The most visible e-signature tools in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

DocuSign

70Heralded Score, range 65–73

Most cited source

dupple.com

12citations

From ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Dropbox Sign

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 DocuSign US New entry 70 , range 65–73 70#1
70
  • : score 70 · #1
81% 30% First reading
2 Adobe Acrobat Sign US New entry 50 , range 46–55 50#2
50
  • : score 50 · #2
56% 21% First reading
3 PandaDoc US New entry 43 , range 40–47 43#3
43
  • : score 43 · #3
41% 19% First reading
4 Dropbox Sign US New entry 40 , range 38–43 40#4
40
  • : score 40 · #4
39% 13% First reading
5 Yousign FR New entry 33 , range 31–36 33#5
33
  • : score 33 · #5
23% 11% First reading
6 signNow US New entry 21 , range 10–31 21#6
21
  • : score 21 · #6
14% 7% First reading
7 SignWell US New entry 12 , range 8–25 12#7
12
  • : score 12 · #7
10% 6% First reading
8 Zoho Sign IN New entry 9 , range 6–18 9#8
9
  • : score 9 · #8
7% 6% First reading
9 Signaturit ES New entry 8 , range 5–13 8#9
8
  • : score 8 · #9
9% 3% None First reading
10 certSIGN RO New entry 6 , range 4–9 6#10
6
  • : score 6 · #10
7% 2% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
11 startupcafe.ro Media 0.5% 2 of 4 2 Not read
12 techtarget.com Media 0.5% 1 of 4 1 7
13 tomsguide.com Media 0.5% 1 of 4 1 Not read
14 agendadigitale.eu Media 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
15 aranzulla.it Media 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
16 ceccarbusinessmagazine.ro Media 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
17 dixmilleheures.fr Media 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
18 elespanol.com Media 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
19 esdiario.com Media 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
20 gtmnow.com Media 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Was sind die besten Tools für elektronische Signaturen für kleine Unternehmen? German DocuSign
Wie können kleine Unternehmen Verträge online unterschreiben? German Adobe Acrobat Sign, DocuSign and Dropbox Sign, tied
Wie kann ein kleines Unternehmen Verträge unterschreiben, ohne sich persönlich zu treffen? German Document eSign
Wie kann ich einen Kunden einen Vertrag online unterschreiben lassen? German No brand recommended
Ist es für kleine Unternehmen besser, Verträge online oder auf Papier zu unterschreiben? German No brand recommended
Sind elektronische Signaturen oder eingescannte Dokumente für kleine Unternehmen besser? German Document eSign and Skribble, tied
Welche Alternativen zum Ausdrucken und Scannen von Verträgen gibt es für kleine Unternehmen? German Adobe Acrobat Sign, DocuSign, Jotform Sign, smartphone.signing, sproof sign and Yousign, tied
Welche Alternativen zum Unterschreiben von Verträgen auf Papier gibt es für kleine Unternehmen? German Adobe Acrobat Sign
Ich leite ein Unternehmen mit 10 Mitarbeitenden und möchte Verträge zur Online-Unterschrift verschicken. Was eignet sich dafür? German Adobe Acrobat Sign, Document eSign, DocuSign, Dropbox Sign, Skribble and Yousign, tied
Ich leite ein Vertriebsteam und muss Kundenverträge schnell unterschreiben lassen. Was eignet sich dafür? German Document eSign, DocuSign and Skribble, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, 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