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Web service for digital signatures

Are you faced with time-consuming post and email exchanges and don’t actually know if your signature is legally valid?

  • Sign PDF documents easily in your browser

  • Officially certified legal validity, Qualified Electronic Signatures QES

  • Maximum security for your data thanks to 100% data storage and operation in Switzerland

  • Ideal for SMEs, freelancers, tradespeople and private individuals

Try it now for free

Our customers

Take care of signature and approval processes in an instant, with less administrative work and quicker turnover – and no doubts over legal validity or trustworthiness

Ready to use immediately in your browser – with no installation  

 

  • Upload and check PDFs in the signing room of our web service

  • Fill out form fields

  • Specify the order of signatures and personalise if desired

  • Send invitations, obtain signatures and you’re done!

  • Technical support in German, English, French and Italian

Cheaper and more secure than paper – and much quicker  

 

  • Qualified electronic signatures are legally valid and secure at all times – thanks to SwissSign’s digital certificate

  • Cheaper than traditional signatures thanks to the large amount of time saved

Free online identification included  

 

  • Convenient digital identification of all users with their own passport and mobile phone

  • Available around the clock, seven days a week

Log in and get started with SwissID

The first five signatures are free – beyond that, you can find our three price models here

Joel Pfiffner, ICT System Administrator, IBB Energie AG

We compared several signature solutions from different providers. In the end, it was the cost factor and being Swiss that convinced us to implement the ‘electronic signature’ project with SwissSign.

About SwissSign

 

  • Recognised Trust Service Provider – everything 100% Swiss made: commitment to the highest security standards and regulatory compliance means maximum security and trust for you and your end customers

  • Everything from a single source: services ranging from PKI and digital signatures to electronic identities, so that you can focus on your core business

  • Fully self-managed, geo-redundant infrastructure in Switzerland: protecting and securing your sensitive customer data

  • Over 20 years of experience: supporting your growth and business success with in-depth expertise and an understanding of individual customer requirements 

  • Personal and professional advice: being close to you means that you can take informed decisions in the interests of your company and your customers at all times

Which price model is best for you?

Model

Pre-paid

Dependent on volume

Per user 

Our recommendation

Average volume

 

Get started now

 

Log in and get started with SwissID! The first five signatures are free; after that simply purchase signature packages by credit card, directly in the web service

High volume of signatures

 

Request a quote now

 

Get a certain number of signatures for as many users and signing rooms as you want and pay annually on account

High volume of signatures

 

Request a quote now

 

Get a certain number of user licences with as many signatures and signing rooms as you want and pay annually on account

Suitable for

Private individuals, the self-employed, freelancers, tradespeople, SMEs

Medium-sized to larger companies, organisations and public authorities or SMEs with larger signature volumes (consultancy, auditing, law firms, HR services, construction industry) 

 

Practical for companies with a wide range of internal and external users

Medium-sized to larger companies, organisations and public authorities or SMEs with larger signature volumes (consultancy, auditing, law firms, HR services, construction industry) 

 

Practical for companies with a limited internal user group

Payment method*

Credit card (pre-payment), no subscription needed

On account a year in advance

On account a year in advance

Number of signing rooms

 

For greater confidentiality

One signing room

Open as many as you want

Open as many as you want

Number of signatures

Dependent on signature package, valid 24 months

Dependent on annual contractually agreed signature volume

Unlimited

Prices/QES*

 

QES = qualified electronic signature

Package purchase:

 

10 = 24.95 CHF 

25 = 60 CHF 

50 = 115 CHF 

100 = 220 CHF 

200 = 420 CHF 

500 = 1'025 CHF 

1'000 = 2'000 CHF 

 

Bonus: for new customers the first 5 signatures are free!

Individual purchase, price per QES per year:

 

1'001-5'000 = 2.25 CHF

5'001-10'000 = 2.20 CHF

10'001-20'000 = 2.10 CHF

20'001-50'000 = 2.00 CHF

50'001-100'000 = 1.90 CHF

 

+ one-off setup fee

+ annual fee

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Prices/SES

 

SES = simple electronic signature

Not available, as QES can be used for all SES use cases (more on the signature standards)

Individual purchase, price per SES per year:

 

1'001-5'000 = 0.56 CHF

5'001-10'000 = 0.55 CHF

10'001-20'000 = 0.54 CHF

20'001-50'000 = 0.53 CHF

50'001-100'000 = 0.48 CHF

 

+ setup fee

+ annual fee

 

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Number of users who can sign digitally per year

Unlimited

Unlimited

Dependent on the contractually agreed number of users

 

Over 1,000 users: request a quote or consider integrated signatures

Prices per QES user

 

 

Per user per year: 

 

Up to 10 users = 180 CHF

11-50 users = 168 CHF 

51-250 = 156 CHF 

251-500 = 150 CHF 

501-1'000 = 144 CHF 

 

+ setup fee

+ annual fee

Prices per EES and QES user

 

 

Per user per year: 

 

Up to 10 users = 198 CHF

11-50 users = 185 CHF

51-250 = 172 CHF

251-500 = 165 CHF

501-1'000 = 158 CHF 

 

+ setup fee

+ annual fee

Identification for QES

Included free

Included free

Included free

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Request a quote now

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How digital signatures work

Background knowledge from our blog

What legal standards for digital signatures are applicable in Switzerland and the EU?

When is a (digital) signature legally valid in Switzerland?

Qualified electronic signatures and more: which digital signature for which application?

How secure are electronic signatures?

Our web service is particularly suitable for the following industries

Construction industry

 

  • Construction and service contracts

  • Architect contracts

  • General contractor agreements

  • Material and supplier contracts

  • Approval forms and applications

  • Internal documents

Public administrative authorities

 

  • E-signatures for building permits, audit reports or contracts

  • Seals for certificate of residence or debt collection register extract

  • Digital timestamps for document archiving

HR specialists and recruitment agencies 

 

  • Paid agency contracts 

  • Hire contracts 

  • Framework employment contracts 

  • Assignment contracts 

  • Permanent employment contracts 

  • Temporary employment contracts 

  • Other relevant documents or declarations (confidentiality, etc.)

Law firms and the judiciary

 

  • Contracts, non-disclosure agreements and powers of attorney

  • Prepared for ‘Justitia 4.0’ – digitalise all signature and archiving processes with clients and partners

Get started with digital signatures now – with legal validity and good value

With our web service you can get started with just a few clicks. Our different price models let you meet your exact needs, obtain attractive discounts and save on paperwork and effort – while providing legally valid signatures, quickly and cleanly.

Get a quote for high volumes now

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Additional information / Disclaimer

  • Our terms of use apply.

  • For the pre-paid model: The customer acquires the right to use a maximum number of signatures (package), which can be exercised during a validity period of 24 months from the purchase of a package.​ If the right to use the signatures is not exercised in full within 24 months, it expires without replacement. Packages are not cumulative.​ The valid prices and maximum number of signatures per package are published on the website swissid.ch/sign.​ Signature at QES level: in order to use this, it is necessary to carry out a personal identity check using SwissID (LoT2). ​ All prices include VAT, and the payment shall be settled online. The prices indicated are valid per order.​

  • For the volume model: Price category is determined by volume: larger volumes yield a lower price category with a discount on the total volume. The volume used is billed annually in advance. Basic fee / set-up fee is payable in advance. The “Volume-based” model cannot be combined with the “Per-user” model. All prices exclusive of VAT.

  • For the user model: The agreed user contingent will be billed at the start of the contract period. Users who have been active (i.e. provided a signature) at least once per contract year are counted for invoicing purposes. If the effective number of users is higher than the contractually agreed number of users, the corresponding number of users will be subsequently adjusted. If the effective number of users is lower, no refund or credit will be issued. The agreed user contingent determines the price per user in the first contract year. In following years, the effectively used number of users in the preceding period will determine the price per user. The prices per user include an unlimited number of signatures. All prices exclusive of VAT.

  • Signature at QES level: prerequisite for use is a personally verified identity with SwissID (‘Level of Trust 2’).