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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Legalesign

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ALegalesign is an electronic signature software offering. It includes features such as no per-user pricing and real-time tracking.N/A

    PandaDoc

    Score9 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

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    Pricing
    LegalesignPandaDoc
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $35
    per month per seat
    Business
    $65
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LegalesignPandaDoc
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPandaDoc 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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    Community Pulse
    LegalesignPandaDoc
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    Legalesign
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    215 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
    LegalesignPandaDoc
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LegalesignPandaDoc
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (322 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.3
    (23 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    9.6
    (21 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    6.1
    (23 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    6.3
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    2.8
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    9.0
    (20 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LegalesignPandaDoc
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Legalesign
    Legalesign is great for obtaining multiple signatures in one go without having to send them out to one person who inevitably holds up the line for everyone. It is also useful for just obtaining one signature and saving time when so many are working from home. It can be a little bit of a pain when looking for old documents and the emails do not always make clear to the user what is intended and what is needed of them resulting in outside entities deleting the emails.
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    PandaDoc
    As a small business, the polished, professional look of every PandaDoc document never fails to impress our clients. It's seamless and easy to collect e-signatures, a huge plus, as many e-signature software services provide only that feature for a cost, without the other features PandaDoc has. I am disappointed that the pricing tiers recently changed, so now you get less value for the price. PandaDoc has been great for sending proposals to our clients which include the terms of agreement and the price we quote them, with space at the end for them to sign upon approval. This signals to us that they've accepted and we proceed by sending them an invoice (through another software). Ideally, PandaDoc would automatically follow up or simultaneously send an invoice as well - but this is a Business Plan feature now. But love that we can track when prospects open our documents. We used to pay $35/month for the Essentials Plan, which no longer exists and has become the Starter Plan, which no longer includes unlimited templates or pricing tables - those are Business Plan features. So that downgrade in value was disappointing as it's not a cheap service for a small business, and I'm considering moving to their free plan.
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    Pros
    Legalesign
    • Legalesign is very easy to use - uploading documents is simple. You just click where you want the signature box to go and can add the signer's information. Adding multiple signatures is also quite easy.
    • Once documents are sent, you receive live updates when the recipient opens docs, reviews, signs, etc. This is helpful when they are time sensitive.
    • Documents are stored within the system and can be accessed/downloaded at a later time.
    • I appreciate the simplicity of the design - it's not overly flashy, like other platforms.
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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
    Legalesign
    • Legalesign doesn't have any glaring deficiencies, but it doesn't have the same brand name recognition that Adobe or DocuSign have. So, sometimes signers are skeptical if it's a legitimate esign document or a spam/phishing scam.
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    PandaDoc
    • The automatic snapping of added fields in templates could be toggleable to more easily place fields where they need to be
    • When fields are duplicated, the generated Field IDs can get long (e.g. Text_1, Text_1_1, Text_1_1_1, etc)
    • Loading screens are sometimes long
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Legalesign
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Legalesign
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Legalesign
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    We haven't had any real issues regarding downtime as of yet.
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    Performance
    Legalesign
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Legalesign
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Legalesign
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Legalesign
    They are very similar. I think DocuSign has more use so sometimes I have to describe Legalesign as being "like DocuSign" but overall using Legalesign has been a very similar experience
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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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    Scalability
    Legalesign
    No answers on this topic
    PandaDoc
    It's scalable
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    Return on Investment
    Legalesign
    • Legalesign has had a positive impact on our ability to sign new employees. It's fast and easy - which is essential when hiring top talent.
    • The only negative impact would be the slow pace we've experienced when trying to pull previous documents. However, we do not use this platform as our only storage option, so this issue does not arise often.
    • Legalesign allows for the seamless transfer of information with prospects, which has a large impact on our ROI. Having a system like this makes getting signatures from new clients quick - essentially for a busy sales team!
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    PandaDoc
    • Our business has received a positive impact by saving time on creating, editing, and sending documents/quotes to clients.
    • We also have had greater employee efficiency due to a faster and more seamless proposal and document management process.
    • We have received a higher close rate as well considering the user is able to e-sign the document, pay, and complete the quote seamlessly.
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    ScreenShots

    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.