| Functionality | 10 <p>Docusign provides a complete eSignature solution, supporting web forms and payment collection while signing. The drag-and-drop builder allows extensive customization, enabling various input fields with validation and custom properties. Users can control signing order, enable signer delegation, e-witnessing, and in-person signing, and manage team access with custom permissions. The reports dashboard tracks completion rates for high document volumes. Security features include password protection and ID verification.</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 | 7 <p>The platform is easy to use, though advanced document preparation takes some learning. The clean, modern design and field auto-placement make document creation faster. The builder supports custom fields, so you can reuse validation across documents. Bulk sending, auto-reminders, and auto-fill from integrations help speed up workflows. A file upload field means you don’t have to request documents separately, and Docusign lets you collect payments when you share documents. You can also edit and resend documents without voiding them, making corrections quick and simple.</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 | 8 <p>Although it has one of the highest number of features in the category, Docusign does a fantastic job of keeping the interface clean and intuitive. Advanced controls are nicely hidden away, making navigation smooth. The UI is modern, and key features are exactly where you’d expect.</p><p>The drag-and-drop builder is easy to use. The homepage clearly displays pending, waiting, expiring, and completed documents in a large font. The reports section provides deeper, but still easy to understand, insights on statuses and activity. For companies handling high volumes of signatures, document management is straightforward and efficient.</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 | 9 <p>Docusign is highly flexible, offering control over branding, field properties, signing order, and team member permissions. You can use formula fields, custom fields, and conditional logic to show or hide objects based on inputs. The platform supports in-person signing, e-witnessing, and signer delegation, covering all signing flows. You can configure custom permissions for team member roles, ensuring the right access levels. You can also create custom reports for better insights.</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 | 6 <p>Docusign offers a free trial and self-serve purchasing for all tiers except the Enterprise option. The onboarding process is simple, allowing users to create eSignature documents within 5-10 minutes. It integrates directly with many platforms, reducing the need for Zapier. Custom permission profiles and branding are easy to configure. Despite its many features, the help docs are well-organized and detailed. Setting up reusable templates, security settings, and user roles takes a few hours, while enterprise-level setup may take 1-2 weeks.</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 | 10 <p>Docusign offers four support plans with different response times on average. Standard Support (included with subscriptions) has a <24-hour response time. Plus Support improves this to <6 hours and adds phone and technical support. Premier Support offers a <4-hour response time, emergency support within 1 hour, and API integration help. Enterprise Premier Support provides the fastest response, with <2 hours for regular issues and <30 minutes for critical emergencies. All plans include system monitoring, online case management, and access to the Docusign Support Center.</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 | 10 <p>Docusign natively integrates with major platforms like Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Stripe, PayPal, Microsoft 365, and Slack. It also supports Zapier, enabling access to thousands of additional integrations. An API is available for custom integrations and automation.</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 | 10 <p>Docusign offers multiple ways to export completed document data. Finished documents can be exported as PDFs, audit trails are available in CSV format. A wide range of reports can be downloaded as CSV or exported as image charts. Reports can also be scheduled, with control over frequency, time intervals, start/end dates, and CC recipients. Native CRM integrations allow seamless data syncing, and additional data can be exported through the API for further customization and automation.</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> |
