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

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

Leader

DocuSign

72Heralded Score, range 60–79

Most cited source

europa.eu

12citations

From ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Dropbox Sign

2/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Mode and Gemini, not on 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 72 , range 60–79 72#1
72
  • : score 72 · #1
88% 29% First reading
2 Adobe Acrobat Sign US New entry 57 , range 46–71 57#2
57
  • : score 57 · #2
65% 24% First reading
3 Dropbox Sign US New entry 44 , range 39–52 44#3
44
  • : score 44 · #3
47% 15% First reading
4 PandaDoc US New entry 44 , range 36–56 44#4
44
  • : score 44 · #4
42% 20% First reading
5 SignRequest New entry 32 , range 13–41 32#5
32
  • : score 32 · #5
22% 9% First reading
6 SignWell US New entry 31 , range 9–40 31#6
31
  • : score 31 · #6
16% 11% First reading
7 Stiply New entry 25 , range 7–38 25#7
25
  • : score 25 · #7
13% 10% First reading
8 Zoho Sign IN New entry 19 , range 6–36 19#8
19
  • : score 19 · #8
10% 10% First reading
9 ValidSign New entry 9 , range 4–33 9#9
9
  • : score 9 · #9
12% 2% First reading
10 Yousign FR New entry 9 , range 4–33 9#10
9
  • : score 9 · #10
11% 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. 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 11.7% 1 of 4 6 Not read
2 rijksoverheid.nl Regulator 20.0% 3 of 4 1 Not read
3 overheid.nl Regulator 11.7% 2 of 4 2 Not read
4 business.gov.nl Regulator 5.0% 1 of 4 3 Not read
5 youtube.com Social 5.0% 2 of 4 4 Not read
6 capterra.nl Review site 6.7% 4 of 4 1 18
7 digioffice.nl Vendor site 6.7% 1 of 4 1 1
8 hrwijzer.nl Review site 6.7% 3 of 4 1 5
9 kpn.com Vendor site 6.7% 1 of 4 1 3
10 gartner.com Industry authority 5.0% 2 of 4 1 13

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Wat zijn de beste tools voor elektronische handtekeningen voor kleine bedrijven? Dutch Adobe Acrobat Sign and Dropbox Sign, tied
Hoe kunnen kleine bedrijven contracten online laten ondertekenen? Dutch DocuSign, SignRequest, SignWell and Zoho Sign, tied
Hoe kan een klein bedrijf contracten laten ondertekenen zonder persoonlijk af te spreken? Dutch Adobe Acrobat Sign, Better Proposals, DocuSign, PandaDoc, Signable and SignRequest, tied
Hoe kan ik een klant een contract online laten ondertekenen? Dutch No brand recommended
Kunnen kleine bedrijven contracten beter online of op papier laten ondertekenen? Dutch DocuSign
Wat is voor kleine bedrijven beter: elektronische handtekeningen of gescande documenten? Dutch Stiply
Welke alternatieven zijn er voor het printen en scannen van contracten voor kleine bedrijven? Dutch Adobe Acrobat Sign, Dropbox Sign, Evidos, Dropbox Sign and ValidSign, tied
Welke alternatieven zijn er voor het ondertekenen van papieren contracten voor kleine bedrijven? Dutch Adobe Acrobat Sign
Ik geef leiding aan een bedrijf met 10 medewerkers en wil contracten online laten ondertekenen. Welke tool kan ik het beste gebruiken? Dutch Stiply
Ik geef leiding aan een verkoopteam en wil klantcontracten snel laten ondertekenen. Welke tool kan ik het beste gebruiken? Dutch Document eSign, Dropbox Sign, Dropbox Sign and PandaDoc, 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