Notary feature comparison | Docusign

The Docusign Notary API, Notary On-Demand, and the eSignature eNotary feature are distinct and offer different functionality.

The Docusign Notary API enables you to perform remote online notarization (RON). In a RON session, a notary in your organization is able to notarize an agreement completely over audio-visual technology.
Notary On-Demand is an eSignature API feature that routes signers to a third-party online notary service that provides a notary to work with your customers in a recorded notarization session.
The eSignature eNotary feature is an in-person electronic notarization offering. With eNotary, a notary can sit side-by-side with a signer and complete the necessary tabs together. Note: eNotary is no longer supported, nor is it available to new customers.

This table lists supported features for each option:

Feature	Docusign Notary	Notary On-Demand	eNotary (legacy)
Notarize documents remotely, in an entirely online session	Yes	Yes	No
Use notaries provided by a third-party service instead of by your own organization	No	Yes	No
Manage a pool of notaries in your organization and assign them to specific envelopes programmatically	Yes	No	No
Complete remote notary sessions 24 hours a day, seven days a week	Yes	Yes	No
Support signers in all 50 states	No	Yes	No
Integrate with Docusign Admin	Yes	Yes	No
Record and archive notary journal data	Yes	Yes	No
Record notary sessions and retrieve recorded sessions for up to 10 years	Yes	Yes	No
Track jurisdiction information for each notary session	Yes	Yes. This information is available in the envelope Certificate of Completion.	No

Next steps

Get details about How to send a signature request to a notary group using the Notary API.
See an overview of the Notary API.
Consult the Notary API Reference.
Find out more about Notary On-Demand.
Review How to request a signature with third-party notarization for a detailed Notary On-Demand walkthrough and code examples.