Is Certifaction a viable alternative to Skribble?
The short answer: yes! If you…
…want to effectively protect your sensitive documents from unauthorized access with end-to-end encryption
…want to print digitally signed documents in such a way that they remain verifiable
…want to identify signers with a positive QES experience
Certifaction vs. Skribble – The differences at a glance
Certifaction and Skribble appear very similar at first glance: Both companies focus on simple and secure digital signatures and are headquartered in Switzerland.
A second glance, however, reveals some differences:
| Certifaction | Skribble | |
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| eSignatures | ||
| Global validity of eSignatures |  |
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| Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) | Integrated | Integrated |
| Intuitive User Experience | |
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| Contract management features |  |
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| Sign several documents simultaneously | |
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| Status updates | |
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| Digital Twin to verify printed documents | |
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| Standardized Integrations |  |
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| Custom branding | |
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| Data protection & security | ||
| Location of saved documents: Country / possibility | Switzerland / on premise | Switzerland / unclear |
| Local data processing | |
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| Suitable for sensitive data | |
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| Integration & Service | ||
| Individual consulting | |
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| Technical support | |
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| Easy to integrate API | |
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| Customization based on client needs | |
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The main differences in detail
What are the differences in features?
Both Certifaction and Skribble are specialists for electronic signatures.
Skribble is specifically geared to the needs of self-employed persons and SMEs, for whom the software already contains most of the features out-of-the-box.
Certifaction, on the other hand, offers, in addition to the most important eSignature features, its own signature standard called Professional eSignature (PES), which enables the secure identification of signers with a high level of user-friendliness at a low price.
Moreover, Certifaction offers a bridge between the analog and digital worlds with its digital twin. It allows you to print out and archive electronically signed documents in a way that they still remain verifiable at any time.
One of the core arguments for Certifaction, however, is data protection, which sets new standards for the industry in many respects:
How does Certifaction take data protection one step further?
Certifaction’s data protection measures are based on zero document knowledge and local data processing. Digitally signed documents are transferred to our servers in encrypted form thanks to end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and can therefore not be read by unauthorized people.
In turn, most other providers have direct access to all documents because they are decrypted for processing. At this point, hackers or industrial spies, for example, can gain access to your confidential documents.
For which use cases are the two solutions particularly suitable?
Skribble’s eSigning solution is primarily optimized for the everyday work of smaller companies or solopreneurs who want to integrate eSignatures into existing workflows very quickly.
Certifaction, on the other hand, is particularly suitable if you do not want to compromise on data protection and want to protect your documents in the best possible way. In addition, Certifaction is ideal in cases where you want to archive paper contracts without sacrificing the benefits of electronic signatures.
With our PES, Certifaction has another clear advantage. It comes into play when you mainly sign contracts with end customers that do not have formal requirements:
Do you have more questions?
Why Certifaction
Your Benefits: The privacy-first solution for electronic signatures
Zero-Document-Knowledge
Simple Integration
Bulk Signing
Regulatory-compliant
Legally valid
The tool provides legally valid signatures covering all eSignature standards (SES, AES, QES).
“What you have developed is the next generation of eSigning, which is by far better than all the rusty certificate-based signing solutions regarding security, Digital Twin, life-cycle updates, and data privacy.”
Urs Fischer, Head of Business Development & Innovation, Health Info Net (HIN) AG
