Contract Comparison Workbook

"Minor changes" is not a clause-by-clause account of what actually changed

When a counterparty sends back a revised contract, the honest version of what changed is rarely volunteered — you're expected to spot it yourself, buried in a document that otherwise looks identical to the last one.

This workbook puts every version's key terms in adjacent columns — price, duration, cancellation, liability, warranties — with a dedicated column that states plainly what changed between them.

• Side-by-Side Term Comparison — price, duration, cancellation, liability, and warranty terms, one row per clause
• What Changed Column — a plain statement of exactly what's different between versions, per clause
• Version Log — which draft is which, and when each was received
• Automatic Flag Summary — every clause that changed, listed in one place

Step by step

1. Enter each contract version's key terms into its own column, clause by clause.
2. Fill in the What Changed column for every clause that differs between versions.
3. Check the automatic summary for a complete list of every changed clause, so nothing gets missed.
4. Decide which changes you can accept and which need to go back to negotiation.

• Excel workbook
• Side-by-side version comparison
• Automatic changed-clause summary
• Works in Excel, Google Sheets, and Numbers

• Contract Review & Negotiation Workbook — reviewing a single contract from scratch, clause by clause — use this instead of the comparison workbook.
• Contract Negotiation & Amendment Tracker — once you know what changed, track the ongoing back-and-forth over those specific clauses here.