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What Happened to Clausely? How to Choose a Contract Review Alternative (2026)
By FixMyContractLast updated Jul 4, 20267 min read
Clausely, the consumer AI contract review tool, no longer operates under that name: as of July 2026, clausely.app permanently redirects to Inkvex (inkvex.app), a product refocused on business-acquisition diligence — franchise disclosure documents, commercial leases, and deal review — with different plans and pricing. If you used Clausely for everyday contracts (a lease, a job offer, a freelance agreement, an NDA), you're effectively looking for a new tool. This guide covers what verifiably changed and how to evaluate an alternative.
How we know, and what we don't. Everything above is publicly checkable: visit clausely.app and you land on inkvex.app (a permanent redirect), and Inkvex's terms of service page shows an update date of March 25, 2026. We found no public announcement explaining the change, so this guide sticks to observable facts and doesn't guess at reasons. Product details were checked on July 4, 2026 — pricing and features change, so verify anything important on the vendor's own site. Also, full disclosure: this guide is published by FixMyContract, which offers a contract review tool of its own. We've kept the evaluation criteria vendor-neutral so it's useful whichever tool you pick.
What happened to Clausely?
The short, factual version:
- The domain moved. clausely.app returns a permanent redirect (HTTP 308) to inkvex.app — including old blog and comparison pages, which now live under the Inkvex domain.
- The product refocused. Inkvex describes itself as a diligence tool for business buyers: franchise disclosure document (FDD) scans, commercial lease review, and acquisition deal packs, sold as one-time purchases and a monthly subscription. That's a different job than Clausely's original everyday-contract focus, at a different price point.
- No public announcement that we could find. As of early July 2026, we found no rebrand or shutdown post on the company's site, or on the usual launch platforms. We're not claiming one doesn't exist — only that we couldn't find one.
Is Inkvex a replacement for Clausely?
It depends entirely on what you used Clausely for.
- If you're buying a business or franchise, or signing a commercial lease, Inkvex now targets exactly that kind of high-stakes review, and may be worth evaluating on its own merits.
- If you wanted a quick, affordable read of everyday contracts — leases, job offers, client agreements, NDAs — that's no longer the job Inkvex advertises. You'll want a tool still built for that use case.
The rest of this guide is for the second group.
What should you look for in a contract review alternative?
Whatever tool you evaluate — including ours — these six questions separate the useful from the disappointing:
| What to check | Why it matters | What a good answer looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One-time, subscription, and credit models suit different habits | Clear prices and quotas on a public page — no "contact us" for a personal tool |
| Data handling | You're uploading a private legal document | A plain-language privacy policy: how long documents are kept, whether they train AI models |
| Output structure | A wall of text is hard to act on | Clause-by-clause findings with quotes, a risk summary, and concrete suggested asks |
| Which side it takes | The same clause reads differently for each party | The tool knows (or asks) which party you are and analyzes from your side |
| Follow-up access | Questions come up after the first read | Saved history and a way to ask follow-up questions about your document |
| Honest scope | Overpromising is a red flag in this category | Clear "informational, not legal advice" framing — no lawyer-replacement claims |
Two of these deserve emphasis. Data handling: any serious tool should say, in plain words, what happens to your document after analysis. Honest scope: after the FTC's 2025 order against an "AI lawyer" service over unsupported claims, lawyer-replacement marketing tells you something about a vendor's judgment. A tool that's upfront about being a first read — not a substitute for counsel — is being straight with you.
Where does FixMyContract fit?
Since you may be comparing us: FixMyContract is built for the everyday-contract job — upload a PDF, photo, Word/Excel file, or pasted text, and get a clause-by-clause read with a risk score, what's in your favor, what's against you, and what to ask for before you sign. Analyses are saved to your history, and paid plans add follow-up chat with your document. Plans and quotas are public on our pricing section — Free includes 3 analyses a month, no card.
It's a fast, thorough first read — not a replacement for a lawyer. For when a contract justifies professional review (and what that costs), see our guide to lawyer contract review fees.
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FAQ
Did Clausely shut down? We can't say definitively. What's verifiable: its domain permanently redirects to Inkvex, which advertises a different product at different prices, and we found no public announcement as of July 2026.
Will my Clausely account or history still work? We don't know — that's between you and Inkvex. If you had an active subscription or saved analyses, contact Inkvex support directly (their site lists a support email in their terms).
Is Inkvex bad? Nothing in this guide should read that way. It targets a different, higher-stakes job (acquisition and franchise diligence) than everyday contract review. Judge it on its own merits for that use case.
What if my contract is high-stakes? Then a software-only answer is the wrong answer. Get a first read to understand the document, then have a lawyer review it — our fee guide covers what that typically costs.