Comparison

Cuevr or Docusign: which one should you choose for your sales proposals?

Docusign gets agreements written elsewhere signed, from simple to qualified signatures. A proposal written in Word or PowerPoint can be uploaded to Docusign for signature. Cuevr takes the proposal from deal qualification to signature, included and unlimited. Here is what each one does best, with dated sources.

Nicolas Delignières

Facts checked on October 13, 2026 · 12 min read

At a glance

Docusign

Best for: Sign contracts written elsewhere
Reference price: Custom pricing enhanced plans (CRM)
Our scorecard: no average

CuevrOur tool

Best for: Close more deals with proposals
Reference price: €49 excl. VAT one plan, every feature, no minimum
Our scorecard: 4.3

Criterion by criterion

The verdict

Choose based on what you get signed.

Choose Docusign if…

Get all your agreements signed, at every level

You get contracts and documents written elsewhere signed at volume.
A deed requires an advanced or qualified signature, or identity verification of the signer.
You need web forms, bulk send or payment at signing.
You want a Salesforce, Dynamics or NetSuite connector and recognized security certifications (custom-priced plans).

Less suited if

you want to write the proposal itself, know before sending whether it convinces, or see who reads it, section by section, and when to follow up.

Choose Cuevr if…

The proposal that gets signed, from deal to signature

It is the proposal, written for one client, that has to convince before the signature.
You want to qualify the deal, then have Cuevr AI write from the qualification, your knowledge base and specialized agents designed on the best sales methods.
You want to know before sending whether it convinces, then who reads it, which section, and when to follow up.
You want the signature on the page being read, unlimited, with a signer verified by email code and an evidence file.

Less suited if

a deed requires an advanced or qualified signature, if you need a native CRM connector (Cuevr connects through its API and webhooks) or online payment.

If you remember one thing

Docusign gets any document signed, up to a qualified signature; Cuevr writes the proposal for this client, then gets it signed.

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We make Cuevr. Every fact about Docusign links to its source, checked on October 13, 2026; an error reported by a vendor is corrected within 5 business days. Method and sources

In short

Definition

Quick answer

Docusign is the right choice to get agreements written elsewhere signed at volume, up to advanced or qualified signatures. Cuevr is the right choice to get proposals signed: it qualifies the deal, writes with Cuevr AI, scores the proposal before sending, tracks every reader and gets it signed on the page being read; it also answers RFPs and tenders. The two work well side by side: Cuevr for the proposal, Docusign for the contracts that require a higher level of signature.

What Docusign does really well

Docusign is an established e-signature and agreement management tool. For an organization that signs a lot, it is a solid choice.

Three levels of signature
Simple electronic signature in every plan; advanced signature (AES) included in the enhanced plans, on request elsewhere; qualified signature (QES) as an add-on, from €10 per recipient [1].
Signer verification
Access code in every plan [1], which the sender sets (or has generated) and passes on to the recipient, who enters it before opening the document [4]; SMS and phone on request; identity verification from €2.35 per verification, five offered once in Standard and Business Pro [1].
Beyond sales
Web forms, PowerForms and bulk send in Business Pro; in-person signing and delegation from Standard [1].
Payment at signing
Payment collection in the Business Pro plan [1].
The ecosystem
API and over 1,000 partner integrations from Standard; Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics and NetSuite in the custom-priced plans [1]. Signing in 44 languages, sending interface in 14, including French, according to the vendor [3].
Compliance
Certificate of completion, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II for every plan, according to its pricing page; data residency in the custom-priced plans [1].

Three moments where they differ

Docusign starts when the document exists; Cuevr starts at the deal.

Before sending: know what the client wants
Docusign steps in once the document is written: reusable templates, and prefilled fields from Standard [1]. It documents nothing to prepare discovery. Cuevr starts from the deal. The qualification structures the context, needs, project and decision process; Cuevr reads your notes, files and transcripts, shows where each piece of information comes from, flags what is missing and prepares the script for the next meeting. Below the organization’s target score, it warns you before writing. You write about a deal you understand.
Sales qualification
From the comparison table
Start from the client’s stakes
Docusign
Prefilled fields · Higher plan (Standard)
Cuevr
4-section framework, import of notes, transcripts and dictation, score, gaps, meeting scriptIncluded
When writing: a proposal written for this client
Docusign does not write the proposal: you write it in Word, PowerPoint or Google Docs, then upload it to an envelope. Its IAM plans add AI-assisted agreement template creation and data extraction [2], designed for contracts. Cuevr AI writes from three sources worked together: the deal qualification, the company’s knowledge base and specialized agents designed on the best sales methods. Cuevr AI suggests an outline linked to the client’s stakes, then writes the sections you keep, in an editor with your branding. Before sending, Cuevr scores the proposal out of 100 (personalization, persuasion, professionalism) and places its recommendations in the text: one click applies them. A quality proposal used to take 2 hours; with Cuevr, under 15 minutes.
The editor and Cuevr AI
From the comparison table
Writing: sources and structure
Docusign
Reusable templates · Included; no proposal writing; AI-assisted agreement template creation · IAM plans
Cuevr
Cuevr AI: deal qualification, company knowledge base, specialized agents designed on the best sales methods; suggested outline, sections written one by oneIncluded
Before sending
Docusign
Collaborative comments · Higher plan (Standard)
Cuevr
Score out of 100 (3 axes), recommendations in the text, one-click fixesIncluded
After sending: know who reads, and get it signed
Docusign tracks the envelope: status, real-time audit trail, notifications and reminders to the recipient [1]; it documents no reading time per page or per section. Each envelope sent counts against the plan, signed or not [1]. Cuevr publishes the proposal as a web page with your branding: each invited reader appears by name, with their reading time section by section and their heat. The dashboard tells you which proposals need action today. The prospect signs where they read: a six-digit code goes automatically to their email, and acceptance creates an evidence file linked to the signed version. No limit on signatures.
Proposal tracking E-signature
From the comparison table
Tracking: granularity
Docusign
Envelope status, real-time audit trail; no reading time documentedIncluded
Cuevr
Time per section, per reader, timelineIncluded
Follow-up alerts for the seller
Docusign
Notifications, reminders to the recipient; seller alerts not documented
Cuevr
12 signals, Call back later; heat per readerIncluded
Active signer verification
Docusign
Access code set and passed on by the sender, requested before opening · Included; SMS, phone · Custom pricing; identity verification, from €2.35 · Add-on
Cuevr
Six-digit code sent automatically to the signer’s emailIncluded

The comparison table

Criterion	Docusign	Cuevr
Prepare and write
Start from the client’s stakes	Prefilled fields · Higher plan (Standard)	4-section framework, import of notes, transcripts and dictation, score, gaps, meeting scriptIncluded
Writing: sources and structure	Reusable templates · Included; no proposal writing; AI-assisted agreement template creation · IAM plans	Cuevr AI: deal qualification, company knowledge base, specialized agents designed on the best sales methods; suggested outline, sections written one by oneIncluded
Before sending	Collaborative comments · Higher plan (Standard)	Score out of 100 (3 axes), recommendations in the text, one-click fixesIncluded
Design: branding and layout	“Custom branding” · Higher plan (Standard); the document is laid out elsewhere	Brand taken from the website, studio, 4 variants, applied to every proposal; sections built from layouts and blocksIncluded
Working as a team	Collaborative comments, permissions, shared templates and documents · Higher plan (Standard); co-writing in the document not documented	Simultaneous editing, access by folder, roles, outdated versions rejected; no comments or approvalIncluded
Send and track
Format sent	Envelope to sign (one or more documents)Included	Branded web page, frozen version; 4 access modesIncluded
Tracking: granularity	Envelope status, real-time audit trail; no reading time documentedIncluded	Time per section, per reader, timelineIncluded
Named readers	Yes (envelope recipients)Included	Yes (guests); anonymous readers flaggedIncluded
Follow-up alerts for the seller	Notifications, reminders to the recipient; seller alerts not documented	12 signals, Call back later; heat per readerIncluded
Lead the team	Team reports · Higher plan (Standard)	Team view: pipeline, won and lost, closing rate, median durations, points of attention per sales repIncluded
Sign, price, collect
Signature: level included	Simple electronic signature (SES)Included	Simple electronic signature (SES), on the page being readIncluded
Active signer verification	Access code set and passed on by the sender, requested before opening · Included; SMS, phone · Custom pricing; identity verification, from €2.35 · Add-on	Six-digit code sent automatically to the signer’s emailIncluded
Evidence	Certificate of completion, audit trailIncluded	Evidence file: frozen version, SHA-256 fingerprint, consent, IP, server dateIncluded
Advanced or qualified signature	AES · Custom pricing; QES from €10 per recipientAdd-on	Not offered
Signature quota	Personal: 5 envelopes a month. Standard and Business Pro: 100 envelopes per user per year billed annually, up to 10 per user per month billed monthly; envelope counted once sent; extra envelopes for purchase	No limit; trial: 1 proposal sent
Quote	Not documented	Calculated (discount, VAT, 3 currencies)Included
Product catalog	Not documented	No
Online payment	Payment collection at signing · Higher plan (Business Pro)	No
Forms and sends outside the proposal	Web forms, PowerForms, bulk send · Higher plan (Business Pro); in-person signing · Higher plan (Standard)	No: the signature applies to the published proposal
RFPs and tenders
Starts from the buyer’s documents	No	Public or private tender documents imported, response framework extracted (criteria and weighting, deadline, documents, required outline)Included
Requirement coverage check	No	Gauge of requirements covered, documents to provideIncluded
Connect and host
Native CRM connector	Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite · Custom pricing; over 1,000 partner integrations · Higher plan (Standard)	No: API and webhooks to configure
API, webhooks	API, developer account · Higher plan (Standard)	API v1 and webhooks (14 events, proposal created from a deal)Included
Interface in English	Yes: sending in 14 languages, signing in 44, according to the vendorIncluded	Yes, among 3 languages (FR, EN, ES)Included
Hosting region	Data residency · Custom pricing	France (European Union)

Each row asks both tools the same question, with the same sub-fields, then the access: Included, Higher plan (a plan above the entry plan), Custom pricing (enhanced plans), Add-on (paid on top of the subscription). “No”: the tool does not offer it; “not documented”: absent from its documentation. Docusign entry plan: Personal.

Sources: Docusign [1] to [5], checked on October 13, 2026; Cuevr: Offer sheet and Getting started guide (v3). Method.

On our grid

Docusign is not proposal software: like every tool of this kind, it has a profile, without an average. We apply the same eleven criteria to show what it covers of a proposal-led sale. Docusign is tied with Cuevr on “Get signed without friction or dispute”, “Price and collect payment in the proposal” and “The deal connected to your CRM”. Cuevr does better on the other eight criteria, which concern the proposal itself, work that Docusign leaves to other tools. The grid does not score the signature level: Docusign goes further than Cuevr with AES and QES, as the comparison table shows.

How we score: the grid measures what a tool brings a sales team to sign more deals with its proposals, not its compliance or its price. Each criterion is scored from observable facts, written down before scoring, the same for Docusign and for Cuevr. We score the best published offer, add-ons included.

Docusign profile: e-signature and agreement management tool, no average shown.

Prepare and write the proposal

01Start from the client’s stakes

Docusign

Field prefill (Standard)

Cuevr

4 sections, import of notes, transcripts and dictation, missing information and recommendations, warning below the target score before writing

02A complete proposal without starting from scratch

Docusign

Reusable templates; no proposal writing

Cuevr

Outline suggested from the qualification, sections written with the Identity, Offer and Proof base as context, questions on the gaps

03A beautiful, on-brand proposal, with no layout work

Docusign

The document comes from elsewhere

Cuevr

Brand taken from the website, brand studio, 4 variants, applied to every proposal; sections built from layouts and blocks

04Know before sending whether it convinces

Docusign

Collaborative comments (Standard)

Cuevr

Score out of 100, three axes, recommendations in the text, “Accept” and “Move” in one click

05Build the proposal as a team

Docusign

Collaborative comments; co-writing in the document not documented

Cuevr

Simultaneous editing, access by folder and roles; no comments or proposal approval

Get it signed

06Know who reads and when to follow up

Docusign

Envelope status and audit trail, reminders to the recipient; no reading time

Cuevr

Time per section, named invited readers, heat, Never opened, Inactive, Strong return, Call back later signals

07Get signed without friction or dispute

Docusign

SES in every plan, access code set and shared by the sender, included; certificate of completion and audit trail; AES on quote, QES as an add-on

Cuevr

Signature on the page being read; six-digit code sent to the signer’s email, included; frozen version, SHA-256 fingerprint, evidence file

08Price and collect payment in the proposal

Docusign

Payment at signing (Business Pro), no quote or catalog

Cuevr

Calculated quote, no catalog or payment

RFPs, CRM and team

09Answer RFPs and tenders without missing anything

Docusign

Nothing dedicated

Cuevr

Tender documents imported, public or private; response framework, required outline, compliance gauge, documents to provide

10The deal connected to your CRM

Docusign

Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite (enhanced plans, custom pricing)

Cuevr

API: proposal created from a deal; webhooks: reads, signature and outcome sent back; to be configured

11Lead the sales team

Docusign

Reports, team reports (Standard)

Cuevr

Team view: pipeline, deals won and lost, closing rate, median durations, signatures, points of attention per sales rep

Average of the criteria

Docusignno average

Cuevr4.3 / 5

Pricing

The reference price is the price of the plan that carries the grid’s scores, excluding add-ons, per user per month billed annually. When it is custom-priced, the next row gives the highest public plan and what it lacks.

Tool	Reference price	Highest public plan	Billed monthly	Extra add-ons	Free trial
Docusign	Custom pricing: the enhanced plans carry the Salesforce, Dynamics and NetSuite connectors (criterion 10), AES and data residency	IAM Professional: €70 per user per month billed annually, 3 users minimum, unlimited sends from the web app, without CRM connectors or AES. eSignature: Business Pro €38, Standard €23, Personal €9 a month	Monthly prices not shown on the pricing page; “up to 44%” savings announced on annual billing; up to 10 envelopes per user per month; taxes not stated	QES from €10 per recipient; identity verification from €2.35 per verification; extra envelopes	30 days, according to the vendor’s blog; credit card not stated
Cuevr See pricing	€49 excl. VAT per user per month billed annually; one plan, every feature, from one seat	No separate entry plan: one plan	€69 excl. VAT, cancel anytime, with no refund for the current period	No add-ons: unlimited signature, API and webhooks, RFP mode and 1,500 Cuevr AI credits per user per month are in the plan	14 days, no credit card (5 proposals created, 1 sent), every feature, signature included

Docusign’s IAM plans add AI-assisted agreement management: from €36 (IAM Starter) to €70 (IAM Professional) per user per month billed annually; from IAM Standard (€41, 3 users minimum), unlimited sends from the web app, automated sends limited to 100 per user per year [2]. Public prices checked on October 13, 2026 on Docusign’s French pricing page, with no conversion. Docusign: [1], [2], [5]. All Cuevr pricing →

« We won our first deal through Cuevr. The tool truly made the difference in helping us stand out from competitors who stayed surface-level. The format was a hit with the client too: "easy to pick up and share." »

Jérémy Sollier

CEO, Yes We Dev

Switching from Docusign to Cuevr, or keeping both

Set up your branding
Cuevr picks up your website’s logo and colors when you sign up; the brand studio then sets fonts, cover and variants. Your proposals and invitations go out with your branding, with no layout work in Word. Getting started: visual identity →
Fill the knowledge base
Cuevr reads your website, then your files: up to 15 documents, including your best Word or PowerPoint proposals. Your offers, your method and your case studies become the material for Cuevr AI. Getting started: knowledge base →
Qualify your next deal
Import your notes or the transcript of your last meeting: Cuevr points out what is missing and prepares the questions for the next one. Getting started: qualify the prospect →
Choose your signing process
With “Via Cuevr”, the prospect signs on the page they are reading, with no limit on signatures. If a deed requires a higher level, the “Without Cuevr e-signature” option sends the prospect to your Docusign process. Getting started: share the proposal →

Before you switch tools

Can Cuevr and Docusign be used together?

Yes. Cuevr takes the proposal, from deal qualification to acceptance. Docusign keeps the contracts that require an advanced or qualified signature, the contracts and documents to sign at volume, and forms. The “Without Cuevr e-signature” option replaces the signature button with a link to your Docusign process.

Does Cuevr have e-signature?

Yes, included and unlimited: a simple electronic signature (SES), legally binding. The signer verifies their email with a six-digit code, and each acceptance creates an evidence file linked to the signed version. It is neither advanced nor qualified. In the European Union, it cannot be denied legal effect as evidence solely because it is electronic (eIDAS Regulation, Article 25); in the United States, the ESIGN Act also recognizes it.

When should you keep an advanced or qualified signature?

When the document or your client’s purchasing process requires it. Cuevr provides a simple electronic signature; Docusign offers AES on quote and QES as an add-on. Cuevr then has the proposal read, and sends the prospect to your Docusign process.

How many signatures does Cuevr allow?

No limit on the paid plan. At Docusign, every envelope sent counts, signed or not: 100 per user per year on annual Standard and Business Pro, 10 a month on monthly billing; unlimited from the web app from IAM Standard.

What happens to my Word or PowerPoint proposals?

The copy that works (offer, method, case studies) goes into Cuevr’s knowledge base, which reads your files. Cuevr AI uses it to write each proposal. Your recurring structures become Cuevr templates, shared with the team after approval.

Where is my data hosted?

Cuevr is hosted in France. Data is kept in the European Union.

How much does Cuevr cost?

€49 excl. VAT per user per month billed annually, €69 excl. VAT billed monthly, one plan, every feature, from one seat. Trial: 14 days, no credit card (5 proposals created, 1 sent).

Method and sources

We compare the two tools on the moments of a proposal-led sale, rows in Docusign’s favor included. Each row answers on the same scale for both tools: never a tick against a nuance. The facts about Docusign come from its pricing page, its help center and its product pages, read on the date shown; a feature seen only in marketing does not count. The facts about Cuevr come from our offer and documentation. The scores apply our editorial grid, the same for every tool; Docusign, a signature tool, has a profile without an average. We make Cuevr. A vendor can report an error to us: we correct it within 5 business days.

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All read on October 13, 2026. Levels: doc (official help center), pricing (official price list), vendor (vendor page outside the help center), third party.

1Docusign, eSignature plans (French pricing page)pricing, read directly
2Docusign, IAM plans (French pricing page)pricing, read directly
3Docusign, “Global business standard”vendor
4Docusign Support, “Add an Access Code for a Recipient”doc, found through a search engine
5Docusign, “Comment tirer le meilleur parti de l’essai gratuit de Docusign” (French blog)vendor
6Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS), Article 25official text
CCuevr, Offer sheet and Getting started guidevendor doc · October 13, 2026

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Why do so many deals fail?

The closing problem

Why your proposal matters

Cuevr or Docusign: which one should you choose for your sales proposals?

Choose based on what you get signed.

Get all your agreements signed, at every level

The proposal that gets signed, from deal to signature

In short

What Docusign does really well

Three levels of signature

Signer verification

Beyond sales

Payment at signing

The ecosystem

Compliance

Three moments where they differ

Before sending: know what the client wants

When writing: a proposal written for this client

After sending: know who reads, and get it signed

The comparison table

On our grid

Pricing

Switching from Docusign to Cuevr, or keeping both

Set up your branding

Fill the knowledge base

Qualify your next deal

Choose your signing process

Before you switch tools

Method and sources

Get your next proposal signed.

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