Workday Recognized as a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Lifecycle Management
AI-powered CLM is reshaping how organizations work, turning contracts into strategic assets that drive speed, clarity, and smarter decisions.
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Workday has been recognized as a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM). The report evaluates platforms that help organizations manage contracts from creation through renewal, and Workday was placed in the Visionaries quadrant based on Gartner’s evaluation of its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision.
Why CLM Matters More Than Ever
Contracts sit at the center of every business decision. They define obligations, set expectations, and influence financial outcomes. Yet too often they remain siloed and hard to manage. That gap slows down deal cycles, increases risk, and hinders decision-making because of the inability to access and connect contract data with the rest of the business.
Organizations are finding that an AI-powered and connected approach to contracts delivers measurable results.
Workday CLM, powered by Evisort AI, addresses these challenges by providing an AI-native system of record for the entire contract lifecycle. From drafting to negotiation to renewal, it turns contracts and related documents into structured data points, streamlining workflows and delivering actionable insights to the broader Workday ecosystem across finance, procurement, and operations.
Customer Impact Across Industries
The value of Workday CLM is evident across many sectors, and across companies large and small. Organizations are finding that an AI-powered and connected approach to contracts delivers measurable results. Below are just a few examples of how CLM has added value for Workday customers.
Healthcare: A large healthcare provider used Workday CLM to cut contract turnaround from days to hours, simplify audits, and bring contract dashboards directly into board reports. The result is stronger oversight and greater confidence in every financial decision.
Energy: A fast-growing energy company needed to keep up with rising contract volume without adding headcount. Using Workday CLM, the two-person contracting team reduced manual workload by 80% and cut review times by 83%. Their contract manager explained, “An exercise that used to take us five days now takes two or one, and that timeliness is a game changer for my colleagues in the field.”
Even before we became part of Workday, Evisort was one of the first companies in the world to achieve an accredited ISO 42001 certification for responsible AI—a distinction Workday shares as well.
These examples illustrate just a tiny fraction of what is possible. From regulated industries to global enterprises, Workday CLM helps organizations of every kind turn contracting into a source of efficiency and resilience.
Building With Trust
As contracting becomes more intelligent and automated, trust is essential. Even before we became part of Workday, Evisort was one of the first companies in the world to achieve an accredited ISO 42001 certification for responsible AI—a distinction Workday shares as well. These independent evaluations validate our commitment to transparency, fairness, and accountability, and confirm that customers can rely on Workday CLM for their most critical and sensitive agreements.
Looking Ahead
In our view, recognition in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reinforces what our customers are already proving: CLM is no longer a back-office function. It is a strategic capability that shapes financial clarity, operational agility, and business resilience. Workday CLM provides the foundation organizations need to move contracts forward with confidence.
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Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Life Cycle Management, Kaitlynn Sommers, Kerrie McDonald, Lynne Phelan, 10 November 2025
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