| Functionality | 7 <p>Adobe Acrobat is a good eSignature solution with amazing auto-field detection. It supports web forms, payment collection (via Braintree), and has a mobile app. However, it's not great for large-scale sending, as it lacks bulk send and auto-fill features. There's no witness or in-person signing, and reports are almost non-existent, offering minimal insights beyond document status. Security includes password protection and audit trails, but no ID verification or KBA.</p> | 4 <p>Xodo Sign is a basic eSignature solution with limited advanced features. It lacks web forms, a mobile app, and payment collection. There are no formula or conditional fields, and it doesn’t auto-suggest or place fields. It also lacks signer delegation and e-witnessing, restricting some workflows. The reports dashboard tracks document status but offers little beyond that.</p> |
| Ease of Use | 6 <p>The platform is easy to use, though advanced document preparation takes some learning. Its clean, modern design and excellent field auto-placement speed up document creation. However, it lacks bulk sending and auto-fill from integrations, limiting workflow efficiency. A file upload field eliminates the need for separate document requests, and payment collection is available via Adobe Acrobat. However, documents cannot be edited and resent without voiding, making corrections less seamless.</p> | 8 <p>For basic eSignature sharing and collection, Xodo Sign offers a basic feature set, with its simplicity contributing to ease of use. It’s okay for core eSignature needs but lacks advanced reporting, conditional / controlled input, and e-witness or signer delegation, which may limit certain agreements. Despite these gaps, it remains quite user-friendly.</p> |
| Look and feel | 6 <p>Although Adobe Acrobat has a solid set of features, the interface is simple, modern, and has a nice theme. Navigation is straightforward, but it’s more of a file management platform than a typical layout for managing eSignature documents and tracking them. The drag-and-drop builder is easy to use. </p> | 5 <p>Xodo Sign has a limited feature set, making the interface simple. The UI feels outdated, with a lackluster theme and weak color design. Navigation is straightforward, and the drag-and-drop builder is easy to use.</p> |
| Customisability | 4 <p>Adobe Acrobat handles basic e-signatures but lacks advanced customizability like e-witnessing and in-person signing, limiting signing flows. User roles cannot be customized, and with no Zapier or API access, creating custom workflows isn't possible.</p> | 3 <p>Xodo Sign handles basic e-signatures but lacks key advanced customizability like e-witnessing and signer delegation, limiting signing flows. It also doesn’t support custom fields, formula fields, or conditional fields, reducing document customization. Formatting of fields and validation is heavily limited: there are basic controls like required / not required, read-only, and text / number / email address etc. for validation. User permissions can't be customized either.</p> |
| Ease of Setup | 8 <p>Adobe Acrobat offers a free trial with self-serve purchasing for all tiers except Acrobat Sign Solutions, a separate product with extended eSignature features. Onboarding is simple, allowing users to create eSignature documents in 5–10 minutes. Custom branding is easy to set up, and other integrations are quick to configure, but there's no Zapier or API access. Setting up reusable templates, security settings, and signer roles may take a few hours.</p> | 9 <p>Xodo Sign offers a free trial with self-serve purchasing for all tiers except enterprise. Onboarding is quick, allowing users to create eSignature documents in 5–10 minutes. Custom branding and integrations are easy to set up, while configuring reusable templates might take up to an hour. It's not possible to set custom roles, so setting up extra team members should also take under an hour.</p> |
| Customer Support | 7 <p>Personalized Q&A is available via phone, live chat, and request submission. Higher-tier plans get 24/7 support. Self-serve support includes a comprehensive Help Center and community forums with high-quality guides and tutorials.</p> | 6 <p>Xodo Sign offers customer support through a help center with a good range of articles, as well as email and live chat, though live chat isn’t available 24/7. Premium support, with faster response times, is only available to users on higher-paid tiers.</p> |
| Integratability | 1 <p>Integrations are severely limited, with only Google Drive and Dropbox supported. It doesn’t integrate with platforms like Salesforce or Slack, and there’s no Zapier or API access, making custom integrations nearly impossible.</p> | 4 <p>Xodo Sign supports integrations via Zapier, enabling connections with major platforms like Salesforce, HubSpot, and Pipedrive. However, it lacks native integrations with many popular tools, relying heavily on Zapier. Native integrations are limited to a few, such as Google Drive and Dropbox. It does offer API access.</p> |
| Ease of Migration | 2 <p>Adobe Acrobat offers minimal data export options, partly due to no Zapier or API access. Finished documents and audit trails can be exported as PDFs, and another major drawback is the lack of downloadable reports for tracking insights across multiple documents.</p> | 6 <p>Xodo Sign has limited options for exporting completed document data. Finished documents and audit trails can be exported as PDFs. Native integrations with Google Drive and Dropbox allow some data syncing, with API access for further customization.</p> |
