Why teams use E-Signatures
Built-in signing workflow
Drag and drop signature fields onto any document. Recipients sign directly in the Peony viewer — no separate account required on their end.
Legally binding
Peony e-signatures meet ESIGN and eIDAS requirements. Every signature includes a timestamped audit trail with IP address and email verification.
Track signing progress
See who has signed, who hasn't, and send automatic reminders. No more chasing signatures over email or switching between tools.
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Frequently asked questions
My sell-side team needs 12 bidders to sign NDAs before accessing our $150M carve-out data room — can we handle that without a separate e-signature tool?
Yes. On Peony Pro ($20/admin/month), your sell-side team can send NDA signature requests to all 12 bidders directly inside the data room. Each bidder receives a secure link, reviews the NDA in the Peony viewer, and signs in the browser — no Peony account required on their end. Every signature includes a timestamped audit trail with email, IP address, and document version, so your deal team has a defensible record throughout the $150M carve-out. Datasite has no built-in e-signature workflow, Firmex requires a third-party integration, and ShareVault sends you to DocuSign — Peony keeps the entire NDA-to-access workflow in one place.
We're a boutique M&A advisory and need 15 counterparties to execute engagement letters for a $75M sell-side mandate — how does pricing work compared to DocuSign plus a separate data room?
Your engagement letters, signature tracking, and deal documents all live in the same Peony data room on Pro at $20/admin/month. None of your 15 counterparties need a Peony account to sign — they click a link, review the letter, and sign in the browser. Compare that to running DocuSign ($25-60/user/month) alongside a separate data room like Datasite (which starts around $60,000/year for mid-market deals). Peony replaces both tools for a fraction of the cost, and your team tracks signing progress on the same dashboard where you manage your $75M mandate's diligence documents.
I run a law firm and our partner just told me to get 8 parties to sign a $200M acquisition's closing documents by Friday — how fast can I get signatures out?
You can send your first signature request within minutes. On Peony Pro ($20/admin/month), you upload the closing documents, drag and drop signature fields onto each page, assign fields to each of your 8 signers, and set the signing order. Each party receives an email with a secure link and signs directly in the browser — no account creation, no app download. Peony shows real-time signing progress so you know exactly who has signed and who needs a reminder before your Friday deadline. CapLinked offers no built-in e-signature at all, and Firmex makes you bolt on a separate tool — neither can match this turnaround on a $200M closing.
Our PE fund has LP subscription agreements for a $120M raise — can we track which LPs have signed and send reminders to those who have not?
Yes. On Peony Pro ($20/admin/month), your dashboard shows real-time signing progress for every LP: who has signed, who has opened the subscription agreement but not signed, and who has not opened the document at all. You can send automatic reminders to LPs who have not completed their signatures, so your $120M fundraise stays on schedule without manual follow-up. Datasite charges enterprise minimums and still has no built-in e-signature workflow, so most PE teams end up juggling DocuSign separately. Peony keeps your subscription agreements, signatures, and LP tracking in one data room.
We're running a $50M asset sale and our sell-side counsel wants every bidder NDA to gate data room access automatically — is that possible?
Automatic NDA gating — where a bidder must sign your NDA before seeing any documents — is available on Peony Business ($40/admin/month). E-signatures themselves start on Pro ($20/admin/month), but the automated gate that blocks data room access until the NDA is fully executed requires Business. For your $50M asset sale, each of your bidders clicks a link, sees the NDA first, signs it in the browser, and only then gets access to the diligence materials. ShareVault requires a separate DocuSign contract for any e-signature workflow, and Datasite has no native e-sign at all — neither offers one-click NDA gating like Peony Business.
After all parties sign the purchase agreement on our $90M transaction, where do the executed documents end up?
Signed documents are automatically stored inside your Peony data room alongside the original drafts. Peony keeps both the executed version and the unsigned original, plus the complete audit trail with timestamps, IP addresses, and email verification for every signer. For your $90M transaction, your deal team, outside counsel, and the buyer's advisors can all reference the executed purchase agreement in the same data room where diligence happened — no downloading signed PDFs from DocuSign and re-uploading them. You can also use Peony's controlled redaction to permanently remove sensitive sections before sending a document for signature.
I need to get an LOI signed for a $30M acquisition and our MD does not want to pay Datasite's annual contract just for e-signatures — what does Peony cost?
Peony e-signatures start at $20/admin/month on Pro, with 200 GB storage included. Your counterparty signs the LOI directly in the Peony viewer — no account needed on their end, no per-envelope fees. If your $30M deal later requires NDA gating, dynamic watermarks, or AI-powered document organization, Business is $40/admin/month with 1 TB storage. Compare that to Datasite, which has no built-in e-signature workflow and charges enterprise-level annual minimums, or Firmex, which also lacks native e-signatures and requires you to contract separately with DocuSign. For a boutique team running a $30M acquisition, Peony gives you the data room and the e-signature workflow in one tool at a price point that makes sense.
I'm a fractional executive and my clients are Fortune 500 CEOs — do they actually need to create an account to sign my engagement letter, or is this going to be another friction point in the first meeting?
No account required. Your client receives an email with a secure link, opens it in their browser, and signs directly in the Peony viewer — no app download, no signup, no password, no third-party redirect. For a high-ticket advisor delivering a $50K, $150K, or $200K engagement, this matters: a CEO who has to create a DocuSign account to sign your proposal is a CEO who starts the relationship feeling like they're working with your vendor stack instead of you. Peony's e-signatures are legally binding with full audit trails (timestamps, IP address, email verification), support multiple signers in sequential or parallel order, and work on any modern browser — including mobile. Combined with custom domain delivery (files.youradvisory.com) and your own branding, signing an engagement letter feels like signing with your firm, not with a third-party tool. Business plan, $40/admin/month.
Related features
NDA Agreements
Require recipients to sign an NDA before they can access your confidential documents.
Data Rooms
Organize and share deal documents in a secure virtual data room with granular permissions.
Team Collaboration
Invite your team, assign roles, and manage documents together from a shared workspace.