Understand any South African document before it costs you.
SmartDocAI analyses business contracts, estate administration documents, and CCMA and labour dispute papers in plain English, specifically for the South African legal context.
The Platform
Three modules. One platform. Built for South Africa.
Each module is purpose-built for its document family — not a generic AI tool repurposed for SA law.
Business Module
Understand what you are signing before you sign it. Red flags, SA commercial norms, obligations for 38 South African contract types.
- Employment Contracts
- NDAs
- Commercial Leases
- Shareholders Agreements
- Franchise Agreements
Estate Administration
Navigate SA estate administration after a death. Every document explained, your rights confirmed, institutions dealt with from a position of knowledge.
- Last Will & Testament
- Death Notice J294
- Life Insurance Claim
- Pension Fund S37C
- L&D Account
CCMA & Labour
CCMA documents carry 30-day deadlines. Know exactly what your document says, what you must do, and how long you have — grounded in SA labour law.
- LRA Form 7.11
- LRA Form 7.13
- Section 189 Notice
- Arbitration Award
- Compliance Order
More modules are on the way.
Be first in line.
Join the waitlist for any upcoming module. We will notify you the moment it launches — and your interest helps us decide which module to build next.
Legal & Compliance
FAIS, FICA, POPIA, court orders
Property Documents
Title deeds, bonds, lease agreements
Tax & SARS
ITA34, audits, objection outcomes
Medical Aid Claims
PMB disputes, claim rejections
No credit card. No commitment. Just early access and launch notifications.
Security and Privacy
Your documents are private.
Always.
You are uploading contracts, wills, and legal dispute documents. You need to know exactly how we protect that information. Here is the full picture.
Your document is never stored in plain text — only the analysis results are saved.
Document text is scrubbed from server logs before they are written.
You can delete any analysis and all its data at any time — POPIA compliance built in.
All data is protected by Row-Level Security — no other user can access your analyses.
Just received a CCMA document?
The 30-day referral clock starts on the date of dismissal — not when you decide to act. SmartDocAI calculates your exact deadline and tells you what to do next.
The Process
How SmartDocAI works
Upload Your Document
Upload a PDF or Word document. Our classifier identifies the document type automatically. Supported across all three modules.
AI Analysis in Plain English
Our South African-trained engine reads your document and produces a structured report. Red flags, obligations, SA legislative context — under 60 seconds.
Understand and Act
Read your analysis in the dashboard. Ask follow-up questions with Ask the Document. Export to PDF. Know exactly where you stand before you sign, submit, or miss a deadline.
Why It Matters
A global AI tool cannot tell you what is unusual in a South African commercial lease.
ChatGPT knows general contract principles. It does not know the Basson test, the BCEA minimum thresholds, the Master of the High Court requirements, or the CCMA 30-day referral deadline.
| Feature | ChatGPT and Global Tools | SmartDocAI |
|---|---|---|
| SA commercial norms per contract type | No | Yes |
| BCEA compliance check (24-item SA checklist) | No | Yes |
| SA legislation cited in plain English | No | Yes |
| CCMA / Labour Court routing | No | Yes |
| Estate law (Administration of Estates Act) | No | Yes |
| SA dispute forum routing (CCMA, RHT, NCT) | No | Yes |
| Basson test on restraints of trade | No | Yes |
| POPIA data processing clause review | No | Yes |
| CCMA 30-day deadline calculator | No | Yes |
| Price per document | R50-R350+ | From R199 |
We are not the cheapest tool in the world. We are the only tool built specifically for South African documents.
Coverage
50+ South African document types and growing.
Business Module
38 document types
Contracts across five pipelines — employment, premises, operations, deals, and technology.
Estate Module
9 document types
Every document you encounter when administering a deceased estate in South Africa.
CCMA Module
7 document types
Every CCMA and labour dispute document — from referral to arbitration award.
Pricing
Start with one document. No subscription.
Credits work across all modules and never expire. Buy once, use across Business, Estate, and CCMA.
One document. Plain English. South African law.
From R199 per document. No subscription. No commitment. Just clarity.
SmartDocAI provides analysis and information — not legal advice. CenturionAI (Pty) Ltd. smartdocai.co.za