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

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from France in French and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.

Most cited source

docusign.com

24citations

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

Where engines disagree most

Adobe Acrobat Sign

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 DocuSign US New entry 62 , range 38–78
62
  • : score 62 · #1
 57% 22% First reading
2 Yousign FR New entry 57 , range 33–76
57
  • : score 57 · #2
 46% 24% None First reading
3 PandaDoc US New entry 43 , range 22–63
43
  • : score 43 · #3
 28% 15% None First reading
4 Adobe Acrobat Sign US New entry 42 , range 21–60
42
  • : score 42 · #4
 28% 10% None First reading
= 5 Oodrive Sign New entry 28 , range 0–74
28
  • : score 28 · #5
 3% 2% None First reading
= 5 Xodo Sign CA New entry 28 , range 0–74
28
  • : score 28 · #5
 3% 2% None First reading
7 Dropbox Sign US New entry 26 , range 19–53
26
  • : score 26 · #7
 20% 6% None First reading
8 Youtrust PT New entry 22 , range 11–53
22
  • : score 22 · #8
 13% 9% None First reading
9 Universign FR New entry 20 , range 8–48
20
  • : score 20 · #9
 13% 6% None First reading
10 signNow US New entry 17 , range 5–46
17
  • : score 17 · #10
 11% 4% 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. 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.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

New entries

144 new entries

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
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The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
Quels sont les meilleurs outils de signature électronique pour les petites entreprises ? French Yousign
Comment une petite entreprise peut-elle signer des contrats en ligne ? French Universign and Yousign, tied
Comment une petite entreprise peut-elle signer des contrats sans se rencontrer en personne ? French No brand recommended
Comment faire signer un contrat en ligne à un client ? French Djaboo, DocuSign, Universign and Yousign, tied
Pour une petite entreprise, vaut-il mieux signer les contrats en ligne ou sur papier ? French No brand recommended
Pour une petite entreprise, vaut-il mieux utiliser des signatures électroniques ou des documents numérisés ? French No brand recommended
Quelles sont les alternatives à l’impression et à la numérisation de contrats pour les petites entreprises ? French DocuSign and Yousign, tied
Quelles sont les alternatives aux contrats papier à signer pour les petites entreprises ? French DocuSign, Oodrive Sign, Universign, Yousign and Youtrust, tied
Je dirige une entreprise de 10 salariés et je veux envoyer des contrats à signer en ligne. Quel outil utiliser ? French DocuSign and Yousign, tied
Je dirige une équipe commerciale et je dois faire signer rapidement des contrats à des clients. Quel outil utiliser ? French PandaDoc

Each engine's top three

Method

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.

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