The most visible e-signature tools, October 2026

October 2026 · 12 questions asked in English, worldwide · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 96 answers read

Most cited source

docusign.com

42citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Dropbox Sign

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 DocuSign US New entry 85 , range 79–90
85
  • : score 85 · #1
94% 62% First reading
2 Adobe Acrobat Sign US New entry 75 , range 66–81
75
  • : score 75 · #2
74% 51% First reading
3 PandaDoc US New entry 69 , range 57–76
69
  • : score 69 · #3
65% 44% First reading
4 Dropbox Sign US New entry 53 , range 45–65
53
  • : score 53 · #4
51% 31% First reading
5 signNow US New entry 52 , range 44–64
52
  • : score 52 · #5
51% 29% First reading
6 SignWell US New entry 34 , range 23–41
34
  • : score 34 · #6
20% 15% First reading
7 OneSpan Sign CA New entry 21 , range 7–35
21
  • : score 21 · #7
10% 10% First reading
8 Zoho Sign IN New entry 18 , range 7–34
18
  • : score 18 · #8
12% 8% First reading
9 Dotloop US New entry 9 , range 4–31
9
  • : score 9 · #9
9% 5% None First reading
10 Signeasy IN New entry 6 , range 3–25
6
  • : score 6 · #10
7% 2% First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 docusign.com Brand site 32.3% 4 of 4 19 5
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4 google.com Vendor site 13.5% 2 of 4 32 Not read
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9 reddit.com Community 13.5% 2 of 4 7 22
10 gartner.com Industry authority 12.5% 3 of 4 2 15

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
e-signature software with the best support English DocuSign
which e-signature software do experts recommend English PandaDoc and signNow, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

Each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured