Certinal vs Esup-Signature
Certinal
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| Figure | Certinal | Esup-Signature |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · E-Signature Software | 8.6 (#15) | 8.8 (#8) |
| Spec score · E-signature tools | 8.5 (#20) | 8.3 (#28) |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Audit trail | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk sending | Yes | Yes |
| Document templates | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The integrations page lists Salesforce, SharePoint, Workday, SAP, Oracle, and Google connectors. | Documents can be integrated manually, retrieved from a folder, or injected through a web service; document stores such as Nuxeo and Alfresco can connect through CMIS. |
| Security | The healthcare product page says data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher, with a signed BAA for healthcare customers. | For hardware-backed signing, Esup-DSS-Client can use a certificate stored on a physical key so the certificate does not leave that key. |
| Signature order | both | both |
| SMS authentication | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Certinal
- Consent and Compliance EnterprisePrice not published
- eSign EnterprisePrice not published
- eSignature API EnterprisePrice not published
- eSignature API SandboxFree
- Consent and Compliance Enterprise PlanPriced on request
- eSignature API Enterprise PlanPriced on request
- eSign Enterprise PlanPriced on request
In their own words
Certinal
Certinal is a healthcare consent and compliance platform for capturing, signing, version-controlling, and filing patient consent to an electronic health record. Its workflows cover surgical, procedure-specific, clinical trial, general treatment, and data-processing consent. Patients can complete registration and consent before appointments through secure SMS or email links. The eSignature product supports sequential, parallel, and hybrid signing, alongside templates, bulk sending, audit trails, SMS authentication, and configurable signing order. Certinal says it connects directly with Epic, Oracle Cerner, MEDITECH, and OpenEMR; other systems can connect through HL7 and FHIR APIs. Listed business connectors include Salesforce, SharePoint, Workday, SAP, Oracle, and Google. The API Enterprise plan includes REST API access, embedded signing, white-labeling, real-time reporting, and customized workflows. The healthcare product page describes AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.2 or higher in transit, with a signed BAA for healthcare customers. Certinal is available on Android, iOS, web, and via API. Pricing is on request, and the eSign FAQ offers a two-week trial at no additional cost.
Esup-Signature
Esup-Signature is free, open-source software for building document-signing workflows, sending documents to sign, and tracking completion with proof. Workflows can set signers, signature types, and whether everyone at a step must sign. Supported operations include verification and visa, as well as simple, advanced, and qualified electronic signatures. When a workflow mixes signature levels, simple signatures must precede advanced or qualified ones. Any document format can be signed, but only PDFs show a visual signature; other formats use XAdES signatures. The software can check document integrity and display proof files, and it uses the European Commission’s DSS solution for eIDAS signatures and certificate-based verification. PDF forms can become web forms and draw prefilled data from institutional LDAP or custom sources. Users can delegate signing or data entry and transfer requests. Esup-Signature is free at free under the Apache 2.0 license. It is not offered as a hosted service and must be installed on an institution’s own server.