E-Signature Software · 2026 reliability ranking
Most Reliable E-Signature Software (2026)
We ranked 14 e-signature tools by real-world reliability over the last 90 days, using 54 status page incidents and our own around-the-clock uptime checks. E-signature tools carry contracts, quotes, leases and onboarding forms from sender to signer, so an outage stalls deals and paperwork that is often time-sensitive. When sending, signing links or completion emails fail, a small business can lose a signed quote to a competitor or miss a filing deadline, and staff end up chasing signers by phone. Most of these services also run the APIs and CRM integrations that send documents automatically, which makes their incident history worth checking before you commit.
Last updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| # | Vendor | Score | Uptime (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BoldSignBoldSign is an electronic signature application from Syncfusion, Inc., based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.Visit site ↗ | 100.0 | 100% |
| 2 | JuroJuro is a contract management platform with built-in e-signature, headquartered in London.Visit site ↗ | 100.0 | 100% |
| 3 | SigneasySigneasy is an electronic signature application for web and mobile, founded in 2010.Visit site ↗ | 100.0 | 100% |
| 4 | SignWellSignWell, formerly Docsketch, is an electronic signature application for small businesses.Visit site ↗ | 100.0 | 100% |
| 5 | SignNowSignNow is an electronic signature application from airSlate, Inc., based in Boston, Massachusetts.Visit site ↗ | 98.9 | 99.99% |
| 6 | Dropbox SignDropbox Sign, formerly HelloSign, is the electronic signature product of Dropbox, Inc., based in San Francisco, California.Visit site ↗ | 90.9 | 99.94% |
| 7 | PandaDocPandaDoc is a document automation and e-signature platform for proposals, quotes and contracts, founded in 2011.Visit site ↗ | 89.0 | 99.88% |
| 8 | Formstack SignFormstack Sign is the electronic signature product of Formstack, an Indianapolis-based forms and workflow software company now part of Intellistack.Visit site ↗ | 74.1 | 99.74% |
| 9 | YousignYousign is a French electronic signature service; its parent company now trades as Youtrust and yousign.com redirects to youtrust.com.Visit site ↗ | 64.2 | 99.50% |
| 10 | Adobe Acrobat SignAdobe Acrobat Sign is the electronic signature service in Adobe's Document Cloud.Visit site ↗ | 61.6 | 99.28% |
| 11 | DocusignDocusign is an electronic signature and agreement management company headquartered in San Francisco, California.Visit site ↗ | 44.9 | 98.37% |
E-Signature Software reliability at a glance
- Across the 11 ranked e-signature tools, average 90-day uptime is 99.70%. Reliability scores range from 100.0 (BoldSign) to 44.9 (Docusign).
- Together they published 54 incidents in the last 90 days, 8 of them partial or major outages.
- BoldSign, Juro, Signeasy, SignWell reported no incidents at all in that time.
- The typical vendor takes 4h to resolve an incident. SignNow is fastest, at 8m on average.
- Docusign reported the most incidents (17 in 90 days).
What to check before you choose a e-signature tool
- Check which parts of the service fail most often. Sending and signing outages stop deals; delayed completion emails or reports are an inconvenience.
- If you send documents from a CRM or your own app, look at API and integration incidents, not just the web app.
- Notice how often email delivery problems appear in the history. A signer who never receives the link is as stuck as one facing an outage.
- Subscribe to the vendor's status page so you know about a problem before a client tells you their signing link doesn't work.
90-day uptime history
Each bar is one day. Hover a bar for that day's uptime and incidents.
1. BoldSign
100% uptime · 0 incidents · avg resolve —2. Juro
100% uptime · 0 incidents · avg resolve —3. Signeasy
100% uptime · 0 incidents · avg resolve —4. SignWell
100% uptime · 0 incidents · avg resolve —5. SignNow
99.99% uptime · 1 incidents · avg resolve 8m6. Dropbox Sign
99.94% uptime · 2 incidents · avg resolve 3h 48m7. PandaDoc
99.88% uptime · 3 incidents · avg resolve 2h 33m8. Formstack Sign
99.74% uptime · 6 incidents · avg resolve 10h 9m9. Yousign
99.50% uptime · 9 incidents · avg resolve 6h 37m10. Adobe Acrobat Sign
99.28% uptime · 16 incidents · avg resolve 4h11. Docusign
98.37% uptime · 17 incidents · avg resolve 13h 5m- No incidents
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Being tracked (not ranked yet)
These vendors join the ranking once we have enough evidence: at least 14 days of data, and for vendors with a quiet status page (silent for a year, or for 90 days while their competitors report several incidents), 30 days of our own independent monitoring.
- Zoho Sign · quiet status page, awaiting our own monitoring
- eSignatures.com
- OneSpan Sign
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Head-to-head comparisons
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Frequently asked questions
What is the most reliable e-signature tool?
Based on the last 90 days of data, BoldSign is the most reliable e-signature tool we track, with a reliability score of 100.0/100 and 100% uptime.
How do you measure e-signature tool reliability?
We poll each vendor's public status page every few minutes, record every incident, and run our own uptime checks against each vendor's login and customer-facing pages. Uptime (40%), incident frequency (20%), average time to resolve (20%) and transparency (20%) combine into one score out of 100.
How often are these rankings updated?
Continuously. Status pages and uptime checks run every five minutes and scores are recalculated several times an hour.
Can vendors pay to rank higher?
No. Sponsored placements are clearly labelled, shown separately from the rankings and never change a vendor's score.