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Discover, track and report on differences between documents: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF.

Microsoft 365 and Desktop iManage · NetDocuments · SharePoint · Epona

Novaplex Compare features

Accurate comparisons

See every insertion, deletion and move between two versions.

Reports for every need

Choose from many report types, from redlines and change summaries to side-by-side views, all easy to read and share.

Regulatory confidence

Track and evidence document changes to meet compliance requirements.

Every format you use

Word to Word, Word to PDF, PDF to PDF (including image PDFs), Excel to Excel, PowerPoint to PowerPoint, and text snippets.

Mark-up for every purpose

Display and mark up changes in different ways for different purposes, from internal review to client-ready redlines.

More efficient workflows

Faster comparison workflows, so reviewers spend less time checking versions and more time on the work.

AI vs Novaplex Compare

Can’t we just use AI to compare documents?

AI is great for summarising what a document says, but its answers can vary each time you ask. Compare is deterministic: the same two documents always produce the same, accurate result. When a missed clause carries legal or regulatory risk, you need an answer that is consistent, accurate and provable.

Ask an AI tool to compare the same two documents twice and you may get two different answers. Novaplex Compare gives you the same result, every time.

General AI tools Novaplex Compare
Finds every change Summarises, and can skip or invent differences Every insertion, deletion and move, character by character
Same result every time Answers can change between runs Exactly the same output every time
Evidence you can share A chat reply, with no audit trail A choice of clear, consistent reports you can file and send
Client confidentiality Documents may be uploaded to third-party services Runs inside Microsoft Word on your own systems
Long, complex documents Limited by context length, and accuracy drops on long files Built for long agreements, tables and numbering

Use AI to draft and summarise. Use Compare when the differences matter.

“Replacing an existing solution with Novaplex Compare increased ROI immediately, while extending the functionality users rely on every day.”
Howes Percival · Case study, 2026 Read a case study
Compare + your AI assistant

Ask your AI assistant. Compare does the comparing.

Compare connects to AI assistants such as Claude through MCP, the open standard that lets AI assistants use other software. Ask for a comparison in plain English and the assistant hands the job to Compare.

  1. 1

    Ask in plain English

    Tell your AI assistant which two versions to compare and what you want done with the result.

  2. 2

    Compare runs the comparison

    Compare’s own engine checks the documents and finds every insertion, deletion, move and formatting change.

  3. 3

    Share a secure report

    The full comparison report is published as a secure, shareable link through Novaplex Relay.

The AI only orchestrates the request. Novaplex Compare’s deterministic engine does the comparison, so the result is consistent, accurate and repeatable, every time.

Missing a change can be costly

Reviewing versions by eye is slow and unreliable. Compare finds and reports every difference, so nothing slips through.

Frequently asked questions

Microsoft 365 and Office Desktop, in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Word to Word, Word to PDF, PDF to PDF (including image PDFs), Excel to Excel, PowerPoint to PowerPoint, and text snippets.

Yes. Novaplex integrates with iManage, NetDocuments, SharePoint and Epona, including Epona DMS for Legal.

Central, low-touch deployment your IT team controls, so every user is covered, in the office or working from home.