支出分析工具通常独立于采购系统的其他领域。来自采购和合同生命周期管理(CLM)技术的合同分析解决方案也是如此。然而，从搜索、发现、报告和指导的角度来看，与来自ERP/AP、电子采购、发票和卡片来源的结构化采购交易数据相比，合同分析无疑是一个更具威胁性的问题。与消费分析相比，专注于合同发现和分析市场的供应商要少得多，考虑到这一挑战的复杂性，这一点也不足为奇。Seal Software就是其中之一，它提供的功能是对当今市场上的标准合同生命周期管理(CLM)解决方案的补充。
This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Snapshot provides facts and expert analysis to help procurement organizations make informed decisions about Seal Software’s contract discovery and analytic capability, its suitability for specific contract lifecycle management (CLM) requirements, and other offerings that an organization may want to consider as an alternative (or alongside). Part 1 of our analysis provides a company background and detailed solution overview, as well as a summary recommended fit suggestion for when organizations should consider Seal in the procurement technology area. Part 2 and Part 3 of this Spend Matters PRO Vendor Snapshot will cover product strengths and weaknesses, competitor and SWOT analysis, user selection guides, and insider evaluation and selection considerations.