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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

europa.eu

97citations

From Google AI Overviews and 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
41 eContracte RO New entry 2 , range 1–3 2#41
2
  • : score 2 · #41
 1% 0% None First reading
42 Sign.com US New entry 2 , range 1–3 2#42
2
  • : score 2 · #42
 1% 0% None First reading
43 Scrive SE New entry 2 , range 1–3 2#43
2
  • : score 2 · #43
 1% 0% None First reading
= 44 AlfaSign RO New entry 2 , range 1–3 2= #44
2
  • : score 2 · #44
 1% 0% None First reading
= 44 Tecalis Sign New entry 2 , range 1–3 2= #44
2
  • : score 2 · #44
 1% 0% None First reading
46 SignFree New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#46
1
  • : score 1 · #46
 1% 0% None First reading
47 Entrust US New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#47
1
  • : score 1 · #47
 1% 0% None First reading
48 Foxit eSign CN New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#48
1
  • : score 1 · #48
 1% 0% None First reading
= 49 PKIsigning NL New entry 1 , range 1–3 1= #49
1
  • : score 1 · #49
 1% 0% None First reading
= 49 Poste Italiane Firma Digitale IT New entry 1 , range 1–3 1= #49
1
  • : score 1 · #49
 1% 0% 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
1 europa.eu Regulator 11.9% 2 of 4 38 Not read
2 youtube.com Social 11.2% 2 of 4 60 Not read
3 youtrust.com Vendor site 7.1% 4 of 4 28 1
4 agid.gov.it Regulator 3.1% 3 of 4 13 1
5 firmaelectronica.gob.es Regulator 3.3% 3 of 4 9 Not read
6 reddit.com Community 4.3% 3 of 4 13 Not read
7 magicpost.in Vendor site 3.8% 3 of 4 3 7
8 blueink.com Vendor site 3.1% 2 of 4 6 2
9 gesetze-im-internet.de Regulator 1.9% 1 of 4 6 Not read
10 valueaddvc.com Directory 3.1% 2 of 4 1 6

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Quali sono i migliori strumenti per la firma elettronica per le piccole imprese? Italian Adobe Acrobat Sign, DocuSign, PandaDoc, signNow, Yousign and Zoho Sign, tied
Come possono le piccole imprese firmare contratti online? Italian Adobe Acrobat Sign, Aruba and Namirial, tied
Come può una piccola impresa firmare contratti senza incontrarsi di persona? Italian Adobe Acrobat Sign and DocuSign, tied
Come posso far firmare un contratto online a un cliente? Italian Adobe Acrobat Sign, Document eSign, DocuSign, fเรma, GetAccept and PandaDoc, tied
Per le piccole imprese è meglio firmare i contratti online o su carta? Italian No brand recommended
Per le piccole imprese sono meglio le firme elettroniche o i documenti scansionati? Italian DocuSign and Yousign, tied
Quali alternative ci sono alla stampa e alla scansione dei contratti per le piccole imprese? Italian Dropbox Sign, Dropbox Sign and signNow, tied
Quali alternative ci sono alla firma dei contratti cartacei per le piccole imprese? Italian Adobe Acrobat Sign and DocuSign, tied
Gestisco un'azienda con 10 dipendenti e voglio inviare contratti da firmare online. Quale strumento dovrei usare? Italian DocuSign and Yousign, tied
Coordino un team di vendita e devo far firmare rapidamente i contratti ai clienti. Quale strumento dovrei usare? Italian Adobe Acrobat Sign

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