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E-Signature Platform Comparison Worksheet

Original comparison worksheet with buyer weights, HMAC versus CLIENTID echo proof, and twelve fictional cases.

Download the comparison worksheet (ZIP)

Download this worksheet when you already accepted the published signing model and now need a written choice between DocuSign Connect HMAC and Acrobat Sign CLIENTID echo. The pack implements the DocuSign vs Adobe Sign guide and the published E-Signature Automation control plane. It records your weights, evidence strength, and disqualifiers. It does not declare a winner.

Read the paired guide first: DocuSign vs Adobe Sign. Keep the shared Signing Workflow Requirements Workbook nearby for the field list. Keep the published DocuSign E-Signature Automation page for Connect HMAC. Keep the published Adobe Acrobat Sign Automation page for CLIENTID echo. If you already run Dropbox Sign, keep that adapter for event_hash. Those pages are implementations. This download is the decision aid.

Download the comparison worksheet (ZIP)

The ZIP includes an editable XLSX, CSV and Markdown working files, HMAC versus CLIENTID echo checklists, and SX-CMP-01 through SX-CMP-12. Samples stay fictional on 9 September 2026. No live vendor tenant is included, and this is not a Marketplace listing.

What you get

  • Buyer importance weights (1-5) and self-assessed fit scores (0-2)
  • Side-by-side fact rows with source dates
  • HMAC raw-body versus CLIENTID echo proof cells
  • ACK, idempotency, routing, retrieval, residency, and migration sheets
  • Disqualifiers that stay blocked on both paths
  • A DecisionLog that may stay needs_more_proof
  • Twelve fictional Cedar and Quay cases on DOC-CQ-SIGN-014

Fit-score totals are decision aids. They are not a published ranking.

Keep these jobs separate

A completed envelope is not Document Approval DecisionEvidence. Adobe APPROVER and DocuSign routingOrder are vendor roles. Use the published Document Approval Workflow when an org decision is required. Use invoice processing automation or the contract tracker when money or renewal is the actual job. This worksheet does not run IDP. Use intelligent document processing when extraction is the job.

If you still need the shared signing model, start with E-Signature Automation. If you still need to choose a first workflow, start with Document Processing Automation.

How to start

  1. Read README.md, then open the XLSX Cover sheet.
  2. Set importance on Criteria. Leave fit at 0 until tenant proof exists.
  3. Walk VerifyACK, Idempotency, Routing, and ArtifactTiming.
  4. Paste residency and accessibility-doc review dates. Do not invent scores.
  5. Fill DecisionLog. needs_more_proof is a valid outcome.
  6. Keep the paired DocuSign vs Adobe Sign guide nearby.

If Connect enablement, Application IDs, or region choice are still unclear, start with an AI Success Audit. If they are named, book a fit call to scope an AI Automation Systems build.

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