What are the deployment methods of electronic contract management system?

I. Three deployment methods of e-contract management system:

Direct use of SaaS platform: Users can directly log in to the third-party e-contract SaaS platform on the computer side, or download the mobile APP side of the third-party e-contract platform on the cell phone side.

API or SDK access: medium-sized and large companies have a large number of employees, and if each employee registers a new e-contract platform account, it will be very inconvenient to manage, so many companies will access the third-party e-contract platform through the API or SDK to the company's existing systems (e.g., CRM systems.) The cost of the API or SDK access is generally around 10,000 yuan.

Private deployment: Some companies that value data privacy will consider the data security of the third-party platform and store the data in their own databases. The third-party e-contract platform will e-contract services to the company's internal server is the process of private deployment. The cost of private deployment is high, ranging from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on user needs.

Second, the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of electronic contract management system

1. Direct use of SaaS platform

Advantage: eliminating the cost of API or SDK access and private deployment, there is an advantage in price.

Disadvantages: every time you use it, you need to log in to the third-party e-signature system, and you need to apply for a new account for your employees, and the account management is not convenient; the contract data will be saved in the third-party e-contracting platform, which is not applicable to some enterprises that have high requirements for data confidentiality.

Suitable for: small companies and individuals.

2. API or SDK access

Advantages: company employees can directly log in to the third-party e-signature platform with the company's internal system, account management is convenient, and the use of the platform is also very convenient; the price is much lower than the private deployment.

Disadvantage: Contract data will be saved in the third-party e-contract platform, which is not applicable to some enterprises that require high data confidentiality.

Used by: most of the data confidentiality requirements of the middle and large companies.

3. Private deployment

Advantages: data saved in the local database, high security.

Disadvantages: expensive; if the platform updates the system, it is difficult to synchronize the update of the privately deployed platform.

Used by: companies with high data confidentiality requirements.