Comparisons for remote notaries
16 comparisons
Every comparison opens with a verdict by use case, never by price. Its table rows are what a state rule asks of the technology, and each cell reads met, not stated, or check with the vendor, from the vendor's own pages and the states' lists, dated.
RON platforms
Remote online notarization platforms read against what your state's rule asks of a platform.
- E-signature platforms with a notary feature, comparedFor an office that already signs electronically: which e-signature suites add remote notarization, and what you still need.Checked
- Electronic notary software (RON and in-person electronic), comparedWhich tools cover remote acts, in-person electronic acts or both, and what each leaves the notary to bring.Checked
- RON platforms that send notaries signings, comparedPlatforms that route signers to notaries versus bring-your-own-signers platforms, and what each asks of you to join.Checked
- RON platforms for a solo notary, comparedFor an independent notary: own signers, a journal and recording kept for your state's period, and the state lists each is on.Checked
- RON technology providers on state lists: who sits on the mostOne table of providers against the state lists, dated, each linked to the state's own list.Checked
- RON and eClosing platforms for title and escrow notaries, comparedPlatforms built for real-estate closings, the title and lender workflows they support, and whether an in-house notary can use them.Checked
- RON platforms for notary signing agents, comparedWhich platforms run loan-signing packages remotely, which accept independent signing agents, and which are lender-side only.Checked
State rules and approved lists
Each state's own approved-platform list and the rules a remote notary works under, dated.
- RON platforms for Washington notariesWhat Washington asks of an electronic-records notary's technology, and which platforms say they meet it.Checked
- RON platforms for Florida notariesWhat Florida asks of an online notary's RON service provider, and which platforms say they meet it.Checked
- RON platforms for Texas notariesTexas keeps no approved list, so each platform is read against the Texas rule itself.Checked
- RON platforms for Virginia notariesWhat Virginia asks of an electronic notary's technology, and which platforms say they meet it.Checked
Journals, records and e-seals
The electronic journal, the session recording, the digital certificate and the e-seal you keep.
- Notary digital certificate providers, comparedWho issues X.509 certificates to notaries, how identity is checked before issue, and which platforms accept one you bring.Checked
- Electronic notary journals, comparedStandalone e-journals and platform journals, read against the entry fields states require and whether entries export.Checked
- Electronic notary seal providers, comparedWho supplies an electronic seal, how it pairs with a tamper-evident certificate, and which platforms accept one you bring.Checked
Running a remote notary business
Commission to invoice: authorization, bond and E&O, fees and the tools a one-person practice runs on.
- Notary E&O insurance for remote notaries, comparedWhich E&O policies say they cover remote online and electronic acts, read from the insurers' own pages.Checked
- Business software for notaries and signing agents, comparedScheduling, invoicing and order tracking built for notaries, by use case: solo, signing-agent volume, a small office.Checked
More of the site
- State RON platform listsEach published list as the state prints it, with the date we read it.
- Tools for remote notariesRetention dates, journal pages, an entry check, fee ledgers and a platform finder.
- Guides for remote notariesThe rules behind a remote act, each explained once with the state source beside it.