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Briefi vs Secured Signing

Both send documents for clients to sign online. Secured Signing is a dedicated signing service, with advanced and qualified electronic signatures, a price per document and connections to legal and finance software. Briefi Sign is built around the client: the signed PDF files to that client’s record with the signing evidence on the page. If signing is all you need, or you need a qualified signature, Secured Signing is a strong choice. If the signed form is one step in a relationship you also meet and review, Briefi keeps it in one place.

ReviewedLast reviewed 15 October 2026. Secured Signing facts checked 15 October 2026

Choose Secured Signing if

  • You need advanced or qualified electronic signatures1
  • You want to pay per document, or from a low price per user2
  • You use Actionstep, Clio or FinPOWER Connect and want signing to connect to them1

Choose Briefi if

  • Your forms are fact-finds and engagement letters, from templates in your own wording
  • You want the signed copy on the client’s record, not in a separate archive
  • You also meet these clients, and want the meetings, portal and registers alongside
At a glance

Briefi Sign and Secured Signing, side by side

What each does today. Every line about Secured Signing links to the page it came from.

Briefi Sign compared with Secured Signing, by feature group
Briefi SignPlans from A$39 a monthSecured Signing
Signing
Signature typesBriefi SignDrawn or typedClients complete and sign on their phoneSecured SigningAES and QESLists advanced and qualified electronic signatures1
Evidence of who signedBriefi SignCertificate pageNames, times, IP address, device and location, with a SHA-256 digest of the documentSecured SigningAudit trailLists an audit trail with its signing features1
Templates and formsBriefi SignYesStart from a template or import a Word or PDF documentSecured SigningYesTemplates through Form Filler and Form Direct1
Connections
Legal and finance softwareBriefi SignNot on SignSign has no CRM push or API; the Advisor plans add the API. Briefi has no Actionstep, Clio or FinPOWER Connect connection.Secured SigningYesLists Actionstep, Clio, FinPOWER Connect, Salesforce, NetDocuments and SharePoint, among others1
Data
Where client data is heldBriefi SignStored in SydneySome processing uses providers overseas. The Security page lists them.Secured SigningMulti-regionIts trust centre describes multi-region infrastructure and does not name a country3
Yes, todayPartly, or on another planNoNot stated

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 Secured Signing’s own pages say something we could check.

Where Secured Signing wins

When Secured Signing is the better choice

If any of these decides it for you, Secured Signing is likely the better fit today.

Signatures

Advanced and qualified electronic signatures

Secured Signing lists both AES and QES. Briefi Sign offers drawn and typed signatures with a certificate page, and no qualified signature level.1

Pricing

Pay per document, or a low price per user

Secured Signing’s Business plan is shown from USD $9.95 per user per month or USD $1.50 per document, pay as you go or prepaid. If you send few documents, paying per document can cost less than a monthly price per user.2

Integrations

Connections to legal and finance software

Secured Signing lists Actionstep, Clio and FinPOWER Connect among its integrations. Briefi does not connect to those.1

Assurance

Certifications a buyer may ask for

Secured Signing states that it holds SOC 2 and ISO 27001. If a buyer requires named certifications, ask Secured Signing for the reports.3

Where Briefi is different

The signature is one step on the client’s record.

Briefi was built for practices that meet the same clients for years. Signing is where a form ends, and the record is where it lands.

  • Forms in your wording, not a blank PDFSign

    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.

  • Signers who are not in the same roomSign

    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.

  • Fees inside the signed documentSign

    A fee schedule sits inside the signed digest, so the amounts a client agreed to are part of what was signed. The certificate page records names, times, IP address, device and location.

  • Signing on the same record as the meetingsAdvisor

    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. Identity checks are not available yet, and Briefi does not take payments from your clients.

Pricing

Pricing compared

Briefi charges by the month for each user. Secured Signing offers a price per user or per document. Its figures are as published on the date shown, in US dollars; check its page before you decide.

Briefi Sign
From A$39 a month
  • 40 form requests per user each month
  • Monthly or annual billing
Figures from Briefi’s live price list
Secured Signing
From USD $9.95 per user per month
  • Or USD $1.50 per document, on the Business plan
  • Pay as you go, or prepay monthly or annually
  • Enterprise plan priced on request, listed for organisations of 100 or more employees
Checked on 15 October 2026. Source 2

Briefi prices are in AUD and are read from the same price list as the pricing page, so they change when it does.

Questions

Briefi and Secured Signing, asked often

Can Briefi Sign replace Secured Signing?

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 qualified signatures or on its legal practice integrations, not yet.

Are electronic signatures valid in Australia?

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.

Does Briefi do identity checks?

Not yet. Identity checks are built but not switched on, so there is nothing to set up or pay for.

Where is my clients’ data stored?

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.

How does Briefi protect client data?

The Security page sets out how data is stored, encrypted and accessed, so your own review can proceed on the facts.

Can we run both while we switch?

Yes. Nothing in Briefi stops you finishing documents in Secured Signing while new ones go out from Briefi.

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Sources and review

Last reviewed 15 October 2026. Facts about Secured Signing 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.

Seen something out of date? Write to support@briefi.sh and we will check it.

  1. 1Secured Signing, home page. https://www.securedsigning.com Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. 2Secured Signing, pricing. https://www.securedsigning.com/pricing Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. 3Secured Signing, trust centre. https://www.securedsigning.com/trust-center Checked 15 October 2026.

Briefi’s own pages

  1. B1briefi.sh/sign. https://briefi.sh/sign
  2. B2briefi.sh/security. https://briefi.sh/security
  3. B3briefi.sh/advisor. https://briefi.sh/advisor