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    BoldSign, by Syncfusion

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABoldSign is an e-signature platform that enables users to send documents out for legally binding signatures. Boasting users in over 120 countries by more than 50,000 customers, BoldSign offers a solution that works for companies of any size—from startups to global enterprises. The platform offers a range of features, including bulk send options, localization settings for time zones and automatic translation, and an API to integrate BoldSign e-signature functionality into an organization's…

    $0

    for 25 envelopes/month

    PandaDoc

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APandaDoc headquartered in San Francisco offers their eponymous electronic signature platform for sales teams, containing sales proposal automation and CPQ (configure, price, quote) features, and integration with CRMs.

    $35

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    BoldSign, by SyncfusionPandaDoc
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $0
    per month 1 sender & 25 envelopes/month
    Growth
    $15
    per month per sender
    Business
    $25
    per month per user
    Premium
    $138
    per month unlimited senders.
    Enterprise API
    starting at $30
    per month (includes 40 envelopes, +$0.75 for each additional)
    Custom Plan
    Custom Pricing
    Starter
    $35
    per month per seat
    Business
    $65
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BoldSign, by SyncfusionPandaDoc
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsMonthly and annual options available. In addition to BoldSign's web app options, API plans are also offered. A free sandbox is available that allows you to integrate BoldSign into an application in a testing environment. A discount is available for annual billing.PandaDoc offers a free eSign plan and 3 paid packages for eSigning and document automation. All plans include unlimited documents and eSignatures. Evaluations start with a free 14-day trial. Up to a 46% discount for annual pricing.
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    BoldSign, by SyncfusionPandaDoc
    Considered Both Products
    Syncfusion
    Chose BoldSign, by Syncfusion
    Some basics are the same, but BoldSign®, by Syncfusion® gets me in and out quickly.
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    Chose BoldSign, by Syncfusion
    It met all my needs at no cost. We only needed a basic service. BoldSign more than met our needs and did so securely and efficiently.
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    PandaDoc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    204 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    174 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    182 Answers
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    User Ratings
    BoldSign, by SyncfusionPandaDoc
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (22 ratings)
    8.5
    (329 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    8.3
    (23 ratings)
    Availability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (21 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    6.1
    (23 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    6.3
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    2.8
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (20 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BoldSign, by SyncfusionPandaDoc
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Syncfusion
    BoldSign is perfect for the small business or startup that needs a legally-binding solution to digitally sign contracts/agreements between 2 parties or more. It's no frills and super easy to use, and requires no training to understand how to use. BoldSign is less appropriate for organisations that require complex integrations and automation capabilities for their digital signature solution.
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    PandaDoc
    Best suited for after demonstrations when requested by the prospect when they are looking for pricing with T&C. The data room is also great that acts like a drop box for opportunities and their contacts. Helps share pertinent information with others in the organization.
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    Pros
    Syncfusion
    • BoldSign was incredibly easy to pickup and start using. The UX was very intuitive and required no training or guidance.
    • BoldSign's signed contracts repository is a very easy-to-access and navigate system to store and access all our signed documents.
    • BoldSign customer support has always been incredibly responsive and helpful.
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    PandaDoc
    • Allows clients to remotely execute documents.
    • Tracks the progress of document execution.
    • Emails clients to remind them to sign documents so we don't have to follow up.
    • Emails us when documents have been fully executed.
    • Provides an easy-to use interface to place signatures, dates, and other information on our forms.
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    Cons
    Syncfusion
    • It would be great if BoldSign saved my signature in my account to use each time
    • It might be easier if you could select signature (or any heading for that matter) and click where you want it instead of dragging it to where you want it.
    • It would be nice if completed document’s automatically saved to a selected folder for safe keeping.
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    PandaDoc
    • Sometimes the fillable fields don't automatically map properly and you have to manually adjust.
    • Plan tiers and pricing recently changed, so now we get less value and less features (limited templates, no more pricing tables or invoicing/connected payment) for the same price, which is pricy for a small business.
    • Easier, integrated invoicing as an included feature (so we don't have to use a different software for invoicing/payment collection) would be ideal. You have to upgrade to the Business Plan for this.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Syncfusion
    Great product. Great price. Free for up to 25 signatures for one persons account. Having a group using it under one account is even a great price. Much cheaper than all the alternatives out there and does the same stuff the others do
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    PandaDoc
    The reason I gave it a rating of 7 is because it's probable, but not for sure. This is because there are a few little things we don't love about pandadoc. Mostly that there is not conditional logic such as: they must either fill this field out OR this one. Also it's a little pricey. But we'll probably stay because it's good enough and a pain to switch to something new
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    Usability
    Syncfusion
    Very straight forward to use and customers understand the service. No questions or need for me to explain. The free tier is amazing and has locked me in as a customer for when we're big enough to need the paid version.
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    PandaDoc
    Once you get the hang of it, it's very easy to use. There can be a slightly steep learning curve to get fully in on the system. The new editor v2 has really improved usability and allows us to collaborate on documents simultaneously. Once the templates and library items are set up, a new document, whether it be a sales or HR document, takes very little time to complete.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Syncfusion
    No issues to date.
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    PandaDoc
    We haven't had any real issues regarding downtime as of yet.
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    Performance
    Syncfusion
    No issues with performance.
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    PandaDoc
    The documents load quickly for the most part but sometimes if there are larger documents with a high number of variables it could take a bit longer to get the document to show up. Most of the time the document comes on the screen relatively quickly allowing for quick access to documents to be edited and sent out.
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    Support Rating
    Syncfusion
    At the beginning I had a question so I emailed them. Response was super quick. Other then that I have not had to contact them for any help. System is easy to use
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    PandaDoc
    Recently I could not upload a pdf to a contract - support was very responsive and easy to work with. They got back to me the next day with an apparent fix - however when I opened the document nothing had changed. I then could not respond to the rep who was helping me because it was a "no-reply address", the problem still has not been solved and we had to make alternate arrangements to get this to the client. Never had it happen before and was only with this one contract.
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    Implementation Rating
    Syncfusion
    Very easy...I was able to start using it immediately.
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    PandaDoc
    Implementation was before the time I was here at Riafox, however, support has been great in assisting to merge spaces and upgrade to 2.0 Editor.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Syncfusion
    The price-performance ratio is better with BoldSign. If I want to scale up to the next level and then go back, I can do it easily with BoldSign, unlike Adobe, for example. If you want to try another application, that's fine. They all do the same thing. In my experience, the ease of use, sourcing and functionality was perfect with BoldSign.
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    PandaDoc
    We used Dropbox back when it was still HelloSign. At the time, new templates were very hard to create. We had to upload a PDF and then add the fields from there. With PandaDoc, we are able to drag and drop the text, images, logos, and fields we need easily. This has saved our team an immense amount of time.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Syncfusion
    No changes necessary.
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    PandaDoc
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Syncfusion
    Not sure as I don't have a need to scale.
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    PandaDoc
    It's scalable
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    Return on Investment
    Syncfusion
    • So far I have only used the free version
    • I am sure that the paid version would be extremely beneficial if you did a bunch of contracts. I just started using the program, so not too many contracts yet. If I need to upgrade my subscription, the price will be well worth it.
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    PandaDoc
    • We have greatly increased the efficiency in which we can get signatures from individuals for documents and increase productivity.
    • We have been able to find older documents very easily.
    • W-9 have been very difficult due to Section 3, but this was addressed with conditional logic
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    ScreenShots

    BoldSign, by Syncfusion Screenshots

    Screenshot of the interface to upload a contract to BoldSign, then invite recipients to sign electronically.Screenshot of where to track the document journey with BoldSign.Screenshot of the interface to create reusable document templates.Screenshot of the customizable signer experience with a brand logo and theme colors to make sure pages and emails look legitimate.Screenshot of the interface for bulk sending that lets users send signature requests to multiple recipients in just a few clicks.

    PandaDoc Screenshots

    Screenshot of some of the custom-designed themes, templates, embedded rich media, and interactivity to give every deal the opportunity to get noticed.Screenshot of automatic notifications, on-the-fly editing, CRM Integrations, and integrated eSignatures.Screenshot of reporting, with drill down to the deal level with proposals, to pick which deals to include (or exclude).Screenshot of legally binding eSignaturesScreenshot of centralized communications to streamline the negotiation process, and make revisions in real-time in a single location.Screenshot of document analytics that display what’s really happening after documents are sent with real-time reporting on engagement and activity on the documents. This enables teams to respond faster to prospects.