{"id":21430,"date":"2022-08-24T12:02:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T10:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/open-bee-electronic-signature\/administrators-guide\/configuring-the-add-on\/differences-between-different-signature-providers\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:35:34","slug":"differences-between-different-signature-providers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/en\/open-bee-electronic-signature\/administrators-guide\/configuring-the-add-on\/differences-between-different-signature-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between different signature providers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here is the list of differences in the Electronic Signature module between the different providers.<\/p>\n\n

Level of signatures<\/strong><\/td>Universign<\/strong><\/td>DocuSign<\/strong><\/td>SwissSign<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Level 1<\/td>SMS code (required)<\/td>SMS code (required)<\/td>Authentication via SwissID<\/td><\/tr>
Level 2<\/td>SMS code (required)Entry of identity card (mandatory)<\/td>SMS code (required)Entry of identity card (optional)<\/td>Authentication via SwissIDIdentity verification by SwissID<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

Authentication by adding an identity document is optional in DocuSign. This configuration can be modified from the signature profile screen.<\/p>\n\n

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Features<\/strong><\/td>Universign<\/strong><\/td>DocuSign<\/strong><\/td>SwissSign<\/td><\/tr>
Sign directly from Open Bee\u2122 Portal<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Status refresh in tracking<\/td>No<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Choose the position of the signature field<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td>Yes (the position must be determined by a signature field in the document)<\/td><\/tr>
Disable the addition of the signature field<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

Initiator signature from Open Bee\u2122 Portal : <\/strong>With Universign, the initiator will be able to sign directly from the solution. With DocuSign and SwissSign, the logged-in user will receive an email, just like any other recipient.<\/p>\n\n

Refresh the status of the document to be signed in the trace: <\/strong>With DocuSign, the refresh is done automatically. With Universign and SwissSign, the refresh is done once a day, however you can use the single or batch action to check if there has been a status update.<\/p>\n\n

Choose the position of the signature field: <\/strong>With Universign, it is possible for the sender of the signature to choose the location of the signature fields. With DocuSign, the positioning of the signature field is done directly by signer.<\/p>\n\n

Disable Signature Field: <\/strong>With Universign, it is possible not to affix signature fields, this configuration can be modified on signature profiles. With DocuSign, positioning is offered systematically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is the list of differences in the Electronic Signature module between the different providers. Level of signatures Universign DocuSign SwissSign Level 1 SMS code (required) SMS code (required) Authentication via SwissID Level 2 SMS code (required)Entry of identity card (mandatory) SMS code (required)Entry of identity card (optional) Authentication via SwissIDIdentity verification by SwissID Authentication […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"parent":21419,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21430","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21430"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21438,"href":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21430\/revisions\/21438"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}