Eversign (Xodo Sign)
A single roll-up of ownership and CLOUD Act exposure.
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EU-Sovereign EU/EEA/Switzerland-owned and -operated, with no identified CLOUD Act exposure.
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EU-Based EU-operated, with at most minor or transient US exposure.
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EU-Hosted EU hosting available, but a US parent or hyperscaler sub-processor creates material exposure.
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US-Linked This listing Operated by a US-incorporated entity, directly subject to US jurisdiction.
Vienna-launched e-signature platform (eversign GmbH, 2017), acquired by Apryse (US/PDFTron) in 2022, rebranded as Xodo Sign.
Eversign (Xodo Sign) is operated by a US-incorporated entity and remains directly subject to the CLOUD Act. It is listed under E-signature.
Assessment notes
Eversign GmbH (Vienna + London, founded 2017) launched as an EU-based e-signature platform with SOC II + GDPR + eIDAS + UETA attestation, but in 2022 it was acquired by Apryse (formerly PDFTron Systems Inc., headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA with operations in Vancouver, Canada) and subsequently rebranded as Xodo Sign. The resulting product is us_owned with direct CLOUD Act exposure under a US parent; it retains a legacy Vienna engineering operation, eIDAS-compliant signature workflow, and a continuing EU-customer base, but procurement-grade EU buyers should choose Youtrust (FR, EU-headquartered, its own eIDAS QTSP), Skribble (CH, ZertES + eIDAS via Swisscom), Universign (FR) or Signaturit (ES) instead; all structurally cleaner than a US-owned parent, with Skribble the cleanest on CLOUD Act exposure (minor, Cloudflare in the network path but no US-owned provider holding data at rest) against material for the AWS-hosted, US-private-equity-owned Universign and Signaturit.
Findings
- CLOUD Act
- CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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None EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct This listing The operator itself is US-incorporated.
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- Ownership
- Ownership
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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EU-owned EU-incorporated and EU-controlled; no significant US ownership.
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EU HQ, US-funded EU-headquartered but US venture- or PE-controlled.
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EU subsidiary, US parent European operating company owned by a US parent company.
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US-owned This listing The operating company itself is US-headquartered.
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Other A non-EU jurisdiction. Swiss/EEA-owned vendors count as European here; the UK and others do not.
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- Sub-processors
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Verified signals
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EU / adequacy hosting: No
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EU / adequacy operator: Yes
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No US CLOUD Act exposure: No
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Public DPA: Yes
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Sub-processors disclosed: Yes
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Open-source clients: No
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Third-party certification: Yes
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About Eversign (Xodo Sign)
Eversign was originally founded in 2017 as a Vienna-headquartered e-signature platform operating as eversign GmbH (Austrian Firmenbuch FN572452t, with offices also in London), at launch one of the more promising EU-based DocuSign alternatives, with SOC II + GDPR + eIDAS + UETA compliance and a flat developer-API-friendly pricing model. In 2022 the company was acquired by Apryse (formerly PDFTron Systems Inc.), a US-Canadian document-processing technology group headquartered in Denver, Colorado with operations in Vancouver, Canada (the same Apryse that runs the Xodo consumer PDF tools). Post-acquisition, the Eversign product was integrated into the Apryse portfolio and rebranded as Xodo Sign; the eversign.com URL persists primarily for SEO continuity and existing customer accounts.
For an EU-sovereignty audit the listing now sits firmly outside the procurement-grade tier despite the Austrian engineering heritage. The controlling entity is a US-incorporated parent (Apryse / PDFTron Systems Inc.), which under our strict-ownership stance is us_owned with direct CLOUD Act exposure. The product retains its eIDAS-compliant signature workflow and Austrian/UK operating presence, but contracts are now with the Apryse-controlled entity rather than with an EU-controlled vendor. Compliance attestations carry through: SOC II / GDPR / eIDAS / UETA.
Pricing follows the Apryse-portfolio strategy with transparent per-user tiers, quoted in US dollars rather than euro: a free tier of 3 documents a month, Basic from $10 per user per month billed yearly, Professional at $16 per user per month on the same basis, and Enterprise on request. Best fit: existing eversign customers who already have contracts, US-headquartered enterprise buyers using the wider Apryse stack (Xodo / PDFTron). Procurement-grade EU-only buyers should choose Youtrust (France, its own eIDAS QTSP, formerly Yousign), Skribble (Switzerland, ZertES and eIDAS QES brokered from Swisscom), Universign (France, qualified trust service provider), or Signaturit (Spain, eIDAS-qualified Barcelona) instead; all listed in this category and structurally cleaner under the strict-ownership stance.
Sub-processor map · not disclosed
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Capability matrix
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SpainEU-HostedCLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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None EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material This listing US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
Public DPA: Yes Sub-processors: Yes Open source: No -
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NorwayEU-HostedCLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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None EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material This listing US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
Public DPA: Yes Sub-processors: Yes Open source: No -
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Switzerland · €23/moEU-BasedCLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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None EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor This listing A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
Public DPA: Yes Sub-processors: Yes Open source: No -
| Product | Sovereignty | CLOUD Act | Signals | From |
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Signaturit (Namirial)
Spain
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EU-Hosted | CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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Public DPA: Yes
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: No
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Signicat
Norway
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EU-Hosted | CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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Public DPA: Yes
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: No
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Skribble
Switzerland
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EU-Based | CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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Public DPA: Yes
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: No
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€23/mo |