Is Chaindoc as eIDAS-compliant as Yousign?

Yes. Chaindoc delivers eIDAS Article 26 Advanced Electronic Signatures (AES), the same legal level Yousign provides on its standard plans. Both produce signatures that are legally binding across all EU member states and are accepted in court the same way. Chaindoc adds a blockchain audit trail — each signing event is hashed and anchored on a public chain — which gives you independently verifiable proof of integrity beyond the standard certificate-based audit log.

How does Chaindoc pricing compare to Yousign?

Yousign uses per-user monthly pricing — €9/user/mo for the One plan, €25/user/mo for Plus and custom pricing on Enterprise. Identity verification and bulk send require Plus or higher. Chaindoc charges per signature instead of per seat, so small teams without daily signing volume pay significantly less. The free tier covers personal signing; paid plans unlock KYC, payment collection, branding and API access without per-user fees.

Does Chaindoc support Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) like Yousign?

Yousign offers QES through its Enterprise plan with a qualified trust service provider. Chaindoc focuses on eIDAS Article 26 Advanced Electronic Signatures (AES) reinforced with a blockchain audit trail — this covers the vast majority of contractual use cases (employment, NDAs, vendor agreements, B2B SaaS, real estate side agreements). For workflows that strictly require QES (notarial acts, certain public sector procedures), a dedicated QSL provider is still the right choice.

Can I import my Yousign templates into Chaindoc?

Yes. Export each Yousign document as a PDF (Documents → select → Download). Upload the PDFs into Chaindoc, drop signature fields where they were before and save them as reusable Chaindoc templates. Most teams complete the migration in under an hour.

Does Chaindoc replace Yousign's API?

Chaindoc exposes a full REST API with documents, signature requests, templates, webhooks and signer events — every endpoint a typical Yousign integration uses. Chaindoc also ships an MCP server for AI agent integration, which Yousign does not. The API is included on every paid plan without an Enterprise upsell.

Is data stored in the EU?

Yes. Chaindoc data is stored in EU data centres by default and the company is incorporated in Estonia. The blockchain audit trail uses a public chain for hash anchoring only — no document content or personal data ever leaves Chaindoc's EU infrastructure.

How does Chaindoc compare to other e-signature tools?

Chaindoc bundles KYC, contract payments and blockchain audit at the same price point as basic signing tiers elsewhere. See how Chaindoc compares to DocuSign at /docusign-alternative, PandaDoc at /pandadoc-alternative, Adobe Sign at /adobe-sign-alternative, HelloSign / Dropbox Sign at /hellosign-alternative and SignNow at /signnow-alternative.

Alternative à Yousign

Yousign alternative with eIDAS AES, KYC, payments and blockchain audit — pay per signature, not per seat.

Chaindoc is a Yousign alternative built for EU teams that want identity verification, contract payments and on-chain proof of integrity in one workflow. eIDAS Article 26 (AES) on every plan. EU data residency. Pay per signature, not per user.

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Chaindoc vs Yousign

Side-by-side comparison verified from Yousign's official pricing page (2026-05-25). Prices reflect Yousign's standard public tiers.

Feature	Chaindoc	Yousign
Price model	Pay per signature	€9–€25/user/mo
eIDAS Article 26 (AES)
Qualified Electronic Signature (QES)	Roadmap	Enterprise plan
Built-in KYC / ID verification	All paid plans	Plus plan+
Native payment collection	Native (Stripe + crypto)
Blockchain audit trail
MCP server for AI agents
EU data residency
ESIGN Act / UETA (US validity)
ISO 27001
REST API + webhooks	All paid plans	Plus plan+
Bulk signing		Plus+
Templates
Free tier	Yes	14-day trial only
White-label / branding	Pro plan	Plus+

Price model

ChaindocPay per signature

Yousign€9–€25/user/mo

eIDAS Article 26 (AES)

Chaindoc

Yousign

Qualified Electronic Signature (QES)

ChaindocRoadmap

YousignEnterprise plan

Built-in KYC / ID verification

ChaindocAll paid plans

YousignPlus plan+

Native payment collection

ChaindocNative (Stripe + crypto)

Yousign

Blockchain audit trail

Chaindoc

Yousign

MCP server for AI agents

Chaindoc

Yousign

EU data residency

Chaindoc

Yousign

ESIGN Act / UETA (US validity)

Chaindoc

Yousign

ISO 27001

Chaindoc

Yousign

REST API + webhooks

ChaindocAll paid plans

YousignPlus plan+

Bulk signing

Chaindoc

YousignPlus+

Templates

Chaindoc

Yousign

Free tier

ChaindocYes

Yousign14-day trial only

White-label / branding

ChaindocPro plan

YousignPlus+

Why teams switch

What pushes EU teams from Yousign to Chaindoc

Recurring themes from Yousign reviews on G2, Capterra and Trustpilot.

No per-seat tax for AES signing

Yousign One is €9/user/mo, Plus €25/user/mo. You pay each user every month even when nobody signs. Chaindoc charges per signature — silent months cost zero — and AES is included on every plan.

KYC, payments and bulk send — included

Yousign gates identity verification, bulk send and webhook events behind the Plus tier. Chaindoc ships KYC and native Stripe + crypto payments on every paid plan, so a 3-person legal team doesn't have to upgrade to enterprise pricing.

Blockchain audit on top of eIDAS

Yousign produces a signed PDF Certificate. Chaindoc anchors a SHA-256 hash of every signing event on a public blockchain — opposing counsel can verify integrity without trusting either party, on top of the standard eIDAS AES guarantees.

Migration

Switch from Yousign in under an hour

Move from Yousign to Chaindoc without losing templates. Export the documents you use, recreate signature fields and invite your team.

Start switching now

Export your Yousign documents as PDFs
In Yousign: Documents → select → Download. Each document comes out as a clean PDF with the original field positions visible.
Upload templates into Chaindoc
Drag the PDFs into your Chaindoc workspace. Drop signature, date and text fields where they were before. Save as Chaindoc templates for reuse.
Invite your team
Add team members from the dashboard. Assign roles — owner, sender, viewer — without enterprise sales calls or per-seat licensing.
Cancel Yousign when ready
Once your team is running on Chaindoc, downgrade or cancel Yousign. Yousign retains your historical signed records on file even after downgrade.

Start signing in 90 seconds

Free tier. No credit card. Cancel anytime.

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FAQ

Switching from Yousign — common questions

Everything teams ask when migrating from Yousign to Chaindoc. Still have questions — visit our support page.

Guides and resources

E-signature guides and resources

How eIDAS AES, blockchain audit trails, KYC verification and pay-per-signature pricing change the way EU teams handle contracts.

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Yousign alternative with eIDAS AES, KYC, payments and blockchain audit — pay per signature, not per seat.

Chaindoc vs Yousign

What pushes EU teams from Yousign to Chaindoc

No per-seat tax for AES signing

KYC, payments and bulk send — included

Blockchain audit on top of eIDAS

Switch from Yousign in under an hour

Export your Yousign documents as PDFs

Upload templates into Chaindoc

Invite your team

Cancel Yousign when ready

Start signing in 90 seconds

Switching from Yousign — common questions

Is Chaindoc as eIDAS-compliant as Yousign?

How does Chaindoc pricing compare to Yousign?

Does Chaindoc support Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) like Yousign?

Can I import my Yousign templates into Chaindoc?

Does Chaindoc replace Yousign's API?

Is data stored in the EU?

How does Chaindoc compare to other e-signature tools?

E-signature guides and resources