Signaturely Reviews

Signaturely welcomes users with a clean and straightforward dashboard, which facilitates figuring out everything the platform has to offer.

Users can either type or draw their signatures or upload a photo of a handwritten one. Typed e-signatures are available in seven fonts, which is slightly below industry standards. In comparison, drawing one is a little tricky, as the software tends to react to mouse inputs a few seconds late.

When it comes to signing and document management, Signaturely supports most document formats, including PDF, DOC, and image files. It also sports a ‘Sign Myself’ feature, considered a rarity among e-signature software and perfect for when only the account holder has to sign a document.

Of course, signing files with others is equally trouble-free. For example, it’s possible to import signers’ information through CSV files, saving you the time of manually typing email addresses and names one by one. In addition, Signaturely lets you add third-party witnesses as document viewers.

Still, the platform would benefit from having the option to set up deadlines and reminders so that users could follow up on signature requests in a more streamlined fashion. It would also be helpful if contact details could be saved without having to incorporate them into contract templates.

Having said that, Signaturely does offer extra business tools like team management, which allow administrators to select the files that team members can access. It’s also handy that anyone with authorization can edit documents.

One of the greatest selling points of Signaturely is its contract templates, which are fully editable with signature fields, text boxes, and more. An added bonus is that partner contact details and signing orders can be specified in regularly used templates.

The company also offers countless business-specific contract forms. These include car rental agreements, video release forms, accounting contracts, and SEO proposals. Like user-created templates, business forms are also fully editable with signature placeholders and text boxes.

Still, Signaturely could improve its platform by offering advanced custom fields. For instance, payment collection would be useful for clients who want to include it in the signing process.

While Signaturely’s cybersecurity tools may seem minimalistic, there’s no need to worry about a data breach happening or signatures getting forged. Every signing process is protected by military-grade encryption, and the company’s security experts regularly conduct penetration tests to reveal any kind of vulnerability.

The software also offers detailed audit trails, which track where and when a document is opened and signed. When subscribed to a Business plan, companies can introduce extra security measures, including the ability to decide whether you accept only drawn or typed e-signatures.

What’s more, account security is ensured with two-factor authentication via Google Authenticator or SMS. The platform logs users out after one hour of idle time, ensuring no one can take a peek into sensitive data.

Finally, Signaturely adheres to several privacy laws, such as the highest level of a PCI certificate that protects payment conducted through the platform. Most importantly, admissibility in court is ensured since every signature created with the software is legally binding.

The only way to access your Signaturely account is via its web application, which serves as an e-signature platform and a management interface. It’s where users can easily tweak electronic signatures and account settings.

Unfortunately, browsers like Google Chrome tend to slow down when documents are uploaded and edited on Signaturely. As such, it’s best to use secure browsers similar to Avast Secure Browser to ensure the platform will always run smoothly and meet your e-signing needs.

On the flip side, Signaturely’s website is mobile-optimized, making it possible to sign files on the go. That being said, the company could definitely make life easier for everyone by offering a mobile app that supports in-person signing.

Overall, Signaturely is straightforward. The software’s dashboard is easy to figure out, preparing documents for signature requests takes little time, and contact management is similarly uncomplicated.

However, it would significantly improve workflow if contact details could be saved to avoid retyping email addresses when sending new signature requests. Granted, a handy workaround is saving contacts in contract templates. However, businesses with several customers may end up with a never-ending list of templates quite fast.

What does deserve a brownie point, though, is that cover letters can be written for signature requests. It’s also convenient that documents can be sent directly from the platform instead of using a third-party email client –not to mention that signers don’t need a Signaturely account to sign a document.

Signaturely may only support a few integrations, but the few it supports seamlessly fit into e-signature workflows. The platform integrates with four cloud storage providers (Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, and Box), allowing files to be safely stored in the cloud and instantly imported to Signaturely when needed.

The company also has its in-house API, which users may obtain separately for a hefty price. It can be used to smoothly connect Signaturely as an add-on to any other software. For example, if integrated into a word processor, you don’t have to log in to your account in order to add signature fields.

Alternatively, integrating the electronic signature tool as an add-on into a CRM platform through its API can automate signature requests. Lastly, thanks to its API, Signaturely forms and templates library can be accessed quickly regardless of the third-party app used.