What actually makes an electronic signature hold up
A signature image on a PDF proves very little on its own. What matters if an agreement is ever questioned is the evidence around it: that a specific person, reachable at a specific address, opened a specific document at a specific time and marked it.
That is why the audit trail matters more than the visual mark. A record of when the invitation was issued, when the link was opened, the address it was sent to, the IP it was signed from, and a hash of the finished document is what turns a picture of a signature into something you can rely on.
It is also why single-use links matter. A link that keeps working is a link that could be forwarded and reused, and that weakens any claim about who did the signing.
Why marking the fields beats "sign wherever"
The slowest part of getting a document signed is usually not the signing — it is the round trip when someone misses a page, initials the wrong box, or returns a contract with one of four signature blocks completed.
Marking every field before you send removes that. The signer is taken to each spot in turn and cannot finish while one is outstanding. For a long agreement — a hundred pages with initials on each — this is the difference between one exchange and several.
It also removes ambiguity later. A field that was placed deliberately is easier to defend than a mark that happens to be near a line.
Documents you should not sign electronically
Electronic signing suits most everyday agreements. It does not suit all of them, and the exceptions matter more than the rule.
Wills and testamentary documents, many powers of attorney, anything requiring a witness to be physically present, certain land title dealings, court documents and statutory declarations are commonly excluded or carry additional requirements. The specifics vary by jurisdiction.
If a document falls into one of those categories, take advice rather than assuming. Getting it wrong does not produce a weaker agreement — it can produce no agreement at all.
Which pricing model suits you?
The important distinction is between an initiated document and the number of people signing it. One document sent to four parties is still one billable document.
Pay As You Go works well for occasional use. Monthly billing includes 20 documents per billing month, and Annual billing includes up to 100 documents per month. It is worth checking your real volume over a month before choosing a plan.
See the pricing page for the full comparison.