Collect legally binding e-signatures with Zoho Forms

Transform your digital forms into powerful signature collection tools. Streamline document signing, automate workflows, and ensure legal compliance.

Collect legally binding e-signatures with Zoho Forms

End manual signature collection, paper-based processes, and fragmented workflows

  • The Zoho Sign field is integrated directly into Zoho Forms' form builder, enabling you to collect legally binding electronic signatures right within your online forms.
  • Create comprehensive PDFs that require signatures for contracts, agreements, consent forms, waivers, NDAs, and more.
  • This is a paradigm shift in how businesses handle signature automation and document workflow management. Electronic signatures in Zoho Forms make it easier than ever to go completely paperless!

Legally binding signatures

Collect signatures that are compliant with international e-signature laws and regulations, ensuring your documents hold up in legal proceedings.

Legally binding signatures
Seamless signature flow

Seamless signature flow

Adding a native field in Zoho Forms means you get a secure form with no third-party tools and no complicated setup—just smooth, unified functionality.

Mobile-friendly

Sign documents from any device, desktop, tablet, or smartphone, with responsive design that works perfectly on all screen sizes.

Mobile-friendly e-signature
Cloud storage

Cloud storage

All signed documents are automatically stored securely in the cloud with easy access.

Real-time tracking

Monitor signature status in real time and receive instant notifications.

Real-time signature tracking dashboard

Have your custom PDFs signed with Zoho Sign field

The Zoho Sign field in Zoho Forms lets you use your own custom PDF documents to collect legally binding electronic signatures. Contracts, application forms, consent documents, or agreements can now be signature-ready in minutes.

This means you can continue using your carefully crafted PDF templates while gaining the benefits of digital signature automation.

Residential rental agreement with Zoho Sign field

Insurance teams benefiting from Zoho Forms

Cut costs

Collecting e-signatures digitally eliminates expenses tied to printing, scanning, courier services, and physical storage. With Zoho Forms, you reduce operational costs while speeding up document turnaround. There's no paper and no delays.

Improve compliance

Zoho Forms helps you stay compliant with regulatory and legal requirements to give you peace of mind and clear documentation when you need it most.

Enhance customer experience

Make signing effortless for your customers. Documents can be reviewed and signed in just a few clicks, on any device. No downloads are required—just a smooth, fast signing experience that fosters trust and reflects a professional image for your brand.

Enable remote work

Whether your teams or customers are across the street or across the globe, Zoho Forms makes document signing location-independent and allows you to collect legally binding signatures anytime. Perfect for remote teams, distributed clients, and modern workflows.

How to get signed documents through an online form

  • 1
    Step 01

    Create your form with Name and Email fields.

  • 2
    Step 02

    Mark these fields as mandatory.

  • 3
    Step 03

    Add the Zoho Sign field.

  • 4
    Step 04

    Select the fields that correspond to recipient's name and email address, and the PDF document to be signed.

Add Zoho Sign field dialog

Real-world applications

Zoho Sign fields enable countless business scenarios across industries.

Employment contracts

Streamline new hire onboarding with digital employment agreements, offer letters, and policy acknowledgments that can be signed remotely.

Real estate documents

Enable property rentals, lease agreements, purchase contracts, and disclosure forms to be signed electronically by all parties.

Client agreements

Accelerate sales cycles with instant contract signing for service agreements, proposals, and addendums or updated terms.

Non-disclosure agreements

Protect sensitive information with NDA collection during vendor onboarding, partnerships, or pre-sales discussions.

Financial documents

Process loan applications, account opening forms, investment agreements, and financial consent forms with signatures.

Legal compliance

All documents signed with Zoho Sign meet the requirements of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 (ESIGN) in the United States, the electronic IDentification, Authentication and Trust Services (eIDAS) regulation in the European Union, and the Information Technology Act of 2000 (ITA) in India, along with several other digital signature laws.

Check the legality of using digital signatures in your country

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, electronic signatures collected through Zoho Sign fields are legally binding.

Yes! The signing experience is fully responsive and optimized for smartphones and tablets. Signers can use their finger or stylus to sign naturally on touchscreens, or choose typed or uploaded signature options. The mobile experience is seamless across iOS and Android devices.

Start collecting legally binding signatures with Zoho Forms!