vs Signicat

PaperOffice AI vs Signicat

Signicat orchestrates identity; PaperOffice orchestrates the document including signature.

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At a glance

up to 10signers
SMS codeverification
Autoreminders
Audit trailper signer
from €6.00per 1,000 pages

Made for real business. Not for hype.

From document to signature

Signature flow from August 5, 2026 · SES · from €6 per 1,000 pages

1 · Choose action — Signature from the document context — including smartphone and status.

2 · Set up mobile signature — Name, role, SMS OTP and signature position on the document.

On mobile — location, signature, done

3 · Location captured

GPS in the signature certificate — eIDAS evidence, not shared with third parties.
4 · Sign on mobile

Signer sees document, location and signature pad.
5 · Successfully signed

Download the signed document — SES via SMS link.

In the same account

More than signature

Sign

SES workflows, reminders and status via API.

SES from the balance
Extract

IDP fields before and after signature.

from €6 per 1,000 pages
Speak

Announcements and confirmations with over 840 voices.

from €0.03 per 1,000 characters
Archive

File the signed document in an audit-proof archive.

included

Comparison table

Signicat publishes tiers; the table shows the billing model (as of 09/2026).

Criterion	PaperOffice	Signicat
Bounding boxes (word/line level)	Yes (word/line level, Surya OCR)	n/a
Sandwich PDF / searchable archive PDF	Yes — searchable archive PDF	n/a
Click-to-evidence / visual validation (HITL)	Yes — click-to-evidence / HITL	n/a
Structured IDP fields (ready types)	69 ready document types incl. DATEV/ZUGFeRD/XRechnung	n/a
DMS/archive included (WORM, audit, legal hold)	Yes — WORM, audit trail, legal hold	no — no document archive (e-signature/identity platform)
E-signatures on the same document	Yes — on the same document in the archive	Signicat: trust/QES focus
Native MCP server (tool count)	Yes — 300+ API/MCP Tools	no MCP server documented (as of 09/2026)
eIDAS signature levels	SES (eIDAS) + evidence: SMS-OTP, audit trail, GPS, WORM archive	Signicat: eIDAS/QES and identity — trust service, not a DMS
Signature workflows via API	up to 10 signers, parallel or sequential; automatic reminders	Signicat identity and signature APIs — not a DMS workflow
Pricing model	One credit balance for all features: from €6.00–€60.00 per 1,000 pages by quality tier	Public tiers: self-service subscriptions plus per-signature/verification transaction billing; free sandbox; enterprise terms on request
List price per 1,000 pages	Basic €20.00 / Premium €60.00 / Ultra €200.00 per 1,000 pages (2/6/20¢)	Public subscription tiers, not per page
Billing	from €6.00 per 1,000 pages (Elite) — same scale on every tier	n/a

Source: https://www.signicat.com/products/electronic-signing/electronic-signature-api, retrieved 09/2026. Prices may change.

Signicat is a trademark of its respective owner. PaperOffice is not affiliated with or endorsed by Signicat. Competitor details are based on publicly available sources (as of 08/2026) and are provided without warranty.

Pricing model with qualification tiers

Our prices are public — including partner terms.

Unit: Price per 1,000 pages

Tier	Elite Partner (−70%)	Partner (−40%)	Enduser
Basic	€6.00	€12.00	€20.00
Premium	€18.00	€36.00	€60.00
Ultra	€60.00	€120.00	€200.00

Billing is internal in credits; amounts follow the selected currency (base: list price).

Elite terms after qualification — criteria and program are public: Pricing · Partner program

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When is Signicat the better choice?

Teams that need Signicat for eIDAS identity, BankID and qualified signature in Nordics/EU onboarding stay on that trust service. A DMS does not replace Signicat — and Signicat does not replace a DMS.

When API-first, credits and MCP without a client or suite mandate matter, PaperOffice is the better fit.

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Key differences

Signicat

Signicat: identity and QES. PaperOffice: document record plus signature in the process, without being an eID broker.

PaperOffice AI

Document platform with API: result in the archive, one credit balance, hosted in the EU, MCP for AI agents.

Three decision axes

Signicat: result and record

Signicat: contracts and credits

Signicat: this page does not invent list prices. PaperOffice bills credits — Basic 2¢, Premium 6¢, Ultra 20¢ per page, with public partner terms.

Signicat: data residency

Signicat orchestrates identity; PaperOffice orchestrates the document including signature. PaperOffice runs its own EU servers and files the result in an audit-proof way.

Integrated in minutes

Copy llms-full.txt
https://api.paperoffice.ai/latest/docs/llms-full.txt
Paste into Claude, Cursor or your agent
Say what you want to build — the agent delivers the finished integration.

Or connect directly: MCP server for Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT →

Integrate manually (Python)

Create signature request

curl -X POST "https://api.paperoffice.ai/latest/signatures/create" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer po_sk_xxx" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"document_pofid":"pofid_…","signers":[{"email":"[email protected]","name":"A","phone":"+491701234567"}],"channel":"none"}'

Sample response (truncated)

{ "status": "success", "data": { "request_id": "…" }
}

Full parameters: llms-full.txt / Postman.

FAQ

Is PaperOffice a Signicat alternative?

Yes — when the need versus Signicat is capture, understanding, archive and action in one account, not a single step. The table above compares point by point.

What does PaperOffice cost compared to Signicat?

Basic 2¢, Premium 6¢, Ultra 20¢ per page — PaperOffice’s price list is public. Signicat also publishes tiers; the table shows the billing model.

What specifically sets Signicat apart from PaperOffice?

Signicat primarily solves the core job described on this page. PaperOffice keeps extraction, archive (WORM), permissions, HITL and MCP on the same document — with a public per-page price list.

How do I migrate from Signicat to PaperOffice?

From Signicat: prepare inventory as ZIP/scan source, start an import job, then workflows via REST and MCP. No mandatory partner project. llms-full.txt: Import & Migration.

Where is data processed — differently from Signicat?

On our own servers in the EU — including audit-proof filing and an audit trail. Where Signicat processes data is documented by the vendor.

Does switching from Signicat require a partner project?

Moving from Signicat typically starts with token + Import API — self-service instead of a mandatory project. Fastest with llms-full.txt.