3 signature tiers, one platform, every regulator's threshold met.
The standard eSignature story is its own product. DocuSign, Adobe Sign, Dropbox Sign — the vendor handles the signature ceremony, returns the signed PDF, and you're responsible for getting it into the records-of-record system. The audit chain is fractured. The chain of custody depends on the export.
TeamSync's eSignatures capability sits on the platform. The signed artifact is a first-class record from the moment the ceremony completes. The audit chain is uniform. The signature provenance is cryptographic. SES, AdES, QES with long-term validation — covered, native, regulator-acceptable.
Talk to a solutions engineer · See the CLM capability · Read the eIDAS QES overlay
What's in the eSignature surface.
| Sub-capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Simple Electronic Signatures (SES) | Click-to-sign with intent capture; suitable for internal approvals and most low-risk agreements |
| Advanced Electronic Signatures (AdES) | Cryptographic identity binding; suitable for higher-value agreements requiring stronger signer identification |
| Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) | eIDAS-recognised qualified signatures with qualified certificates; legal equivalent of a hand-written signature in the EU |
| Long-term validation (LTV) | The signature remains verifiable years after the signing certificate expires |
| Witness signatures | Multi-party ceremonies with witness attestation |
| Sequential and parallel routing | Configurable signing order; reminders and SLA tracking |
| Bulk signing | High-volume signing for institutional workflows |
| Native CLM integration | Same platform; the executed contract is a first-class record |
| Audit chain anchoring | Every ceremony, every signature, every certificate event, anchored |
When each tier is the right answer.
| Tier | When to use it |
|---|---|
| SES | Internal approvals, NDAs, low-value commercial contracts, employee acknowledgments, customer service confirmations |
| AdES | Mid-value commercial contracts, partner agreements, regulated industry workflows where signer identification matters |
| QES | EU contracts requiring legal equivalence to wet-ink signatures, cross-border B2B contracts, any agreement where the eIDAS qualification matters |
| LTV | Any of the above where the verification window extends beyond the signing certificate's validity (typically AdES and QES; some SES use cases) |
The choice is about the regulatory and legal context, not about the platform's technical limits — TeamSync supports all four.
Why "native to the platform" matters.
| Pattern | Standalone eSignature vendor | TeamSync |
|---|---|---|
| Signed artifact storage | Returned to your records-of-record system via integration | First-class platform record from the moment of signing |
| Audit chain | Vendor-managed; export-then-import to merge with records audit | One chain, native |
| Long-term validation refresh | Vendor-managed | platform-managed |
| Bulk signing | Vendor's bulk-signing UX | platform workflow + signing capability |
| eDiscovery | Per-vendor export | Native; same hold model as the rest of the platform |
| Renewal of the contract | CLM integration | Native; same platform |
The integration tax that compounds across signature → records → audit → eDiscovery goes away.
What changes for the legal and operations teams.
| Activity | Before | With TeamSync |
|---|---|---|
| Signing ceremony cycle | Per-vendor experience | Native to the platform |
| Records integration after signing | Required | None — already a record |
| Audit defensibility for the signature | Vendor-attested | Cryptographically anchored on your audit chain |
| Long-term validation maintenance | Vendor-managed | platform-managed |
| Multi-tier contract portfolio | Multiple vendors | One capability across all tiers |
| Bulk-signing for institutional workflows | Per-vendor capability | Native, with the same audit chain |
How customers compare TeamSync for eSignatures.
The eSignature evaluation usually compares against:
- DocuSign eSignature — broad market footprint; the platform-level integration with records and CLM is the gap
- Adobe Sign — strong inside the Adobe ecosystem; the same platform-integration question
- Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) — strong on developer-friendly API; the regulated-records integration is weaker
- In-house signing on cryptographic libraries — most flexible; the legal-tier compliance, the audit anchoring, the regulator-acceptance argument need to be built
For specific comparisons: - TeamSync vs DocuSign eSignature
Read further.
- eIDAS QES overlay — the regulator-specific pack
- CLM capability — the contract lifecycle the signature integrates into
- Why TeamSync — tamper-evident audit — the chain every signature event anchors to
- Capabilities — the 16 capability briefs, one platform