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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dropbox Sign

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AHelloSign is an electronic signature software offering acquired by Dropbox in early 2019. It includes features such as customization for businesses of any size and bank-level security.

    $0

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    PDF Sign&Seal

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/APDF Sign&Seal is a desktop application that is designed to make it easy to apply PDF digital signatures, time-stamps and strong PDF security to business documents. The vendor says it has been carefully designed for busy managers that have ease of use as a priority. The vendor’s value proposition is that by using PDF Sign&Seal anyone can easily create, sign or protect business documents. The vendor says the PDF Sign&Seal application makes PDF signing simple, efficient and easy to…N/A
    Pricing
    Dropbox SignPDF Sign&Seal
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Essentials
    $15
    per month
    Standard
    $25
    per month starting at two users, per user
    Essentials API
    $75
    per month Starting at 50 signature requests / mo.
    Standard API
    $250
    per month Starting at 100 signature requests / mo.
    Premium
    Custom
    Custom
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dropbox SignPDF Sign&Seal
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$95 per user
    Additional DetailsAdditional pricing available for HelloWorks and HelloFaxPDF Sign&Seal is registered on a per user basis with a node-locked license. We offer discounts for volume purchases of 5 or more seats.
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    Community Pulse
    Dropbox SignPDF Sign&Seal
    Considered Both Products
    Dropbox
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    Ascertia
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    140 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    133 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    141 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    111 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
    Dropbox SignPDF Sign&Seal
    Small Businesses
    BoldSign, by Syncfusion
    Score10 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    OneSpan Sign
    Score9.6 out of 10
    OneSpan Sign
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    DocuSign
    Score8.7 out of 10
    DocuSign
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dropbox SignPDF Sign&Seal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.8
    (178 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (124 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.7
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.3
    (120 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Dropbox SignPDF Sign&Seal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dropbox
    Someone who has never used Dropbox Sign before could quickly figure it out without needing a tutorial or guide. It is very useful in instantly collecting signatures and keeping others in the loop as well, even if they aren't signers. I love that there's an option to cc someone in basically and they'll be able to see the documents and when it's signed. It's also impossible to miss a document not being signed because it automatically sends reminders to signers if they do not sign and emails reminders daily, letting me know how many documents are pending signatures.
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    Ascertia
    PDF Sign&Seal is perfect if you have documents that need to be signed electronically. It may not be an excellent choice if you work off a mobile device or are on the road a majority of the time as there are better app alternatives that do a similar job signing docs electronically for you.
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    Pros
    Dropbox
    • Allows customization for each client.
    • Gives us all the room we need to create a thorough contract.
    • Allows us to save each executed contract as a PDF.
    • Looks like a pricey, professionally drawn-up contract.
    • The ability to send a new customer a professional-looking contract like this makes us look "bigger" than we are.
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    Ascertia
    • Easy to use
    • Very intuitive interface
    • Signature looks real and authentic
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    Cons
    Dropbox
    • It would be nice to be able to build a template for just the location of the signature boxes that would allow me to upload a document, and the boxes could be basically replaced. I have the exact same doc for each of my clients, but there are small changes here and there, and I have to fill in their personal info through another program, so it would be nice to be able to do a template this way instead of just tying a template to one document.
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    Ascertia
    • I'd like to see a stronger mobile interface or app
    • Collaboration type of sharing would be welcome
    • Integration with a Wacom bamboo type of tablet for signing
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dropbox
    Because this product has been affordable which is so important for a non profit however it is also of good quality so its not like you get a cheap version of this you get a quality product at an affordable price and that is so important for a non profit
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    Ascertia
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    Usability
    Dropbox
    I found this to be super user-friendly and easy to teach other teammates how to use in 5 minutes. I use it frequently, and there was little to no learning curve with this product. I also find that document signers have no problem navigating the documents we need them to review.
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    Ascertia
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    Reliability and Availability
    Dropbox
    I have not encountered this because it was so easy to use however just seeing how they created a community is great and shows that they are here for their users. I am going to say I am sure they are available and ready to assist when needed. The fact that we have not yet experienced an outage and issues says a lot though :)
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    Ascertia
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    Performance
    Dropbox
    Again I cannot say it is enough this app is simple. We are preparing to be able to integrate with Salesforce and Sharepoint at a very small cost per user (these are the platforms we use) and it is great that they have the option to integrate these apps. We love this app
    Incentivized
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    Ascertia
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    Support Rating
    Dropbox
    Support is limited to email only (for our subscription level), which might be OK for a e-signing platform if support was relatively rapid. This is not the case with HelloSign. Since the issues first arose a week ago, we have made no discernible progress in solving the problem. No matter how quickly I respond to a follow-up email, we receive only 1 email a day from the support. The other issue, which is a true edge case situation, is their insistence on receiving email from the same email account as the HelloSign registration. We changed our organizational email recently, and I was still logging into HS using our old email address. This became a hard stop on further support, which doesn't make sense on a practical level. Why would someone write in for support with specific issues if they weren't a customer? And if they did, wouldn't that be a miniscule proportion of the support requests? So if you adopt a policy that stops providing support to anyone who isn't verified, regardless of the situation, isn't that using a blunt instrument to solve a very rare issue? Reflects the overall organizational values, in my opinion, which is not to value the small customer.
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    Ascertia
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    Implementation Rating
    Dropbox
    I can not say it enough - this was the easiest implementation we have had with an application. I became an admin, I added the person who would be the back up admin, we moved forward with adding accounts and that was it. All the users we have were self sufficient enough to move forward with very little guidance and the guidance they received was in house.
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    Ascertia
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dropbox
    Dropbox Sign seems a little more intuitive and user-friendly than DocuSign. DocuSign also has a limit to the number of documents that you can send for signature over a period of time. Dropbox Sign integrates with just as many applications and software as DocuSign does. I also think the amount of templates that they give you to use is more than adequate for most business applications and more than other services seem to give you.
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    Ascertia
    PDF Sign&Seal is very intuitive and does not have a crazy high learning curve. Even a high-level exec who isn't computer savvy can use it without much difficulty. This is why we chose this software ultimately to help expedite getting signatures needed for vendor contracts passed through the right hands in quicker.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Dropbox
    The appropriate price for the system.
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    Ascertia
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    Scalability
    Dropbox
    Between the easy to use app, the pricing, and the team at dropbox. This app is hands down great! Easy to use. Anyone can start using it and if not I am sure the team at dropbox will guide you to implement. The cost especially for us as a nonprofit is sustainable which is great.
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    Ascertia
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    Return on Investment
    Dropbox
    • Faster time to contract signature-less overthinking because they sign with their finger on the phone with the sales rep.
    • Reduction of paper waste and organization.
    • Ease for sales reps to quickly choose and alter any agreement they need while on a call.
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    Ascertia
    • Saved time reducing extra work, scanning, and emailing
    • Reduces time needed to get signatures from other parties
    • Cost of software was recuperated in a short amount of time
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Dropbox Sign Screenshots

    Screenshot of drag and drop fields for any document to create an e-signature documentScreenshot of signer settings that can be used to distribute agreementsScreenshot of Notifications of completed signaturesScreenshot of uploading a documentScreenshot of Admin homepageScreenshot of template creation

    PDF Sign&Seal Screenshots

    Screenshot of Signature PaneScreenshot of Digitally Sign Multiple Signature FieldsScreenshot of Designing Signature AppearancesScreenshot of Language ConfigurationsScreenshot of Shell-Integrated