My experience using Tungsten SignDoc for the first time

Christina Fielding
|
March 8, 2021
2 min read

Most of us will be familiar with signing our names digitally these days; perhaps when we are receiving a delivery package, or renewing our drivers' license, but how many of us have used an e-signature for signing a contract via email? In today’s blog post I wanted to share my experience of what it was like using an e-Signature product for the first time.

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I recall a memory from years back when I was working as a sales rep in Sydney. I was sitting in my car, about to drive an hour out of my way just to ensure paperwork for a deal got signed that day. I remember not only being exhausted from a very long week but also annoyed that the customer hadn’t signed the deal when I had been there earlier that week. I was hoping for a way around having to go get a physical signature. I asked my manager if I could send a fax or email of the contract and get the customer to sign and approve it that way, and save me the physical journey across town. Sadly for me, it was a no, and our head office required me to capture the customer’s signature on a triplicate pad, then for me to supply the customer with a copy, keep a copy for ourselves, and send a copy in the mail to our head office.

Read about How to Improve Document Management & Imaging across your organization

Fast forward to 2021, where I am currently working for ACMO, an IT consulting and software company that aims to give the gift of time to our rapidly changing workplace environment through intelligent automation. I was hired in 2020, and that being the year of social distancing due to Covid-19, my interview like many others was conducted online. The interview with ACMO wasn’t out of the ordinary from what you would expect for a virtual interview, but what was quite different was the offer to join ACMO via an emailed agreement package. I received the email containing a link to follow and was guided through a series of steps to read, accept, and sign for my offer of employment. I could see as I progressed through the contract that it was noted when I had opened the agreement, when I had agreed to things such as salary, employment terms, and it was keeping track of my progressions throughout the process. At the end of the employment contract, I had my choice of how I wanted to officially sign on the “dotted line” I could take a picture of myself, upload a pre-existing signature image, simply click-to-sign, or (what I went with) sign my name using the trackpad of my laptop.

I remember thinking that the contract was extremely professional. Very clear and straightforward…no surprises. There was transparency of who sent the document, when it had been sent, read, and signed, including when the employer had accepted my signed contract. It left me with the feeling of being valued and reassured, and that the path to starting my first day would be straightforward as well. I would later learn that this contract had been made using ACMO’s flagship e-signing solutions Tungsten SignDoc. I’ve since learned more about how Tungsten SignDoc works, and I’m very impressed! I saw demonstrated how easy it is to add signature boxes onto existing word documents, and use the step-by-step software to create all the steps and elements needed to finalise business agreements (sign here please, initial here please, witness signature here, etc). Brilliant! The overall document now seemed a lot more polished and professional, much better than I had expected.

Explore Top 6 Electronic Signature Software

If you are a business that would like to send documents to be signed electronically, I can recommend giving Tungsten SignDoc a try, we have a 7-day free trial for you to get familiar and send out some tests to see how it all works for yourself. Are you a Tungsten Automation, formerly Kofax user? SignDoc integrates as part of the Tungsten Automation, formerly Kofax ecosystem, to learn more about Tungsten SignDoc please contact our friendly sales team.

My experience using Tungsten SignDoc for the first time

Christina Fielding
|
March 8, 2021
2 min read

Most of us will be familiar with signing our names digitally these days; perhaps when we are receiving a delivery package, or renewing our drivers' license, but how many of us have used an e-signature for signing a contract via email? In today’s blog post I wanted to share my experience of what it was like using an e-Signature product for the first time.

You might be interested in: How to digitally transform your workplace with e-signatures

I recall a memory from years back when I was working as a sales rep in Sydney. I was sitting in my car, about to drive an hour out of my way just to ensure paperwork for a deal got signed that day. I remember not only being exhausted from a very long week but also annoyed that the customer hadn’t signed the deal when I had been there earlier that week. I was hoping for a way around having to go get a physical signature. I asked my manager if I could send a fax or email of the contract and get the customer to sign and approve it that way, and save me the physical journey across town. Sadly for me, it was a no, and our head office required me to capture the customer’s signature on a triplicate pad, then for me to supply the customer with a copy, keep a copy for ourselves, and send a copy in the mail to our head office.

Read about How to Improve Document Management & Imaging across your organization

Fast forward to 2021, where I am currently working for ACMO, an IT consulting and software company that aims to give the gift of time to our rapidly changing workplace environment through intelligent automation. I was hired in 2020, and that being the year of social distancing due to Covid-19, my interview like many others was conducted online. The interview with ACMO wasn’t out of the ordinary from what you would expect for a virtual interview, but what was quite different was the offer to join ACMO via an emailed agreement package. I received the email containing a link to follow and was guided through a series of steps to read, accept, and sign for my offer of employment. I could see as I progressed through the contract that it was noted when I had opened the agreement, when I had agreed to things such as salary, employment terms, and it was keeping track of my progressions throughout the process. At the end of the employment contract, I had my choice of how I wanted to officially sign on the “dotted line” I could take a picture of myself, upload a pre-existing signature image, simply click-to-sign, or (what I went with) sign my name using the trackpad of my laptop.

I remember thinking that the contract was extremely professional. Very clear and straightforward…no surprises. There was transparency of who sent the document, when it had been sent, read, and signed, including when the employer had accepted my signed contract. It left me with the feeling of being valued and reassured, and that the path to starting my first day would be straightforward as well. I would later learn that this contract had been made using ACMO’s flagship e-signing solutions Tungsten SignDoc. I’ve since learned more about how Tungsten SignDoc works, and I’m very impressed! I saw demonstrated how easy it is to add signature boxes onto existing word documents, and use the step-by-step software to create all the steps and elements needed to finalise business agreements (sign here please, initial here please, witness signature here, etc). Brilliant! The overall document now seemed a lot more polished and professional, much better than I had expected.

Explore Top 6 Electronic Signature Software

If you are a business that would like to send documents to be signed electronically, I can recommend giving Tungsten SignDoc a try, we have a 7-day free trial for you to get familiar and send out some tests to see how it all works for yourself. Are you a Tungsten Automation, formerly Kofax user? SignDoc integrates as part of the Tungsten Automation, formerly Kofax ecosystem, to learn more about Tungsten SignDoc please contact our friendly sales team.

Here is our comparison chart of the top 6 eSignature software solutions in 2022

Annual Cost per user $AU
Number of users allowed
Signing packages/year
In-person eSignature
Reusable Templates/drag and drop editor
Collect Payments
Automatic reminders & notifcations
Bulk Send
On-premise deployment
Cloud deployment
Hybrid deployment
Signature biometrics
Multiple input fields
Guided Signing
Delegate Signing
Stage Signing
Fully Customizable Signing Workflows
100% Personalised Branding
Custom Settings/ user rolls
Multifactor authentication
Mobile app
Enterprise-grade security
Free Trial available
API integrations
Audit trail
Supported Languages
US ESIGN, HIPAA
GDPR, eIDAS compliant
Upload documents as part of signing (photos)
Personal
Standard
Business Pro
Advanced
$168
$408
$660
Custom Quote
1
5
5
Custom Quote
60 (5/month)
100
100
Custom Quote
X
V
V
V
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
100
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Info N/A
Info N/A
Info N/A
Validate signer fields
in real-time
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
SOC 2Type II
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
44
44
44
44
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Professional
Enterprise
$336
Custom Quote
Unlimited
Unlimited
250
Custom Quote
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
43
43
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Essentials
Standard
Premium
$291
$970
Custom Quote
1
2 or more
5 or custom
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
N
Y
Y
5 templates
15 templates
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
SOC 2 Type II ISO 27001
SOC 2 Type II ISO 27001
SOC 2 Type II ISO 27001
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
22
22
22
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Free
Essentials
Business
Enterprise
Free
$335
$864
Custom Quote
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
SOC 2 Type II
SOC 2 Type II
SOC 2 Type II
SOC 2 Type II
Free
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Info N/A
Info N/A
Info N/A
Info N/A
Info N/A
Info N/A
Info N/A
Info N/A
Y
Y
Y
Y
Info N/A
Info N/A
Info N/A
Info N/A
Business
Premium
Enterprise
Cloud
$141
$264
$529
$894
10
10
10
10
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
1
2+
2+
2+
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Info N/A
Info N/A
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Info N/A
Info N/A
Info N/A
Info N/A
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Standard
Pro
Acrobat Sign
$264
$418
Custom Quote
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
India Only (Aadhar)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
34
34
34
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N

Try before you buy

Using our handy comparison chat you can now see the cost-to-feature breakdown of the top 6 e-Signature providers. All these providers offer a free trial of their software, so it’s worth doing some personal investigation and trying out the software yourself. ACMO offer a free 7-day trial of Kofax SignDoc via our Signmore solution.

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