Zycus Alternatives

Why choose Aavenir vs Zycus Contract Management?
Aavenir Contractflow is the Zycus contract management alternative for enterprises that want to go beyond contract repository to orchestrate contract lifecycle management workflows with powerful generative AI capabilities for all departments with an easy-to-use interface.

What is Aavenir Contractflow?

Aavenir Contractflow is a Generative AI-powered contract lifecycle management solution that enables enterprises that allows enterprises to create, review, negotiate, approve, e-sign, store, and track contracts in a centralized repository or from Microsoft Word add-in.

Built on ServiceNow platform, Aavenir Contractflow offers most flexible contract workflow and connected contract management experience across business teams, vendors, and customers with an ability to request, create, manage, monitor, and access contracts from their core business systems built on ServiceNow, Salesforce, Workday, SAP and more through quick low-code/no-code integrations.

What is Zycus iContract?

Zycus iContract is an automated contract management software that optimizes the contract journey from contract requests to renewals and everything in between.

Zycus iContract’s contracting platform enables frictionless collaboration across teams, helps maximize contract utilization and prepares you for unprecedented risks.

Aavenir Contractflow vs Zycus CLM at a glance

To help you discover which CLM could work best for you, we looked at how both solutions perform across the following capabilities:
CLM Solution CapabilitiesAavenirZycus iContract
Contract Digitization
Import Contract from Repository
Import Contract from Email
Automated Metadata Extraction
Contract Drafting and Review
Contract Requests
supported with additional iRequest module
Wizard-based Authoring
with Live-Preview
Contract Templates
Clause Library
MS Word Plugin
Version Control
Approval Workflows
Mass Contract creation
eSignature DocuSign, Adobe Sign, or any other DocuSign, Adobe Sign, Certinal
Contract Repository
Centralized Storage ServiceNow Customer Cloud Zycus Cloud Platform
Role-based Accessibility
Metadata Search
AI-powered Smart Search Semantic and Proximity keyword search
Alerts & Reminders
Reports and Dashboards
Artificial Intelligence
Find Missing Clauses
Clause Deviation Identification
Clause Suggestions
Risk Scoring Contract and Clause Level Contract Level
AI Assistance
Obligation Compliance
Automated Obligation Extraction
Obligation fulfillment Workflow

Difference between Zycus and Aavenir CLM Administration

Learn why enterprise choose Aavenir to manage end-to-end contract lifecycle management solution
CLM Solution AdministrationAavenirZycus iContract
Platform ServiceNow Custom
Integrations (ERP, CRM, sourcing and Procurement solutions, E-Signature, Productivity & Collaboration Tools)
(Low/No Code Integration)
Custom Integration Development
SOC 1 & SOC 2 Security and Uptime
Implementation Time 3-6 weeks 6-8 weeks
Custom Implementation
24X7 Customer support
Maintenance Same as ServiceNow Custom Admin Panel
Upgrade & Maintenance Quarterly Upgrades Feature based updates

Disclaimer: The above information was gathered from multiple sources over time and may or may not be factually accurate today. We encourage you to perform your own research and visit the websites of Aavenir and Zycus for the latest updates on features and implementation capabilities. For additional information, feel free to contact us.

Frequently asked questions

What are the similarities between Aavenir Contractflow vs Zycus iContract?

Both Aavenir and Zycus are Source-to-Pay solution providers.

Aavenir Contractflow and Zycus iContract offers core CLM solution functionalities such as contract creation, template library, review and negotiation workflows, e-signature, contract repository, contract analytics, and business tools integration.

What's the major difference between Aavenir Contractflow vs Zycus iContract?

The primary difference is the way their features are built to cater to specific user-cases. Zycus is primarily an e-Sourcing tool which offers contract management solutions. Aavenir is primarily an AI-first contract lifecycle management solution which has extended its functionality for RFx management.

In the case of Zycus, business teams can request contracts either as a user of Zycus or via email. Aavenir allows contract request, creation, management, and monitoring from all business applications on ServiceNow based on user permissions. Aavenir offers a connected contract lifecycle management solution, enhancing collaboration across enterprise departments.

For companies already using ServiceNow, Aavenir helps centralized contract data on unified enterprise cloud platform – ServiceNow.

Is Zycus and ServiceNow integration possible?

Aavenir is highly customizable. Because it is built on ServiceNow, organizations can easily configure the solution to match their unique workflows, and specific requirements for different types of contracts.

Zycus iContract does not offer native out-of-box integration with ServiceNow. It is primarily offering integrations for its own e-sourcing tools. Organizations need to implement custom APIs and connectors to connect Zycus with ServiceNow to request contracts and receive insights into ServiceNow.

Which tool offers better e-signature experience?

Both, Aavenir Contractflow and Zycus iContract leverages DocuSign or Adobe Sign eSignatures for secured e-signature on agreements. Aavenir Contractflow provides a flexibility to integrate with any e-Signature solution.

Which tool offers better e-signature experience?

While eSignature has changed the way that many organizations execute a contract, the lifecycle before and after signature is often managed through manual processes, spreadsheets, and emails—slowing the pace of doing business, increasing risk, and frustrating customers and employees.

DocuSign was introduced primarily as an e-signature tool that has extended their e-signature solutions as CLM to remove friction from entire agreement lifecycle—not just the native electronic signature part of the contract process.

From the start, Aavenir Contractflow has been built as AI-powered CLM software that provides native integration e-signature tools such as DocuSign and Adobe Sign for secured and responsive -e-signature of agreements within Aavenir CLM Solution. Aavenir sends reminders for pending signatures and provides a real-time update on signature status

In all, both DocuSign CLM and Aavenir offer the same e-signature experience.

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  • The Aavenir team has taken the time to understand Lumeris’s particular needs, and has put in exceptional effort to ensure that, as implemented, Aavenir Contractflow generates efficiencies in our complex workflow.
    Peter Rasche
    Associate General Counsel, Lumeris
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  • Since implementing Aavenir Contractflow in 2021, we've seen a remarkable 66 percent acceleration in the legal review process at Express Pros. The user-friendly interface of Aavenir has made it easy for our team to adapt, requiring minimal training. What used to take days for legal reviews now only takes hours, greatly benefiting our franchisees. I wholeheartedly recommend the Aavenir team for their responsiveness and unwavering support—they always prioritize our needs!
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    V.P. of Legal & Asst. General Counsel
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  • SoU had a custom-built purchase application on ServiceNow. However, we knew that building an AI-enabled invoice processing solution on ServiceNow and integrating it into our purchasing system was definitely going to be a time-consuming project, which would need skilled ServiceNow resources. Thanks, we chose Aavenir Invoiceflow.
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  • A few of the features that drew our interest to Aavenir were their understanding of the procure-to-pay processes, the machine learning capabilities of the platform, and the ease of making adjustments to meet our needs. Working with the Aavenir implementation team is one of the best experiences we had with this process.
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Kill the paperwork. Never miss a contract expiry. Fix your contracts.

Draft simple contracts in 5 minute with pre-built templates, and redline and negotiate contracts seamlessly with our MS word plug-in. Get digital signature and improve your tournaround time.
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