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HelloSign vs HipChat: What are the differences?
Developers describe HelloSign as "Embed signing functionality into your own site with just a few lines of code". HelloSign provides fast, secure, and legally binding eSignatures for Business. Our API gives you the ability to embed signing right into your own site with just a few lines of code. Set-up only takes minutes to complete. On the other hand, HipChat is detailed as "Supercharge team collaboration with group chat and IM". HipChat is a hosted private chat service for your company or team. Invite colleagues to share ideas and files in persistent group chat rooms. Get your team off AIM, Google Talk, and Skype — HipChat was built for business.
HelloSign belongs to "Document Signature" category of the tech stack, while HipChat can be primarily classified under "Group Chat & Notifications".
Some of the features offered by HelloSign are:
- Simple, easy to use, REST based API. Yep, there’s just one. No need to coordinate 3 APIs from the same company, just to send a document for signature
- Great wrappers. We also launching SDKs for Python, Ruby, PHP and Java, with more languages to come
- Self sign up. No need to talk to a salesperson or support to get started
On the other hand, HipChat provides the following key features:
- Desktop apps (Windows, Linux, Mac)
- Mobile apps
- Web app
"Easy to setup and use" is the top reason why over 5 developers like HelloSign, while over 143 developers mention "Integrates well with a lot of developer tools" as the leading cause for choosing HipChat.
Heroku, Typeform, and Zillow are some of the popular companies that use HipChat, whereas HelloSign is used by Twitter, Instacart, and Lyft. HipChat has a broader approval, being mentioned in 308 company stacks & 116 developers stacks; compared to HelloSign, which is listed in 23 company stacks and 8 developer stacks.
Pros of HelloSign
- Easy to setup and use6
- ESignatures6
- Clean API5
- RESTful API4
- Gmail integration4
- Ability to create templates4
- Embedded eSignatures3
- Google Drive integration3
- Audit trail2
- Annual pricing option2
- Free during development1
- Fast Implementation1
- API Documentation1
Pros of HipChat
- Integrates well with a lot of developer tools144
- Developer-friendly96
- Clients for every major platform85
- Free unlimited users70
- Mobile-friendly70
- Extremely easy to use for non-tech guys40
- Good api integration39
- Irc-like38
- Reliable28
- Feature rich26
- Affordable at $2/user13
- Email notifications6
- Text Messages6
- More developer-friendly than Skype4
- Full text search3
- JIRA integration3
- Integrates with Atlassian products3
- Team Chat Rooms2
- Intergration with all the things1
- gitlab1
- tagia1
- 256-bit SSL encryption to transmit your data1
- Fast1
- On-Premise deployment1
- Trello integration1
- salt1
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Cons of HelloSign
Cons of HipChat
- Purchased by and merged with Slack1
- Discontinued with the Atlassian Stack1