle
ClauseShield Pro · LienShield mechanic's-lien filings · Solo/Crew/Company tiers · 20% annual-billing discount
Read 15 Oct 2026 · clauseshield.app
Pro
15 contracts/month · full clause detection · risk scoring and explanations · redline suggestions
Read 15 Oct 2026 · clauseshield.app
Premium
Unlimited contracts · full clause detection · risk scoring and explanations · redline suggestions
Read 15 Oct 2026 · clauseshield.app
On the record
- Alternative wording
- The analysis supplies replacement language intended to help users negotiate risky provisions.clauseshield.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The product is designed for freelancers and independent professionals rather than corporate legal departments.clauseshield.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Audience and origin
- The maker describes ClauseShield as built for independent professionals and says it was created by a husband-and-wife team in Tennessee.clauseshield.app · read 30 Sep 2026
- Clause categories
- It detects eight clause types, including payment, termination, IP ownership, liability, NDA, non-compete, and kill-fee clauses.clauseshield.app · read 30 Sep 2026
- Clause detection
- It identifies payment, termination, intellectual-property, liability, NDA, non-compete, kill-fee and other clause categories.clauseshield.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company founded
- LinkedIn lists the company founding year as 2026.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists the headquarters as Elmwood, Tennessee, United States.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Obsidian Clad Labs as a privately held software-development company with 2–10 employees.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Contract training use
- Uploaded contracts are not used to train the AI models unless the user explicitly consents.clauseshield.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data encryption
- The privacy policy says data in transit uses HTTPS, passwords use bcrypt, database connections are encrypted and files are isolated by account.clauseshield.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data location
- The privacy policy says servers are in the United States and uses European Commission standard contractual clauses for EEA transfers.clauseshield.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Developer access
- The terms prohibit reverse engineering, decompiling or extracting the AI models, training data, algorithms or proprietary technology.clauseshield.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Results can be exported as redlined DOCX, PDF risk reports, plain text and a six-sheet searchable Excel workbook.clauseshield.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent technical article
- A DEV Community article describes a three-step flow: upload or paste text, classify clauses with Legal-BERT and export explanations and redlines.dev.to · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent technical detail
- The DEV article lists eight categories as payment, termination, IP ownership, liability, NDA/confidentiality, non-compete, kill fee and other.dev.to · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent technical detail: liability
- A second DEV article says ClauseShield flags uncapped liability, broad indemnification, missing damage exclusions and one-sided risk allocation.dev.to · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent technical detail: rules
- The DEV article says rule-based checks cover issues such as uncapped liability, perpetual NDAs, missing payment timelines and one-sided termination rights.dev.to · read 15 Oct 2026
- Legal disclaimer
- The terms say outputs are informational estimates, do not create an attorney-client relationship and may contain errors or omissions.clauseshield.app · read 15 Oct 2026
