BeardSign signs your documents, then locks each one into a hash-chained record that anyone can independently verify -- with no vendor lock-in, no per-envelope fees, and nothing living on someone else's servers.
Draw or type a signature, drop it anywhere on any PDF, right from your phone or desktop. No account needed for signers.
The instant everything's placed, the final document is hashed once -- a fingerprint that changes completely if a single byte is altered afterward.
Before anything is final, an actual person reviews the signed document and independently re-verifies the hash matches -- every time, no exceptions.
Once approved, the record is permanently chained. Everyone gets the executed PDF plus a public link anyone can use to verify it, no login required.
DocuSign, HelloSign, and PandaDoc consider a document done the moment it's signed. If someone challenges whether a document is authentic, you're relying on their word and their servers.
BeardSign works differently. Every signed document gets a cryptographic fingerprint, and that fingerprint is locked into a permanent, append-only chain -- where each entry links to the one before it. Altering anything after the fact breaks the chain in a way that's detectable by anyone, without needing access to our servers at all.
A real person also has to review and confirm every single document before it's treated as final -- no document is ever auto-approved, even when the signer and the reviewer are the same person.
Follows US ESIGN Act and UETA requirements. Every signer sees and agrees to an electronic consent disclosure before signing.
Every executed document's fingerprint lives in an append-only ledger. Tampering after the fact is detectable, not just discouraged.
A real person reviews and confirms every document before it's sealed -- the system can propose, but only a human approves.
Mutual or one-way, any scope or jurisdiction.
Scope, payment terms, and deliverables.
Licensed trade work, insurance, lien waivers.
Joint ventures and revenue-share terms.
Software, IP, or technology licensing.
Offer letters and contractor arrangements.
Commercial or equipment leases.
If it needs a signature, BeardSign can sign it.
Most signing platforms store your contracts on their infrastructure, bill you per envelope, and cut off your access the moment you stop paying. BeardSign runs entirely on a server you control.
| Platform | Monthly | Annual | 5-Year Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| BeardSignself-hosted | $0 | $0 | $499 total |
| DocuSign Business Pro | $325 | $3,900 | $19,500 |
| HelloSign Standard | $200 | $2,400 | $12,000 |
| PandaDoc Business | $325 | $3,900 | $19,500 |
| SignNow Business | $150 | $1,800 | $9,000 |