Skip to content
Z Zendikt
C
Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) · Rank #4 of 10

Conga

Salesforce-anchored CLM with Apttus heritage.

By Conga, Inc. · Founded 2006 · Broomfield, CO · private

Conga is the Salesforce-anchored CLM platform, founded 2006. The company merged with Apttus in 2020 to form combined Conga (private equity backed by Insight Partners + Thoma Bravo). The product covers CLM + CPQ + document automation, all native to Salesforce. Strengths: deepest Salesforce integration in CLM category (native, not synced), default for Salesforce-anchored sell-side CLM, mature CPQ integration via Apttus heritage, broad Salesforce installed base. Best fit for Salesforce-anchored enterprises with combined CLM + CPQ needs. Trade-offs: outside Salesforce ecosystem less compelling, post-Apttus merger created brand confusion 2020-2024, customer reports of UX inconsistency across modules, and innovation pace below Ironclad.

Visit Conga Vendor pricing Compare to DocuSign CLM
Best for

Salesforce-anchored enterprises (500-50,000 employees) with combined CLM + CPQ needs and document automation.

Worst for

Non-Salesforce shops (Ironclad/Icertis better), procurement-heavy enterprises (Icertis better), or buyers wanting modern AI-first CLM (ContractPodAi/Ironclad better).

Vendor Trust Score

Is Conga a trustworthy vendor?

6.6/10
Mixed
Pricing transparency
Published rates; no hidden fees
5.5
Contract fairness
Reasonable terms; no auto-renew traps
6.5
Incident response
How they handle outages and breaches
7.0
Post-acquisition behavior
Customer treatment after M&A or PE
6.5
Executive stability
Leadership churn over 24 months
7.0
Roadmap honesty
Public commitments held
7.0
Trust signal log
  • 2020-05-22
    Conga + Apttus merger; Insight Partners + Thoma Bravo backed
  • 2024-09-22
    Customer reports of UX inconsistency across merged modules
Vendor Trust is scored independently of product quality. A great product from an unfair vendor still earns a low trust score.
Review Intelligence

What 1,080 reviews actually say

Synthesized from G2, Capterra, Reddit, Trustpilot. Patterns >15% prevalence shown.

Last synthesized
2026-04-29

Praise patterns

  • Deepest Salesforce integration
    87% →
  • Mature CPQ integration
    71% →
  • Broad Salesforce installed base
    64% →

Complaint patterns

  • Post-Apttus merger brand confusion
    51% →
  • UX inconsistency across modules
    47% ↑
  • Innovation pace below Ironclad
    41% ↑
Sentiment trend (6 months)
73/100 0 pts
12
01
02
03
04
05
Patterns are extracted from review corpus and human-verified. We surface trends, not anecdotes.
Verified Pricing

What buyers actually pay

187 anonymized deal disclosures · last updated 2026-05-01

Contribute your deal price
Company size Median annual
500-2,500 employees $120,000
2,500+ employees $360,000
Verified pricing is crowdsourced from buyers under anonymity guarantees. Vendor-listed prices are validated against actual deals quarterly.
Compliance & Security

Auto-verified certifications

Verified 2026-05-01
SOC 2 Type II
ISO 27001
HIPAA
GDPR
CCPA
PCI DSS
◐ FedRAMP In-Process

Editorial: Strengths

  • Deepest Salesforce integration (native)
  • Default for Salesforce-anchored sell-side CLM
  • Mature CPQ integration via Apttus heritage
  • Broad Salesforce installed base
  • Document automation features
  • PE backing for stability

Editorial: Weaknesses

  • Outside Salesforce ecosystem less compelling
  • Post-Apttus merger brand confusion
  • UX inconsistency across modules
  • Innovation pace below Ironclad
  • Support inconsistency reported

Key features & integrations

  • +Salesforce-native CLM
  • +CPQ integration (Apttus heritage)
  • +Document automation
  • +Workflow engine
  • +Repository with AI search
  • +Mature integration with Salesforce ecosystem
250+ integrations
Salesforce (native)NetSuiteMicrosoft 365DocuSignOutreach
Geography supported
Global; strongest in US, UK
Best fit
500–50,000 employees · Salesforce-anchored enterprises
Editorial deep-dive

Read our full ranking of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)

Conga ranks #4 in our editorial review of 10 contract lifecycle management (clm) platforms. The deep-dive covers methodology, comparison tables, decision matrix, migration scoring, and FAQs.

Read the full ranking

Closest alternatives in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)

#3
DocuSign CLM
CLM module of DocuSign, default for DocuSign-anchored buyers.
★ 4.0 opaque
#5
Agiloft
No-code CLM with 30+ year track record.
★ 4.7 opaque
#2
Icertis
Enterprise CLM market leader for procurement + sell-side combined.
★ 4.4 opaque
Help the next buyer

Contribute your verified deal price

Pricing in B2B software is opaque because vendors want it that way. Verified buyer prices fix that, anonymously. Share what you actually paid for Conga; we’ll add it to the verified pricing dataset on this page (with company size band only, no identifying details).

Submit anonymously