For software companies

Close EU deals with the signature your customers' lawyers ask for

Sign order forms, DPAs and partner agreements with a qualified electronic signature, share contracts in one place, and know every signer is verified. It works inside the DocuSign or Adobe Acrobat Sign you already use.

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Identity verification is included in every plan, with no fee per check.

KBKestrel BankEnterprise agreementReady to sign
MSASigned with QES · 2 of 2Signed
DPASigned with QESSigned
Security questionnaireShared with 3 verified membersShared
Signed insideDocuSignQES

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Sound familiar?

The deal is won, then the customer's lawyers want a stronger signature

TENDER PORTAL

Advanced or qualified signature required

Public buyer

Public buyers, banks and German HR ask for more than a click-to-sign.

German public buyers may require an advanced or qualified signature on bids (VgV §53(3)), and banks often ask as a matter of policy.

Sign with a QES in minutes, inside your current e-signature tool.

INBOX

contractor_passport.jpg

From a new contractor

Contractors in five countries, IDs by email.

Every passport in an inbox is one more copy you have to protect.

Each person verifies on their phone, valid for 2 years.

INBOX

MSA_redlines_v7 (3).docx

Re: Re: final version

Contracts go back and forth as attachments.

Nobody is sure which version is the one to sign.

One Trust Circle per customer for drafts, final versions and signatures.

The rules

When a QES is actually required

Germany

Fixed-term hires

The fixed-term clause in an employment contract needs written form, which only a QES replaces electronically (TzBfG §14(4), BGB §126a).

Public buyers

Tenders that ask for it

German buyers may require an advanced or qualified signature on bids (VgV §53(3)). French public contracts signed electronically need an advanced signature on a qualified certificate, or a QES.

Everything else

Order forms, NDAs and DPAs

No law requires a QES for these. Customers ask for one by policy, and a QES is the only e-signature equal to handwritten in every EU country.

How it works

From redlines to a qualified signature

  1. 01

    Share the draft

    In the customer's Trust Circle.

  2. 02

    Signers verify once

    ID document scan and liveness check, about 3 minutes, valid for 2 years.

  3. 03

    Sign with a QES

    In the ZealiD app, or inside DocuSign or Adobe Acrobat Sign.

  4. 04

    Keep the signed copy

    In the same Trust Circle, with the certificate.

Integrations

Works in your e-signature tool

Keep DocuSign or Adobe Acrobat Sign. Add ZealiD's qualified signature where a contract needs it.

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Works inside

Adobe Acrobat SignDocuSignEntrustFoxit
SignerCompanyIdentity
A.A. BrennaLegal counselKestrel BankVerified
M.M. LindqvistCEOYour companyVerified
K.K. HaasContractorGermanyInvite sent

Verified identity

Verified people, inside and outside the company

Staff, contractors and customer signers verify once. The ZealiD app accepts 265+ ID documents from 50+ nationalities.

Verified identity →

Employee onboarding · Microsoft

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10 days → 10 minutes to sign a new EU employee's agreement

Microsoft onboards new EU employees remotely and signs their HR agreements with a qualified signature, without leaving Adobe Acrobat Sign.

Digital services · Binderr

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Remote onboarding and QES, built in

Binderr switched to ZealiD to accept the latest Maltese ID documents.

“Following a challenging couple of weeks during which our previous TSP partner refused to accept the latest form of identity documents from Malta, it became crucial for us to locate a provider who could smoothly integrate it into our system. ZealiD offers a robust platform and a competitive pricing model which is among the finest in the industry.”Zak Cassar Rose, Director & COO, Binderr

Pricing

Plans for software teams

For teams up to 10

Professional

€119.20 a month, billed yearly

  • Up to 10 users
  • 75 QES a month
  • KYC add-on available, €100 a month
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Enterprise

Custom

  • 11+ users
  • KYC as part of a custom plan
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Building signing or identity into your own product? See the API on developer.zealid.com. Identity verification is included in every plan, with no fee per check. See all plans →

For your IT and security review

Answers your security team will ask for

  • ZealiD AB is a Qualified Trust Service Provider on the EU Trusted List (Sweden)
  • Supervised by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS)
  • Audited every year by TÜViT, an accredited eIDAS conformity assessment body
  • Documents stored in Stockholm, EU
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ZealiD AB

QUALIFIED TRUST SERVICE PROVIDER

StatusEU Trusted List
SupervisorPTS, Sweden
Yearly auditsTÜViT
Document storageStockholm, EU
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Send your next contract for a qualified signature

Share the draft, verify the signers and sign, in one place.

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FAQ

Questions from software companies

Do we have to replace DocuSign or Adobe?

No. ZealiD's qualified signature works inside both.

Is a qualified electronic signature legally binding?

Yes. It has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature in every EU country (eIDAS Article 25(2)).

When do customers ask for a QES?

Most software contracts need no special signature. Customers ask for a QES when the law requires written form (for example German fixed-term employment contracts), when a public tender asks for an advanced or qualified signature, or when their own policy does, which is common at banks, insurers and large companies.

Our contract says "written form". Is a normal e-signature enough?

Under German law it usually is, but either party can later ask for a qualified signature (BGB §127(3)).

Can contractors outside the EU verify?

The ZealiD app accepts 265+ ID documents from 50+ nationalities.

Do signers pay?

No.

Is there an API?

Yes. See developer.zealid.com and the API tab on the pricing page.

More questions? See all answers on ZealiD Answers →