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DECEMBER 2020
Best E-Signature Solutions
Forget physical documents to record signatures, the disruptors are e-signature software solutions. E-signature software facilitates the distribution of legally sensitive documents for the collection of electronic signatures.
We review the top 3 e-signature software solutions in the market and call out their strengths and weaknesses below.
Sign Request was rated #1 for function & value. Read our reviews below to find out why.
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E-Signature Software Rankings
WHY RATED #1
Eversign give you all the tools you need to securely manage your documents in the cloud, keep your team in the loop, manage business contacts and to automate your work with a fully-fledged REST API. If its a business or prefessional account you need, you’ll get more for less with Sign Request.
PRO’s
- Best Price – At only $12/user for the top tier business package, you get more features for 75% less than DocuSign ($40) or PandaDoc ($49).
- Automated Flow & Approval – Superior signing & approval flow automating both internal and client-facing signatures and approvals.
- Top Security – data is encrypted using 256-bit SSL and handled by a closely monitored infrastructure. Also, for the most confidential documents they will send your contact a one-time password (OTP) via text message
- More Integrations – seamlessly integrate with applications like Google Docs, Zoho, Dropbox, Salesforce and many more.
- Custom landing pages & Branding – Upload your logo or redirect signers to a customized landing page to be used throughout the signing process.
- Best Mobile Experience – best mobile & tablet experience. Sign Request had the
- Sustainability – none of the competition offered anything like this, the fact they plant a tree for every license is a nice touch.
CON’s
- The design or UI of the platform could have been better.
- Bulk sending option was awesome, but took sometime to learn how to use credits and API, lucky they have global support
DocuSign eSignature does have amazing security. But although it appears cheap and is the most widely used, they objectively don’t offer the most value for money. To unlock all features Sign Request offers you will need to pay $60/user/month on DocuSign.
From sales contracts and offer letters to account openings and invoices, DocuSign eSignature has been around the longest and is wins for e-signature marketshare. Yes, it can also send and sign documents from practically anywhere. However, UX for Sign Request was just easier. Not to mention you get a lot more for your money and unlimited users.
PRO’s
Nice Design & UX
Top security
CON’s
Expensive for business license
Lacks account management
Upgrading versions is an absolute pain
Support is non-existent
Difficult to do custom signatures
PandaDoc is better than Docusign but Sign Request’s pricing (unlimited users) meant it is the better choice. PandaDoc offers more than Docusign for the cost, but not as much as Sign Request, and for alot more money.
PRO’s
Team Collaboration – It was easy to collaborate. PandaDoc offers more flexibility over DocuSign when it comes to editing proposals and contracts with features like online editor, content sharing, or content locking.
Document Editing – With DocuSign, if you need to make edits you have to void the doc start all over again. This is a total waste of time! Sign Request & PandaDoc’s contract management software allows you can use their online editor to create an instant editable document and make any necessary changes in real-time even after it’s sent for electronic signatures.
Generate Quotes – Unlike Docusign & others, with Pandadoc you can automate quote generation with their in-built CPQ feature, which is awesome, especially for sales.
CON’s
Expensive & No Unlimited Users – Unlike Revv, PandaDoc doesn’t offer unlimited users, which can prove costly if you need multiple users.
Presentation Capabilities – PandaDoc needs to improve the presentation capabilities. There is heavy application for sharing a document on a screen share meeting before it’s sent. PandaDoc lacks presentation capabilities.
Signing Glitch – Once you have sent a form, if you click on editing , it will lock the document for signing
Our Conclusion
If you’re a business you’ll want Sign Request. It is by far the best value and offers a more functions & tools that are only available in upgraded versions of the others. PandaDoc had great UX and DocuSign is the market leader benefits, but Sign Request had it all, not to mention its online reviews rated it the best.
If you require an online e-signature solution for your business Sign Request should be your first port of call.