Adobe Acrobat Sign vs Sertifi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sertifi grades higher than Adobe Acrobat Sign: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Sertifi grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Adobe Acrobat Sign
Adobe's e-signatures, sold inside Acrobat plans or on their own
Sertifi
E-signatures, payments and card authorizations for hospitality
Which one is for you
Pick Adobe Acrobat Sign if
- Fits if your team edits PDFs in Acrobat already and wants signing included
- Works for teams that send many agreements, since team plans put no cap on e-signatures
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you only want e-signatures, as you're paying for a whole PDF editor
- Not for you if you might cancel early, as every plan is a year's commitment and leaving late costs half of what's left
- Too light for regulated work, as Adobe keeps its full compliance for Sign Solutions, sold through sales
- Pricey if you want bulk send or branding, which need Pro at $23.99, or the AI Assistant, an add-on below Studio
- Watch out: the Sign phone app is rated 2.2 on iPhone, and no Android app is listed
Pick Sertifi if
- Fits if you run a hotel and take deposits and group contracts
- Makes sense if your property management system is on its integration list
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you are outside hospitality, since it is not a general signing tool
- Watch out: the free plan covers receiving card authorizations only, not signatures
- Watch out: paid packages show no prices and need a quote
- Tight if you are a brand or management company, as packages are customised with an account manager
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAAdobe Acrobat SignWeak | 2.0GPASertifiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CAbout $51 a month for three on Acrobat Standard for teams, at $16.99 a licence on the annual plan billed monthly. That's the dearer end of this category, but it includes a full PDF editor and uncapped e-signatures. Bulk send and branding need Pro at $23.99. | CPaid packages are priced through sales and the page shows no amounts, so it sits in the middle with no evidence either way. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. There's a 14-day trial of Pro or Studio for teams, but it runs on into a yearly commitment: cancel more than 14 days after it ends and you pay half of what's left. | DThe free plan only receives travel company card authorizations, with no signatures or payments, so it does not do the signing job. |
| Features | CSend from Acrobat, several signers at once, tracking, audit trails, web forms and branding, plus the PDF tools. But Adobe itself says the signing in Acrobat Standard and Pro doesn't reach the compliance level of Acrobat Sign Solutions, which is sold through sales. | CContracts, e-signatures, card and ACH payments, authorizations and hospitality system links. It is built for hotels, not as a general signing tool. |
| Ease of use | F2.2 from about 650 App Store ratings for the Acrobat Sign app, by far the lowest in this category. You can send from Acrobat on a computer instead, but on a phone this is the app. | CNo store rating on record, and packages are set up with an account manager. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, desktop Acrobat and iPhone, with Word, Teams, Salesforce, Workday, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive. No Android app is listed, so it misses an A. | BWeb only, with Salesforce, Stripe, Oracle OPERA Cloud, Infor, Amadeus, Okta, Zuora and Shift4, plus an open API for travel companies. |
| Best for | teams that need Acrobat's PDF tools anyway | signatures and card payments for hotels |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Adobe Acrobat Sign and Sertifi. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Adobe Acrobat Sign | Sertifi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $16.99 per license / month, annual plan billed monthly | Not published |
| Free plan | None | Free Travel Company Authorizations for hotels: receive credit and virtual card details that a travel or payment company captured. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Studio for teams, for up to 10 licenses | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Adobe | Sertifi (Flywire) |
| Price read from | adobe.com | corp.sertifi.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Adobe Acrobat Sign
- Small teams cannot buy Acrobat Sign on its own: it comes inside an Acrobat for teams plan, and the standalone Acrobat Sign Solutions is sold only through sales.
- Plans are annual commitments paid monthly; cancelling more than 14 days after the trial ends costs half the remaining commitment.
- Adobe says the e-signature features in Acrobat Standard and Pro do not offer the compliance level of Acrobat Sign Solutions.
- The Acrobat AI Assistant is a paid add-on on Standard and Pro and is included only in Acrobat Studio.
Sertifi
- Paid packages are priced through sales; the pricing page shows no amounts.
- The free plan covers receiving travel company card authorizations only, not e-signatures.
- Packages are split by hotels, events and venues, and travel advisors, with different contents.
- The product is built for hospitality and is not a general-purpose signing tool.
Key features
Adobe Acrobat Sign
- Send from Acrobat
- Request e-signatures directly from Acrobat on desktop, web or mobile, with no usage cap on e-signatures in Acrobat for teams plans.
- Several signers at once
- Send one document to multiple signers, each of whom gets a personal copy; Acrobat Pro adds bulk sending.
- Tracking and audit trails
- Real-time status and notifications for documents out for signature, with audit trails kept for completed ones.
- Web forms and branding
- Turn PDFs or Word files into fillable forms, post signable web forms on a website and add your logo to agreements.
- PDF tools in the same plan
- The Acrobat plans also edit, convert, combine, password-protect and, in Pro, compare and redact PDFs.
- Cloud storage and app links
- Store signed files in Box, Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive, and send from Microsoft Word, Teams, Salesforce or Workday.
Sertifi
- Contracts and e-signatures
- Send contracts, banquet event orders and other paperwork for electronic signature, aimed at hotel sales, events and HR teams.
- Card and ACH payments
- SertifiPay collects card and ACH payments tied to a contract or event, built on Stripe according to the integrations page.
- Card authorizations
- Forms capture and verify credit card details from guests, with fraud checks before a transaction is processed.
- Hospitality system links
- Integrations cover property and sales-and-catering systems such as Oracle OPERA Cloud and Infor, plus Salesforce.
- Open API for travel companies
- Travel management companies can use an open API, and the vendor says it links to tens of thousands of hotels.
Plans
Adobe Acrobat Sign
Acrobat Standard for teams$16.99
per license / month, annual plan billed monthly
Acrobat plan with PDF editing and conversion that can request e-signatures and track them; the AI Assistant is an add-on.
Acrobat Pro for teams$23.99
per license / month, annual plan billed monthly
Adds bulk send, brand customization, PDF comparison and redaction, plus 24x7 support; the AI Assistant is an add-on.
Acrobat Studio for teams$29.99
per license / month, annual plan billed monthly
Everything in Acrobat Pro plus PDF Spaces, the Acrobat AI Assistant and Adobe Express Premium.
Acrobat Sign SolutionsCustom
The standalone e-signature product, sold through sales, with unlimited seats, deeper integrations and compliance features.
Sertifi
Free Travel Company Authorizations$0
Hotels receive card details captured by a travel or payment company. No signatures or payments.
EssentialsCustom
Hotels pick a front office or back office package; back office has e-signatures and event payments. Quote required.
PremiumCustom
Marked most popular: e-signatures, payments and card authorizations together. Quote required.
Build-your-ownCustom
A package customized with a Sertifi account manager, or a custom package for a brand or management company.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Adobe Acrobat Sign or Sertifi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Adobe Acrobat Sign starts at $16.99 per license / month, annual plan billed monthly, and Sertifi publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, Adobe Acrobat Sign or Sertifi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Sertifi has a free plan. Adobe Acrobat Sign does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Adobe Acrobat Sign and Sertifi run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Adobe Acrobat Sign lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.