European Alternatives to Adobe Sign
Looking for a European alternative to Adobe Sign? Adobe sells it as Acrobat Sign. Customers in Europe contract with Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited under Irish law, but the parent is Adobe Inc. in San Jose, which Adobe lists as an affiliate providing technical and support services, with transfers to the US covered by standard contractual clauses and the Data Privacy Framework.
Eleven European e-signature tools cover the job, from simple signing to qualified signatures under eIDAS, from companies in France, Lithuania, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Italy.
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11 European Alternatives to Adobe Sign
Youtrust (Yousign)
French e-signature and identity platform (formerly Yousign) with a free plan, prices from €9 a month and a 14-day trial
Dokobit
Vilnius signing portal with a free tier, per-signature prices for qualified signatures, run on Signicat
Skribble
Zurich signing service with simple, advanced and qualified signatures, pay per use or from €23 a user
sproof
Salzburg signing with a free private plan, €15 a month for one user and qualified signatures included
Autenti
Poznan trust-services platform with simple, advanced and qualified signatures and prices from €20 a month
Legalesign
Scottish-registered e-signature web app and API, from £10 a month or £1.50 a document
inSign
Bavarian signing service at €24.90 a user a month, with an open-ended free trial and an API edition
Scrive
Stockholm e-signature and ID platform with portal, API and web forms, under Swedish law
Penneo
Copenhagen signing with national eIDs, from DKK 899 a month on annual billing for 500 signatures a year
FP Sign
Berlin signing for advanced and qualified signatures on German data centres, with a 30-day trial
Namirial
Senigallia qualified trust service provider with eSignAnyWhere; majority owned by Bain Capital since 2025
Key takeaways
- Adobe's terms name Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited under Irish law for customers in Europe, but Adobe Inc. in San Jose is the parent and an affiliate on its sub-processor list.
- Youtrust (formerly Yousign, France) is the easiest to try: a Free plan with 2 requests a month, One at €9 and Plus at €23 per user, with a 14-day trial.
- Dokobit (Lithuania) and Skribble (Switzerland) are the ones to look at for qualified signatures, with per-signature prices published on their pricing pages.
- sproof (Austria), Autenti (Poland), Legalesign (UK), inSign (Germany) and Penneo (Denmark) publish prices on their own pages; Scrive, FP Sign and Namirial do not show amounts.
- Namirial is an Italian contracting entity but majority owned by Bain Capital since 2025, so it is last on this page by design.
- None of the eleven replaces Acrobat's PDF editing, and most do not match Adobe's catalogue of integrations.
Why people leave Adobe Sign
Adobe Sign is now sold as Acrobat Sign. It is the e-signature product of the PDF company: you send a document from Acrobat or the web, collect signatures from several people, track status with an audit trail, and publish signable forms on a website.
It connects to Microsoft Word and Teams, Salesforce and Workday. On the US page the team plans, Acrobat Pro for teams and Acrobat Studio for teams, are listed at $23.99 and $29.99 per license per month, with a free trial, and larger organisations are pointed to the standalone enterprise Acrobat Sign.
The legal picture is more nuanced than "an American product". According to Adobe's terms, customers outside North America and Japan contract with Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, under Irish law.
Adobe Inc. in San Jose is the contracting entity for North America and the address for notices, and it appears on Adobe's sub-processor list as an affiliate providing technical and support services. Transfers outside the EEA rest on standard contractual clauses and the Data Privacy Framework. Acrobat Sign runs on AWS and Microsoft Azure, with a European region in Germany.
So the case for a European alternative is about the group and the data flow, not about the contract: a US parent behind an Irish contracting entity, support and sub-processors in the US and elsewhere, and a hosting stack run on two US cloud providers. If that is acceptable to you, Adobe's setup is a mainstream, well-documented one. If you want a signing provider that is itself European, eleven qualify here.
- Irish contract, American parent Adobe's terms name Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited for customers in Europe, with Irish law. The company behind it is Adobe Inc. of San Jose, which the same documents list as the North American contracting entity and as an affiliate providing technical and support services. If you want a counterparty whose whole group is European, none of that applies to the tools below, with one disclosed exception: Namirial is majority owned by a private-equity firm.
- Data leaves the EEA by design Adobe's sub-processor page lists US-based providers for Acrobat Sign (LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Mitek Systems for ID checks, Telesign for SMS and voice), and says international transfers are covered by standard contractual clauses and the Data Privacy Framework. This is a lawful, documented route, but it is a route. Several European providers here state that customer data stays in EU data centres, for example Penneo, or that hosting is in Germany.
- Acrobat is a bundle, signing is one part Adobe sells signing inside the Acrobat teams plans next to PDF editing and AI features, so you pay for the bundle. The European tools are signing-first products: Yousign (now Youtrust), Dokobit, Skribble and sproof publish plans from €9 to €23 a month, and Skribble and Dokobit also charge per qualified signature if you only need them occasionally.
- The European signature levels are built in Under eIDAS there are three levels: simple, advanced and qualified. A qualified signature carries the same legal effect as a handwritten one across the EU. Dokobit, Skribble, sproof, Autenti, Legalesign, Penneo, FP Sign and Namirial each describe advanced or qualified signing on their own pages, and Penneo and Autenti describe national eID signing or electronic identification on their own pages.
What you have to replace, not just match
Start with what your Adobe Sign account actually does: how many documents a month, whether people sign on a phone, whether you use templates, bulk send, web forms or the API, and which integrations carry the workflow (Word, Teams, Salesforce, Workday). Many small teams use three of these features. Then check which signature level you need, because a qualified signature is only required for some contracts and costs more per signature.
Export your completed agreements and their audit trails before you cancel, and keep them in your own archive. Run a few real documents through the new provider with the same signers before you switch, and keep Acrobat for PDF editing if you use it for that, since several of these tools do not edit PDFs at all.
The alternatives compared
| Position | Tool | Headquarters | Pricing | Jurisdiction |
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| #1 | Youtrust (Yousign) | Paris, France | From about €9/month | EU (France) |
| #2 | Dokobit | Vilnius, Lithuania | Not published; pricing documents on request | EU (Lithuania) |
| #3 | Skribble | Zurich, Switzerland | Free tier / from about CHF 12/month | Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| #4 | sproof | Puch bei Hallein (Salzburg), Austria | Private free / Single €15/month (1 user, 100 AES + 10 QES per year) / Team €170/month (10 users, 1,200 AES + 120 QES per year), billed annually, excl. VAT / Enterprise on request | EU (Austria) |
| #5 | Autenti | Poznań, Poland | PRO €20/month billed annually (€30 monthly) / PREMIUM €35/month billed annually (€55 monthly), 1 seat, net of VAT / Corporate and Enterprise on request | EU (Poland) |
| #6 | Legalesign | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Pay as you go £1.50 per sent document / Solo Basic £10/month / Solo Pro £25/month / Team £15 per user/month (2–5 users), excl. VAT / 5+ users and Enterprise on request | United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| #7 | inSign | Marzling, Germany | inSign 365 €24.90 per user/month billed annually or €26.90 monthly, excl. VAT, 12-month minimum term / inSign connect (API) and enterprise on request; QES at a surcharge | EU (Germany) |
| #8 | Scrive | Stockholm, Sweden | Plans and enterprise pricing on request | EU (Sweden) |
| #9 | Penneo | Copenhagen, Denmark | Published subscription plans | EU (Denmark) |
| #10 | FP Sign | Berlin, Germany | Business €24.90 per user/month (12-month term) / Enterprise Light €242/month for 20 users / Enterprise Starter €6,900/year for up to 50 users / Premium on request; all excl. VAT; QES €1.50 per signature on the smaller plans | EU (Germany) |
| #11 | Namirial | Senigallia, Italy | Enterprise pricing on request | EU (Italy) |
How each alternative compares to Adobe Sign
- Which law reaches it. EU (France). Adobe Sign is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. EU (France).
- Source code. Closed source, as Adobe Sign is.
- Independently checked. eIDAS compliant, qualified trust service provider.
Best for: Small and mid-sized teams that want to start free and read prices before signing up
Yousign now trades as Youtrust, and the legal notice names Youtrust SAS, registered in Caen (RCS Caen B 794 513 986). Its hosting provider is Amazon Web Services EMA SARL, the French branch of AWS, in Courbevoie, so the infrastructure is on a US cloud provider with a French contracting entity. The page says plans use EU-hosted storage; the terms were not read.
The pricing page lists Free with 2 signature requests a month, One at €9 a month, Plus at €23 per user and Pro at €38 per user on monthly billing, with 2 months free on yearly billing, and a 14-day trial. Free allows unlimited self-signing.
It describes a broader trust platform of e-signature, identity verification and KYC, so it goes beyond signing.
What Youtrust (Yousign) does better than Adobe Sign
- A Free plan, where Acrobat Sign comes inside paid team plans
- French contracting entity rather than an Irish subsidiary of a US parent
- Plain published prices for four tiers
- Identity verification and KYC from the same vendor
Where Youtrust (Yousign) is a step down from Adobe Sign
- Hosted on AWS, a US cloud provider, via its French branch
- Free plan is only 2 requests a month
- No PDF editing and fewer app integrations than Adobe
- Renamed recently, so older documentation may use the Yousign name
Standout against Adobe Sign. A free plan and four published prices in a market where Adobe shows only team bundles.
Dokobit
per-signature pricing for qualified signatures, from Vilnius
- Which law reaches it. EU (Lithuania). Adobe Sign is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Source code. Closed source, as Adobe Sign is.
- Independently checked. Qualified timestamps; portal powered by Signicat, a QTSP.
Best for: People and small teams who need qualified signatures only now and then
Dokobit is Dokobit, UAB, legal entity code 301549834, with its registered office at Paupio street 50-136 in Vilnius. Its terms are governed by Lithuanian law with the competent Lithuanian court, and the portal footer says it is powered by Signicat, a Norwegian trust-services provider.
Pricing lists Free at €0 with 3 signatures a month and 100 MB storage, Professional at €10 per user with 20 free signatures, Business at €22 per user with 30 and team features, and Enterprise at €25 per user. Each signature beyond the allowance costs €0.33 to €0.55, qualified or simple, excluding VAT.
The document owner pays for all collected signatures, and each signer counts as one.
What Dokobit does better than Adobe Sign
- Qualified signatures at a published per-signature price
- A Free tier with 3 signatures a month
- Lithuanian entity with Lithuanian law and courts
- Cheap entry compared with Acrobat team bundles
Where Dokobit is a step down from Adobe Sign
- Per-signature costs add up when many people sign
- The owner pays for every signer, which changes how you budget
- Smaller integration catalogue than Adobe
- Free tier has only 100 MB of storage
Standout against Adobe Sign. It prices qualified and simple signatures per signature on its own pricing page, so a small volume stays cheap.
- Which law reaches it. Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA). Adobe Sign is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Switzerland.
- Source code. Closed source, as Adobe Sign is.
- Independently checked. QES, AES and SES; eIDAS and ZertES.
Best for: Teams that need qualified or advanced signatures under Swiss and EU rules
Skribble AG has its seat at Talacker 21 in Zurich (CH-020.3.045.842-4), and Skribble Deutschland GmbH is registered in Karlsruhe (HRB 734477). Switzerland is outside the EU, so the main entity is Swiss rather than EU. Governing law is not stated on the pages we read.
The pricing page lists a Starter plan with no subscription at up to €1 per signature, Team at €23 per user a month with up to 20 users and 72 advanced or qualified signatures a year, and Pro at €36 with 120. Scale is on request. A 14-day trial covers Team and Pro, and qualified signing needs a one-off €24.50 identification.
Pro adds an API and Microsoft and Google Drive plugins.
What Skribble does better than Adobe Sign
- Simple, advanced and qualified signatures on one pricing page
- No subscription required on Starter
- Swiss and German entities, none in the US
- An API and Drive plugins on Pro
Where Skribble is a step down from Adobe Sign
- Swiss main entity, which is not an EU one
- Governing law could not be checked
- Extra signatures beyond the allowance cost €2 to €5 each
- Team and Pro are capped at 20 users
Standout against Adobe Sign. A pay-per-use Starter plan means a team can sign qualified documents without a subscription.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Austria). Adobe Sign is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Europe, in ISO 27001-certified data centres; hosting provider and country not named by sproof.
- Source code. Closed source, as Adobe Sign is.
- Independently checked. ISO 27001 (stated by sproof); not itself on the Austrian EU trusted list — QES via integrated eID providers.
Best for: Freelancers and small teams that want qualified signing and Austrian law
sproof GmbH is at Urstein Süd 19/2 in Puch bei Hallein, near Salzburg, and its terms are governed by Austrian law, excluding conflict rules and the UN sales convention, with the commercial court at its registered seat for disputes.
The pricing page lists Single at €15 a month on annual billing with 100 advanced and 10 qualified signatures a year, Team at €170 a month for 10 licences and 1,200 plus 120, and Enterprise on request, excluding VAT. Extra advanced signatures cost €1 and qualified ones €2.50. A free private plan and a 14-day trial exist.
Team adds branding in your design, and Enterprise adds API, single sign-on and custom workflows.
What sproof does better than Adobe Sign
- Qualified signatures included in the paid plans
- Austrian company under Austrian law
- Free private plan and 14-day trial
- Single user plan at €15 a month
Where sproof is a step down from Adobe Sign
- API only on Enterprise
- Single is capped at 10 qualified signatures a year
- Team is a €170 jump from Single
- Smaller set of integrations than Adobe
Standout against Adobe Sign. Qualified signatures come with every paid plan, not as an extra.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Poland). Adobe Sign is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. EEA, in data centres subject to European law; country and operator not named by Autenti.
- Source code. Closed source, as Adobe Sign is.
- Independently checked. QTSP on the Polish EU trusted list for qualified electronic registered delivery and qualified validation (not for signature certificates); ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 22301.
Best for: Small companies in Poland and Central Europe that want advanced or qualified signatures
Autenti is Autenti sp. z o.o., based at ul. Św. Marcin 29/8 in Poznań, KRS 0000436998. Its platform terms apply Polish law and the competent Polish courts, with consumer carve-outs under EU law.
The pricing page lists PRO at €30 net a month or €20 on annual billing (up to 10 documents a month, unlimited on annual), PREMIUM at €55 or €35, and Corporate and Enterprise on request. A 14-day trial needs no payment to start. The site says it offers simple, advanced and qualified signatures, electronic identification and e-delivery.
Seats are one per plan up to Corporate, which goes to 100.
What Autenti does better than Adobe Sign
- Net prices published for two self-serve tiers
- Polish entity with Polish law and courts
- E-delivery and identification services next to signing
- A 14-day trial with no payment
Where Autenti is a step down from Adobe Sign
- Monthly plans cap documents at 10 or 15
- One seat per self-serve plan
- Corporate and Enterprise pricing is on request
- Smaller integration catalogue than Adobe
Standout against Adobe Sign. Its self-serve plans show a monthly and an annual price side by side in euros.
- Which law reaches it. United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA). Adobe Sign is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. United Kingdom, on Amazon Web Services.
- Source code. Closed source, as Adobe Sign is.
- Independently checked. ISO 27001 (since 2016), Cyber Essentials Plus.
Best for: UK and mixed UK-EU teams that sign few documents and want an API
Legalesign Limited is incorporated in Scotland (SC425013) with its registered office at 1 George Square, Glasgow. Its terms say disputes are governed by the laws of England, with the courts of Scotland or England having exclusive jurisdiction. The UK is outside the EU.
The pricing page lists pay as you go at £1.50 per sent document, Solo Basic at £10 a month, Solo Pro at £25, Team at £15 per user for 2 to 5 users and a custom plan for larger teams, with a 14-day trial and no card. Solo Pro and above include a qualified electronic signature, witnesses, reminders, SMS verification and bulk send.
Prices can be paid in pounds, euros or dollars.
What Legalesign does better than Adobe Sign
- A pay-per-document option with no subscription
- A web app and an API on the same service
- Qualified signature in Solo Pro at £25
- Prices in pounds, euros or dollars
Where Legalesign is a step down from Adobe Sign
- UK jurisdiction, outside the EU
- Single-user plans only up to Solo Pro, Team limited to 5 users
- No permanent free plan
- Smaller set of integrations than Adobe
Standout against Adobe Sign. It charges £1.50 per document with no subscription, which suits occasional use.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). Adobe Sign is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Germany, in a German provider's data centre (provider not named); on-premise option for inSign enterprise.
- Source code. Closed source, as Adobe Sign is.
- Independently checked. ISO 27001; BITMi "Software Hosted in Germany" and "Software Made in Germany" labels.
Best for: Teams in Germany that want a cloud tool, an API option and on-premises as a later step
inSign GmbH is at Am Bäckeranger 2 in Marzling, Bavaria. Its AGB for inSign 365 name Munich as the venue for merchants. The company's own site names BSI Business Systems Integration Deutschland GmbH as its owner.
The pricing page lists inSign 365 at €24.90 per user a month, or €21.50 on yearly billing, including the electronic archive and Microsoft add-ins. inSign connect (REST API), enterprise (on-premises or SaaS) and seal are on request. A trial account needs no credit card and has no end date.
On-premises installation is rare in this market and is the main reason to look at inSign.
What inSign does better than Adobe Sign
- An on-premises option on the enterprise tier
- A trial with no card and no end date
- German company with Munich as venue
- Microsoft add-ins and an archive in the standard plan
Where inSign is a step down from Adobe Sign
- No free plan; €24.90 per user is above several rivals
- API and enterprise prices on request
- We did not verify the owner outside its own site
- Fewer integrations than Adobe
Standout against Adobe Sign. It is the one here that offers on-premises installation as well as SaaS.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Sweden). Adobe Sign is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. EU (Sweden).
- Source code. Closed source, as Adobe Sign is.
- Independently checked. Qualified Trust Service Provider under eIDAS.
Best for: Companies that need signing and ID checks together, especially in the Nordics
Scrive AB is a Swedish company in Stockholm. Its terms say the agreement is governed by Swedish law, with arbitration in Stockholm under the expedited rules of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, conducted in English. The registry number was not fetched.
Its pricing page groups the products as eSign Online, eSign GO and eSign API for signing, eID Hub and ID Check for identification, and eSign Forms and a forms builder for web forms. It claims a qualified trust service certificate and ISO 27001.
The page shows no amounts, only a phone number and an inquiry form.
What Scrive does better than Adobe Sign
- Signing, ID checks and web forms from one vendor
- Swedish company with Swedish law
- Qualified trust service and ISO 27001, by its own account
- An API product alongside the portal
Where Scrive is a step down from Adobe Sign
- No prices on the page
- Arbitration, not a local court, resolves disputes
- No self-serve trial found
- Fewer integrations than Adobe
Standout against Adobe Sign. It combines signing, ID checks and web forms as separate products under one contract.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Denmark). Adobe Sign is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. EU (Denmark).
- Source code. Closed source, as Adobe Sign is.
- Independently checked. GDPR, eIDAS.
Best for: Accounting, audit and advisory firms that collect and sign documents with clients
Penneo A/S is registered in Denmark under CVR 35633766, at Gærtorvet 1-5 in Copenhagen. Its standard terms apply Danish law with the City Court of Copenhagen, store customer data in EU data centres, and mention a file-transfer tool hosted by the Visma Group in Oslo.
The pricing page lists Sign Essential from DKK 899 a month on annual billing with 500 signatures a year, Sign Plus from DKK 1,250, Sign Pro on request, and Collect plans from DKK 499. The standard subscription is 12 months with automatic renewal and three months' notice.
Penneo's site carries a tender offer from Visma Danmark Holding; we did not verify its outcome.
What Penneo does better than Adobe Sign
- Signing combined with document collection
- National eID signing for Nordic clients
- Danish company with data in EU data centres
- Batch signing and event logs in all packages
Where Penneo is a step down from Adobe Sign
- No free plan or trial on the pages we read
- Prices in DKK with annual billing, 12-month contract
- Three months' notice to cancel
- Aimed at firms rather than individuals
Standout against Adobe Sign. It pairs signing with a document-collection product built for client work.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). Adobe Sign is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Germany, in FP Sign's own cloud in BSI-certified German data centres (operator not named).
- Source code. Closed source, as Adobe Sign is.
- Independently checked. ISO 27001, BSI C5 (stated by FP Sign).
Best for: German and DACH companies that want German hosting and a qualified-signature partner
FP Sign is run by FP Digital Business Solutions GmbH in Berlin (HRB 274895 B, Amtsgericht Charlottenburg), a subsidiary of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG. Its site says it runs BSI-certified German data centres.
It offers advanced and qualified signatures, works with PDF, Word and Excel, supports two-factor authentication, and lists partnerships with Bundesdruckerei and Swisscom for qualified signing. A 30-day free trial is offered; SME and Enterprise tiers exist but the page shows no amounts.
The AGB says the contract runs for 12 months and can be terminated with 4 weeks' notice.
What FP Sign does better than Adobe Sign
- German hosting stated on the product page
- A 30-day trial
- Part of a listed German group
- Qualified signatures through named partners
Where FP Sign is a step down from Adobe Sign
- No prices on the page we read
- 12-month contract term
- Smaller feature set than Acrobat Sign
- We could not check the AGB governing law
Standout against Adobe Sign. It is hosted on German data centres that the vendor describes as BSI-certified.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Italy). Adobe Sign is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. EU.
- Source code. Closed source, as Adobe Sign is.
- Independently checked. Qualified Trust Service Provider in Italy, Spain and France.
Best for: Regulated organisations in Italy, Spain, France or Germany that need a trust-service provider
Namirial S.p.A. is based at Via Caduti sul Lavoro 4 in Senigallia, Italy, and its own site calls it a global leader in qualified trust services. It says Bain Capital took a majority stake in July 2025, PSG Equity joined in November 2025, and it merged with Signaturit in the same month. Ambienta was the earlier investor.
Its signing platform is eSignAnyWhere. We could not find prices on its pages, so no amount is quoted here.
The contracting entity is Italian, but a majority holding by a US private-equity firm is a fact buyers who want European ownership of the whole group should know, which is why it ranks last.
What Namirial does better than Adobe Sign
- A qualified trust service provider with a large partner network
- Operations across Italy, Spain, France and Germany
- Italian contracting entity
- Identity, archiving and PKI services beyond signing
Where Namirial is a step down from Adobe Sign
- Majority owned by a US private-equity firm
- No prices on the pages we read
- Built for enterprises more than for self-serve teams
- We did not verify the governing law
Standout against Adobe Sign. It offers the widest trust-services range here, from PKI to e-invoicing, at group scale.
What actually breaks when you switch
The hard part of leaving Acrobat Sign is the integrations. If signing is triggered from Salesforce, Workday, Teams or Word, check for a connector before you move, and expect API work if there is none. Several of these tools have an API, but only some list ready-made connectors.
Check what each signature level costs at your volume. Dokobit and Skribble charge per qualified signature, sproof and Skribble include a yearly allowance, and extra signatures cost €1 to €5. A plan that looks cheap at 20 signatures can be expensive at 2,000.
Several contracts run 12 months with automatic renewal (Penneo, FP Sign, inSign's enterprise tiers). Read the cancellation notice before you start a long term, especially on annual billing.
Is Adobe Sign a European company?
No. Adobe Inc. is in San Jose, California. For customers outside North America and Japan, Adobe's terms name Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited as the contracting entity, under Irish law, so your contract is with an Irish company.
The difference matters mostly for data: Adobe lists Adobe Inc. as an affiliate providing technical and support services and relies on standard contractual clauses and the Data Privacy Framework for transfers.
Which European tools offer qualified electronic signatures?
Dokobit publishes per-signature prices for qualified signatures (€0.44 on Professional, €0.33 on Business and Enterprise), Skribble includes 72 to 120 advanced or qualified signatures a year per user on Team and Pro, sproof includes 10 qualified signatures a year on Single, and Legalesign lists a qualified signature from Solo Pro. Autenti, Penneo, FP Sign and Namirial describe qualified signing on their sites.
Qualified signatures need an identity check once, and some providers charge for it: Skribble lists a one-off €24.50.
Which of these can I try for free?
Youtrust has a Free plan with 2 signature requests a month and a 14-day trial of the paid plans. Dokobit has a Free plan with 3 signatures a month, sproof describes a free private plan, and Skribble's Starter plan has no subscription. inSign offers a trial account with no credit card and no end date.
Autenti, Legalesign and sproof offer 14-day trials, Skribble 14 days for Team and Pro, and FP Sign 30 days. Penneo, Scrive and Namirial do not show a self-serve trial on the pages we read.
Can these replace Acrobat's PDF tools too?
Not in general. Adobe Sign sits inside Acrobat, which edits, converts and annotates PDFs. The European tools here are built to prepare, send and sign documents, with templates, reminders and audit trails. If you edit PDFs a lot, you may keep an Acrobat licence and move only the signing.
Which one to pick
If you want to start free and read prices, Youtrust (Yousign) is the easiest place to begin, and Dokobit is the cleaner choice if you only need qualified signatures now and then. Skribble and sproof are the two to compare if qualified signing is the main reason for the move.
If you want a vendor that fits a specific setting, Autenti suits Polish and Central European companies, Penneo suits accountants and advisers, Scrive suits teams that also need ID checks, inSign offers on-premises, and FP Sign offers German data centres. Legalesign is the pay-per-document choice, and a UK company outside the EU.
Namirial is last because of its private-equity ownership, not because it lacks capability. It is the one to pick if you need a large trust-service provider and have accepted that ownership.
Be realistic about the gap. Adobe has deeper integrations and PDF editing than any of the eleven, and its Irish contracting entity is a legitimate answer for many customers. Move if you want a European group behind the signing and a court close to home, and stay if the integrations you use have no equivalent.
Frequently Asked Questions
For most small teams, Youtrust (formerly Yousign) is the easiest place to start, because it has a free plan, published prices and a 14-day trial. Dokobit and Skribble are stronger if you need qualified signatures on a per-signature basis. There is no single best: it depends on the signature level, the volume and the integrations you need.
Adobe sells it as Acrobat Sign. Adobe Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California. For customers outside North America and Japan, the contracting entity in Adobe's terms is Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, under Irish law.
On Adobe's US page, the team plans that include Acrobat Sign are Acrobat Pro for teams at $23.99 and Acrobat Studio for teams at $29.99 per license per month, with a free trial and up to 10 licences at the start. The standalone enterprise Acrobat Sign has no public price. Prices differ by country, so check your own region's page.
Youtrust lists Free, One at €9 a month, Plus at €23 per user and Pro at €38 per user on monthly billing, with two months free on yearly billing. Dokobit lists Free at €0 with 3 signatures a month, Professional at €10 per user, Business at €22 and Enterprise at €25, plus €0.33 to €0.55 per signature depending on level, excluding VAT.
Skribble lists Starter at no subscription (up to €1 per signature), Team at €23 per user a month and Pro at €36. sproof lists Single at €15 a month on annual billing and Team at €170 a month, excluding VAT. Autenti lists PRO at €30 a month or €20 on annual billing, and PREMIUM at €55 or €35, net.
Legalesign lists £1.50 per sent document, Solo Basic at £10 a month, Solo Pro at £25 and Team at £15 per user. inSign 365 is €24.90 per user a month, or €21.50 on yearly billing. Penneo's Sign Essential starts at DKK 899 a month on annual billing with 500 signatures a year, and Sign Plus at DKK 1,250.
Yes. Yousign's website now redirects to youtrust.com, and the pricing page says Yousign becomes Youtrust. The legal notice names Youtrust SAS, registered in Caen, France (RCS Caen B 794 513 986).
Namirial S.p.A. is a company in Senigallia, Italy, and a qualified trust service provider. Its own site says Bain Capital took a majority stake in July 2025 and PSG Equity joined in November 2025. That does not change the contracting entity, but if you want European ownership of the whole group, it is the one to weigh carefully, which is why it sits last on this page.
Skribble is Swiss, and Legalesign is a Scottish-registered company in the UK. Both are in Europe but outside the EU. The other nine contracting entities are in France, Lithuania, Austria, Poland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Italy.
Download the signed PDFs and the audit trails from your Adobe account before you cancel, and store them in your own archive. The European tools can sign new documents but do not import another provider's audit trail.
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