Why DocuSign

For businesses seeking an e-signature service that is easy to use while maintaining enterprise-class legal and technical integrity, DocuSign is the only real choice. Unlike electronic signature software that sits behind a firewall or digital signatures which require expensive infrastructure investments, our SaaS model insures low total cost of ownership and genuine technology competitiveness.

Legal Enforceability

E-signatures obtained through DocuSign's service are 100% compliant with the legal requirements established by ESIGN and UETA. We also continue to lead the industry in addressing state and international laws that may apply to your contracts.

Other electronic signature software solutions claim to also meet these requirements, but they can require signers and senders to buy, maintain and continuously invest in specialized hardware and digital signature certificates that are less secure than DocuSign. In addition, few other on-demand services follow a strict enough process to fully guarantee legal signatures.

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Technical Integrity

DocuSign has invested millions of dollars to build an enterprise-class infrastructure that can reliably and securely support the transactions of our global customer base. Our security measures include:

AES Encryption of all customer assets
SHA-1 Hash computed and compared for all transactions
100% audit log for all document activities
PKI Sealed export document option
Optional eVault for Authoritative Copy Management
SAS70 Type II Data Centers

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Usability

DocuSign leads the industry in usability and ease of use. Our service has a familiar, intuitive interface. In addition, we give senders more control over the process of sending, authenticating, managing and closing on e-signed contracts than any of our competitors can offer.

Some e-signature providers impose unfamiliar document formats or require special hardware, such as signature pads. Others have attempted to duplicate DocuSign's familiar process, but they do not possess the depth of application, transaction control, or usability that set us apart.

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