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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    DocuSign

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ADocuSign supports transactions with document sharing and electronic signature, as well as automated and guided data collection and entry, record updating across disparate systems and payment collection upon agreement, as well as analytics and reporting.

    $15

    per month

    Ideagen Collaboration Portal

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AIdeagen Collaboration Portal , formerly Huddle is Ideagen’s tool supporting teams' work by enabling them to store, share and work on content.

    $10

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    DocuSignIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Editions & Modules
    Personal
    $15
    per month
    Real Starter
    $15
    per month
    DocuSign for Realtors
    $35
    per month
    Standard
    $40
    per month
    Business Pro
    $60
    per month
    Advanced Solutions
    Custom Pricing
    Huddle
    $10
    per user/per month
    Huddle Plus
    Contact sales team
    Huddle Premier
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DocuSignIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    DocuSignIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Considered Both Products
    DocuSign
    No answer on this topic
    Ideagen
    Chose Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    We liked how simple it was to use. And the feature set it offered was more in line with our needs than the alternatives we looked at.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    85%
    Would buy again
    79 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    84%
    Delivers good value for the price
    66 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    82 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    62 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    67 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    DocuSignIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of DocuSign and Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    Feature
    DocuSign
    -
    Ratings
    Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    7.2
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings9.16 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings4.53 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings4.52 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of DocuSign and Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    Feature
    DocuSign
    -
    Ratings
    Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings4.54 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of DocuSign and Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    Feature
    DocuSign
    -
    Ratings
    Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    7.6
    6 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings9.16 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings6.45 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DocuSignIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (161 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (19 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (46 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DocuSignIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    DocuSign
    This product is well suited in the use case that I provided before: when it comes to onboarding employees and providing a clear channel for decision making for human resources, this is an excellent tool to accomplish that. I would say the weak points is when you have back and forth communication with users that it might seem a little redundant to have that back and forth communication in that scenario.
    Incentivized
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    Ideagen
    If you are sharing private information like contracts for designs and designs that aren't meant to be shared only with one client, the platform is very secure
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    Pros
    DocuSign
    • Ease of sending the same document out to multiple recipients, at multiple locations, for multiple signatures
    • Quick turnaround - once the recipient signs the document, we receive notification and the document back immediately
    • Can resend, alter, change, and/or add to the email and/or document that is sent out very easily
    • The recipient can save the document after signing, so they too have their own electronic copy for their records
    Incentivized
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    Ideagen
    • Huddle allows users to use the native document file types. For example, Word files are still in a Word, not a "Huddle" file version.
    • Huddle workspaces are invitation-only. If someone should not be in the workspace, they will not be invited and provided access to the documents. Or, they can be removed from the workspace if needed.
    • Communication about documents is located with the documents in a discussion thread under the document preview. Thus, email inbox clutter can be limited.
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    Cons
    DocuSign
    • Tracking, particularly when collecting signatures through connected applications, such as an ATS, is not always clean or easily traceable.
    • Formatting documents to handle electronic signature types (signatures, initials, etc.) is not always easy, and highly dependent on the partner's technology.
    • It is not convenient to have to use DocuSign as a stand alone product if the signatures are required for 3rd party applications. It definitely excels on its own, but the scope of that usage, at least for us, is slim.
    Incentivized
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    Ideagen
    • The desktop app is occasionally unreliable and it is never easy to get to the bottom of it with the tech support people...
    • Tasks are virtually useless as they have no context. We want tasks to be against documents so we can make our workflow more formal but they are not, so we don't use them. A reimplementation of to do and calendar facilities with files/documents as the context would make a huge difference to us.
    • The Huddle Office plugins are a great idea, but they cause us far too many Word and Excel crashes so we have to turn them off.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    DocuSign
    I can't imagine doing business without DocuSign now. I would never want to go back to the way we used to do things. The "new way" is "the way" is "the right way." We can honestly be proud of a "one right way" process and not have to suffer through "5 ways for 5 days."
    Incentivized
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    Ideagen
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    DocuSign
    Generally user-friendly once you have command of the basics, but also has a lot of nuances that can make it difficult to train others on. DocuSign University is a helpful tool, but understandably a lot of content to get through to become a well-versed user. A lot of different functionalities but only a few I use on a weekly basis.
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    Ideagen
    Huddle is very easy to use whether you are a new user or you have used it for years, it is an incredibly intuitive system that is so simple to teach to new users, the lock feature prevents important documents from being edited accidentally, while the edit features allow for true collaborative working
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    Reliability and Availability
    DocuSign
    It does not go down. I have had zero issues with DocuSign, approaching 4 years.
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    Ideagen
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    DocuSign
    Everything loads quickly. Reports are generated in a reasonable time. No noticeable difference in integrated software processing speeds.
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    Ideagen
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    DocuSign
    I'd give them a 10, but there has been 1 or 2 small cases that seemed to fall to the wayside, but I was able to call them up and get them resolved. We were having a bad implementation night (after midnight) and we needed assistance from Docusign. They were able to get an engineer to help us in the early morning hours
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    Ideagen
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    DocuSign
    Docusign is super easy to use, and apart from a few administration details, there was really nothing to train on. Post implementation, there were issues with configuration of auto-filled documents with the integrating 3rd party. That training required some time, because the DocuSign expert took the time to walk me through the 3rd party's configuration (how often does that happen?) so I could see how DocuSign should be best used to overcome weaknesses in the 3rd party platform. 10/10 expert care.
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    Ideagen
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    DocuSign
    Until you get the hang of it, I recommend doing several internal tests before sending a document to a client. As I mentioned earlier, you have to go through a bit of trial and error at first to verify that the workflow works as expected.
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    Ideagen
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    DocuSign
    There has never been anything that we could really compare to Docusign. We have tried sending documents in a PDF version, but that was not nearly as efficient. DocuSign saves your signature in the system and uses that as it goes through your documents.
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    Ideagen
    We liked how simple it was to use. And the feature set it offered was more in line with our needs than the alternatives we looked at
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    Scalability
    DocuSign
    In my years of using DocuSign, I have never had an outage. I haven't even encountered a bug.
    Incentivized
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    Ideagen
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    DocuSign
    • Less paper use, faster signature times, less time standing at the printer/scanner to send documents to yourself
    • Security over your signature! Security over your company's signature and authorization to approve projects, cash flow etc
    • Love audit trails and the seamless tracking of the status of the document
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    Ideagen
    • This has made it a lot easier for remote workers to access important documents without needing to use the VPN at home (which does not always work).
    • It clearly shows who updated the last document and when so it is clear who you need to ask if you have questions or something.
    • We have used it in client settings, so this saves money as we do not need to request a separate client laptop or VPN token.
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    Ideagen Collaboration Portal Screenshots

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