Esup-Signature vs RightSignature
Esup-Signature
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| Figure | Esup-Signature | RightSignature |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · E-Signature Software | 8.8 (#8) | 7.3 (#51) |
| Spec score · E-signature tools | 8.3 (#28) | 7.0 (#64) |
| API access | Yes | API access requires a ShareFile Premium or Industry Advantage plan, or an API trial account arranged with an API specialist; trial accounts do not include API functionality by default. |
| Document workflows | Users can send documents for signature, start predefined processes, fill documents online, and manage signature workflows. | The API supports reusable templates and one-off document sending for signature. |
| Integrations | 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. | The documentation describes ShareFile integration and a Stripe integration for collecting or authorizing card payments in signature documents. |
| Security | For hardware-backed signing, Esup-DSS-Client can use a certificate stored on a physical key so the certificate does not leave that key. | RightSignature documentation describes SSL-encrypted connections and data stored in Amazon S3 with automatic copies to multiple locations. |
| Support | The consortium says its minimum project support includes identifying project actors and applying necessary security patches and fixes for defects that prevent normal operation. | The product documentation directs users to the ShareFile Support Knowledge Base and support team for assistance. |
Plans
In their own words
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.
RightSignature
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