Both get a document signed. Dropbox Sign, formerly HelloSign, does that job and stops there; fynk carries the contract on after the signature. They also differ in which signature levels come with the plan and where your documents are stored by default. Compared across contract management, AI, signatures, security and cost.
Contract management with e-signature and an AI assistant built in.
Simple e-signatures from Dropbox, formerly HelloSign
Grouped by the areas that decide these deals. Where a feature exists but sits in a higher tier, a separate product or an add-on, it is marked partial.
| Capability | fynk | Dropbox Sign |
|---|---|---|
| Contract lifecycle | ||
| Central repository | Yes (Document hub) | Basic document list |
| Full-text search | Yes, incl. OCR | Title/metadata only |
| Templates with locked clauses | Yes | Field templates only |
| Redlining and negotiation | Yes | Not available |
| Approval workflows | Yes | Not available |
| Renewal and deadline tracking | Yes, with reminders | Not available |
| AI | ||
| Metadata extraction on import | Yes, AI-powered | Not available |
| Ask questions across the repository | Yes (AI assistant) | Not available |
| Review against your playbook | Yes, custom playbooks | Not available |
| Signatures | ||
| Signature levels | SES, AES, QES | SES; AES/QES add-on |
| Qualified electronic signature (QES) | Yes | Add-on, API Premium |
| Signing order | Yes | Yes |
| Security and commercials | ||
| EU hosting by default | Yes (EEA) | EU on Premium |
| SOC 2 report | No | SOC 2 Type II |
| Interface languages | German and English | 22 languages, including German |
| Public API | Business plan and up | Separate API product |
| CRM integrations | Salesforce, Pipedrive, HubSpot, Attio | HubSpot, Salesforce, Dynamics |
Each cell is checked against the vendor's own public pages. Links and check dates are in the references below.
Dropbox Sign lets you track signature requests, send reminders and view all signed documents in one place. Search covers the title, signer, sender, dates and status, not the text of the document, and templates save signature fields on a fixed file rather than locking clauses. That is a clean signing archive, and it is enough when the signature is the end of the job. fynk reads each document on arrival and keeps parties, dates, values and notice periods as data, with full-text search including OCR, renewal reminders, locked templates and approval paths in every subscription. On contract management, fynk wins.
If signed contracts need to carry renewal dates and obligations, decide where that data will live before you compare seat prices.
Signatures sent from the Dropbox Sign web app are simple electronic signatures. Advanced and qualified signatures come from Dropbox Sign eID, an add-on bought on the API Premium plan, and the level depends on the identity provider used, such as Swisscom, Belgian eID or itsme. In fynk, SES, AES and QES are built into every plan, in the same interface. If simple signatures cover your contracts, the two are level here; for AES and QES, fynk wins.
Check which eIDAS level your contracts need before you compare prices. If it is simple signatures only, this row stops mattering.
Dropbox Sign stores documents in the US by default on every plan. Premium customers can pick another region, including the EU with storage in Frankfurt and a backup in Paris, and Premium is also where SSO, SMS authentication and Salesforce sit. fynk hosts in the European Economic Area on every plan, including the free one. On the audit side, Dropbox Sign has its own SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 reports, while fynk is ISO 27001 certified and has no SOC 2 report. On default EU hosting, fynk wins; on audit reports, Dropbox Sign does.
Both price per user and neither counts documents: Dropbox Sign includes unlimited signature requests on every paid plan, and fynk includes unlimited documents under a fair use policy. For a small team that only signs, Dropbox Sign Standard is a simple, predictable bill, and recipients never pay. The difference is scope. Every fynk plan includes the repository, AI extraction, renewal tracking and all three signature levels, and Business adds the API and native HubSpot at a published price. Dropbox Sign’s API is a separate product from US$75 per month. For signing alone, Dropbox Sign is the leaner purchase; once the job includes managing the contract, fynk wins.
Entry prices as checked, and the mechanics underneath them, which matter more than the headline number.
| What you pay for | fynk | Dropbox Sign |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per user, unlimited documents | Per user, per month |
| Entry price | From €19 per user/month (annual) | From $25/user/mo |
| Document volume | Unlimited (fair use) | Unlimited requests |
| Contract management | CLM and signing in one plan | No CLM offered |
| Plan with EU hosting | Every plan | Premium, 5 or more users, custom quote |
| AES and QES | Included on every plan | eID add-on on API Premium, price on request |
| AI features | Included | Not available |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | 30-day trial |
| Where the bill grows | With headcount | With senders; Premium and API Premium quoted |
Entry prices are per user per month, billed annually: fynk Essential, its lowest paid plan, and Dropbox Sign Standard, its plan for small teams. EU data residency, SSO and Salesforce sit in Dropbox Sign Premium, and AES and QES in the eID add-on on API Premium, both priced on request. Ask both vendors to quote your real annual volume.
Dropbox Sign, formerly HelloSign, has no contract data model to untangle, so leaving it is a smaller project than leaving a CLM. The work sits in the signed archive, in whatever sends requests through the API or a CRM, and in the billing cycle of your plan.
Dropbox Sign lists every signed document with its audit trail in one place, searchable by title, signer, sender, date and status. Templates are signature fields saved on a fixed file, capped at five on Essentials and fifteen on Standard, so the list is short and the rebuild bounded: in fynk each one becomes a template built from the source document, with the approved wording locked. If signed copies sync to Dropbox or Google Drive, that folder may already hold most of the archive, but reconcile it against the document list before you rely on it.
Paid plans are billed per sender, monthly or annually. On monthly billing the switch can land at the end of any month; on annual billing, work back from the renewal date. Either way, ask Dropbox Sign how signed documents and their audit trails are exported in bulk while the paid plan is still active, test that export on a sample, and compare the count with the document list. fynk then reads the imported PDFs into structured data, drawing on the monthly AI credits, so a large archive may need a staged import.
Integrations built before the 2022 rebrand ran on the HelloSign API, now the Dropbox Sign API: a separate product billed by request volume, from US$75 a month for 50 requests. If your website or product sends requests through it, those flows need rewriting against fynk’s REST API and webhooks, which come with Business at €39 per user per month, billed annually. Senders who work from HubSpot need Business too, for fynk’s native HubSpot integration. Salesforce, which Dropbox Sign reserves for Premium, has a fynk connector from Essential.
Dropbox Sign is a separate product from Dropbox file storage, so your folders stay put and the change reaches only the people who send agreements. What is new for them happens before and after the signature: templates with locked wording, approvals before anything goes out, and a repository that tracks renewal dates. Recipients still get an email and sign. Contracts that need AES or QES now go out from the same interface instead of through the eID add-on on API Premium.
Stay if simple electronic signatures cover everything you send and nobody needs the document once it is signed, because Dropbox Sign does that job cleanly. Stay too if procurement requires a SOC 2 Type II report, which fynk does not have, or if senders and signers need one of Dropbox Sign’s 22 interface languages beyond German and English. And if your team only sends from HubSpot, Dropbox Sign includes that integration from Essentials at US$15 a month, while fynk’s native HubSpot integration starts with Business at €39 per user per month. In those cases the move costs more than it returns.
"fynk provides a single source of truth for signed contracts, ensuring that no contracts get lost in folder structures. It reliably reminds us of upcoming contract deadlines. And the signing process is much faster and more efficient."
For signing, yes, with contract management on top. It is not the right replacement if procurement needs a SOC 2 report or your signers need an interface in a language other than German or English.
Dropbox Sign, formerly HelloSign, charges per sender: Essentials is US$15 a month for one user and Standard US$25 per user per month for two to five users, both billed annually, with unlimited signature requests and nothing to pay for recipients. Premium, which adds EU data residency, SSO and Salesforce for five or more users, is quoted by sales. The API is a separate product priced by request volume, from US$75 a month for 50 requests, and AES or QES need the eID add-on on API Premium.
On list price per user, fynk Essential is lower at €19 per user per month billed annually, against US$25 for Dropbox Sign Standard, which starts at two users. A single sender can use Dropbox Sign Essentials at US$15 per month billed annually. fynk's seat also includes contract management and AI. If you need EU hosting or QES, compare fynk's published prices with a quote for Dropbox Sign Premium or the eID add-on on API Premium.
Only through Dropbox Sign eID, an add-on on the API Premium plan. Signatures from the web app plans are simple electronic signatures. fynk includes SES, AES and QES on every plan.
Yes, level for level. Standard Dropbox Sign web-app signatures are simple electronic signatures, and AES or QES come through the eID add-on on the API Premium plan, with the level set by the eID provider. fynk has SES, AES and QES available on every plan. Under eIDAS, validity follows the level and the audit trail, not the vendor.
There is a free plan with three signature requests a month for one user, and the paid plans come with a 30-day trial. fynk has a free plan for one user and a 14-day trial.
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