Signeasy Appears in 11.0% of AI Answers. Here's Our Five-Step Plan to Improve Its AI Visibility.

Mark HuntleyBy Mark HuntleyFounder and CEO
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Key Takeaways

  • Signeasy was mentioned in 42 of 383 benchmark answers, but only recommended in 25, showing stronger reach than endorsement.
  • The company rarely reached top placements, so most visibility came from background mentions rather than direct recommendations.
  • No conflicting claims were recorded in the captured answers, so the first priority is verification before any page changes.
  • The strongest content opportunities center on the online document signer page and buyer questions about mobile signing, signature creation, and free e-signing.

Answer Capsule

In November 2026, Signeasy appeared in 42 of 383 AI answers included in the eSignature Software benchmark (10.97%). It received 25 recommendations (6.53%), with 7 Top 3 placements and 2 first-place recommendations. A mention means the company appeared in an answer; a recommendation means the answer affirmatively endorsed it.

Our plan compares the company with its competitors, checks conflicting AI claims against reliable sources, and identifies website pages, third-party sources and buyer questions to address. The historical results show how the figures changed across available months. Different monthly samples limit those comparisons, and conflicting AI claims require verification before corrections are proposed.

Current AI visibility

Questions This Section Answers

  • How do Signeasy mentions, recommendations and placements compare with its eSignature Software peers?

Signeasy recorded 42 mentions (10.97%) and 25 recommendations (6.53%) across 383 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 7; first-place recommendations numbered 2. Framing among its mentions was 25 positive, 17 neutral and 0 negative.

Rank

Company

Mentions

Mention rate

Recommendations

Recommendation rate

Top 3

Top 3 rate

#1

#1 rate

1

DocuSign

379

98.96%

298

77.81%

288

75.20%

250

65.27%

2

PandaDoc

341

89.03%

280

73.11%

209

54.57%

19

4.96%

3

Adobe Acrobat Sign

321

83.81%

259

67.62%

221

57.70%

15

3.92%

4

Dropbox Sign

361

94.26%

213

55.61%

86

22.45%

11

2.87%

5

SignNow

240

62.66%

199

51.96%

56

14.62%

5

1.31%

6

OneSpan Sign

33

8.62%

30

7.83%

4

1.04%

0

0.00%

7

Signeasy

42

10.97%

25

6.53%

7

1.83%

2

0.52%

8

Foxit eSign

14

3.66%

9

2.35%

5

1.31%

0

0.00%

9

GetAccept

5

1.31%

4

1.04%

1

0.26%

0

0.00%

10

Zoho Inventory

87

22.72%

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

Signeasy appears in roughly one answer in ten, yet it is recommended in a smaller share, so its reach runs ahead of its endorsement. The gap between being named and being put forward is where the commercial opportunity sits.

Placement is thinner still. Signeasy rarely lands in the leading group and almost never takes the top spot, so most of its presence is background mention rather than a call to choose it. Framing is not the problem: no negative wording was recorded, and positive wording outweighs neutral.

The practical reading is that Signeasy is known to the models but not championed by them. Proposed work should focus on earning affirmative recommendations in answers where the company already appears, rather than chasing broader mention volume.

What changed since last month

Questions This Section Answers

  • How did Signeasy counts and coverage differ across the available monthly snapshots?

Metric

Jul 2026

Sep 2026

Oct 2026

Nov 2026

Mentions

50 / 415 (12.05%)

73 / 457 (15.97%)

74 / 456 (16.23%)

42 / 383 (10.97%)

Recommendations

27 / 415 (6.51%)

41 / 457 (8.97%)

52 / 456 (11.40%)

25 / 383 (6.53%)

Top 3 recommendations

8 / 415 (1.93%)

11 / 457 (2.41%)

24 / 456 (5.26%)

7 / 383 (1.83%)

#1 recommendations

3 / 415 (0.72%)

0 / 457 (0.00%)

0 / 456 (0.00%)

2 / 383 (0.52%)

Only months with verified results are shown. Monthly sample coverage is listed in Methodology.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Signeasy's mention count fell from 74 to 42, while its recommendation count fell from 52 to 25. The recommendation rate was 11.40% and 6.53% respectively.

The November sample shows fewer mentions and fewer recommendations than October, and the recommendation rate moved down with them. The leading-group count also fell back after an October high, while top-spot appearances returned after two months at zero.

These are separate monthly samples, so the movement describes what was recorded, not why. A smaller answer set does not by itself explain the lower counts, and the comparison should be read as a change in observed results rather than a trend with a known cause.

For planning, the useful signal is volatility. Signeasy's standing moves noticeably between samples, which argues for tracking a stable set of buyer questions over time rather than reacting to any single month.

AI recommendation trend

Observed recommendation rate (%), Jul 2026 to Nov 2026

0%3.75%7.5%11.25%15%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 20266.51%Jul 2026: 6.51%8.97%Sep 2026: 8.97%11.40%Oct 2026: 11.40%6.53%Nov 2026: 6.53%
  • Signeasy6.53%

Separate selected monthly samples. Missing points are unavailable, not zero. Provider/prompt equivalence is unverified; rate movement does not demonstrate causation.

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Step 1. Measure

Questions This Section Answers

  • What should the agency measure and verify first for Signeasy?

AI answers contained 0 conflicting claims about Signeasy: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low. Of these, 0 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.

No conflicting claims about Signeasy were recorded in the captured answers, so there is no obvious factual dispute to chase. That is a clean starting position, but it is not proof that every statement about the company is accurate.

A visibility comparison would show where Signeasy is named but not endorsed, and where competitors are endorsed in its place. Pairing that with a short list of claims worth checking gives the client a ranked set of priorities rather than a vague ambition to improve.

The proposed first step is a baseline scorecard plus a scoped fact-review list, each item with an owner and a verification requirement.

Step 2. Make the website consistent

Questions This Section Answers

  • Which recorded claim differences about Signeasy should be verified before proposed page edits?

No results are available for this part of the analysis.

Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.

No disputed topics were supplied for this part of the analysis, so there is nothing to adjudicate and no page to rewrite on the strength of an AI answer alone. Any apparent conflict would first need its entity, date and source resolved.

Different dates can make two statements look contradictory when both were accurate when written. Proposed work therefore starts with verification against current primary sources, not with edits.

Where verification confirms a gap, the agency would draft a conditional page brief for client approval. Where it does not, the item closes as a no-change decision, recorded so it is not reopened without new evidence.

Step 3. Align the external narrative

Questions This Section Answers

  • Which cited third-party pages are relevant to fact review for Signeasy?

Cited page selected for review

Citation appearances in all captured answers

Answers mentioning the company

Conflicting claims linked to this page

https://techjockey.com/us/detail/signeasy

1

1

0

https://pandadoc.com/free-electronic-signature-software/

93

13

0

https://signfree.io/

27

11

0

https://docusign.com/products/electronic-signature/signers

63

10

0

https://sign.dropbox.com/features/free-document-signing

32

10

0

https://eversign.com/

20

9

0

These pages were selected because they relate to the company in the captured answers. Their current contents still need checking before any correction request. A page linked to a conflicting claim is not necessarily its cause, and the same answer may contribute to more than one row.

The cited pages selected for review are mostly competitor properties, with one third-party directory listing. Their current contents still need checking before any request is considered, and a citation does not show that a page shaped an answer.

The realistic work here is evidence-backed outreach: confirm what each page actually says, identify anything factually wrong about Signeasy, and prepare a specific, polite request where a correction is justified. Publishers control their own pages, so responses may vary.

Requests should be logged separately from confirmed edits and from no-change decisions, so the client can see what was asked versus what changed.

Step 4. Optimize priority company pages

Questions This Section Answers

  • Which observed Signeasy website pages should receive review briefs?

Company website page

Citation appearances in all captured answers

Benchmark answers citing the page

Recommending answers citing the page

https://signeasy.com/online-document-signer

19

13

4

https://signeasy.com/blog/business/is-docusign-free

8

1

0

https://signeasy.com/blog/business/digital-signature-providers

5

5

1

https://signeasy.com/blog/business/docusign-pricing

4

1

0

https://signeasy.com/alternative/signeasy-vs-docusign

3

0

0

https://signeasy.com/alternative/signnow-vs-docusign-vs-signeasy

3

0

0

https://signeasy.com/blog/business/adobe-sign-pricing

3

1

0

https://signeasy.com/blog/business/formswift-pricing

3

0

0

The company's website was cited 80 times across 33 distinct page addresses; the table shows 8 pages selected for review. Zeros in the answer columns mean no matching answers were recorded. A cited page is not automatically a page that accompanied a recommendation.

Signeasy's own site was cited across many pages, but the selected list concentrates on a handful. The online document signer page stands out as the one most often cited in answers that also recommend the company, which makes it the natural first brief.

Several blog pages about competitor pricing and provider comparisons are cited but rarely appear alongside a recommendation. That does not prove they are weak; it means their role in endorsement is unconfirmed and worth examining.

Proposed page briefs would use approved company facts and real audience questions, with existing coverage checked before any new page is suggested.

Step 5. Publish around buyer questions

Questions This Section Answers

  • Which observed buyer questions support content briefs for Signeasy?

Question observed in the research

Benchmark answers to this question

Company mentions

Company recommendations

What is the best signature app for iPhone?

4

3

3

Which app can I use to write my signature?

2

2

2

What is the app that auto sign documents?

5

2

1

How can I eSign documents for free?

2

1

1

Is there a free e-signing service?

3

1

1

Is there a free online document signing service?

3

1

1

Is there a free software for eSignature?

2

1

1

Is there an app to create a signature?

2

1

1

These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.

The recorded questions cluster around mobile signing, creating a signature, automatic signing and free e-signing options. Signeasy already appears in several of these answers, and in the mobile and signature-creation questions it is recommended in every recorded instance.

That makes these questions a promising place to strengthen existing coverage rather than start fresh. The free e-signing questions are a different matter: Signeasy appears but the answers are few, so the opportunity is less certain.

Proposed buyer-question briefs would check what the site already says on each topic before recommending new or revised content.

Our 90-day action plan

Questions This Section Answers

  • How should the agency sequence the proposed Signeasy work and judge completion?

Period

Deliverable

Completion criterion

Days 1–30

Baseline scorecard, scoped fact-review register and page/source shortlist

Each record has an owner, evidence requirement and review status

Days 31–60

Approved page briefs and justified publisher requests

Separate confirmed edits, no-change decisions, requests and responses

Days 61–90

Buyer-content briefs and a fresh scorecard

Record work completed separately from measured answer outcomes and comparability limits

The first month establishes the baseline scorecard, a scoped fact-review list and a shortlist of pages and sources, each with an owner and review status. Nothing is corrected in this phase; it is about knowing what is true and what is worth pursuing.

The second month produces approved page briefs and justified publisher requests, with confirmed edits, no-change decisions, requests and responses recorded separately. The third month adds buyer-content briefs and a fresh scorecard.

Delivered work is not the same as improved visibility. The scorecard records what the answers said at that point, with comparability limits noted, and makes no claim that the work caused any change.

Methodology

Questions This Section Answers

  • How are Signeasy answer metrics and citation populations defined?

This report covers 2026-11. The exact dates when the original AI answers were collected have not been verified. The visibility rates use 383 answers that met the benchmark's inclusion rules. A company is recommended only when the answer both endorses it and uses positive wording. Top 3 and first-place counts are part of those recommendations, not extra recommendations.

An answer can mention or recommend several companies, so company counts cannot be added to find the number of distinct answers. The net sentiment score is positive minus negative mentions, divided by all company mentions; it describes answer wording, not customer satisfaction.

The wider citation analysis covers 800 captured answers and 4862 appearances of cited URLs. Citation appearances across all captured answers differ from the number of benchmark answers citing a page and the number that also recommend a company. The current contents of cited pages and disputed company claims still need independent verification.

Monthly sample coverage:

Reporting month

Answers included

AI services covered

Services

Jul 2026

415

6

ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity

Sep 2026

457

6

ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity

Oct 2026

456

6

ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity

Nov 2026

383

6

ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity

August 2026 measured a different set of companies, so it is excluded from this comparison.

The answer samples differ between months. These comparisons show how the recorded results changed; they do not establish why they changed.

The answers were captured without verified collection dates, and the monthly samples differ, so comparisons show what was recorded rather than why it changed. A company counts as recommended only when an answer endorses it with positive wording, and leading placements sit inside those recommendations rather than adding to them.

Answers can name several companies, so company counts do not sum to a number of distinct answers. Sentiment describes answer wording, not customer satisfaction. Cited pages and disputed claims still require independent verification before any action.

Our first three priorities

First, verify before correcting. The clean claim record means there is no urgent factual dispute, so effort should go to confirming what the most-cited Signeasy pages and the selected external pages currently say, and closing items that need no change.

Second, brief the online document signer page and the competitor-comparison blog pages around approved facts and the buyer questions where Signeasy already earns recommendations, especially mobile signing and signature creation.

Third, build the scorecard and fact-review register so each month's movement is read against a stable set of questions, with delivered work reported separately from measured outcomes.

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About The Author

Mark Huntley

Mark Huntley

Founder and CEO

Mark Huntley, J.D. is founder of CiteWorks Studio, a strategic advisory focused on visibility, authority, and recommendation presence in AI-shaped search environments. His work centers on embedding-level GEO, vector optimization, and cosine gap engineering — helping brands align their digital presence with the retrieval systems that increasingly shape discovery, interpretation, and choice.

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