Both send documents for clients to sign online. OneSpan Sign is an enterprise e-signature product with strong identity verification, remote and in-person notarisation, bulk sending and a long list of authentication methods. Briefi Sign is narrower and built around the client: the signed PDF files to that client’s record with the signing evidence on the page. If you need identity checks on signers or notarisation, OneSpan Sign is the better pick. If the signed form is one step in a relationship you also meet and review, Briefi keeps it in one place.
What each does today. Every line about OneSpan Sign links to the one page we could read, which we read through a summary, so treat these rows as a starting point and check its site.
| Briefi SignPlans from A$39 a month | OneSpan Sign | |
|---|---|---|
| Signing | ||
| Templates | Briefi SignYesStart from a template or import a Word or PDF document, in your own wording | OneSpan SignYesReusable templates and template import1 |
| Guided mobile forms | Briefi SignYesClients complete and sign on their phone; fact-finds and check-in forms go to named clients | OneSpan SignSmart FormsTurns a PDF into a guided mobile form with prefill1 |
| Routing | Briefi SignCo-signingEach signer can have their own link, sign together on one device, or be countersigned by your firm | OneSpan SignSequential or parallelSequential or parallel routing, signing groups and conditional field logic1 |
| In-person signing | Briefi SignCo-signers on one deviceA co-signer can sign on the client’s device after confirming a code sent to them, and your firm can countersign | OneSpan SignYesMobile, remote and in-person signing1 |
| Identity | ||
| Identity check before signing | Briefi SignNot yetBuilt, but not switched on | OneSpan SignYesGovernment ID document checks and biometric face comparison; the page claims coverage of more than 10,000 document types across 193 countries and territories1 |
| Connections | ||
| Integrations | Briefi SignCRM push on Pro and upBriefi pushes meeting notes and outcomes to GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Monday, Pipedrive, Close, Copper, ActiveCampaign, Salesforce, Zoho CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365; it has no Workday or Greenhouse connection | OneSpan SignYesLists Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday, Greenhouse, Google Workspace and Microsoft 3651 |
| Developer API | Briefi SignNot on SignThe public API comes with Business and the Advisor plans, not Sign | OneSpan SignYesAPIs and SDKs for embedding signing; the page states no API price1 |
Sign is the paperwork without the meetings. Advisor includes everything in Sign plus the meeting tools, the client record, registers and a client portal. A row appears only where OneSpan’s own page says something we could check.
If any of these decides it for you, OneSpan Sign is likely the better fit today.
OneSpan Sign describes government ID document checks and biometric face comparison, alongside text message codes, knowledge-based authentication, passkeys and digital certificates. Briefi’s identity checks are not available yet.1
OneSpan Sign lists notarisation with video, an eNotary seal and a journal. That is a different product from signing a client form, and one Briefi does not set out to be.1
OneSpan Sign lists bulk sending, sequential or parallel routing, signing groups and conditional field logic.1
OneSpan states SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001, 27017 and 27018, and refers to FedRAMP requirements.1
Briefi was built for small practices that meet the same clients for years. Signing is where a form ends, and the record is where it lands.
Start from a template or import a Word or PDF document, put in your firm’s wording and send it. Initials carry forward on an amendment, so a signer is not asked to initial a section nobody changed.
Each signer can have their own link, sign together on one device, or be countersigned by your firm. A signer can name an attorney and the power they sign under.
The signed PDF carries a certificate page with names, times, IP address, device and location, and a SHA-256 digest of the document.
Advisor puts meetings, forms and signed copies for a client on one record, with registers for loans, policies, entities and claims, and an optional client portal.
Sign on its own has no meeting capture, no client portal and no review cadences. Advisor adds them on the same workspace.
Briefi is priced by plan, and the figure beside this comparison is read from our pricing. OneSpan Sign’s figures are US dollars from its product page, and nothing has been converted to Australian dollars. We read that page through a summary, so check it before you decide.
Briefi prices are in AUD and are read from the same price list as the pricing page, so they change when it does.
For client forms, often yes: fact-finds, engagement letters, entity details and consents, completed and signed on a phone and filed to the client. If you rely on identity verification or notarisation, not yet.
Electronic signatures are widely used here, but some documents have their own signing rules. Check the rules for your document type. Each Briefi signature comes with a certificate page that records who signed, when and from where.
Not yet. Identity checks are built but not switched on, so there is nothing to set up or pay for. If you need them today, OneSpan Sign describes ID document checks and face comparison.
The Security page sets out how data is stored, encrypted and accessed, so your own review can proceed on the facts.
Stored in Sydney. Some processing uses providers overseas. Sensitive content is encrypted with a key held for your workspace. The Security page lists the providers and where they are.
Yes. Nothing in Briefi stops you finishing documents in OneSpan Sign while new ones go out from Briefi.
Last reviewed 15 October 2026. Facts about OneSpan Sign come from its own published pages on the dates shown. Each product named here is a trademark of its owner, and Briefi is not affiliated with them.
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