CrossCheck 365 vs. Litera Contract Companion: Feature and Cost Comparison
This document provides a comprehensive comparison between CrossCheck 365 and Litera’s Contract Companion, focusing on their key features and cost structures to aid in informed decision-making.
Executive Summary
Both CrossCheck 365 and Litera’s Contract Companion are powerful tools designed to enhance legal document review and drafting. While they share core functionalities, their approaches to certain features, integration capabilities, and pricing models differ. This comparison aims to highlight these distinctions to help users identify the solution best suited for their specific needs.
Feature and Pricing Comparison
The table below outlines a side-by-side comparison of the key features and pricing offered by CrossCheck 365 and Litera’s Contract Companion.
| Category | CrossCheck 365 | Litera Contract Companion |
| Installation and Updates | Simple installation from within Word, automatically updated when changes are available | Choice of installation on local machines or a customer-owned server. Updates require reinstallation. See the 17-page installation guide. |
| In-Depth Outlining | ✅ Yes, contracts are outlined to the lowest level, including subclauses and enumerations, allowing navigation from the outline to text deeply buried within a section or paragraph | ❌ No |
| Defined Term Checking | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Cross-Reference Checking | ✅ Yes, to any level | ✅ Yes, but only at the paragraph level |
| Numbering and formatting review | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Comment Insertion | ✅ Yes, comments may be automatically added to the contract at the point an issue occurs | ❌ No |
| Reporting | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Expando | ✅ Yes, the Expando feature displays lengthy text passages with multiple subclauses in a hierarchical, structured outline for ease of reading | ❌ No |
| Integration | Microsoft Word 365 for Windows, Mac, and Online | Microsoft Word, web version available for Mac |
| Index of Terms Creation | ✅ Yes, an index of defined terms can easily be generated as a separate document | ❌ No |
| Free Trial | ✅ Yes, a thirty-day free trial is automatically created upon installation | ❌ No |
| Cost | $19.95 per user per month, cancellable on-line at any time, or by purchase of DayPasses ($5 for a one-day license) | Call to speak to a salesperson and request a Quote |
| Support & Training | Standard customer support, online resources | Dedicated account management, comprehensive training programs |
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Open Microsoft Word, click the Home tab, click Add-Ins, and enter CrossCheck 365 in the search box. Click Add and CrossCheck 365 will be installed.
