Penneo
Sign, collect and verify with cryptographic evidence and EU-native infrastructure
About Penneo
Penneo is a Danish digital signing platform built for regulated European businesses such as audit firms, accountants, banks and law practices. It combines Penneo Sign for legally binding e-signatures (SES, AdES and QES under eIDAS), Penneo Collect for automated document and data collection, and Penneo Verify for national eID-based identity checks. Penneo is a Qualified Trust Service Provider, stores all data in the EU, and is listed on Nasdaq First North Denmark.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Qualified Trust Service Provider under eIDAS, so it can issue the highest legal level of electronic signature in the EU
- Native support for Nordic and European national eIDs such as MitID and BankID
- EU data residency with ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certification
- Strong fit for audit and accounting firms, with integrations for Caseware, Silverfin and similar tools
- Combines signing, document collection and identity verification in one platform
- Public pricing for entry plans and a free trial
Cons
- Annual billing with a signature allowance; overage is charged at renewal and downgrades only happen at the end of the term
- Three-month cancellation notice before renewal
- API access, sandbox and dedicated support are reserved for the quote-based Pro plan
- Personalised onboarding and custom signing flows cost extra (e.g. EUR 1,500 onboarding, EUR 3,000 per custom flow)
- Focused on European markets; less suited to US-centric teams
Key Features
eIDAS-compliant e-signatures
Supports simple, advanced and qualified electronic signatures (SES, AdES, QES), matched to the legal requirement of each document.
National eID signing
Signers authenticate with national eIDs such as MitID and BankID, plus passport or ID card signing via itsme, ID Verifier or AusweisApp as an add-on.
Cryptographic evidence chain
Every signed document is cryptographically sealed, tamper-evident and permanently archived, with a public validator to check signature integrity.
Multi-document case files and batch signing
Bundle several documents into one case file with multiple signers and recipients, and let signers approve many documents in one batch.
Custom signing flows and reminders
Define signing order, roles and scheduled reminders, with industry-specific flows for audit, accounting and real estate.
Penneo Collect
Automates gathering documents and data from clients with reusable collection templates, scheduled reminders and advanced workflows.
Penneo Verify
Identity verification and secure login using national eIDs, built into onboarding and KYC workflows.
Integrations and REST API
Out-of-the-box connectors for Microsoft, Caseware, Silverfin, M-Files and others, plus a documented REST API with webhooks and a sandbox environment.
Document and signer archive
Central archive of signed documents and signers, contact book, email templates and a usage overview dashboard.
Pricing
- Billed annually
- 500 signatures included per year
- Sign with national eIDs (MitID, BankID)
- SMS verification
- SSO
- Document archive
- Templates and usage overview
- Billed annually
- 500 signatures included per year
- Everything in Essential
- Custom signing flows and scheduled reminders
- Integration included by default (e.g. Microsoft)
- Custom branding
- Everything in Plus
- API access and system integrations
- Sandbox environment
- SSO and advanced user management
- Dedicated onboarding and priority support
- Billed annually
- Automated data and document collection
- Reusable collection templates
- Scheduled reminders
- Billed annually
- Everything in Collect Plus
- API access and integrations
- Advanced collection workflows
Best For
Audit and accounting sign-off
Audit firms send annual reports, engagement letters and management representations for signature with national eIDs and an auditable evidence trail.
Client onboarding and KYC
Financial services and law firms verify client identity with Penneo Verify and collect KYC documents with Penneo Collect.
Real estate contracts
Agents and property managers run multi-party signing flows for purchase agreements and leases with qualified signatures where required.
HR and administration
HR teams send employment contracts and policies for batch signing and keep a searchable archive of signed documents.
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