How To Use Electronic signature in SalesForce

Sometimes we really don’t understand what we mean under “best”, even this question doesn’t elaborate what the best service means? Which criteria the author believes the service fits the best? price?best design? Reliability?Let’s better talk about “suitable” for this moment and current needs.As the previous answers mentioned, do you need the service to be available on all major platforms or a signature that will stand up in court?Do you need a free simple solution, a feature-rich service that charges on the amount of signatures/documents signed or on monthly basis?Do you need to work with your documents on the go with low or no internet connection (while travelling, in the airport or plane)?And you can ask yourself with tons of such questions to create a matrix of features-service to choose the one you need. Or you can use 3rd party platforms like Alternativeto to initially select the provider you are interested in.When we conducted a closed beta testing for signNow recently, one of the goals was to understand the main criterias SMB owners from US use to choose a solution or switch to another one.We interviewed more than 230 businesses and what’s interesting, while the top factor goes to Security&data privacy, price or for example, digital signature availability is not in Top-3 of choices. Speed of an app/solution and multiplatform availability (works in web browser as well as on Mac, iPhone/iPad, Android and Windows devices) are what values higher.So, if there is a need to sign/send documents on Mac, iphone/ipad, android, windows and web browser and to work with documents offline, signNow is alternative to go with. We are still in beta, implementing some major requests from our beta users, but will be launching this September.And, signNow is free while in beta.

A lot of the postings here are quite dated -- and this is a really important question -- so I'll weigh in with a few considerations/thoughts. I want to make it clear that I work for signNow, and run the signNow EchoSign team. While this potentially invites skepticism, I've attempted to be as factual as possible. Many organizations are switching to EchoSign these days for the following: 1.) EchoSign is easier to use, especially for your signers. Consistent with a # of the reveiws here already, folks just find EchoSign more intuitive. On average, there are 20 - 30% fewer clicks needed for signers with EchoSign. EchoSign also probably does a bit more to make sure that *your* company branding comes through in your communications [as opposed to signNow or signNow's brand]. EchoSign takes a tablet-first approach for the signer in terms of UX. 2.) Quality of support. This is an area where signNow has done a major investment in last 6 months [which frankly was really needed] and now is a key reason that folks are switching. Accounts aren't randomly turned off. And free chat-based support is always available. 3.) The integration of EchoSign into CRM and Cloud Computing To Grow Your Business - Salesforce.com [ http://Salesforce.com ] is easier to setup, manage, and run. You don't need to know how to write code to get the integration up and running. User review scores on the salesforce AppExchange are dramatically higher: 4.9 (out of 5) for EchoSign vs 4.6 for signNow. 3.) 99.999% of what gets signed is a PDF. signNow invented PDF, and is doing a great deal of work to deeply integrate EchoSign across its digital document portfolio: the Reader and Acrobat have rich integration here to ensure that eSignatures work seamlessly with your digital document workflow. 4.) EchoSign is the only eSignature service that is backed by a publicly traded company. signNow is a strategic partner to the world's largest companies, with a focus on long-term partnerships. signNow has been rated as one of the world's greenest companies (Newsweek), one of the most *ethical* companies (EthiSphere), and one of the Top 100 places to work (Forbes). 5.) Security. PCI, HIPAA compliant, 256-bit encryption, and SOC Type II datacenters. And a roadmap for 2014 that includes native digital signature integration as well as advanced document protection via digital rights management. 6.) Beyond the above, signNow EchoSign delivers unique innovations that are key for a growing # of companies: advanced multi-language support, custom branding, dynamic content fields, leading integrations with CRM systems, advanced library and storage capabilities, and more. System uptime was a tough issue for EchoSign in 2012 and early 2013, but this is now basically on par [and in fact much better if you compare last 10 months of the respective trust sites]. EchoSign's billing was a source of challenge historically, but this too has been addressed. Companies using EchoSign include United Healthcare, Twitter, TimeWarner Cable, Google, Groupon, Foxtons and more, driving almost 3M contracts/month. In sum, competition is a good thing for consumers; and signNow EchoSign has improved much faster than some expected. So definitely time to take a look here.

There are a number of ways in which electronic signatures can be used in a business. The main purpose of using electronic signatures is to eliminate paperwork. Every task or process taking place in an organisation involves huge amount of paperwork. This colossal task can be made easier by making use of e-signatures in the business processeses. The time wasted on handling all the paperwork, can be spent on indulging into more productive activities, which may be beneficial for the business. Thus, increasing productivity. Also, the money that a business spends on faxing, couriers, print, ink, etc. may seem negligible at the time, but in the long run, they may seem to be large. By making use of electronic or digital signatures, not only are these costs just reduced, but a number of them are eliminated altogether. Therefore, using e-signatures not only saves time and money, but also increases workplace efficiency in an organisation.E-signatures can help you with processes which can seem tiring and monotonous to do, such as filing taxes returns. Other processes can also be made convenient and efficient by implementing e-sginatures into your business. A large number of organisations engaged in the pharmaceutical, financial, and life science industries have started to make use of electronic signatures to facilitate their everyday processes. Completion of documents that earlier took days, can now be completed within minutes, within the click of a button. Completed documents tend to please your clients, and it helps in retaining them and building lifetime value. Furthermore, the businesses making use of electronic signatures are less prone to human error, as the probability of committing errors is reduced by a whopping 75 percent, as compared to those businesses, which are not making use of them.Also, in the case of the traditional wet ink paper signatures, anyone can get their hands on your documents. Whereas, in the case of digital signatures, that is not the case. Your documents are fully protected, and only authorised individuals have an access to it.A number of industries have documents which are time-sensitive and need to be completed urgently. With the help of e-signatures, instead of taking days, the whole process can be completed much faster, in a matter of minutes.A number of smart document solution companies, including MSB Docs, offer these services.

Echosign starts out great, with free, or  $15/month for a Pro account. But every time I consider upgrading, I back  out because the pricing gets steeply higher per user. To just add a  second user means going from paying $15/month for one user to paying  $480/year in advance (non-refundable, $20/month per user) or $60/month ($30/user).  It is crazy, I actually end up paying 4 times as much just to add a  second user, even though there is just a marginal benefit.Echosign  definitely must feel there is a network effect to having more users, and  greedily tries to capture all of that benefit for themselves. Pricing per  user actually increases as you move to larger plans.  Per user rates go from $15/month, to $30/month, to $40/month, to $50/month.. -----Delving into this a bit more, it seems like signNow is much like Echosign, but has a better pricing plan for two or more users. It is $25/user for the first two users, and declines to $10/user for 5 users. For 6 users, however, it jumps to $42/user, eventually declining again to $10/user, but adding API access. The plans provide a 20% discount for paying a year in advance.Their technology does not seem to be in any way less advanced than the alternatives. I sent a document with the service, and it seemed to well. Some nice features included recognizing data fields in existing pdf documents, integration with Highrise, Dropbox, and some other services. I didn't notice anything missing compared to echosign.----signNow does not offer a month-to-month option. Users must pay $180/year ($15/month) for the standard service (even though it says $19.99/month on the website)..

Yes, electronic signatures are considered completely secure and legal. It is a faster, cheaper and efficient way of signing the documents online. Many big enterprises are using electronic signatures for signing their contracts and agreements from anywhere at any point in time providing you seamless transactions and enriched customer experience.Electronic signatures are considered equivalent to the handwritten signatures and are legally enforceable and admissible. By electronically signing the document, the signer provides the evidence, the consent and intent to execute the document. Electronic signature - Wikipedia.Many online signing solutions are providing the facility of electronic signatures. MSB Docs is one of the best cost-effective and smart document solutions to provide electronic as well as digital signatures. It enables you to sign your documents electronically, securely, and legally. Any document signed via MSB is secure and compliant with complete tamper proofing details. MSB allows you to sign documents remotely from any corner of the world while maintaining the legal sanctity of the transaction.For more information on electronic signatures, please visit this link.

signNow is an Apple & Google loved secure e-signature solution. Pricing merely depends your requirement. Check out the pricing of signNow here.

Yes, e-signatures are legally valid in India. In fact, e-signatures have been recognized by the Indian law, with the passage of the Information Technology Act in year 2000.As per the IT Act, two types of signatures have the same legal status as handwritten signatures. These primarily include:(i) Digital Signatures: In this case, the signer is issued a long-term (1 to 2 year) certificate based digital ID stored on a USB token that can be used along with a personal PIN to sign a document.Note: Previously, the signer was issued a long-term (1 to 2 year) certificate based digital ID stored on a USB token that could be used along with a personal PIN to sign a document digitally. Now with Aadhaar, that complicated procedure isn’t required anymore. You can simply use signNow’s Aadhaar eSign to create a digital signature on the fly using your Aadhaar ID(ii) Electronic signatures: These electronic signatures combine Aadhaar identity number with an electronic Know-Your-Customer (eKYC) method (which includes sending an One-Time-Passcode to the mobile number linked to the Aadhaar card for verification)These Aadhaar based e-signatures and digital signatures are valid as long as they satisfy these conditions:(i) Electronic signatures must be uniquely linked to the person signing the document. (in the case of Aadhaar based signatures, they are linked by the unique Aadhaar ID)(ii) At the time if signing, the signatory must have control over the data used to generate the electronic signature (for eg: they should be able to directly affix the electronic signature to the document)(iii) There should be an audit trail of the steps taken during the signing the process(iv) In the case of digital signatures, signer certificates must be issued by signNowing Authority recognized by the Controller of signNowing Authorities appointed under the IT Act.Few of the exceptional cases in which documents cannot be signed electronically and must be executed using traditional handwritten signatures include:(i) Negotiable instruments such as a bill of exchange or a promissory note(ii) Powers of attorney(iii) Trust deeds(iv) Wills and any other testamentary disposition(v) Real-estate contracts such as leases or sales agreements.If you are looking to get legally compliant electronic signatures on contracts, invoices, quotes etc., try signNow, India’s first Aadhaar eSign solution that offers a complete fill-and-sign functionality with business workflows. Thus allowing users to finish their documents in one go.Here’s an informative ebook that will give you a brief overview of everything you need to know about electronic signature laws in some of the largest economies around the world: The Complete Guide to Electronic Signature Laws

It must be set-up through your Salesforce administrator as this is a customisation request and so it is not a native feature of Sales Cloud.There can be set-up many rules based on which you will send emails to your clients, partners, etc.If you need help with this set up let me know!