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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

    per month

    SignRequest, now part of Box

    Score9.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    SignRequest was an e-signature platform acquired by Box in 2021. The eSignature tool is the basis for Box Sign, a feature now included in Box's core offering.

    $0

    per user

    Pricing
    Dropbox SignSignRequest, now part of Box
    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
    Start
    $0.00
    per user
    Professional
    $8.00
    per user
    SME
    minimal $16.00
    $4.00 per user
    Enterprise
    Custom
    per user
    API
    Custom
    per installation
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dropbox SignSignRequest, now part of Box
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAdditional pricing available for HelloWorks and HelloFaxFor text message verification and bank payment verification additional fees apply
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    Community Pulse
    Dropbox SignSignRequest, now part of Box
    Considered Both Products
    Dropbox
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
    We actually ended up switching to HelloSign after about three months. The main reason was the depth of the Salesforce integration that we needed to have. SignRequest is a really top-notch product for the market they play in. Small businesses especially will be able to use the …
    Incentivized
    Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
    Unlike Adobe Acrobat DC, SignRequest is actually designed to request signatures and presents itself as such to my clients. DocuSign is not as user-friendly and approachable as SignRequest in my opinion. Even the free version of SignRequest offers more options and functionality …
    Incentivized
    Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
    SignRequest is far and away more afforable than its competitors. Their support is also very responsive and willing to make improvements whereas its competitors seem to be a bit more unapproachable as far as their support goes. I have been able to resolve billing and reporting …
    Incentivized
    Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
    They have an unlimited free plan. In other words, you can sign as many documents as you want for free each month. The others (last I checked) limited your total number of signed docs on the freemium plan. That's certainly nice. SignRequest's upgrades come from more features …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
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    89%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    141 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    111 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    127 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
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    OneSpan Sign
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    User Ratings
    Dropbox SignSignRequest, now part of Box
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.8
    (178 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (124 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.7
    (18 ratings)
    8.8
    (6 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)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dropbox SignSignRequest, now part of Box
    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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    Discontinued Products
    It works great for us; we deal with contractors in different parts of the world and it has been perfect for securing e-signatures from them and having a signed contract that both parties have access to. I'm not sure where it would be less appropriate—perhaps when there are significant legal risks or something of that nature, but with the types of transactions we've been dealing with, it's been perfect.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • e-Signatures- Businesses are all working online today. Paper contracts are becoming more and more obsolete, so you need a solution that provides online contracts.
    • Price- SignRequest has one of the more attractive price points for businesses.
    • Usability- Our team was able to figure out how to use SignRequest without too much hassle, although some competitors have more intuitive products.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • I think the "prepare document" screen can be a little more user-friendly
    • A way to keep the documents organized a bit better on the documents screen
    • I would also love a way to keep the contacts organized--or to transfer contacts from our database to the site
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I have found it easy to use and self-explanatory from day one. I love how clear and easy it is to use since I am not techy!
    Incentivized
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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 :)
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Discontinued Products
    Easy to understand supporting documents with a great search feature to easily find the information I need for legal purposes, API connections, how to connect Gmail or G Suite, along with the ability to send a message to them. They don't seem to have an online chat feature or a call option, but that's why it's so inexpensive. Since it's already easy to use, it takes less time to find out information.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Adobe Acrobat left me frustrated and annoyed. I was wasting hours each week trying to upload contracts and agreements and customize them for each client. It never sent right and ended up being more frustrating for us and our clients in the end. So I tested some other tools before coming across SignRequest in a Google search. I started with their free plan which offered so much for a small business owner. As our business grew, we upgraded and haven't looked back. From day one I've never had an issue with this tool and recommend it to anyone looking for an online easy to use software to manage signing documents and contracts
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Dropbox
    The appropriate price for the system.
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Positive impact - able to complete onboarding process electronically rather than ask new employees to complete documents and scan them back
    • Negative impact - have heard from several employees that the UI makes it tedious to complete documents that have a lot of fields
    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

    SignRequest, now part of Box Screenshots

    Screenshot of Step 1: Upload the document that needs to be signedScreenshot of Step 2: Prepare document before sendingScreenshot of Step 3: Your customers experience the ease of e-signingScreenshot of Step 4: Signed documents are stored and shared with your customerScreenshot of Step 5: Every alteration to a document is logged for legal purposes