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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.

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Pros of HelloSign
Pros of HipChat
  • 6
    Easy to setup and use
  • 6
    ESignatures
  • 5
    Clean API
  • 4
    RESTful API
  • 4
    Gmail integration
  • 4
    Ability to create templates
  • 3
    Embedded eSignatures
  • 3
    Google Drive integration
  • 2
    Audit trail
  • 2
    Annual pricing option
  • 1
    Free during development
  • 1
    Fast Implementation
  • 1
    API Documentation
  • 144
    Integrates well with a lot of developer tools
  • 96
    Developer-friendly
  • 85
    Clients for every major platform
  • 70
    Free unlimited users
  • 70
    Mobile-friendly
  • 40
    Extremely easy to use for non-tech guys
  • 39
    Good api integration
  • 38
    Irc-like
  • 28
    Reliable
  • 26
    Feature rich
  • 13
    Affordable at $2/user
  • 6
    Email notifications
  • 6
    Text Messages
  • 4
    More developer-friendly than Skype
  • 3
    Full text search
  • 3
    JIRA integration
  • 3
    Integrates with Atlassian products
  • 2
    Team Chat Rooms
  • 1
    Intergration with all the things
  • 1
    gitlab
  • 1
    tagia
  • 1
    256-bit SSL encryption to transmit your data
  • 1
    Fast
  • 1
    On-Premise deployment
  • 1
    Trello integration
  • 1
    salt

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Cons of HelloSign
Cons of HipChat
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    • 1
      Purchased by and merged with Slack
    • 1
      Discontinued with the Atlassian Stack

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    What is HelloSign?

    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.

    What is HipChat?

    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.

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