Adobe Acrobat Sign vs RightSignature
eSignature head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Subscription (per user/month for individual and team plans; custom pricing for enterprise) | Subscription, per user per month, bundled into ShareFile plans |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise | — |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics 365 | QuickBooks |
| Vendor | Adobe | ShareFile (Progress) |
Our take
Where Adobe Acrobat Sign leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 19 of the 26 capabilities where they differ (led by no-account signing for recipients and qualified/advanced electronic signatures (eidas)).
- Stated SAP, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where RightSignature leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 7 of the 26 capabilities where they differ (led by multi-format file support and data merge / pre-fill).
- Stated QuickBooks integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 26 capabilities (of 54 in the eSignature taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| No-account signing for recipientsSigning Experience | Core strength Recipient signing from browser or mobile without an Adobe account | Not evidenced |
| Qualified/advanced electronic signatures (eIDAS)Identity & Authentication | Core strength Cloud-based digital signatures backed by CAs; QES and time stamps for eIDAS workflows | Not evidenced |
| Native or prebuilt ERP/finance-system integrationsIntegrations & Developer Platform | Core strength SAP Ariba, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, and Dynamics 365 prebuilt connectors | Not evidenced |
| Multi-format file supportDocument Preparation & Templates | Not evidenced | Supported PDF, Microsoft Word, plain text and rich text (up to 2000 pages / under 20MB) |
| Rich field libraryDocument Preparation & Templates | Supported Drag-and-drop signature, initial, date, and form fields | Not evidenced |
| Automatic field/form detectionDocument Preparation & Templates | Supported Form field detection and authoring | Not evidenced |
| Data merge / pre-fillDocument Preparation & Templates | Not evidenced | Supported Merge fields for pre-populating document data |
| Self-service web formsDocument Preparation & Templates | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Automated reminders & expirationSending & Routing Workflows | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Native mobile signing appsSigning Experience | Supported Photo capture on mobile; signing from browser or mobile | Not evidenced |
| In-person / kiosk signingSigning Experience | Not evidenced | Supported |
| Multi-language signing experienceSigning Experience | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Custom branding of signing pages/emailsSigning Experience | Not evidenced | Supported |
| Encryption in transit and at restSecurity, Compliance & Audit | Not evidenced | Supported TLS 1.2 in transit; AWS S3 storage with redundancy |
| Industry compliance modules (21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, SOC 2)Security, Compliance & Audit | Not evidenced | Supported ESIGN Act and UETA enforceability alignment |
| Configurable document retention policiesSecurity, Compliance & Audit | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Admin console & user managementAdministration & Reporting | Not evidenced | Supported Enable/disable features and edit signer emails |
| Webhooks / event notificationsIntegrations & Developer Platform | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Embedded signing / embedded requestingIntegrations & Developer Platform | Supported | Not evidenced |
| iPaaS connectivity (Zapier, Workato, Power Automate, etc.)Integrations & Developer Platform | Supported Power Automate and Zapier | Not evidenced |
| Serial, parallel & mixed routingSending & Routing Workflows | Core strength Sequential and parallel signer routing | Supported Sequential signing for multi-party approvals |
| Bulk sendSending & Routing Workflows | Core strength Mega Sign to many recipients, each a personalized copy | Supported |
| SMS one-time-passcode authenticationIdentity & Authentication | Partial Phone-based authentication option; SMS-OTP specifics not detailed | Not evidenced |
| Tamper-evident document sealingSecurity, Compliance & Audit | Core strength | Supported Tamper-evident hashing of executed documents |
| Complete audit trail / certificate of completionSecurity, Compliance & Audit | Core strength Audit trail plus tamper-evident validation templates | Supported Detailed audit log; signature certificate with activity log |
| Native CRM integrationsIntegrations & Developer Platform | Core strength Salesforce, ServiceNow | Supported Salesforce AppExchange app |
Both grade identically on the other 28 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Adobe Acrobat Sign, RightSignature.
Adobe Acrobat Sign vs RightSignature — FAQs
Is Adobe Acrobat Sign or RightSignature better for ERP integration?
They state different ERP coverage: Adobe Acrobat Sign lists SAP, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics 365; RightSignature lists QuickBooks.
Which is cheaper, Adobe Acrobat Sign or RightSignature?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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