Use case
Get an NDA signed before you share anything confidential
A pitch, a vendor review, or a new contractor usually starts with an NDA. Send it, get it back signed, and keep the conversation moving without a paperwork delay.
Last reviewed: June 17, 2026
Inkly workflow
Send, sign, track
- 1Upload your NDA to Inkly
- 2Place signature and date fields for each party
- 3Send, and Inkly emails each party a signing link
- 4Inkly notifies you when it's signed, then download the completed document
Who it's for: Consultants, agencies, recruiters, founders, and small businesses that need a signed NDA before sharing confidential information with clients, contractors, or partners.
Plenty of business conversations cannot start until an NDA is in place. Bringing on a contractor, evaluating a vendor, exploring a partnership, or sharing a roadmap with a prospect all tend to begin with confidentiality terms. When signing an NDA means printing, scanning, or routing the document through someone's legal contact, that first step becomes the slowest one.
Inkly removes the delay. Upload your NDA, place the signature fields, and send a link. The other party signs from any device without creating an account, and you get a notification the moment it is done, with the signed copy ready to download. If you send the same NDA regularly, save it as a template so the next one goes out in under a minute.
What you'll send
- Mutual NDAs
- One-way confidentiality agreements
- Contractor NDAs
- Vendor evaluation NDAs
- Partnership discussion NDAs
Common challenges
- Conversations stalling because an NDA is sitting unsigned in someone's inbox
- Printing and scanning a confidentiality agreement just to start a discussion
- No clear record of who signed which version of the NDA and when
Best for
- Teams that need a signed NDA before sharing sensitive material
- Businesses that send the same confidentiality terms to many parties
- Anyone who wants a timestamped record of a signed NDA on file
Not best for
- Teams that need to negotiate or redline NDA terms inside the signing tool
- Organizations that require identity verification before an NDA is signed
Security and compliance
Security built into
every signature.
Documents are encrypted, every signer is accounted for, and each step is recorded in a tamper-evident trail you can download anytime.
ESIGN & UETA compliant
Every signature carries intent, attribution, and a tamper-evident audit trail.
Encryption everywhere
AES-256 protects stored files. SHA-256 hashes make signed PDFs tamper-evident.
SOC 2 infrastructure
Runs on independently audited, SOC 2 Type II–compliant infrastructure.
Downloadable audit trail
View, signing, and completion events are captured in a Certificate of Completion.
Pricing
Plans that scale with
your signature volume.
Start free for your first 5 documents. Upgrade when your contracts pick up speed.
Free
Free forever for light, personal signing.
- 5 sent documents per 30 days
- Upload, prepare, and send PDFs
- Email signing links
- Completion notices
- Basic sender status
- Finalized PDF download
- Tamper-evident audit trail
- 14-day document retention
No credit card required
Pro
Unlimited signing for individuals.
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited sent documents
- Unlimited personal templates
- Unlimited document retention
- Open notifications
- Signing reminders
- Personal message in signing invites
Teams
For growing teams that close together.
- 5 team members included
- Everything in Pro
- Shared workspace documents
- Shared workspace templates
- Teammate invitations
- Admin and member roles
- Seat management
- Centralized billing
- Team-visible activity
FAQ
Common questions
Short, practical answers to what teams ask before they start sending.
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