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A CertifiO professional signature carries the signer’s seal, which a Maple eSign signature doesn’t.

Engineers, architects and other professionals sign with CertifiO, which their professional order issues with their name, member number and title. Maple eSign is free for everyday agreements, but it doesn’t replace a certified signature where your order requires one.

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CertifiOProfessional signatureÉlise TremblayEngineerMember No. 100482Issued through her professional order

Illustration with a fictional engineer. From Notarius’s pages, read October 27, 2026.

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Eight questions answered for both services.

Each row asks both services the same question. A tab marks the rows where Notarius is ahead.

Maple eSign

What does it cost?Free to use. There are no paid plans.
Is there a free plan?Yes. Every feature is free.
Can it sign as a certified professional?No. Maple eSign issues no professional certificates.
Who owns the company?Canadian-owned. Operated by Scrawlr Development Inc., Vancouver.
Where are documents hosted?In Canada: Google Cloud Montréal, backups included. Email goes through Mailgun in the US.
Does it work in French?Yes, in Canadian French or English, consent wording and emails included.
Can I sign up on my own today?Yes, online. Free.
Who vouches for its signatures?No third party. Each agreement carries its own sealed PDF and Certificate of Completion.

Notarius

Read Oct 27, 2026
What does it cost?ConsignO Cloud is CA$119 a year for one person. Business plans run from CA$399 a year for 2 users to CA$4,499 a year for 20, after the first year.
Is there a free plan?A 30-day free trial. Its pricing page shows no free plan.
Can it sign as a certified professional?Yes. CertifiO carries the signer’s identity and professional affiliation, through more than 50 professional regulatory organizations.Notarius is ahead here
Who owns the company?Solutions Notarius Inc., working under the Portage CyberTech name. Its pages don’t say who owns Portage CyberTech.
Where are documents hosted?In Canada. Its product page says signed documents sit “on multiple servers located exclusively in Canada”.
Does it work in French?Yes. Its site is in French and English.
Can I sign up on my own today?Yes. Buy a plan online or start a 30-day trial.
Who vouches for its signatures?Notarius has been a certificate authority since 1998, and ConsignO Cloud lists Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) compliance.Notarius is ahead here
  1. What does it cost?
    Maple eSign
    Free to use. There are no paid plans.
    Notarius
    ConsignO Cloud is CA$119 a year for one person. Business plans run from CA$399 a year for 2 users to CA$4,499 a year for 20, after the first year.
  2. Is there a free plan?
    Maple eSign
    Yes. Every feature is free.
    Notarius
    A 30-day free trial. Its pricing page shows no free plan.
  3. Can it sign as a certified professional?Notarius is ahead here
    Maple eSign
    No. Maple eSign issues no professional certificates.
    Notarius
    Yes. CertifiO carries the signer’s identity and professional affiliation, through more than 50 professional regulatory organizations.
  4. Who owns the company?
    Maple eSign
    Canadian-owned. Operated by Scrawlr Development Inc., Vancouver.
    Notarius
    Solutions Notarius Inc., working under the Portage CyberTech name. Its pages don’t say who owns Portage CyberTech.
  5. Where are documents hosted?
    Maple eSign
    In Canada: Google Cloud Montréal, backups included. Email goes through Mailgun in the US.
    Notarius
    In Canada. Its product page says signed documents sit “on multiple servers located exclusively in Canada”.
  6. Does it work in French?
    Maple eSign
    Yes, in Canadian French or English, consent wording and emails included.
    Notarius
    Yes. Its site is in French and English.
  7. Can I sign up on my own today?
    Maple eSign
    Yes, online. Free.
    Notarius
    Yes. Buy a plan online or start a 30-day trial.
  8. Who vouches for its signatures?Notarius is ahead here
    Maple eSign
    No third party. Each agreement carries its own sealed PDF and Certificate of Completion.
    Notarius
    Notarius has been a certificate authority since 1998, and ConsignO Cloud lists Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) compliance.

Notarius prices are in Canadian dollars a year, as shown on its ConsignO Cloud pricing page on October 27, 2026. Business 5 and Business 20 cost less in the first year. Plans change, so check before you decide.

Fair to both

Where Notarius does better.

Notarius does better

  1. Signatures that carry a professional’s name, member number and title, issued through more than 50 professional orders.
  2. Only members in good standing can sign. A revoked member can’t sign new documents.
  3. A certificate authority since 1998, with AATL compliance listed for ConsignO Cloud.
  4. PDF signatures built to be checked for years (PDF/A and PAdES LTV).
  5. Outside certifications on record: ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II for ConsignO Cloud, and the eIDAS trust service standards (ETSI EN 319 401 and 319 411).

What Maple eSign does

  1. Free, with every feature and no price per user.
  2. Canadian-owned, run from Vancouver.
  3. Documents, database and backups in Google Cloud Montréal.
  4. Signing, consent and emails in Canadian French or English.
  5. A sealed PDF, a Certificate of Completion and a hash-chained history for every agreement.
Sources and dates

Sources

Where these facts come from and when we checked them.

Every Notarius fact on this page comes from its own pages, now at portagecybertech.com, read on October 27, 2026.

Notarius, CertifiO and ConsignO Cloud are trademarks of Solutions Notarius Inc. Maple eSign is not affiliated with Notarius or Portage CyberTech, and neither has reviewed this page.

SOURCES

Read Oct 27, 2026

  1. 01ConsignO Cloud plans and pricesportagecybertech.com/en/products
  2. 02Professional orders and CertifiOportagecybertech.com/en/partners
  3. 03Hosting in Canadaportagecybertech.com/en/products
  4. 04Certifications and complianceportagecybertech.com/en
  5. 05Company and trademarksportagecybertech.com/en

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