Getting started with Renewly

Renewly keeps track of your contracts so you never miss the last day to cancel or renegotiate. This guide takes about five minutes. You will sign in, upload your first contract and see what Renewly finds in it.

Creating your account

Renewly does not use passwords, so there is nothing to remember. On the sign-in page you can choose:

• Email link: type your email address and click Send magic link. We email you a link. Click it and you are signed in.
• Google or Microsoft: click Continue with Google or Continue with Microsoft to sign in with your work account.
• Passkey: if you have already set one up, click Sign in with a passkey.

When you sign up, you also choose where your data is stored: the EU or the US. This cannot be changed later. See Data residency.

After you sign in, you can add a passkey. A passkey lets you sign in with your fingerprint, face or device PIN (for example Touch ID, Face ID or Windows Hello), so you do not need an email link each time. See Passkeys.

Quick start: 3 steps

1. Upload your first contract

Click Upload in the menu on the left. Give the contract a name, drag in the PDF (or click Browse files), then click Upload Contract. Any contract with dates or renewal terms works, such as a software subscription, a service agreement or a lease. See Uploading contracts for more detail.

2. Check what Renewly found

Renewly reads the contract and pulls out the key details. This usually takes under a minute. It then puts the contract in your review queue, so you can check the details before you rely on them. Renewly finds:

• Parties: who the contract is between.
• Dates: when it starts, ends and renews, and how much notice you must give to cancel.
• Money: the contract value, how often you pay, and the payment terms.
• Risks: terms that could cost you money or lock you in, rated by how serious they are.

Click Review in the menu on the left, check the details, and click Approve. You can fix anything that is wrong first. See Understanding results.

3. Get alerted before you miss a renewal

Renewly works out the last day you can act on each contract. That is the renewal date minus the notice period. It emails you 90, 60, 30 and 7 days before that day. On paid plans you can also add renewal dates to Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook. See Renewal alerts and Calendar sync.

Welcome tour

The first time you sign in, a short welcome tour of 3 steps introduces Renewly, shows the main features (such as uploading, search, renewal alerts and risks) and points you to your first upload.

What you'll see after upload

Once Renewly has read your contract, its page shows:

• Contract details: the parties, start date, end date, renewal date, notice period, contract term and value.
• Payment information: how often you pay, and the payment terms.
• Risks: each risk with a severity of Critical, High, Medium or Low.
• Confidence: how sure Renewly is about what it read. 85% or higher counts as high confidence.
• Original file: click View PDF or Download to see the original at any time.

Tips for best results

• Typed and scanned PDFs both work. A clear, well-lit scan is read more accurately than a faded one.
• Only PDF files are accepted, up to 4 MB each.
• Always check the details Renewly found. You can edit dates, renewal terms and financial details.
• Use tags to group contracts by vendor, department or type.

Next steps

• Uploading contracts: file types, batch upload and limits.
• Managing contracts: organise, search, filter and export your contracts.