Zuva

Zuva offers contract AI tools for sell-side M&A diligence, bidder question management, document analysis, and contract extraction. In its diligence reviews, lawyers use AI to examine contracts for execution status and deal-relevant provisions, then prepare findings and disclosure-schedule-ready outputs. Bidder Question Management imports lists from Excel or Word, identifies similar questions, brings forward prior answers, and supports team coordination. Analyze classifies uploaded documents, runs built-in or custom extraction workflows, and displays results in its review interface or exports them to Excel or Word. The REST API extracts contract provisions, classifies more than 225 document types, detects predominant language, and supports custom field training. It can run as an Azure-hosted service with a US or EU region choice, or be self-hosted on Azure or AWS. Zuva also provides a Power Automate connector and says its API can integrate with any platform. Analyze can be tried on five documents without a credit card; the API free tier has daily request limits. API and Analyze pay-as-you-go plans each have a $5,000 minimum commitment. Zuva lists web as a supported platform.

Zuva covers contract review, bidder questions, document analysis, and extraction through hosted or self-hosted options. Its free access has limits, and both listed pay-as-you-go plans carry a $5,000 minimum commitment.

Zuva says its products are for companies selling a business, advisors on a sale, and teams building products that need contract AI. Its tools may also suit teams that need document analysis or contract extraction through an API.

Zuva is a contract-analysis suite spanning sell-side M&A review, bidder questions, document extraction, and an API for adding contract AI to other products. It is best suited to deal teams and organizations with repeatable document-analysis needs; its strongest practical caveat is a $5,000 minimum commitment on either pay-as-you-go plan.

Overview

Zuva brings together a lawyer-delivered diligence service and software for classifying and extracting information from documents. That range can support both a transaction and ongoing contract workflows, but the products address different needs and are priced separately. A team seeking only a small, occasional analysis job may find the minimum commitments hard to justify.

The company says the team behind Zuva founded Kira Systems in 2011, sold it to Litera in 2021, then retained underlying AI technology and part of the team to form Zuva. Zuva states that it is SOC 2 Type II certified and that all employees are background-checked.

Key features

Diligence and bidder questions

For sell-side M&A, Zuva’s lawyers review contracts for execution status and deal-relevant provisions, then prepare findings and outputs suited to disclosure schedules. Most deals take one to two weeks; rush delivery costs extra, and scope may change for disclosure schedules. This is the clearest choice for sellers and advisers who want a supported review rather than a software workflow, though the deal-specific fee can be substantial.

Bidder Question Management imports question lists from Excel and Word, identifies similar questions, brings forward prior answers, and supports team coordination. Reusing answers can reduce duplicated effort during a sale process, particularly when questions overlap; it is a focused transaction tool rather than a general-purpose document-analysis feature.

Analyze and extraction API

Analyze classifies uploaded documents and runs built-in or custom extraction workflows. Teams can review results in its interface or export them to Excel or Word. Its combination of custom workflows and familiar export formats makes it useful for structured review, while the five-document free access is better treated as an initial evaluation than an ongoing workload.

The REST API extracts contract provisions, classifies more than 225 document types, detects predominant language, and supports custom field training. A Power Automate connector is available, and Zuva says the API can integrate with any platform. The API is a better fit than Analyze for teams embedding extraction into their own systems; it brings field-based charges and a sizeable minimum commitment.

API customers can choose a cloud-hosted Azure service in the US or EU, or self-host on Azure or AWS. API retention can be configured, including deletion immediately after processing. Analyze documents are stored securely and can be deleted at the customer’s choice. These options matter for teams with specific hosting or retention requirements, though the buyer must decide which product and deployment model fits.

Pricing

Zuva uses a freemium model. Its free access offers a practical way to assess the products, but the paid self-serve plans require substantial commitments.

The API Free tier is the lowest-risk starting point for developers, with firm daily request and field caps. Analyze can be tried on five documents without a credit card, but the Analyze pay-as-you-go rate is not a small-scale alternative: the $5,000 minimum commitment changes the economics for low-volume teams. The API plan has the same minimum, in addition to per-document and per-field/page charges. Enterprise plans are more suitable for large-scale or ongoing use, with volume pricing and support; API Enterprise also offers SLA options.

Diligence Reviews suits sellers and advisers buying a defined review service rather than software access. Most deals take one to two weeks, with rush delivery available for an additional cost. The fee is deal-specific, and large or complex scopes can reach $125K+.

Platforms

Zuva supports web, API, and self-hosted use. The API can run as a cloud-hosted Azure service in a US or EU region, or be self-hosted on Azure or AWS. This deployment choice is useful for teams with integration or hosting needs; it is less relevant to buyers who want only a simple standalone review tool.

Who it's for

Zuva is aimed at companies selling a business, advisers working on a sale, and teams building products that need contract AI. Its lawyer-led diligence is the strongest fit for a sell-side process; Analyze fits teams handling document review and extraction; the API fits developers who need configurable extraction in another platform. A small organization with occasional document needs should weigh the free caps against the $5,000 paid-plan minimum before committing.

Pros and cons

• Pros: One product family covers lawyer-delivered sell-side diligence, bidder-question coordination, document analysis, and embedded API extraction, so teams can choose a workflow suited to the job.
• Pros: The API supports 225+ document classifications, custom fields, and cloud or self-hosted deployment, offering useful flexibility for product teams.
• Pros: Free access includes a daily API tier and a five-document Analyze evaluation without a credit card.
• Cons: Both pay-as-you-go plans require a $5,000 minimum commitment, a significant barrier for low-volume buyers despite per-document pricing.
• Cons: The free API tier is capped at 25 requests of each listed type per day and 10 fields per extraction request, limiting sustained evaluation.
• Cons: Diligence Reviews can cost $125K+ for large or complex scopes, and rush delivery adds cost.

Alternatives

For a broader category comparison, see AI Contract Review Software and Legal AI Software.

• Genie AI is a freemium alternative with a free plan for one user, free AI tokens, and 500+ templates, making it worth considering when templates and individual access matter more than Zuva’s deal review or extraction focus.
• Legartis has a free plan with one seat, two NDA reviews per month, and German, English, and French support; it is a reasonable alternative for a small team focused on limited NDA review.
• Definely offers trial access and enterprise plans or customized pilots, a route to consider when a pilot or enterprise purchase is the priority.
• Maigon is another paid option.
• Robin AI is a paid alternative that also offers a free plan and free trial.
• DocJuris prices its platform annually according to contract volume and enabled apps, with unlimited users and 25+ standard apps, agents, and enterprise integrations included; consider it when an annual platform fee better matches the buying model.
• eBrevia offers custom quotes and a personalized demo.
• Kira is another paid option available on web and self-hosted platforms.

Verdict

Zuva is a strong fit for sell-side deal teams that want lawyer-prepared diligence or for product teams that need configurable contract extraction with hosting choices. Its breadth and deployment flexibility are compelling when those jobs are central, but the $5,000 minimum on both self-serve paid plans makes it a poor fit for modest or occasional use. Start with the free API tier or five-document Analyze access to judge fit; look elsewhere if the expected workload cannot support the commitment.