E-signature guides & resources
Plain-English answers on electronic-signature law, security, and how to actually send a document for signature.
Is it binding?
What the law says about electronic signatures, and what a signature needs behind it to hold up.
Are e-signatures legally binding?
Yes, they are. What makes an e-signature binding in the US, the EU, and beyond.
ESIGN vs UETA vs eIDAS
The three laws behind binding e-signatures, explained without the legalese.
Electronic vs digital signature
The two terms sound alike but mean different things. What separates them and why it matters.
What makes an audit trail court-admissible?
What the audit trail captures, and why it's the part that makes a signature hold up.
What is an electronic signature?
The legal definition under the ESIGN Act, real examples, and what doesn't count.
How to sign and send
Step-by-step, in the tools you already use.
How to send a PDF for signature
A step-by-step walkthrough: upload, place fields, and send in minutes.
How to add an electronic signature to a PDF
Sign a PDF yourself in your browser, in Acrobat Reader, or in macOS Preview, step by step.
Electronic signature in Word
Insert a signature image or use Signature Line, and why a real record takes more than that.
Electronic signature in Google Docs
What Google Workspace's eSignature feature covers, the Drawing tool workaround, and signing outside Docs.
Choosing a tool
What actually differs between e-signature products, and what "free" usually means.
Free electronic signature
What free e-signature plans usually restrict, and what GSD's free tier includes.
Electronic signature app: what to look for
Why "no app" can be the better answer, and what to check when picking a tool.
Electronic signature software: a buyer's guide
What separates e-signature platforms, how their pricing models differ, and how to pick one for your business size and volume.
Compare
Weighing GSD against a tool you already know? Each comparison uses the vendor's own published pricing and limits.
DocuSign alternatives
What to look for in a DocuSign alternative, and where GSD fits.
GSD vsDropbox Sign alternatives
What Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) does well, where its plans pinch, and where GSD fits instead.
GSD vsPandaDoc alternatives
PandaDoc is a proposal and document-automation suite with e-signature built in. When that's worth paying for, and when it isn't.