Free qualified electronic signature
Yes, you can get a qualified electronic signature for free. Simplifi, a Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) on Romania's national Trusted List, issues your qualified certificate 100% online and gives you 5 qualified signatures per year, permanently, with no physical token and no subscription.
The qualified certificate is issued by Simplifi (SIMPLIWORKS SRL), a Qualified Trust Service Provider under the eIDAS Regulation (EU) 910/2014 and Romanian Law 214/2024, supervised by the Romanian Digitalisation Authority (ADR). It is not a test certificate and not a “simple” signature: it has the legal effect of a handwritten signature in every EU member state (eIDAS, Art. 25(2)).
Some websites promoting a “free qualified signature” are resellers. Whichever way you reach us, identification and the certificate always come from Simplifi.
The free plan never expires and needs no card. When you need more signatures, the Personal plan is €1 per month on annual billing (€12 per year), i.e. €0.10 per qualified signature.
| Feature | Free | Personal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €0, permanently | €1/month on annual billing (€12/year) or €1.99/month |
| Qualified certificate | Included | Included |
| Qualified signatures | 5 per year | 120 per year |
| Qualified timestamps | Included | Included |
| Standard signing invitations | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Signing in Adobe Reader and smart PDFs (Simplifi Sign) | Included | Included |
| Certificate authentication in SPV ANAF and REGES (Simplifi Sign) | No | Included |
Prices exclude VAT where applicable. Certificate authentication in portals (SPV ANAF, REGES) is available on every paid plan, from Personal. All plans, including business
On app.simplifi.ro, with your e-mail address and phone number.
With your identity card or passport, from your phone or laptop. It takes a few minutes and no travel.
The certificate is issued right after validation. Sign in the browser or install Simplifi Sign, the virtual token for Windows and macOS.
A qualified signature is the only one public institutions accept for their own electronic filings. A few examples, with the legal basis:
Tax returns (D112, D300, D301 etc.) signed with the free certificate. SPV authentication with the certificate, through Simplifi Sign, is available on paid plans, from €1/month.
Fiscal Procedure Code, art. 80; OPANAF 2213/2025
SPV guide with Simplifi SignEmployment contracts can be signed electronically, free. Access to the register with the certificate (authentication) is available on paid plans.
OMM 1107/2025; Labour Code, art. 16(1¹)
Registration applications and articles of association filed electronically.
Law 265/2022, art. 82-83
MySMIS2021, Start-Up Nation (minimis.imm.gov.ro), PNRR: documents are signed as PDFs and uploaded to the portal.
MEDAT Order 328/2025; MySMIS2021 manual
Tenders, ESPD and qualification documents.
GD 395/2016, art. 60(4); Law 214/2024, art. 34(5)
B2B and civil contracts, HR documents, filings in the electronic case file.
Law 214/2024, art. 4; Civil Code, art. 1178-1179
The full guide, document by documentYour Simplifi certificate is kept in the cloud on a qualified signature creation device. The Simplifi Sign app (Windows and macOS) exposes it to the operating system as a virtual token, so you can use it exactly like a USB token:
Account, video identification, qualified certificate. No token, no subscription, no card.
