The Leading Adobe Sign Alternative
eIDAS and GDPR compliant eSignatures with UK data hosting, advanced signer verification and competitive pricing. Trusted by the NHS, Oxford University and local councils.
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Compliance built into every signature
Adobe Sign offer simple eSignatures by default – quick, but easily forged and unsuitable for regulated sectors like healthcare, education or finance.
With eSign, advanced is the default. Every signature is verified and backed by a full audit trail, meeting eIDAS, GDPR, FCA and NHS requirements without extra setup or cost.
Transparent pricing — no surprise increases
No hidden fees. No surprises. eSign offers clear, scalable pricing that works for teams of any size, whether you’re just getting started or managing high-volume workflows.
Dedicated UK support, 5 days a week
Stay compliant with UK-based data storage
With E-Sign, you can be certain that every bit of your data is stored in secure, ISO 27001-certified UK data centres for full compliance with GDPR, data sovereignty, and regulator requirements.
Testimonials
Carden Park Hotel
“eSign has been a game-changer for us at Carden Park Hotel. We’ve streamlined our document management, reduced paperwork, and improved turnaround times for contracts and employee documentation.”
Mid Devon District Council
“Using eSign has made our tenancy completion processes so simple. Our tenancy agreements and documents are signed within minutes and we’ve even had tenants’ comment on how easy it is to use as a signer which is fantastic.”
Portsmouth University Hospitals
“eSign has proven to be a fantastic system that has had an important impact on our homecare prescription services. A patient’s health is at the end of each document, and E-Sign has helped us ensure that every document is processed quickly, securely, and accurately.”
University of Salford
Sending forms using eSign has made it much easier and quicker for our users to sign and return the forms. From our end it is simple and straightforward to issue the forms via eSign and we get a notification when they have been completed.”
Blue I Properties
“Can’t recommend eSign enough. It is quicker, easier and cheaper to use than many of their competitors. Their team members are extremely knowledgeable of the systems, friendly and professional. All in all, an amazing product at a very competitive price.”
What standard features does E-Sign have that Adobe doesn’t?
| Features | E-Sign Business | Adobe Acrobat Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced e-signature* | ❌ | |
| Drag and drop fields for document creation | ❌ | |
| Phone and email support | ❌ | |
| Pre-built template library | ❌ | |
| Reporting | ❌ | |
| Document access control | ❌ | |
| Multi-factor authentication | ❌ | |
| Role-based users | ✅ | ❌ |
| Collaboration tools | ❌ | |
| Electronic seals | ❌ |
*Advanced e-signatures are legally binding because the system uniquely links them to the signer, identifies the signer, and ensures only the signer can use them. Any changes to the signature can also be detected.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Am I compliant with UK e-signature regulations using Adobe Sign?
Adobe Sign offers simple e-signatures as standard on their main plans, only providing more secure and legally binding advanced signatures to enterprise customers at a much higher cost compared to E-Sign.
Simple e-signatures may not comply with specific industry requirements, such as those in the highly regulated financial and healthcare sectors. This is because additional security and identity verification measures, such as ensuring the signature is uniquely linked to the signer, may be required, and simple signatures provided by Adobe do not meet these criteria.
Advanced e-signatures, however, meet the specific requirements set out by the eIDAS regulation, including accurate identification of the signer and the signature being uniquely linked to them, as well as being tamper-proof so that any changes made to the signature are detectable.
Which product features differentiate E-Sign from Adobe Sign?
In addition to secure and legally binding advanced e-signatures, E-Sign has several key features that distinguish our product from Adobe Sign, including:
- Advanced drag-and-drop fields
- Pre-built template library
- In document payment capture
- Multi-factor authentication
What makes E-Sign different from Adobe Sign?
Whilst both E-Sign and Adobe Sign have e-signature capabilities, the compliance, security, and target customers for the products are quite different.
E-Sign provides advanced e-signatures as standard across all plans and is a specifically designed electronic signature solution for businesses. With full compliance, legal validity, and a wide range of features, E-Sign is targeted at businesses looking for secure digital signatures across all industries.
Adobe is a PDF platform with e-signature capabilities as an extra feature to some plans. It offers basic functionality that is typically best suited to individuals or smaller teams that don’t regularly send out official or sensitive documents that require more robust security or identity verification measures.
How does E-Sign pricing compare to Adobe Sign?
When looking at E-Sign’s Business plan and Adobe Sign Pro, on average, E-Sign is slightly more expensive. However, Adobe offers considerably less than E-Sign in terms of its e-signature features, security, legal validity, and compliance. Therefore, E-Sign provides more value for money in terms of the type of signature and range of features provided.
Adobe does offer advanced e-signatures on their enterprise license, which is the equivalent product to E-Sign, but this comes with custom pricing that is likely to be significantly more expensive than E-Sign.
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