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signNow is a great alternative to Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and SignRequest

signNow speeds up electronic workflow with its tools designed for signing and collecting signatures and data, both online and in person.

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signNow regularly wins awards for ease of use and setup

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signNow simplifies your day-to-day operations. Your whole office will love that.

See how signNow beats any competition in the industry with tools that allow you to collect multiple signatures and data from anywhere.

This chart represents a partial list of features available in signNow, Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and SignRequest.

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eSign a document
Capture a signature with a camera
Send documents to be signed
Add multiple signers
Set document signing order
Add fillable fields
Pre-fill a document with text
Merge documents
Generate reusable templates of documents on a mobile device
Copy exisiting fields to a new document
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signNow Business

Available platforms: web, iOS, Android

Support: tickets, live chat, phone, help center

Free trial: 7 days

Price: $8 per user/month for Business, $15 per user/month for Business Premium, $30 per user/month for Enterprise, and $50 per user/month for airSlate Business Cloud.

Overview

signNow is an award-winning eSignature solution that customers value for its user-friendly interface and affordable price. signNow offers a range of features for getting documents signed, managing and storing them, tracking their history, collecting payments, and much more. The platform supports the most popular document formats and integrates with various solutions so that users can sign documents without leaving the app or CRM they already use.

Availability

signNow is a web-based solution with a mobile app available for any mobile device on both iOS and Android operating systems. With the help of the signNow app, users can create, edit, fill out and sign documents, as well as request signatures from multiple recipients and track the status of documents on the go. The signNow app also allows users to collect in-person signatures using their mobile device as a terminal.

Integrations

signNow offers a variety of integrations to fit the needs of any business. This includes solutions such as Salesforce, Hubspot, Dropbox, GSuite, Office365, Stripe, and many more. With the help of signNow integrations, users are able to unite the key parts of their business in a single workflow. Key features include generating auto-filled documents, updating sales records faster, seamlessly transferring documents between their signNow account and a cloud storage service, and eSigning documents without switching between several separate programs. If a signNow integration isn’t available for a particular solution, clients can make use of the signNow RESTful API to easily embed eSignatures into their custom apps, CRMs, or any other platform or software.

Subscriptions

signNow offers three subscription plans: Business, Business Premium and Enterprise, starting from $8 per month if paid annually. There is no limitation on the number of documents users can sign. Plans vary based on the number of available features with the Enterprise plan offering the most functionality. Customers can also sign up for the airSlate Business Cloud which includes signNow, airSlate — business automation platform, pdfFiller — advanced PDF editor capable of sending documents directly to the IRS with an online notary service, and USLegal — the largest online library of verified professional forms. An airSlate Business Cloud subscription is available for a minimum of 10 users.

Security

signNow complies with worldwide standards for processing and eSigning documents under the ESIGN Act. It is GDPR, HIPAA and FERPA compliant and an SOC 2 Type II certified service. All signNow data is stored on Amazon S3 servers. The solution provides a detailed audit log for every document where all actions made to a document are tracked. All documents using signNow receive a unique ID that cannot be changed.

Support

Contact the signNow support team by submitting a feedback form or using live chat on the main page. You can also find quick answers in the Help Center which provides a number of guidelines for different cases.

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  1. With our solution, you can be sure that all of your records are securely saved and will be quickly authenticated using the distinctive ID numbers assigned to each one of them. signNow easily beats the competition by presenting an innovative range of capabilities for streamlining signature workflows.
  2. Contrary to Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and SignRequest, in signNow you are able to merge two or more data files and also determine the merge order. You may also include new fields, radio buttons and checkboxes. With field snapping you can align fields to make all of your data files appear neat and tidy.
  3. Switch your iPhone or iPad into an electronic kiosk by collecting various signatures in person. You don’t need to bother with missing a single signature, no matter how many people you need to serve. Each individual signer will be guided diligently through the process of signing, which cannot be completed if any of the fillable fields have been skipped.
  4. When there's no opportunity in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and SignRequest to get payments, signNow allows you to request payments while requesting signatures. The payment request is an optional box which you can conveniently include to any of your templates. You can even determine the currency type along with the static amount of payment if necessary.

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FAQs

Here is a list of the most common customer questions. If you can’t find an answer to your question, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

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signNow Reader DC is a cost-free product. You do not need any license for this. If you need to distribute it on all systems, you will need to register for the distribution license agreement. There is no extra cost for that.

You should only need Acrobat Professional if you need to: edit an existing PDF file (and can't edit or recreate it using Microsoft Office) create PDF files from applications other than Microsoft Office. convert a PDF file to a Microsoft Word document. ... restrict printing, copying or altering of a PDF file.

Perpetual License A perpetual software license basically allows the buyer to use a program indefinitely after a single payment. signNow only offers perpetual licenses for some desktop applications and therefore these licenses are tied to a single device.

signNow Reader DC is a cost-free product. You do not need any license for this. If you need to distribute it on all systems, you will need to register for the distribution license agreement. There is no extra cost for that.

In the tools pane on the right, click the Activate button. The following confirmation dialog box appears. Click OK. Restart Acrobat DC to activate it.

signNow Standard offers basic PDF features that allow you to view, create, edit, sign, and convert PDF files. The Pro version allows you to create, edit, sign, and convert PDF files. It also includes additional functionalities.

Acrobat Reader DC is a free, stand-alone application that you can use to open, view, sign, print, annotate, search, and share PDF files. Acrobat Pro DC and Acrobat Standard DC are paid products that are part of the same family.

Reliably create, edit, and sign PDFs. For Windows only.

When you purchase a product from signNow, a license represents your right to use signNow software and services. Licenses are used to authenticate and activate the products on the end user's computers.

signNow Standard offers basic PDF features that allow you to view, create, edit, sign, and convert PDF files. The Pro version allows you to create, edit, sign, and convert PDF files. It also includes additional functionalities.

Now the official names of the current lineup of Acrobat products are Acrobat Reader DC, Acrobat Standard DC, and Acrobat Pro DC. The DC stands for Document Cloud. Document Cloud is an optional online service that can enhance the functionality of Acrobat Pro, Standard, and Reader.

For desktop products such as Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, use the Sign out and Sign in options in the Help menu. ... When you purchase a product from signNow, a license represents your right to use signNow software and services. Licenses are used to authenticate and activate the products on the end user's computers.

signNow is your best choice for extensive PDF editing, signing, and manipulation since you can do pretty much anything you want to your PDFs with your Acrobat subscription. It's also easy to use and has a beautiful interface.

Only the subscription license allows installation on either platform. It costs $449.00 + tax. The default platform is PC.

Acrobat 2020 is the latest perpetual version of Acrobat. It's the complete desktop solution for working with PDF documents. ... You can work with Acrobat 2020 on the desktop only or purchase an Acrobat DC subscription to take advantage of additional capabilities made possible by signNow Document Cloud services.

Shared Device Licensing is ideal for desktop computer labs and classrooms. For example, you can install Creative Cloud apps in your computer labs to allows students and teachers, with access to these computers, to use the apps and services that are available as part of your license agreement with signNow.

Only the subscription license allows installation on either platform. It costs $449.00 + tax. The default platform is PC.

signNow doesn't recommend or support having both Reader and Acrobat installed on the same machine because it causes problems like to one you are experiencing. So, if you only need to view and print PDF's, uninstall both then reinstall signNow Reader.

With signNow, you can not only have all the features of signNow Reader but so much more including the ability to create and edit texts and images in PDF documents. ... signNow comes in Standard and Pro versions along with a cloud version called signNow.

Yes. Acrobat 2020 desktop software is available as a one-time purchase. It does not include quarterly Acrobat feature enhancements or access to premium signNow Document Cloud services like signNow via your web browser and mobile devices.

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