Signofly

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Free Approval Software for Simple, Trackable Workflows

Signofly is lightweight approval software for small businesses and teams. Submit a request, route it to the right approver, and see exactly where it stands — without the price or setup time of enterprise BPM software.

No credit card required

Email, spreadsheets, WhatsApp, and paper forms weren't built for approvals

Most small teams handle approvals with whatever tool is already open. It works, until it doesn't.

Email threads

A request gets buried a few replies deep, and there's no single place to check whether it was actually approved or just discussed.

Spreadsheets & WhatsApp

A shared tracker doesn't notify anyone, and a thumbs-up in a group chat isn't a documented decision — status columns and messages both go stale.

Paper forms

A form has to physically reach the right person, get signed, and get filed — and filed paper is easy to lose, along with any record of who approved what.

The result is the same across all four: requests go missing, status is unclear, approvals get forgotten, supporting documents end up scattered, and nobody has a real answer when someone asks who approved something — or when.

What Is Free Approval Software?

Approval software is a tool that manages the whole lifecycle of a request — from submission, to routing it to the right person, to the final decision — instead of leaving each step to email, spreadsheets, or memory. A free approval workflow software option lets a small team try that process without committing budget upfront.

An approval workflow itself is simple: someone submits a request, it's routed (automatically, or by a defined chain of approvers) to the person who needs to decide, that person approves or rejects it, and the outcome gets recorded. The workflow is what makes that routing and record-keeping happen without anyone having to manage it by hand.

Approval software is typically used by operations, HR, and finance teams, and by managers who regularly need to sign off on requests from their team — leave, expenses, purchases, or internal documents. Businesses tend to move away from manual approval processes once the cost of a missed or undocumented approval — a lost request, an unclear decision, a compliance question with no paper trail — outweighs the effort of setting up a real workflow.

How Signofly Works

One approval workflow, set up once, followed automatically by every request after that.

1

Create a request

Anyone on the team fills out a short request — a leave request, an expense, a purchase, whatever needs a decision — in under a minute.

2

Send it for approval

The request is routed automatically to the right approver, based on the workflow you set up once.

3

Approver reviews and decides

The approver sees the full request and any attachments, then approves or rejects it in one click.

4

Track the result

The outcome is recorded immediately. Anyone with access can see the current status and the full history later.

Key Features

Approval requests

A simple form for submitting any kind of request — no spreadsheet template to remember or recreate.

Approval workflows

Set up who approves what once, and every future request follows the same path automatically.

Request tracking

See exactly where each request stands — pending, approved, or rejected — without asking anyone directly.

Approval history

Every decision is timestamped and kept on record, so past approvals are easy to find later.

Document attachments

Attach supporting files directly to a request, so they stay with it instead of living in a separate email.

Notifications

Approvers get an email the moment a decision is needed; submitters get one the moment it's made.

Status visibility

Anyone with access to a workspace can check a request's status without interrupting the approver.

Use Cases

The same request-approval-tracking workflow applies to any process where a decision needs a clear yes or no.

Leave requests

Time-off requests routed to a manager (or manager, then HR) automatically.

See leave approval software →

Expense approvals

Submit an expense with a receipt attached, and route it for sign-off before it's reimbursed.

Purchase requests

Get a purchase approved before money is spent, with the request and decision both on record.

Document approvals

Route a contract, proposal, or internal document for review and sign-off before it moves forward.

Internal business requests

Any request that currently depends on someone remembering to say yes — access requests, budget sign-off, and similar one-off approvals.

Manual Approval Process vs. Signofly

Manual approvalSignofly
Request submissionAn email, a message, or a form that has to physically reach someoneA short form, routed automatically to the right approver
Status trackingAsk the approver directly, or dig through a threadVisible at any time — pending, approved, or rejected
Approval historyWherever it was left — an inbox, a chat, a filed formLogged automatically and searchable later
DocumentsAttached to an email or stored separately, easy to lose track ofAttached directly to the request they belong to
NotificationsDepends on someone remembering to say somethingAutomatic email to the approver, then the submitter
VisibilityLimited to whoever is on the email thread or chatAnyone with workspace access can check a request's status
ScalabilityGets harder to track as the team and request volume growSame workflow, whether it's 5 requests a month or 50

Who Is It For?

Business approval software built for teams that need a real process, not an enterprise rollout.

Small businesses

A real approval process without paying for — or setting up — enterprise software.

Startups

Get requests approved without slowing the team down building a workflow from scratch.

Agencies

Keep client-facing approvals organized without adding HR or ops headcount.

Remote teams

Browser-based and not dependent on being in the same office to get a decision.

Growing teams

A process that keeps working as headcount goes up, without the price climbing per person.

Operations teams

One place to route the recurring requests that used to depend on a spreadsheet or a shared inbox.

Why Signofly?

Simple approval process software, on purpose — not a scaled-down version of something bigger.

Signofly isn't enterprise BPM software, and it isn't trying to be. It's scoped to one job — request, approve, track — so a small team can be running in under an hour, without a training manual or an implementation call.

  • Free to start — no credit card required.
  • Transparent pricing: $0 free plan, or $19/month flat for the whole workspace.
  • No per-seat fees, so the price doesn't climb every time you hire.
  • Built for small and growing teams, not enterprise rollouts.

See the full breakdown on the pricing page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is free approval software?

Free approval software is a tool that lets you submit, route, and track approval requests — like leave, expenses, or purchases — without needing enterprise budget or setup. Signofly is free approval software for small teams: start on the free plan, no credit card required.

Is Signofly free?

Yes. The free plan includes 1 request type, up to 20 requests a month, 1 approver per request, email notifications, and full approval history — no credit card required. If you outgrow those limits, the Growth plan is a flat $19/month for the whole workspace, not per seat.

What can I use approval software for?

Any process where someone submits something and another person needs to say yes or no — leave requests, expense approvals, purchase requests, document sign-off, and similar internal business requests.

Can I use Signofly for employee approvals?

Yes. Leave requests and expense approvals are common examples — see how Signofly handles leave approvals specifically on the leave approval software page.

Can Signofly replace email approval?

For the request itself, yes — instead of approving over email threads, requests are routed automatically and the decision is logged. Approvers are still notified by email when action is needed; Signofly doesn't require a separate app to check.

Can I track approval status?

Yes. Every request shows its current status — pending, approved, or rejected — along with a timestamped history of what happened.

Is Signofly suitable for small businesses?

Yes. Signofly is built specifically for small and growing teams, with flat pricing rather than a per-seat cost that climbs as the team grows.

What is the difference between approval software and BPM software?

BPM (business process management) platforms are built for complex, multi-department process automation and usually take real setup time. Approval software like Signofly focuses on one job — submit, route, decide, and track — so a small team can be running in under an hour.

How does an approval workflow work?

Someone submits a request, it's routed automatically to the person (or people) who need to approve it, they review and decide, and the outcome is recorded — so nobody has to remember to follow up.

Still have a question? support@signofly.com

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