Paraph vs Adobe Acrobat Sign, an Adobe Sign alternative
Adobe sells e-signatures as part of Acrobat, priced per licence, with no free plan. Paraph does only e-signatures, free with no monthly limit, and Pro is £19 a month for the whole team.
| Paraph | Adobe Acrobat Sign | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Unlimited signature requests | No free plan (source) |
| Paid plans | Pro, £19 a month or £190 a year, for the whole team | Acrobat Standard for teams £14.16 per licence a month, Acrobat Pro for teams £20.22, on an annual plan billed monthly, excluding VAT (source) |
| Priced per person | No | Per licence (source) |
| Integrations | None yet | Integrations with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint (source) |
| Advanced or qualified signatures | No, simple only | Advanced and qualified electronic signatures, through trust service providers (source) |
What Paraph does that Adobe doesn't
- A free plan. Adobe offers a free trial of its paid plans. Paraph's free plan has no end and no monthly count.
- One price for the team. Adobe's team plans are priced per licence. Paraph Pro is one price for any team.
Where Adobe is better
- It is Acrobat. The team plans include a full PDF editor, so you can edit, combine and prepare the PDF in the same product you send it from. Paraph sends a finished PDF for signature and does nothing else to it.
- Stronger signature types. Acrobat Sign supports advanced and qualified electronic signatures, through trust service providers. Paraph provides simple electronic signatures only.
- Microsoft 365. Adobe's team plans include integrations with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint. Paraph has no integrations yet.
Who should pick which
Pick Adobe if your team already pays for Acrobat, if you edit PDFs as much as you send them, or if you need qualified electronic signatures through a trust service provider.
Pick Paraph if you only need to send documents for signature, and you don't want to buy a licence for each person to do it.
Every Adobe figure above was read on Adobe's own UK pricing and trust pages on the date shown. Adobe's prices exclude VAT.