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Overview

Josef and Checkbox are known for their ease of use among legal automation options. However, the differences emerge when you look at how both platforms were built, and their ability to balance ease-of-use and to accommodate more complex legal workflows. This page will help you understand the difference between Checkbox and Josef, so you can choose the right legal automation solution for your team.

What does Checkbox do?

Checkbox is a no-code workflow automation tool that offers an all-in-one platform with features such as smart forms, decision engine, document automation, workflow, and analytics. It simplifies complex functionalities that typically require multiple software and systems, saving time and effort for users. Checkbox's interface is intuitive and clean, making it easy for non-technical users to create and deploy applications without relying on IT support, resulting in faster turnaround times and better translation of requirements. Unique features such as redlining documents, lightweight contract lifecycle management (CLM), easy-to-configure shareable dashboards, and bulk upload/processing set Checkbox apart from competitors.

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What does Josef do?

The Josef Legal platform provides digital solutions for legal automation, including chatbot-like functionalities and no-code/low-code technology. These features enhance efficiency in tasks such as document generation, contract management, and workflow automation, making Josef Legal a modern solution for legal operations. However, the platform may have limitations when it comes to handling more complex legal workflows, which should be considered when evaluating its suitability for intricate legal processes.

Capability

Josef and Checkbox are known for their ease of use among legal automation options. However, the differences emerge when you look at how both platforms were built, and their ability to balance ease-of-use and to accommodate more complex legal workflows. This page will help you understand the difference between Checkbox and Josef, so you can choose the right legal automation solution for your team.

Features and functionality

Ease of use

Yes, Checkbox has a range of templates for common use-cases across legal, human resources, compliance, IT and more, which you can get access to. Any application built in Checkbox can also be exported with a single click to enable template sharing. Explore our available solution templates.

Customization and flexibility

Yes, applications built on Checkbox can be integrated with any other system that has available REST APIs. Integrations within Checkbox applications typically streamline the flow of data and trigger events across your existing systems and workflow. You can pull data and documents from other systems into Checkbox and conversely push data and documents into other systems automatically.

Key integrations with Checkbox include DocuSign, AdobeSign, Xakia, LawVu, Salesforce, Sharepoint, Google Drive and more.

Scalability

Checkbox is no code. Our completely visual drag and drop application builder means that anyone, including those with no technical background can build their own automation and workflow tools without coding or IT knowledge. We have lawyers, HR, procurement, risk and compliance professionals, business analysts all building on Checkbox, and across many different seniority levels (C-Suite, middle managers and interns).

Integration capabilities

Checkbox is designed to be the fastest no-code development platform. We have seen simple applications (e.g. NDA automation) built in just 15 minutes, right up to complex end-to-end business processes (e.g. complete automation of an organization’s entire procurement framework) built over a few months. Regardless of the size and complexity of the solution, Checkbox’s completely visual drag and drop application builder allows solutions to be built and deployed in a fraction of the time, risk, and cost compared to traditional IT development.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any further questions, Get in touch with our friendly team or email us at info@checkbox.ai

What is Checkbox?

Checkbox is the leading no-code service automation platform that empowers business functions to automate their tedious, manual processes and streamline their service delivery.

This enables teams to better manage and scale their services to improve access, value, and speed to the business.

Do you have templates so we do not have to start from scratch?

Yes, Checkbox has a range of templates for common use-cases across legal, human resources, compliance, IT and more, which you can get access to. Any application built in Checkbox can also be exported with a single click to enable template sharing. Explore our available solution templates.

Can Checkbox integrate with our existing systems or database?

Yes, applications built on Checkbox can be integrated with any other system that has available REST APIs. Integrations within Checkbox applications typically streamline the flow of data and trigger events across your existing systems and workflow. You can pull data and documents from other systems into Checkbox and conversely push data and documents into other systems automatically.

Key integrations with Checkbox include DocuSign, AdobeSign, Xakia, LawVu, Salesforce, Sharepoint, Google Drive and more.

What is the profile or skill sets of users who typically build on Checkbox?

Checkbox is no code. Our completely visual drag and drop application builder means that anyone, including those with no technical background can build their own automation and workflow tools without coding or IT knowledge. We have lawyers, HR, procurement, risk and compliance professionals, business analysts all building on Checkbox, and across many different seniority levels (C-Suite, middle managers and interns).

How long does it take to build an application on Checkbox?

Checkbox is designed to be the fastest no-code development platform. We have seen simple applications (e.g. NDA automation) built in just 15 minutes, right up to complex end-to-end business processes (e.g. complete automation of an organization’s entire procurement framework) built over a few months. Regardless of the size and complexity of the solution, Checkbox’s completely visual drag and drop application builder allows solutions to be built and deployed in a fraction of the time, risk, and cost compared to traditional IT development.

Checkbox is no-code, but do you allow for coding if we want to?

Yes. Whilst Checkbox is no-code, some use-cases may still require coding either due to complexity or the need for integrations with other systems. The Checkbox authoring studio provides a component which enables code to be written and executed as part of the workflow, often leveraging the skill set of IT staff to build upon the no code foundation built by the business users.

Why Checkbox Offers More Value

Design, build, deliver and maintain your services all in one place

Automation Platform - Eliminate errors
and maintain compliance

Fastest deployment

Fastest deployment Design, build, update, and launch workflows with ease and in significantly less time.

Automation Platform - 
Reduce Turnaround Time

Built for the business

With no-code, empower business teams to build and maintain their own custom workflows, increase capacity for IT and close the gap between digitization and implementation.

Automation Platform - 
Refocus the team on higher value work

Pricing that scales with your team

Predictable and transparent pricing based on the number of workflows, rather than the number of users or usage.

Everything under one platform

Design, build, deliver and maintain your services all in one place

Application Development

Build, update and maintain workflow solutions faster and easier using a completely visual drag-and-drop canvas

Drag and drop

Development & testing

Version management

Document Automation

Automate documents end-to-end using information intake, conditional content, bulk processing, approvals and e-signature.

Template-based documents

In-app document editor

E-signature

Workflow Automation

Automate, streamline, and execute processes between people, systems, and data using predefined business rules.

Sequential workflows

Parallel workflows

Multi-triggers

Forms and Intake

Capture and triage information from users and systems using dynamic, logic-driven forms.

Smart forms

Tables

Web accessibility

Decision Automation

Design complex rules and decision-tree logic including calculations, looping and weighted scores.

Decision tables

Conditional routing & logic

Number/date calculations

Reporting & Analytics

Gain instant visibility and insights into your services and processes and enable data-driven decisions.

Dashboards

Widgets & custom filters

Data exports

Reusability & Data

Leverage data storage and management functionality to read, retrieve and update data across workflows and external systems.

Databases

Data import & export

Low-code availaibilty

13,000+ hours saved per year

Our teams spend less time on menial tasks and more time on things that require their skills and expertise, and they get to spend more face-to-face time with business stakeholders to meet business deliverables.

Denise Doyle

Transformation Lead, Legal Division

60+ workflows automated across legal

“Without the need for technical skills or the help of IT, Checkbox has enabled us to automate intake and triage, pre-populate significant volumes of information up front, and allocate matters to the lawyers with the right expertise and availability. It is a living, breathing tool we can scale and adapt easily to maintain a legal safety blanket for the business.”

Ben Langford

Group Counsel, Woolworths Group

4000+ documents automated per year across the business

“The legal and people & culture teams have been able to focus on the people rather than the processes, whilst rolling out solutions organizations-wide at a velocity that was unachievable previously.”

Richard Conway

Deputy Group General Counsel & Group Company Secretary at Coca-Cola

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