Contract lifecycle management (CLM) software isn’t just another app to add to your tech stack. It’s not even a “nice-to-have.” It’s a must-have. That’s because poor contract management leads to missed obligations, auto-renewals, higher legal risk, and lost value. In fact, up to 40% of a contract's value can be lost due to contract lifecycle inefficiencies.
This is largely because of:
- Manual processes: Time-consuming reviews, inconsistent formats, and approval bottlenecks
- Limited visibility: Contracts scattered across departments, causing missed renewals and poor forecasting
- Compliance gaps: Outdated terms or missed obligations, leading to legal and financial exposure
Organizations across industries now turn to CLM software to avoid these liabilities and strengthen the contract process, leading to faster lifecycles and preserved contract value.
But your budget isn’t boundless. You have to pick and choose between the investments that will deliver the highest ROI.
CLM? It’s a safe bet.
The proof is in the ROI
To calculate the ROI of CLM, you must first identify the costs, which may include:
- Software subscription fees
- Implementation costs
- Training costs
- Ongoing maintenance and support
While there are many initial costs, the benefits of a well-implemented, highly adopted CLM far outweigh them in areas such as time savings, and increased revenue. Efficient contracting allows legal teams to shift from reactive firefighting to strategic advisory work. CLM users benefit from:
- Accelerated deal cycles: Sales organizations with a streamlined contract process boast 24% faster deal cycles.
- Lower costs: Centralized templates and e-signatures reduce outside-counsel spend and admin effort.
But legal isn’t the only team that wins. Implementing CLM delivers tangible value across the enterprise with:
- Improved compliance: Built-in alerts and clause tracking ensure obligations are never missed.
- Data-driven insight: Integrated dashboards provide Legal and IT leaders real-time visibility into contract performance.
These efficiencies translate directly into measurable ROI, whether through faster revenue recognition, fewer missed renewals, or reduced risk exposure.
By assigning monetary value to each of these benefits and totaling the figures, you can subtract your initial costs and divide by the same total costs to arrive at your ROI.
CLM users typically enjoy an ROI of well over 100%, even ranging as high as over 400%.
Intellistack’s ROI: A closer look
Intellistack Streamline CLM accelerates your cycles—without the six-figure price tag—so you realize ROI faster. We help you eliminate the delays, confusion, and hidden costs of legacy systems by putting the entire contract process (from generation to signature) into one platform so you can:
- Close deals faster. Shrink review cycles from weeks to days, recognize revenue sooner, and maintain sales momentum.
- Cut operational overhead. Help legal save time chasing edits, reconciling versions, and enforcing compliance.
- Boost team productivity. Give sales, procurement, and operations an easier way to collaborate without switching between tools or waiting on legal for every step.
- Increase visibility and control. Track every change, flag every risk, and see exactly where contracts are in the pipeline—automatically.
How is Intellistack different from other CLM vendors, though? Intellistack Streamline CLM allows your team to centralize contract generation, apply legal-approved Playbooks, redline and collaborate directly in the document, collect signatures, and track status in real time.
Unlike other options, Intellistack offers:
- Live, trackable redlining with built-in version control and full audit history
- No new tools to learn
- Easy, fast setup
- Unlimited users and collaborators, no per-signature pricing
The bottom line? When other systems stall the deal, Intellistack gets it signed.
Bonus benefit! Extend Intellistack Streamline CLM into Salesforce to help your sales teams move faster in the tools they already use. Plus, legal and leadership teams get complete visibility into every deal.
Could your team use a win?
If your processes feel “smooth enough,” you could be losing more than you think. Currently, 71% of companies can't even locate 10% or more of their own contracts. That’s not a hiccup in organization—its a compliance blunder waiting to happen.
Investing in reliable CLM isn’t just about making contract creation and signing easier. It’s about helping your team move faster, win deals with ease, and spot risks before it’s too late. And every team could do with a little more time and profit back.
Want to know more? Check out our recent webinar, Cut Contract Chaos: Why Formstack Customers Are Adopting Streamline CLM. Or, request a demo for a personalized look at how Intellistack can streamline your contracts better than other industry leaders. Get started today!
