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Five platforms, and what each one is actually for.
Legatio against Leegality, Melento (formerly SignDesk), Zoho Sign and Digio. The factual rows are drawn from each company's own website; the summaries are ours.
Signing is one step. Legatio runs the whole agreement.
Leegality is a strong eSign and eStamp layer. Legatio starts earlier, with the draft, and carries the agreement through verification, signature and the vault, with counsel on hand.
- Bespoke agreements drafted by practising lawyers, inside the same product
- Statutory-format audit exports for Indian labour and safety regulators
- One managed workflow, from first draft to the eight-year record
Legatio and Leegality, side by side
| Category | Legatio | Leegality |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Compliance and documentation infrastructure | “Document Infrastructure”: eSign, eStamp and document workflows (Leegality's own framing) |
| Best for | Indian businesses managing workforce and vendor documentation under statutory obligations | Indian businesses in regulated journeys, notably lending, banking, insurance, stockbroking and HR (per Leegality) |
| Key differentiator | Statutory-format audit export (BOCW, CEIG, Labour Dept.) combined with bundled legal counsel | Reliability in the field: an “Autoswitch” that it says cuts eSign and eStamp downtime by 80%, plus vernacular and WhatsApp signing (Leegality's own claim) |
| Signature methods | Aadhaar eSign, DSC, and a visual signature bound by OTP | “15+ eSign types”, including Aadhaar eSign, Virtual Sign, DSC and Docsigner (Leegality's own claim) |
| Identity checks | Aadhaar OCR and government-ID checks (PAN, driving licence, voter ID, passport) before the document opens | Signer face match, geofencing and an eSign verifier (per Leegality) |
| Published pricing | Published: ₹4,000 + GST per bespoke draft; ₹349 per document from 50, falling with volume; enterprise quoted | Basic plan published: Aadhaar eSign ₹25 and non-Aadhaar eSign ₹15 per signatory, eStamp ₹45 per paper plus duty; higher plans quoted |
| Published implementation timeline | 72 hours from drafting to a ready documentation dashboard | “Go-live in 30 days” (Leegality's own claim) |
| Published security certifications | None published for Legatio yet; DPDP aligned | ISO/IEC 27001:2022, 27017 and 27018; SOC 2 Type II (Leegality's own claim) |
| Bundled legal counsel | Yes | Not published on the pages reviewed; it offers an AI clause-review feature |
| Bulk dispatch to an entire workforce, vendor or client base (CSV) | Yes | Yes: “Excel Journeys” send documents for signing from one Excel upload |
| Geographic focus | India-first | India |
Where the two differ
| Category | Legatio | Leegality |
|---|---|---|
| Where the product starts | At the draft: templates and bespoke drafting are part of the platform | At signing and stamping of a document you bring |
| Bundled legal counsel | Yes: PMN Legal, Law Counsellors Advocates & Solicitors | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Statutory-format audit export (BOCW, CEIG, Labour Dept.) | A named feature | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Published pricing | Per-draft and per-document prices published | Per-signatory rates published for the Basic plan; other plans quoted |
An enterprise platform, or an agreement that gets done.
Melento, formerly SignDesk, is a broad low-code platform for large legal and procurement teams. Legatio is narrower on purpose: Indian agreements, drafted, verified, signed and kept, without an implementation project.
- Live in 72 hours, from drafting to a ready dashboard
- Bespoke drafting by practising lawyers, not a configured template engine
- Published prices, so a team can start without a sales cycle
Legatio and Melento (formerly SignDesk), side by side
| Category | Legatio | Melento (formerly SignDesk) |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Compliance and documentation infrastructure | “Low-Code AI, eSign, CLM & Digital Onboarding” on one platform (Melento's own framing) |
| Best for | Indian businesses managing workforce and vendor documentation under statutory obligations | Enterprise legal, procurement and digital-transformation teams, especially in banking, insurance and finance (per Melento) |
| Key differentiator | Statutory-format audit export (BOCW, CEIG, Labour Dept.) combined with bundled legal counsel | “One Collaborative Intelligence Platform”: workflow, eSign and CLM unified (Melento's own claim) |
| Signature methods | Aadhaar eSign, DSC, and a visual signature bound by OTP | Aadhaar eSign (OTP, biometric, iris, face), cloud DSC and OTP-verified electronic signatures (per Melento) |
| Identity checks | Aadhaar OCR and government-ID checks (PAN, driving licence, voter ID, passport) before the document opens | Face match, liveness, geofencing, ID OCR and video KYC (per Melento) |
| Published pricing | Published: ₹4,000 + GST per bespoke draft; ₹349 per document from 50, falling with volume; enterprise quoted | Plans named (Individual free, SMB, Corporate, Enterprise); paid amounts not published |
| Published implementation timeline | 72 hours from drafting to a ready documentation dashboard | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Published security certifications | None published for Legatio yet; DPDP aligned | Its own pages differ: one cites GDPR, ISO 27001 and SOC 2, another shows ISO 9001, HIPAA and FERPA marks |
| Bundled legal counsel | Yes | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Bulk dispatch to an entire workforce, vendor or client base (CSV) | Yes | “Bulk document execution at scale” (Melento's own claim); CSV bulk send not described on the pages reviewed |
| Geographic focus | India-first | India-first, with India, US and UAE contacts |
Where the two differ
| Category | Legatio | Melento (formerly SignDesk) |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a working setup | 72 hours, published | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Published pricing | Per-draft and per-document prices published | Paid plan amounts not published |
| Bundled legal counsel | Yes: PMN Legal, Law Counsellors Advocates & Solicitors | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Statutory-format audit export (BOCW, CEIG, Labour Dept.) | A named feature | Not published on the pages reviewed |
A signature app, or agreements built for Indian law.
Zoho Sign is a capable e-signature product inside a large business suite, with Aadhaar eSign available in India. Legatio is built around the Indian agreement itself: who drafts it, who is verified, and what a court will ask for later.
- Government-ID verification built into every journey, not an add-on
- Bespoke drafting by practising lawyers when a template is not enough
- A certificate of execution written for Section 63 of the BSA
Legatio and Zoho Sign, side by side
| Category | Legatio | Zoho Sign |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Compliance and documentation infrastructure | “Digital signature and workflow automation platform” (Zoho's own framing) |
| Best for | Indian businesses managing workforce and vendor documentation under statutory obligations | Businesses of every size, with an India page aimed at HR, legal, finance, government and healthcare (per Zoho) |
| Key differentiator | Statutory-format audit export (BOCW, CEIG, Labour Dept.) combined with bundled legal counsel | An India-headquartered vendor with Indian data centres and the wider Zoho suite (Zoho's own claim) |
| Signature methods | Aadhaar eSign, DSC, and a visual signature bound by OTP | Aadhaar eSign via eMudhra on paid plans in its India data centre, USB and cloud DSC, and EU QES (per Zoho) |
| Identity checks | Aadhaar OCR and government-ID checks (PAN, driving licence, voter ID, passport) before the document opens | OTP, government ID, knowledge-based questions and Stripe Identity, on Standard and above (per Zoho) |
| Published pricing | Published: ₹4,000 + GST per bespoke draft; ₹349 per document from 50, falling with volume; enterprise quoted | Free, Standard, Professional and Enterprise per user per month, plus API pricing; amounts load in the page and are not quoted here |
| Published implementation timeline | 72 hours from drafting to a ready documentation dashboard | Not published on the pages reviewed; a 14-day free trial is offered |
| Published security certifications | None published for Legatio yet; DPDP aligned | SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001, 27017, 27018 and 27701, among others (Zoho's own claim) |
| Bundled legal counsel | Yes | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Bulk dispatch to an entire workforce, vendor or client base (CSV) | Yes | Yes: CSV bulk send, Enterprise edition only, up to 1,000 recipients per file (per Zoho's help centre) |
| Geographic focus | India-first | Global, with data centres including India |
Where the two differ
| Category | Legatio | Zoho Sign |
|---|---|---|
| Identity checks against government records | Included in every journey | Offered from the Standard plan, alongside OTP and knowledge-based checks |
| Bulk dispatch by CSV | A core feature | Enterprise edition only |
| Bundled legal counsel | Yes: PMN Legal, Law Counsellors Advocates & Solicitors | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Focus | Indian agreements and Indian statutory formats | A global e-signature product within the Zoho suite |
APIs to build with, or a product to use today.
Digio is identity, signing and payments infrastructure that regulated financial companies build into their own journeys. Legatio is the finished product for a business that needs its agreements drafted, signed and kept, without a developer.
- No integration work: a business team sends its first agreement the same day
- Bespoke drafting by practising lawyers, inside the product
- Published prices, so the cost is known before the first call
Legatio and Digio, side by side
| Category | Legatio | Digio |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Compliance and documentation infrastructure | “The Operating System of Trust”: identity, contracts, payments and consent products (Digio's own framing) |
| Best for | Indian businesses managing workforce and vendor documentation under statutory obligations | Regulated finance: capital markets, lending, banks and insurance (per Digio) |
| Key differentiator | Statutory-format audit export (BOCW, CEIG, Labour Dept.) combined with bundled legal counsel | Onboarding aligned to SEBI, RBI, IRDAI and PMLA through “Plug-n-Play APIs and SDKs” (Digio's own claim) |
| Signature methods | Aadhaar eSign, DSC, and a visual signature bound by OTP | Aadhaar eSign (OTP and biometric), electronic signature with OTP, USB DSC and a document signer certificate (per Digio) |
| Identity checks | Aadhaar OCR and government-ID checks (PAN, driving licence, voter ID, passport) before the document opens | DigiLocker, ID OCR, selfie, video KYC, CKYC/KRA, PAN and bank verification (per Digio) |
| Published pricing | Published: ₹4,000 + GST per bespoke draft; ₹349 per document from 50, falling with volume; enterprise quoted | Not published; terms are given after a consultation |
| Published implementation timeline | 72 hours from drafting to a ready documentation dashboard | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Published security certifications | None published for Legatio yet; DPDP aligned | ISO 27001 and SOC 2; a CERT-In audited application (Digio's own claim) |
| Bundled legal counsel | Yes | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Bulk dispatch to an entire workforce, vendor or client base (CSV) | Yes | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Geographic focus | India-first | India |
Where the two differ
| Category | Legatio | Digio |
|---|---|---|
| How it is used | A finished product for business teams | APIs and SDKs built into the customer's own journeys |
| Published pricing | Per-draft and per-document prices published | Not published |
| Bundled legal counsel | Yes: PMN Legal, Law Counsellors Advocates & Solicitors | Not published on the pages reviewed |
| Who it is for | Any Indian business sending agreements | Primarily regulated financial institutions |
Questions people ask before switching.
Why choose Legatio over a traditional CLM platform?
Choose Legatio when your priority is getting agreements drafted and executed quickly, securely and at scale, without unnecessary complexity for your team or for the people receiving them.
Can Legatio handle high-volume agreements?
Yes. Upload recipient details through CSV, map the document fields once, and prepare personalised agreements for employees, vendors or partners in bulk.
How does Legatio make signing more trustworthy?
Legatio supports OTP-protected access, Aadhaar OCR, government-ID verification, Aadhaar eSign, DSC and a detailed audit trail on every agreement.
Do I need a legal team to use Legatio?
No. Legatio is designed to simplify agreement execution for business teams. For important or custom requirements you can also choose bespoke drafting, through a personal consultation with a Tier-1 lawyer.
The honest answer depends on your paperwork.
Bring the agreement you send most often. Thirty minutes is usually enough to tell you whether Legatio is the right fit, or whether it isn't.