SignRequest, now part of Box vs. Zoho Sign

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SignRequest, now part of Box
Score 8.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
SignRequest was an e-signature platform acquired by Box in 2021. The eSignature tool is the basis for Box Sign, a feature now included in Box's core offering.
$0
per user
Zoho Sign
Score 9.3 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Zoho Sign is a digital signing service that lets you execute contracts quickly without the hassles of transporting paper documents while ensuring security and legality. It works completely on cloud and integrates readily with your everyday apps. According to the vendor, Zoho Sign is perfect for anyone who needs to sign business documents but widely used for HR, legal, finance, HR, and sales functions. Documents that can be signed include:…
$0
per user
Pricing
SignRequest, now part of BoxZoho Sign
Editions & Modules
Start
$0.00
per user
Professional
$8.00
per user
SME
minimal $16.00
$4.00 per user
Enterprise
Custom
per user
API
Custom
per installation
Free
$0.00
per user
Standard
$10.00
per user/ month
Professional
$15.00
per user/ month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SignRequest, now part of BoxZoho Sign
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$10 per user
Additional DetailsFor text message verification and bank payment verification additional fees apply
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Community Pulse
SignRequest, now part of BoxZoho Sign
Considered Both Products
SignRequest, now part of Box
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
SignRequest is far and away more afforable than its competitors. Their support is also very responsive and willing to make improvements whereas its competitors seem to be a bit more unapproachable as far as their support goes. I have been able to resolve billing and reporting …
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
Friendly interface, affordable costs, easy to understand and use, personalized language. You can manage users, templates and documents.
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
I haven't used this in my role, but as a customer, I have used this program and it was nice. The pricing model, however, is far outside the reach for most small businesses. This is why I didn't consider Adobe Sign when trying to find a solution that meets our business needs.
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
Less money and easier to set up than more well-branded e-signature platforms. Unlimited contracts on paid plans, which is a lot more than any other e-signature software I've used before. And under the free plan, you can get 15 contracts signed with limited features. For smaller …
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
When I started this company in 2017, I looked for alternative solutions to getting e-signatures on business documents but never found anything that met our needs well until I encountered SignRequest. At this point we've been using it so long that I honestly can't remember the …
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
We actually ended up switching to HelloSign after about three months. The main reason was the depth of the Salesforce integration that we needed to have. SignRequest is a really top-notch product for the market they play in. Small businesses especially will be able to use the …
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
They have an unlimited free plan. In other words, you can sign as many documents as you want for free each month. The others (last I checked) limited your total number of signed docs on the freemium plan. That's certainly nice. SignRequest's upgrades come from more features …
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
SignRequest is actually easier to use than SigningHub. It's much easier to just go to wherever you need a signature in the document and add the field. It's also got a cleaner interface, in my opinion, which makes it easier to figure out what's going on. I think that for someone …
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
SignRequest is easier and quicker to use, integrates into Google services, and really is a smooth process overall. I found the other e-sign product I've used to be less user-friendly, and perhaps more dated in its design. With the other product I tried, there were several …
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
I think SignRequest offers more and more powerful customization options thank competitors. I wasn't a fan of the user interface and usability when trying to customize documents on competitors' products, but SignRequest was easy. I also like SignRequest's template functionality …
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
Unlike Adobe Acrobat DC, SignRequest is actually designed to request signatures and presents itself as such to my clients. DocuSign is not as user-friendly and approachable as SignRequest in my opinion. Even the free version of SignRequest offers more options and functionality …
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
Adobe Acrobat left me frustrated and annoyed. I was wasting hours each week trying to upload contracts and agreements and customize them for each client. It never sent right and ended up being more frustrating for us and our clients in the end. So I tested some other tools …
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
Adobe Sign (formerly EchoSign), DocuSign and Zoho Sign
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
DocuSign is used in other areas of our business (client contracts, MSAs, SOWs, etc.) because it integrates with Salesforce and because we are a partner. We don't use DocuSign for HR purposes because DocuSign automatically creates a copy of the document in Salesforce, which …
Chose SignRequest, now part of Box
Unfortunately, I have no experience with alternatives. SignRequest seemed the most value for money at the time we made the decision to start e-signing.
Zoho Sign
Chose Zoho Sign
Price is important but it has all the same features as some of the main brand names on the market which makes this package ideal for small businesses and larger ones looking at costs. The advantage we find is that we can edit forms with drop-down boxes and preset answers for …
Chose Zoho Sign
Before using Zoho Sign, we simply send out PDFs and had our partners and clients sign them and send them back. Obviously, Zoho Sign stacks pretty high against that because of how professional it is, how much simpler it is for us to use, and how much time it saves us.
Chose Zoho Sign
Docusign seems to be more commonly used and often times clients will ask if we can use that as opposed to Zoho Sign.
Chose Zoho Sign
I was a paid subscriber to Adobe prior to using Zoho, and found their solution expensive and inflexible. DocuSign may be the market leader, but Zoho fits better into our overall needs, especially since it integrates well with our other Zoho products.
Best Alternatives
SignRequest, now part of BoxZoho Sign
Small Businesses
Foxit eSign
Foxit eSign
Score 9.8 out of 10
Foxit eSign
Foxit eSign
Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
MSB Docs
MSB Docs
Score 9.4 out of 10
MSB Docs
MSB Docs
Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises
DocuSign
DocuSign
Score 8.3 out of 10
DocuSign
DocuSign
Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
SignRequest, now part of BoxZoho Sign
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
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Support Rating
8.8
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SignRequest, now part of BoxZoho Sign
Likelihood to Recommend
It's great for a law firm--especially ours which is paperless--and for any business that needs reviews and signatures constantly. I have recommended it to courts, my general contractor working on our house, and to other law firms that have a hard time getting us their clients' signatures. I think most businesses would benefit from SignRequest!
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If your business needs an electronic signing software, then I recommend Zoho Sign because it has all the great features. It ensures fast and secure document signing and, most importantly, it is legally binding.
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Pros
  • SignRequest is extremely user-friendly and its interface is smooth and straightforward. It takes the guesswork out of sending contracts and agreements online for review and signatures.
  • SignRequest is easy to set up and customize. I truly like how well its setup is structured. I've had zero issues uploading documents and customizing them.
  • SignRequest also allows you to save documents and use over and over. I really liked this feature as we send a lot of a similar contract out to our clients. We are able to change the amount and tweak the client information quickly and streamline the process.
  • SignRequest sends a final signed document after reach party signs it. I like adding this final PDF to our invoices when we send it out so our clients can keep a digital record of our agreements.
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  • Shared organizational templates encourage corporate uniformity and standards.
  • Centralized retention of the executed agreements.
  • Orchestrated signing workflow with internal and external users.
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Cons
  • Clunky UI when filling in documents that require long-form responses. (Doesn't allow for entering of multiple lines at one time; lots of clicks required to complete a document with many fields)
  • In the free version, can only send one document at a time
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  • It integrates from sign to the CRM (in that order) poorly. To have the doc associated with the contact it can ONLY come from the CRM.
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Usability
I have found it easy to use and self-explanatory from day one. I love how clear and easy it is to use since I am not techy!
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The UI is easy and using Zoho Sign is easy too.
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Support Rating
Easy to understand supporting documents with a great search feature to easily find the information I need for legal purposes, API connections, how to connect Gmail or G Suite, along with the ability to send a message to them. They don't seem to have an online chat feature or a call option, but that's why it's so inexpensive. Since it's already easy to use, it takes less time to find out information.
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Alternatives Considered
When I started this company in 2017, I looked for alternative solutions to getting e-signatures on business documents but never found anything that met our needs well until I encountered SignRequest. At this point we've been using it so long that I honestly can't remember the specific names of other products or vendors.
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Price is important but it has all the same features as some of the main brand names on the market which makes this package ideal for small businesses and larger ones looking at costs. The advantage we find is that we can edit forms with drop-down boxes and preset answers for the forms. Each entry field can be customized by data type and length or allow the client to enter their own answers.
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Return on Investment
  • We ended up switching vendors after about 3 months due to CRM integration with Salesforce not meeting our needs.
  • The cost was low enough where we did not feel it would be overly expensive with a growing sales team.
  • It allowed us to quickly get set up, and get e-signed contracts out to customers.
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  • Allowed us to appear more more professional by sending out a fillable document instead of emailing a PDF.
  • Saved us time by sending automated reminders to recipients reminding them to sign the document.
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ScreenShots

SignRequest, now part of Box Screenshots

Screenshot of Step 1: Upload the document that needs to be signedScreenshot of Step 2: Prepare document before sendingScreenshot of Step 3: Your customers experience the ease of e-signingScreenshot of Step 4: Signed documents are stored and shared with your customerScreenshot of Step 5: Every alteration to a document is logged for legal purposes

Zoho Sign Screenshots

Screenshot of Zoho Sign DashboardScreenshot of Sending documents for signatures using templatesScreenshot of All document sent using Zoho SignScreenshot of Rebranding email templates sent from Zoho Sign