DottedSign vs. Smallpdf

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DottedSign
Score 9.6 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Providing e-signing on mobile devices, DottedSign lets users sign documents and get signatures from others in a legal and secure process, so as to stop wasting time emailing signers, printing copies, and faxing paper. DottedSign can be used to complete work, including NDAs, sales contracts, lease agreements, permission slips, financial agreements, and w9 forms. Import a document, sign or request signatures, and send.
$0
per year per user
Smallpdf
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Made in Switzerland, Smallpdf is a company that offers a suite of document management tools for everyone-for work, for home, for life. Founded in Switzerland in 2013, Smallpdf provides what they describe as a simple, secure, and reliable answer to the world's PDF challenges. Smallpdf boasts serving over a billion users in 24 different languages since 2013, and in every country in the world.
$0
Pricing
DottedSignSmallpdf
Editions & Modules
Free Plan
$0
per year per user
Pro Plan
$8
per year per user
Business (5-n users) Plan
$15
per year per user
Business (1-4 users) Plan
$18
per year per user
Smallpdf Basic
$0.00
Smallpdf Pro
$12.00
per month
Smallpdf Pro
$108.00
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DottedSignSmallpdf
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$9.99 per userNo setup fee
Additional Details• Pro plan: USD 8 per user billed yearly, or USD 15 per user billed monthly • Business (1-4 users): $18 per user billed yearly, or $ 30 per user billed monthly. • Business (5-n users): $15 per user billed yearly, or $ 25 per user billed monthly.Discounts are available for bulk purchases
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User Ratings
DottedSignSmallpdf
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(26 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.9
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
DottedSignSmallpdf
Likelihood to Recommend
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
The app is quite versatile - as for me, I've been using it at work for some time and can't say that the problems that I have listed affect the general impression of the platform. Apart from using it at work, DottedSign is also pretty good for personal tasks, if you have to sign something on the go and so on. It's great for keeping track of the entire signing process and making sure everybody is on the same page with the help of reminders and such.
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Smallpdf
As per my knowledge and experience, Small PDF is well suited when we want to convert the large and bulk processing on the images to convert them into a single file and share. I found it well suited for college students because daily they scan multiple images and merge them to send as a single assignment file. Smallpdf has the future in the education field. Sometimes it is less appropriate for the people who want to share official documents by converting them into pdf without a watermark. I personally really like the Small PDF, it really helped reduce the difficulty of sending files, and photos to others.
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Pros
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
  • Of course DottedSign isn't the first one to show how convenient e-signatures are, but in my opinion the creators really nailed it because it's both easy-to-use and also pleasant to work with due to the nice and intuitive interface and truly helpful tools.
  • Another point I'd like to make is the reminders feature is really nice - anyone who hasn't yet signed their part gets an email notification to speed them along.
  • Another thing that I like that there's no need to contact customer support to figure anything out - just download the app and get going.
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Smallpdf
  • It's PDF editing tool suite is extremely comprehensive.
  • Drag & Drop functionality and intuitive user interface means non-technical users can easily use most of its features.
  • It's online-first design avoids typical problems of depending on one specific computer for specific tasks.
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Cons
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
  • Well, the synchronization feature isn't perfect - when you log in into your account on the browser version, for instance, you need to wait for a couple of minutes to load a file that you have already loaded in the app.
  • Apart from that, the platform doesn't allow you to rotate blank windows to add a date or signatures and sometimes documents are scanned upside down, and you have to edit them subsequently, which is time consuming.
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Smallpdf
  • It has everything I'm not sure what I will say. E-sign, Share, convert. You can give an option in upload priorities features which I can see later.
  • Background remover thing also you can add in it. So I can remove the unnecessary thing from an image.
  • You can add a chatbot for help.
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Usability
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
No answers on this topic
Smallpdf
I give this rating to Smallpdf because it comes with a large array of tools and gadgets. It allows not only pdf reading but also mixing, splitting, conversion to and from pdf, pdf compression or protecting. It is really complete and it works excellent compared to other much more expensive alternatives in the market.
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Performance
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
No answers on this topic
Smallpdf
1.- Because it is easy to use and each function is duly indicated so you can not go wrong. 2.- Its service is fast, it takes only a few seconds to transform the files and in less than a minute it is downloaded and you can occupy it without problem. 4.-This IS online so you do not install anything, which is very useful because you can also use it from a tablet or your mobile
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Support Rating
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
I can't say that there is something special in the work of customer support. Everything is professional and timely, but that's about it.
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Smallpdf
Everything is so simple and works so well, you shouldn't need support, but on the one occasion in several years that I needed it, support was quick and courteous.
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Alternatives Considered
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
eversign wasn't quite as good because of how the interface was designed. I don't think that for a software with such simple features the interface should be so piled on. While DottedSign's interface is one of its strongest features.
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Smallpdf
I think that Smallpdf stacks up against its competitors in terms of easiness of use. The tool is very user-friendly, every feature is communicated in an efficient way and very simple to user so the user doesn't have to be particularly good at using software. Its features are superficial when compared to Acrobat but easiest to use for sure.
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Return on Investment
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
  • I think after we started using DottedSign at our company, we're achieving our goals a little faster due to less time being spent on traveling to meet clients and so on, and with the process being more streamlined, it's easier. to pay attention to other parts that might have been neglected before.
  • We got a bit more new clients in the last quarter, but it might be due to different reasons, but I think DottedSign played a part.
  • Also, having all the newly signed contracts digitized and available on the cloud gives us a peace of mind.
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Smallpdf
  • It has definitely increased efficiency. Lower paid employees can complete a simple task with Smallpdf rather than having a higher paid employee use their time to do it differently.
  • Smallpdf decreases the customer-response time. Being able to send over the proper sized file quickly makes us look great!
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