ContractGuards
Risk report in ~60 seconds · no signup to start

Know what you're signing before you sign it.

Paste any contract and get a clause-by-clause risk report in 60 seconds. Every auto-renewal, indemnity trap, and one-sided term flagged in plain English — for $19, not $600.

Free preview of every report · Full report $19 · No account required

Catch the buried traps

Auto-renewals, unlimited indemnity, IP grabs, lopsided termination, kill fees, late-payment penalties. The clauses that cost freelancers thousands are exactly the ones written to be skimmed past. We surface every one.

60 seconds, not 6 days

Stop choosing between signing blind and stalling the deal for a week waiting on counsel. Paste, scan, and walk into the conversation knowing where you stand — while the client is still keen.

$19 a contract, not $600

A lawyer charges $300-800 to read a routine MSA. At 2-5 contracts a month, that math never works. ContractGuards makes reviewing every contract a no-brainer instead of a budget decision.

Plain English, with a risk rating

Each flagged clause gets a severity (Good to know / Worth a look / High attention) and one sentence on why it matters and what it does to you. No legalese, no homework. You'll know what to push back on in the first read.

How it works

1

Paste your contract

Drop in the full text or upload the file — MSA, SOW, NDA, vendor agreement, client retainer. No account setup, no sales call.

2

We scan it clause by clause

In about 60 seconds, ContractGuards reads every term, flags the risky ones, and rates each by severity so you see the dangerous stuff first.

3

Get your risk report

A clean, prioritized list: what each clause means, why it could hurt you, and where you have leverage to negotiate. Plus a clear note on anything that genuinely needs a lawyer.

Simple pricing

Cheaper than 10 minutes of a lawyer’s time.

Single review

$19 / contract

One full clause-by-clause risk report. No account needed.

  • Every flagged clause, ranked by severity
  • Plain-English “why it matters to you”
  • Concrete negotiation asks
  • Printable / PDF export
Scan a contract

Pro

Coming soon

$39 / month

For freelancers and agencies signing contracts every week.

  • 10 contract reviews / month
  • Saved report history
  • Your personal clause library
  • Compare against your standard terms
Start with a single review

We tell you when to call a real lawyer

ContractGuards is a risk-spotting tool, not a law firm — and we think that's a feature. A lawyer's job is to advise you; ours is to make sure you never sign blind and never overpay to review a routine agreement. Every report tells you plainly when a clause is standard, when it's worth negotiating, and when it's serious enough that you should actually call a lawyer before signing. We'd rather flag one clause too many and send you to counsel on the deal that warrants it than let a buried term cost you. Use ContractGuards to know exactly where you stand — and exactly when expert help is worth the money.

Frequently asked

Is this legal advice?+

No — and that's deliberate. ContractGuards is a fast risk-spotting tool, not your attorney. It tells you which clauses are unusual or one-sided so you can negotiate or escalate with your eyes open. When a clause is serious enough to warrant a lawyer, we say so explicitly in the report.

What kinds of contracts can I scan?+

The ones freelancers, consultants, and small agencies sign every month: master service agreements, statements of work, NDAs, client retainers, and vendor and SaaS agreements. If it's a business contract in English, paste it in.

How accurate is it?+

ContractGuards is built to catch the common traps that bite independent operators — auto-renewals, broad indemnity, IP assignment, unfavorable termination and payment terms. It's tuned to over-flag rather than miss, so you review a few extra clauses rather than sign past a costly one. It's a first pass, not the final word on a high-stakes deal.

Is my contract kept private?+

Yes. Your document is used only to generate your report. We don't sell it, train public models on it, or share it. You can delete it after your scan.

What do I actually get for $19?+

One full clause-by-clause risk report on one contract: every flagged term, a severity rating, a plain-English explanation of the risk, suggested points to negotiate, and a clear flag on anything that needs a lawyer. No subscription required.

Does this replace my lawyer?+

No. It replaces signing blind. For routine contracts it's often all you need; for the high-value or unusual ones, it tells you precisely what to bring to counsel — so you spend their expensive hour on the two clauses that matter instead of the whole document.

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