Allkiro screenshot: Digital signing with Smart-ID

How signing with Smart-ID works

Three steps. Upload the document to Allkiro — PDF, Word, Excel or an image. Add the signer by email. The signer gets a notification, opens the link and confirms with PIN2 in the Smart-ID app. The finished container is ready to download straight away. Nothing to install: it all runs in the browser.

Is a Smart-ID signature legally binding

Yes. A signature given with Smart-ID is a qualified electronic signature (QES) under the eIDAS Regulation and is equal to a handwritten signature across the European Union. It holds for employment contracts, leases, sales agreements and service contracts. Validity can be checked outside Allkiro as well — in the DigiDoc4 client, or with the European Commission's DSS validator.

Smart-ID, Smart-ID+, Mobile-ID or ID card

Allkiro supports all four. Smart-ID works without a SIM card and is the most widely used method in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Smart-ID+ is the newer generation — no personal code to type, the connection runs over a QR code or app-to-app. Mobile-ID uses the phone's SIM card. ID-card signing goes through Web eID and needs a card reader. The signer picks whatever they have to hand.

Several signers, in parallel or in order

In a parallel workflow everyone is invited at once. In a sequential one the next signer is invited only after the previous signature lands. You set the order when sending and can change it later. Every signing round can carry a deadline; from the Standard plan up, reminders go out on their own.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers about this topic. The rest are on the FAQ page.

Usually 15–30 seconds from the moment the signer opens the link. Up to a minute on a slow connection.

No. The signer gets a link by email and signs without creating an account. Only the person sending the document needs one.

You can cancel the process until every party has signed. A signature already given cannot be removed — in that case you create a new version and send it again.

Three signatures a month on the free plan, no card needed. Then Mini with 6, Standard with 20, Pro with 30 and Enterprise with no limit.