DocuSign
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The world's #1 way to send, sign, and manage agreements.
How to Replace DocuSignOverview
Features
43 features across 14 categories
AI(2)
AI-powered analysis of agreement content, risk factors, and compliance issues.
Automatically generate contracts and agreements using AI from simple questionnaires.
Analytics(3)
Track document engagement metrics including open rates and time to signature.
AI-driven insights into agreement bottlenecks and signature trends.
Export completion data and metrics in customizable reports and dashboards.
Automation(3)
Conditional document routing based on signer responses and dynamic rules.
Automate multi-step agreement processes with conditional routing and approvals.
Automatically fill document fields from CRM and database systems.
Collaboration(1)
Track all communications and exchanges related to an agreement.
Compliance(7)
Comprehensive compliance logs capturing every action taken on a document.
Centralized dashboard for monitoring compliance status across all agreements.
Electronic notarization service meeting federal and state remote notary requirements.
Facilitate face-to-face signing with DocuSign certified in-person signers.
Remote online notarization with certified notaries for legally binding documents.
Digital certificate issued to signers proving their identity and signature validity.
Complete audit log of all document activities with timestamps and user attribution.
Core(6)
Legally binding digital signatures compliant with eIDAS, ESIGN Act, and other global regulations.
Create interactive fillable form fields including text, checkboxes, and date pickers.
Sign documents on any mobile device with full authentication and compliance.
Work with existing AcroForm and XFA-based PDF forms without modification.
Support for typed, drawn, and uploaded signature images with verification.
Create and reuse pre-built document templates to accelerate signing processes.
Customization(1)
White-label signing experience with custom logos, colors, and domain.
Integration(1)
RESTful API and webhooks for custom integrations and automation.
Localization(1)
Interface and documents available in 40+ languages for global teams.
Monetization(1)
Integrate payment processing into agreements to collect funds upon signature.
Productivity(6)
Build complex multi-page documents from data sources with dynamic content.
Send documents to multiple recipients simultaneously with bulk operations.
Perform batch actions on multiple documents including download and archive.
Pre-approved contract language database for quick agreement assembly.
Set document expiration times to enforce urgent completion timelines.
Automated email reminders for signers at customizable intervals.
Security(9)
Support for fingerprint and facial recognition signatures on mobile devices.
Integration with trusted certificate authorities for digital certificate validation.
Define custom roles with specific permissions for different team functions.
Control document access, printing, and copying with time-based expiration.
End-to-end encryption for all documents in transit and at rest with 256-bit AES.
Multi-factor authentication including SMS, knowledge-based questions, and biometrics.
Granular role-based access controls for team members and stakeholders.
Verify signer identity through phone authentication and access codes.
Multi-factor authentication options for verifying signer identity pre-signature.
Storage(1)
Cloud-based document storage with full-text search and retention policies.
Workflow(1)
Allow signers to delegate their signature authority to another party.
Pricing
Free
- ✓Up to 3 envelopes/month
- ✓basic e-signature
- ✓limited storage
Standard
- ✓Unlimited envelopes
- ✓templates
- ✓mobile signing
- ✓basic workflows
Business Pro
Popular- ✓Team management
- ✓advanced routing
- ✓payment collection
- ✓100GB storage
Enterprise
- ✓Custom solutions
- ✓unlimited users
- ✓dedicated support
- ✓advanced security
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Integrations
28 known integrations