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Gavel Review (2026): Exec Redlines, Workflows Automation, and the Seat Ceiling

Gavel sells AI contract review in Word and no-code document automation. Exec has clear per-seat prices. Workflows has a seat ceiling that forces an upgrade when you grow.

By The AI Tools For Law team

How we research: Researched from vendor documentation, pricing pages and user sentiment.

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Verdict at a glance

Recommended for

Transactional lawyers wanting Word AI review, and firms with repeatable questionnaire-driven documents (estate, immigration, family, formation).

Bottom line

Buy Exec if you want published AI review pricing inside Word; buy Workflows if you will invest in building templates. Get the MSA and a renewal cap before any annual deal, and don't trust a single Standard price—the page shows two.

Two products: Gavel Exec (AI redlines in Word at published per-seat prices) and Gavel Workflows (questionnaire-driven document automation). Lite/Standard cannot add users—growth means Pro plus per-seat add-ons. Relativity acquired Gavel in June 2026.

Not for

Firms without time to build templates, pure litigation-research shops, or buyers who need rock-solid published renewal terms.

Pricing from

Gavel Exec $160/user/mo or $1,740/user/year; Workflows from $83/mo (gavel.io, 2026-10-15)

Pros

  • Published Exec per-seat pricing with 25 free queries and no card, per Gavel
  • Workflows: client intake forms into Word/PDF, Stripe, DocuSign, white-label, Clio on every tier
  • Hire an Automator marketplace for template build-out
  • Clio Manage integration from the cheapest Workflows tier

Cons

  • Lite/Standard cannot add users; growth forces Pro ($290/mo) plus $50 builder / $35 org user
  • Workflows Standard listed at both $165 and $210 on the same page—confirm in writing
  • Annual Exec is a 12-month commitment; renewal/escalator terms not published
  • Template build time is the real cost of Workflows

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Quick answer

Bottom line: Exec is AI contract review in Word at published per-seat prices; Workflows is template-based document automation. Lite and Standard can't add users, and Standard is shown at two prices, so get a written quote and the MSA before going annual.

Gavel is two products. Gavel Exec is AI contract review and drafting inside Microsoft Word at published per-seat prices. Gavel Workflows turns client questionnaires into filled Word and PDF documents, with payments, e-signature, and website embed. Relativity acquired Gavel in June 2026; Gavel says it keeps operating normally during integration. Workflows Lite and Standard cannot add users—growth means jumping to Pro and paying for extra builders and org users. Annual Exec terms and renewal caps are not published; ask for the MSA.

In this review (14)
  1. At a glance
  2. What is Gavel?
  3. Gavel Exec pricing
  4. Gavel Workflows pricing
  5. Setup
  6. Relativity ownership
  7. What users say
  8. Pros and cons
  9. Who should use Gavel?
  10. FAQ
  11. Is any of this sponsored?
  12. Sources (accessed 2026-10-15)
  13. Alternatives
  14. How we reviewed

Built from gavel.io pricing pages and Relativity/Gavel acquisition notices, plus summarized user sentiment. Checked October 15, 2026. Prices are vendor claims.

Disclosure: Not a paid review. Sponsored listings elsewhere are labeled. Not legal advice.

What is Gavel?#

Exec redlines full agreements in Word, drafts and rewrites clauses, runs playbooks, and ranks issues. Gavel calls it precedent-based. Paid plans include 1,000 completions a month; you can start free with 25 queries per user and no credit card.

Workflows is no-code document automation: branching intake forms feed templates, with a Data Manager for reusable answers, template library, bundled workflows, Stripe, DocuSign, white-label domain, site embed, Clio Manage, Zapier, and an API on the top tier. Hire an Automator is a marketplace of vetted builders who quote template work.

Gavel by published figures

Gavel Exec pricing#

Vendor claims, checked 2026-10-15 on gavel.io/exec-pricing:

  • $160 per user per month (monthly), or $1,740 per user per year billed annually
  • 1,000 completions / month on paid plans
  • Free start: 25 queries per user, no card
  • Team pricing at 10+ seats

Annual saves about $180 per user per year and locks a 12-month commitment. Renewal and price-increase terms were not published when we checked. Get the master agreement and a renewal cap before paying annually—especially after the Relativity acquisition.

Gavel Workflows pricing#

Plan cards (vendor claims, gavel.io/pricing, 2026-10-15):

Gavel Workflows plans

PlanPrice / moBuilders / org usersWorkflowsSessions / moEmails / mo
Lite$831 / —101001,000
Standard$165 and $210 shown1 / 3253002,500
Pro$2902 / 6506006,000
ScaleContact (annual)customcustomcustomunlimited
Source: gavel.io/pricingAccessed 2026-10-15. Standard appears as both $165 and $210 on the same page; do not treat either as settled.

Extra seats only on Pro/Scale: $50/mo per extra Builder, $35/mo per extra Organizational User. Lite and Standard cannot add users at all.

Monthly Workflows plans are card-only. Annual also accepts ACH, wire, and check. Volume and multi-year discounts exist; ask.

Setup#

Exec: light. Word add-in, free queries, then paid seats.

Workflows: moderate to high. Building templates, logic, and forms is the cost. Lean on existing Word/PDF templates and map intake questions before you build. Hire an Automator or Scale white-glove help if nobody in-house owns no-code tools.

Relativity ownership#

Relativity acquired Gavel in June 2026 to bring drafting/review into Word alongside RelativityOne. Gavel says operations continue during integration. Ask where data lives, whether pricing is locked for your term, and what the roadmap means for Workflows versus Exec.

What users say#

Likes: Strong, context-aware Exec redlines on complex contracts; flexible Workflows logic.

Frustrations: Build time before payoff; uncertainty about post-acquisition direction. Public complaint volume is thinner than for bigger practice-management brands.

Pros and cons#

Pros

  • Rare published per-seat AI review price (Exec)
  • Full client-facing automation stack (Workflows)
  • Automator marketplace; Clio from cheapest Workflows tier

Cons

  • Seat ceiling on Lite/Standard
  • Inconsistent Standard price on the marketing page
  • Unpublished renewal terms on annual Exec
  • Template labor is real

Who should use Gavel?#

FAQ#

How much is Gavel Exec?#

$160/user/mo or $1,740/user/year (vendor claim, 2026-10-15), with 1,000 completions/month and 25 free starter queries.

Can I add users on Workflows Lite?#

No. Upgrade to Pro or Scale, then buy extra builder/org seats.

Who owns Gavel now?#

Relativity (acquisition announced June 2026). Ask about data location and term price locks.

Is any of this sponsored?#

No.

Sources (accessed 2026-10-15)#

AI Tools For Law is not a law firm and doesn't provide legal advice.

Alternatives to Gavel#

How we reviewed

Researched from vendor documentation, pricing pages and user sentiment. Prices and details were last checked on . Sources are cited inline next to each claim and listed in the Sources section above.

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