SignNow alternative with KYC, payments and blockchain audit
Chaindoc is a SignNow alternative built for teams that want identity verification, contract payments and on-chain proof in one workflow. eIDAS Article 26 (AES). Paid plans from €9/mo, with KYC included.
Chaindoc vs SignNow
Side-by-side comparison verified from SignNow's official pricing page (2026-05-25). Numbers reflect current US public tiers.
| Feature | Chaindoc | SignNow |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | From €9/mo, Free plan available | $8–$50/user/mo |
| E-signature (basic) | ||
| Built-in KYC / ID verification | All paid plans | Business Premium only |
| Native payment collection | Native (Stripe + crypto) | Not native — third-party integration |
| Blockchain audit trail | ||
| MCP server for AI agents | ||
| eIDAS Article 26 (AES) | ||
| ESIGN Act / UETA | ||
| ISO 27001 | ||
| REST API + webhooks | All paid plans | Business Premium+ |
| Bulk signing | Business+ | |
| Templates | ||
| Free tier | Yes | 7-day trial only |
| White-label / branding | Pro plan | Business Premium+ |
What pushes teams from SignNow to Chaindoc
Based on consistent themes from G2, Capterra and TrustRadius reviews of SignNow.
Switch from SignNow in under an hour
Move from SignNow to Chaindoc without losing templates or audit trails. Export the templates you use, recreate the signature fields and invite your team.
Export your SignNow templates as PDFs
In SignNow: Templates → select → Download. Each template comes out as a clean PDF with field positions intact.
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 IT tickets or SSO provisioning delays.
Cancel SignNow when ready
Once your team is running on Chaindoc, downgrade SignNow to its cheapest tier or cancel. SignNow keeps your historical signed records on file even after downgrade.
Start signing in 90 seconds
Free tier. No credit card. Cancel anytime.
Switching from SignNow — common questions
Everything teams ask when migrating from SignNow to Chaindoc. Still have questions — visit our support page.
Yes. Both Chaindoc and SignNow deliver eIDAS Article 26 Advanced Electronic Signatures (AES) and meet ESIGN Act, UETA and eIDAS requirements. Contracts signed in either platform stand up in court the same way.
Chaindoc adds a blockchain audit trail — each signing event is hashed on-chain — which gives you a stronger, independently verifiable evidentiary record than SignNow's certificate-only audit log.
SignNow charges per user per month, starting at $8/user/mo (Business) and rising to $20–$50/user/mo (Business Premium / Enterprise) for KYC verification, payment requests and bulk send.
Chaindoc's paid plans open at €9/mo with KYC included, so small teams without daily signing volume pay much less. The free tier covers personal signing needs; paid plans unlock KYC, payments, branding and API access from €9/mo.
Yes. Export each SignNow template as a PDF (Templates → select → Download). Upload the PDFs into Chaindoc, drop signature fields where they were before and save them as Chaindoc templates.
Most teams complete the migration in under an hour. See migration steps above.
Chaindoc exposes its own REST API with the full set of endpoints SignNow's API covers — create documents, send signature requests, manage templates, receive webhook events. Chaindoc also offers an MCP server for AI agent integration, which SignNow does not.
The API is included on every paid plan — no enterprise upsell required.
SignNow retains your signed documents for the lifetime of the account. Most teams keep their SignNow workspace on a low-tier plan or archive locally before downgrading.
Chaindoc does not need to import historical SignNow documents — only future signing flows move over.
E-signature guides and resources
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