Adobe Acrobat Sign alternative
Refrendo vs Adobe Acrobat Sign
Adobe Acrobat Sign sits inside Adobe's PDF products. Refrendo does one job, getting documents approved and signed, and prices it on the people who send.
Side by side
| Refrendo | Adobe Acrobat Sign | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Per named sender, with a monthly allowance shared by the team. | Per user, often bundled with Acrobat subscriptions. |
| PDF editing | Not offered. Bring a finished PDF. | Full PDF editing with Acrobat. |
| Approvers and signers | Free and unlimited. No account needed. | Recipients sign free without an account. |
| Approval steps | Approve, reject or request changes on every plan. | Approval roles and workflow options vary by plan. |
| Evidence | Completion certificate, SHA-256 fingerprints, chained audit trail. | Audit report for each agreement. |
| Integrations | REST API and webhooks (Business plan). | Adobe ecosystem and many third-party integrations. |
Adobe Acrobat Sign details are from its public website as of September 2026 and may have changed, so check their current plans. Adobe Acrobat Sign is a trademark of its owner; Refrendo is not affiliated with it.
No Acrobat licence per sender
Pay for the people who send documents, not a PDF suite for each of them.
Approvals first
Sign-off steps with request-changes and revisions, before the signature.
Priced in AUD
Clear monthly plans in Australian dollars, cancel any time.
Questions
Do I still need Acrobat to create PDFs?
You need some way to make the PDF. Word, Google Docs and most other tools can export one. Refrendo takes over from there.
Can signers use Refrendo on their phone?
Yes. The signing page works in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer.
Try Refrendo alongside Adobe Acrobat Sign
Run your next few requests through Refrendo while your current subscription runs out. No card needed to start.