AI contract management software market, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
The market▲ Growingbut name searches are down 18% since October 2025
- Visits, year on year, without Docusign
- +35%
- Visits vs September 2026
- -4.1%
- Name searches vs October 2025
- -18%
Every month I measure Google visits to the 5 AI contract management software sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In October 2026 they got about 2.9 million visits, 32% more than a year ago but 4% fewer than in September 2026.
Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 113% in a year), where the visitors live and what comes next.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Ahrefs · not a ranking
AI contract management software market: the key numbers for October 2026
Four numbers for October 2026. Visits mean visits from Google search to the tracked sites. Tap one for the detail below.
- The tracked sites got 2,930,859 visits from Google in October 2026, 32% more than a year ago and 4% fewer than in September 2026. Docusign, which takes 96% of all the visits, rose in line with the market (+32% on a year ago). Docusign lost more visits in October 2026 (148,463) than the whole market did (124,869); without it, visits to the other sites rose 25.1% on September 2026.
- Google Ads gives no search figure I can publish for “ai contract management” this month. People searched the site names 1,045,920 times in the US in September 2026, 18% less often than in October 2025.
- No tracked site ranks on Google for “ai contract management”. Docusign is the most-visited site.
- 33.4% of visits came from the US (29% a year ago), then Brazil, United Kingdom and Canada.
1How many visits
In plain words: These sites got more visits from Google than a year ago (+32%), and October 2026 was a weaker month than September 2026 (-4%). Docusign, which takes 96% of all the visits, rose in line with the market (+32% on a year ago). Docusign lost more visits in October 2026 (148,463) than the whole market did (124,869); without it, visits to the other sites rose 25.1% on September 2026.
- Visits, October 2026
- 2,930,859 (+32.3% on a year ago, -4.1% on September 2026)
- US visits
- 979,540 (+52.4% on a year ago)
- 24-month peak
- 3,668,383 in December 2024
WorldVisits a month to AI contract management software sites, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.
Miles explains
Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 32% above a year ago, and 20% below the December 2024 high. One site winning or losing a ranking can swing a single month a lot.
2How many people went looking
People typed a site’s name into Google 18% less often than in October 2025 (-18%). That is the loyalty number, because nobody types a name by accident.
- Searches for "ai contract management"
- no figure this month
- Name searches, September 2026
- 1,045,920 in the US (-18.0% since October 2025), 2,420,520 worldwide
USSearches a month for the site names, United States
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
| Most searched by name, US | Searches a month |
|---|---|
 Docusign | 1,000,000 |
 Gatekeeper | 40,500 |
 Icertis | 5,400 |
 Lexzur | 20 |
Most searched by name, US
- Searches a month
- 1,000,000
- Searches a month
- 40,500
- Searches a month
- 5,400
- Searches a month
- 20
Ordered by US searches for the brand name in September 2026. A measured order, not a ranking.
Miles explains
Name searches are the number I trust most. They are down 18%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows fewer people coming back on purpose.
3Who is on Google's first page
No tracked site is on Google’s first page for “ai contract management”. Being on that page is the biggest single thing that decides how many visits a site gets.
Ordered by US Google position for “ai contract management”, then Tranco rank. A measured order, not a ranking.
| Site | Google US | Tranco | Move in 41 days | Search visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docusign | – | 3,136 | ▲ 204 | 2,813,404 |
| Icertis | – | 122,796 | ▼ 1,586 | 85,550 |
| Gatekeeper | – | 338,373 | ▼ 16,358 | 25,585 |
 Concord | – | 360,109 | ▲ 86,208 | 4,950 |
| Lexzur | – | 892,607 | ▼ 263,694 | 1,370 |
Site
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 3,136
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 204
- Search visits
- 2,813,404
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 122,796
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 1,586
- Search visits
- 85,550
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 338,373
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 16,358
- Search visits
- 25,585
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 360,109
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 86,208
- Search visits
- 4,950
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 892,607
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 263,694
- Search visits
- 1,370
Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, October 2026. First 5 of 5 sites shown.
Miles explains
No tracked site sits high on Google for “ai contract management”, so most visits here come from people who already know the names.
4Who grew, who faded
Biggest gain in October 2026: Icertis (+36%); biggest loss: Concord (-17%). Year-on-year growers are on the demand page.
Biggest moves in October 2026
| Up this month | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icertis | 62,933 | 85,550 | +35.9% |
| Gatekeeper | 23,599 | 25,585 | +8.4% |
Up this month
- Sep 26
- 62,933
- Oct 26
- 85,550
- Change
- +35.9%
- Sep 26
- 23,599
- Oct 26
- 25,585
- Change
- +8.4%
Brand demand, since October 2025
| Searched less | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatekeeper | 49,500 | 40,500 | -18.2% |
| Icertis | 6,600 | 5,400 | -18.2% |
| Docusign | 1,220,000 | 1,000,000 | -18.0% |
Searched less
- Oct 25
- 49,500
- Sep 26
- 40,500
- Change
- -18.2%
- Oct 25
- 6,600
- Sep 26
- 5,400
- Change
- -18.2%
- Oct 25
- 1,220,000
- Sep 26
- 1,000,000
- Change
- -18.0%
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.
5Where the visitors live
About 33 of every 100 visits come from the United States.
- US share of visits
- 33.4% (29% a year ago)
- Largest outside the US
- Brazil, United Kingdom and Canada
USShare of visits that come from the US (%)
US share of worldwide search visits, month by month.
| Country | Search visits a month | Share of the measured countries |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 140,063 | 19.3% |
| United Kingdom | 133,277 | 18.4% |
| Canada | 128,858 | 17.8% |
| India | 126,667 | 17.5% |
| France | 88,784 | 12.3% |
| Australia | 60,516 | 8.4% |
| Germany | 46,419 | 6.4% |
Country
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 140,063
- Share of the measured countries
- 19.3%
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 133,277
- Share of the measured countries
- 18.4%
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 128,858
- Share of the measured countries
- 17.8%
- India
- Search visits a month
- 126,667
- Share of the measured countries
- 17.5%
- France
- Search visits a month
- 88,784
- Share of the measured countries
- 12.3%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 60,516
- Share of the measured countries
- 8.4%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 46,419
- Share of the measured countries
- 6.4%
Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the single biggest market, but only about 33 in every 100 visits. Brazil alone is 19.3% of the countries I measure outside it.
6Links and ratings
The tracked sites had 38,157 referring domains between them in October 2026; this is the first reading, so there is no year-on-year figure yet. The average Domain Rating is 68. Docusign has the strongest link profile at DR 88.
| By Domain Rating (Ahrefs) | DR |
|---|---|
| Docusign | 88 |
| Icertis | 71 |
| Gatekeeper | 67 |
| Concord | 65 |
| Lexzur | 50 |
By Domain Rating (Ahrefs)
- DR
- 88
- DR
- 71
- DR
- 67
- DR
- 65
- DR
- 50
| By referring domains | Domains |
|---|---|
| Docusign | 29,873 |
| Icertis | 3,504 |
| Gatekeeper | 2,183 |
| Concord | 1,982 |
| Lexzur | 615 |
By referring domains
- Domains
- 29,873
- Domains
- 3,504
- Domains
- 2,183
- Domains
- 1,982
- Domains
- 615
Source: DataForSEO and Ahrefs, October 2026.