PORTIQ START
Sign, approve,
collaborate – instantly
With forms, identity verification & workflows. Mobile-ready and fully integrable.
PortiQ Start is the easiest way to get started with legally compliant digital signatures and approval processes.
Get started directly online – with clear packages, transparent pricing, and ready-to-use features.
GDPR-compliant
eIDAS-certified
Ready to go immediately
Why PortiQ Start?
All signature levels, natively integrated
Simple, advanced, and qualified signatures in one platform.
From registration to QES in minutes
Start immediately, without project timelines, signature cards, or card readers. No waiting time, ready to use right away.
More than just signatures
Have forms filled out, deliver documents, obtain approvals, acknowledge receipt. All in one workflow.
Identity on demand
Just-in-time identification: eID, video ident, on-site ident, or auto ident — only when the document requires it.
Security & digital sovereignty
Legally compliant signatures up to QES incl. evidence preservation through timestamps and counter-signatures. C5-certified German data center
Modularly scalable
From PortiQ Start to Extended or Local — modularly expandable as needed without switching systems.
Together into the digital future: Secure, efficient, future-proof
Through our partnership with D-Trust, we combine cutting-edge technology with deep expertise – for a secure, efficient, and future-proof solution.
The solution is based on the signature portal PortiQ, the product name of D-Trust GmbH, which serves as a user-friendly interface for digital signature processes. PortiQ is a module of the SecPKI Server, which provides the secure technical platform for processing electronic signatures – either in the cloud or in your own data center.
We work daily on further developing the solution to meet customer needs. Choose a system that simplifies and optimizes your processes!
Who is PortiQ Start made for?
PortiQ Start is designed for organizations and individuals who want to use digital signatures immediately – legally compliant and without months-long implementation projects.
Individuals
under high time pressure (e.g. quick qualified signature)
Self-employed & small businesses
who want to streamline processes and save time
Mid-sized companies
Pragmatically implement structured approvals
Large corporations
Standardize signature & approval processes
Departments
Department-specific workflows without IT projects
Project teams
Rapid implementation for time-critical projects
Ready for the next step?
The right solution for every company – choose the right deployment option.
- Transparent pricing
- Online payment & invoice
- From individual users to corporations.
The most important features
PortiQ Start is an enterprise signature platform that covers the requirements of both individuals and entire organizations – without feature gaps, without system changes.
Für Individuals & Professionals
- Personal signature accounts
- Legally compliant signatures at all levels (simple, advanced, qualified)
- Remote and on-site signatures
- Batch and multiple signatures
- Invite external signing partners
- Audit-proof records of all signatures
Security & authentication
- Two-factor authentication for internal and external users
- Support for multiple methods: SecSign ID 2FA – PKI-based challenge-response authentication (comparable to smartcard-based login, but without card reader and signature card; available as desktop app and mobile app), FIDO / Security Keys, one-time passwords (OTP), authenticator apps
- Fine-grained security policies per tenant
External users & collaboration
- Invite external users directly to sign – without technical knowledge
- For externals: as simple as possible, as secure as necessary
- Standard process without overwhelm: External receives a secure link, open, review, sign – without their own account
- Identification only when the signature level requires it: Just-in-time ident in process (eID, VideoIdent, AutoIdent, POSIdent), no PostIdent, no pre-registration, no waiting times
- Freedom of choice for externals: Sign via PortiQ or use their own signature component
- Control whether delegations are allowed or not
- Manage external users via an internal address book
The goal is maximum simplicity:
Externals do not need to be “IT-savvy.” Identification and strong procedures only apply when they are professionally or legally necessary.
Document & delivery security
- Secure delivery of documents
- Transparency: Who received which document and when?
For companies & organizations
Companies work in their own tenants with full administrative control:
- Central management of signature and identification quotas
- Shared quotas or separate tenants per organizational unit
- Fully autonomous user management in your own tenant
- Role- and permission-based administration
- Individual special rules per organization or process
Identity, SSO & access
Connection to your own identity provider (SSO)
- Entra ID / Azure AD
- Keycloak
- OIDC
- SAML
- ADFS
Optional:
User management remains fully autonomous in the tenant
Workflows, signature levels & audit trails
- Multiple signers with different requirements
- Sequences, parallel signatures, and escalations
- Combination of all signature levels within one process
- Complete audit trails for signatures, approvals, and deliveries
Signature verification & clarity
- Separate signature verification websites
- Clear, understandable verification results
- Relieving case workers from signature verification (instead of PDF reader complexity)
Branding & customization
- Customizable email templates
- Optional customization of the entire user interface
- Strengthening your own brand perception in external signature processes
EVERY FORMAT, EVERY WORKFLOW
One platform
Signature formats & standards
PAdES– PDF-native signature embedded directly in the documentCAdES– binary signature as.p7s/.p7m, ideal for non-PDF documentsXAdES– XML-based signature, common in government and B2B processesASiC– container format, combines document + signature in one file- All formats in profiles B, T, LT, and LTA (long-term archiving)
- Based on ETSI standards, fully eIDAS-compliant
PortiQ supports all common eIDAS-compliant signature formats – regardless of signature level. This allows every document to be signed in the format of the respective recipient or archive system.
Note for integrators
The signature format is configured per workflow – no code, no restructuring. Existing systems receive signatures exactly in the format they expect.
Batch signature & workflow collections
For remote signatures, two-factor authentication is the biggest friction point for frequent signers. PortiQ solves this with two complementary approaches – for documents und entire workflows.
Batch signature
up to 64 files
- Sign multiple documents from one workflow in a single pass
- Only a single two-factor authentication for the entire batch – regardless of file count
- Maximum batch size depends on the respective VDA (currently up to 64 files)
- Ideal for case workers with high daily signature volume
Workflow collections
up to 64 workflows
- Bundle multiple independent workflows into a signable collection
- A single authentication at the VDA – all bundled workflows are signed at once
- Optionally with full document review or as direct signature without individual clicks
- Especially suitable for board members & decision-makers with many parallel approval processes
Goal: maximum efficiency without security compromises
Identification occurs once. Strong authentication applies exactly when – and only as often as – the signature level requires.
QES als DNA,
not as an afterthought
98% of signature solutions on the market come from the world of simple signatures and try to meet highly regulated requirements retroactively.
With PortiQ, it is the opposite: 28 years of experience in qualified electronic signatures are the foundation. Simple signatures are no challenge for us.
Anyone who masters QES trivially masters everything below it.
Qualified Signature.
Previously complicated. Now in minutes.
Including full identification – directly in the process.
Yesterday – traditional world
- Signature card & card reader
- Fixed workstation required
- Forward documents via email
- High IT & admin effort
- Cumbersome identification (e.g. PostIdent)
- Weeks waiting for a new card
Today with PortiQ Start
- Sign online – in the browser
- Anywhere & mobile on any device
- Secure platform with tracking
- Kein Setup, instantly startklar
- Just-in-time ident – directly in the process
- Operational again in minutes
No project. No risk. No obligation.
Digital signatures should simplify processes – not complicate them.
No custom implementation needed
Ready to use immediately without customization effort
No process consulting required
Start directly – intuitive and self-explanatory
Principle of data minimization
We only collect the data that is necessary
Your data is not our business
But rather the digitalization and security of your processes
AI modules are optional
Only used when you deliberately activate them. Learn more
Start with what you need
You start with signing & approving – everything else can be added later.
No obligations, no hidden costs, no long contract terms.
This is how PortiQ Start is used in everyday life
Sign
All signature levels in one solution: simple, advanced, and qualified signature.
Notify and deliver
Notifications to business partners about new information or changes.
Confirm
Quick confirmation of processes,
that require consent.
Approve
Simple approval of documents such as employment contracts or procurement requests.
Collect data
Customers can enter data in forms that are automatically processed further. The focus is on GDPR and your requirements.
Verify signatures
Perform signature verifications.
Der Server des Signaturportals ermittelt
automatically the signature level.
Forms
Have forms conveniently filled out in the workflow and maintain control over content, timing, and author.
Sign the modern way – without unnecessary hurdles
Digital signatures should simplify processes – not complicate them.
With PortiQ Start you sign:
directly online
with any modern browser – without client software
location-independent on desktop, tablet, or smartphone
automatically adapted interface even for small displays
without long waiting times
without local hardware
without complex setup
PortiQ Start is developed with accessibility in mind:
Integral part of the development process
Accessibility is integrated from the start
Regular testing in real projects
Continuous validation in customer projects
Continuous optimization
Continuously improved by specialized testers
Optimized for all users
This allows all users to sign comfortably and securely – regardless of the device or individual requirements. You work with a modern signature portal oriented to today’s working methods – flexible, secure, and ready to use immediately.
The Entwicklung digitaler Signatures
How digital signing has evolved – from card readers to cloud-based trust services – we explore in our further articles.
Every document.
Cryptographically sealed.
Immediately trustworthy.
“So that a simple signature remains simple for the user — but is not easy to forge.”
Everything that leaves PortiQ always carries a SecCommerce platform seal — an advanced signature that immutably seals every document and the complete audit trail. Adobe Acrobat, Foxit, and every other PDF reader display it as valid. Just like Adobe Sign with its Adobe certificate.
Green checkmark in Adobe — without any action
Even simply signed documents appear as trustworthy signed in Adobe Acrobat — because the SecCommerce seal is AATL-trusted.
Tamper protection for every file
Any subsequent change after download — to the document or the audit trail — breaks the seal. The PDF reader shows it immediately.
More than others offer
Competitors often deliver only an image annotation without cryptographic protection for simple signatures. PortiQ always seals — at every level.
Signiert: 21.04.2026 09:14
✓ Valid · AATL
via D-Trust GmbH
✓ Valid · QES eIDAS
Versiegelt & unveränderbar
PortiQ Workflow Log
PortiQ — Every document
✓ Cryptographically sealed
✓ Green checkmark in Adobe
✓ Audit trail immutable
✓ Tamper protection visible
Typical competitor
✗ Simple sig. = image annotation
✗ No cryptographic protection at level 1
✗ Adobe shows no validity
✗ Subsequent modification possible
Simply start – how it works
Ready to use in just minutes!
Select package
Create users
Book & pay for account online
Upload document or start form
Sign & approve
Transparent packages & flexible payment options
Choose the package that suits your needs:
Starter package for small teams
Growth package for organizations
Expandable options (e.g. seals, identification)
Payment – the way that suits your organization:
Online payment
Payment by invoice
Predictable, transparent, and expandable at any time.
You can start online immediately – or work with traditional invoicing.
Security & trust
Trust is one of our most important differentiators – towards large international providers as well as young startups.
PortiQ Start is not a stripped-down solution, but an immediately usable entry point on the same enterprise platform, meeting the same requirements as our enterprise solutions:
GDPR compliant
Revision & audit capable
Legally compliant under eIDAS
Operated in German infrastructure (C5-certified data center)
Long-standing partners & experience
PortiQ Start is not based on experiments, but on proven technology and partners that responsible organizations have trusted for decades.
27+ years of experience
Development and operation of solutions for highly critical and maximally regulated scenarios, with permanent support for demanding customers.
20+ years of experience
The German trust center. Provider of trust services under the highest regulatory and audit requirements of the EU.
Digital sovereignty on four levels
No US corporation. No CLOUD Act. No dependencies.
01
100% German company
SecCommerce is independent — without foreign investors or holdings.
02
100% proprietary software
PortiQ was fully developed by SecCommerce — without dependencies on third-party libraries or providers.
03
C5-certified data center
Operated according to BSI C5 standard. German data center. No data leaves Germany.
04
D-Trust partner
Strategic partner of the Bundesdruckerei Group and D-Trust. Government-anchored trust infrastructure — without corporate dependency.
Grow with you instead of starting over
PortiQ Start is not a dead-end product.
You can at any time:
Expand processes
add more users
implement more complex workflows
switch to enterprise operation
On-premise to SaaS migration
add intelligence modules
You start small – but on a platform that can scale big.
One central solution “Made in Germany” for Public authorities und Enterprise
Our solution is fully developed and operated in Germany.
It offers a secure, centralized platform for numerous use cases –
from sales and organization/IT through procurement, HR, and administration to board resolutions.
It is your decision which deployment option of PortiQ you use:
PortiQ Start
SaaS solution:
Ready to go immediately, without customization
- Cloud-based: No installation or maintenance required
- Ready-to-use: Immediately deployable without interfering with existing systems
- Scalable: Flexibly adaptable to growing requirements
- Maximale Einfachheit: No customization or branding options necessary
- Benefit from having all colleagues adhere to uniform processes – for more efficiency and fewer errors.
Account types:
- Basic user: can create unlimited workflows and use simple signatures.
- Extended user: can create workflows and sign with qualified, advanced, and simple signatures.
- Tenant admin: is an “extended user” who can invite users to your organization, manage them, and configure individual settings.
PortiQ Extended
Managed Cloud-Lösung:
More control and customization options
- Own managed cloud environment: A cloud solution that we operate exclusively for you
- Integration Easy connection to existing systems
- Maximale Flexibilität: Branding & configuration options without maintenance effort
- Highest availability: Professional maintenance and monitoring
- Includes all features of the Start version plus additional features
For acquisition, please contact us directly.
PortiQ Local
On-premise solution:
Volle Kontrolle & höchste Security
- Own infrastructure: Ideal for highest data privacy requirements
- Höchste Security: Individual compliance and data privacy requirements implementable
- Seamless integration: Connection to existing systems such as SAP or DMS.
- Without cloud dependency: All data remains entirely within your company
- Includes all features of the Start and Extended versions
For acquisition, please contact us directly.
More information about our
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. All signatures and seals comply with eIDAS requirements.
No. PortiQ Start is ready to use immediately.
Yes. At any time – without switching systems.
Get started now
Digital signatures and approvals don’t have to be complicated.
PortiQ Start gets you working immediately – legally compliant, controlled, and scalable.