FedEx Online Notary vs Notaron: Cost Comparison

FedEx online notary vs Notaron: the short answer

In a FedEx online notary vs Notaron comparison, both services start at $25 for a remote online notarization session, both run 24/7, and neither requires you to visit a store. The difference is what happens after the first notarial seal. As of September 2026, FedEx's online notary page lists additional notarial seals at $15 each and a service-supplied witness at $15 each; Notaron charges $5 per additional notarial act on the same document set, $10 per additional signer, and $15 per witness.

That means a single document needing two notarial seals for one signer costs $40 through FedEx and $30 through Notaron. Remote online notarization (RON) is a notarization performed over live video by a commissioned notary who verifies your identity electronically and applies a digital seal.

What is FedEx online notary, and is it a FedEx employee?

FedEx online notary is a notarization service offered through FedEx's website and delivered by Notarize, a Proof brand. The notary you meet on the video call is commissioned through that provider, not a FedEx store associate. No FedEx store visit is required — the entire session happens in a browser.

This matters for expectation-setting. If you walk into a FedEx Office location expecting the online $25 rate, you are in a different transaction with different pricing and different availability. The online product is a web service that happens to be sold under the FedEx brand.

Notaron is a remote online notarization platform where a commissioned notary meets the signer over secure video, verifies identity with a government photo ID and knowledge-based authentication questions, and applies a tamper-evident digital notarial seal. A Notaron session takes about 10 minutes, runs 24 hours a day, and does not require you to create an account first.

Side-by-side comparison: FedEx online notary vs Notaron

FedEx figures below are as published on FedEx's online notary pricing information in September 2026 and can change; confirm current rates with FedEx before you book. Notaron's full price list is itemized on the Notaron pricing page.

	FedEx Online Notary	Notaron
Who performs the notarization	Notarize, a Proof brand	Notaron commissioned notaries
Store visit required	No	No
Appointment required	No — on-demand	No — on-demand, no account needed
Availability	24/7	24/7
Starting price	$25 per session	$25 per notarization session
Each additional notarial seal	$15	$5 per additional notarial act on the same document set
Additional signer	Check FedEx's published rates	$10 per additional signer
Witness supplied by the service	$15 each	$15 per witness
Identity verification	Government ID plus knowledge-based questions	Government ID plus knowledge-based questions
Document format	PDF upload	PDF upload
Output	Digitally sealed PDF	PDF with a tamper-evident digital seal

The structural difference in a FedEx online notary vs Notaron comparison is the marginal cost. The first seal costs the same at both. Every seal after the first costs $15 at FedEx and $5 at Notaron.

What each option costs on a real document

Most people do not need exactly one notarial act. A power of attorney with a separate agent acknowledgment, an affidavit packet with two sworn statements, or a deed paired with an accompanying certificate all carry more than one seal. Here is how the arithmetic runs.

Scenario	FedEx Online Notary	Notaron
One document, one seal, one signer	$25	$25
One document, two seals, one signer	$40	$30
One document, three seals, one signer	$55	$35
One document, two seals, one witness supplied	$55	$45

Notaron's math in the second row: $25 for the session plus $5 for the additional notarial act equals $30. In the fourth row: $25 plus $5 plus $15 for the witness equals $45.

If a second signer joins a Notaron session — a spouse on a deed, a co-applicant on a beneficiary form — that is $10, on top of the $25 session. Check FedEx's own price list for its multi-signer rate rather than assuming parity.

A related point on witnesses: a witness is a person who observes the signing and signs the document as an observer, which is different from the notary. Some documents require witnesses under state law and some do not. How witnesses work in a remote Notaron session explains when you need one and whether you can bring your own.

How online notarization works, step by step

Both FedEx online notary and Notaron follow the same four-part shape, because remote online notarization is a regulated process with common requirements.

1. Upload the document as a PDF. Do not sign it first. The notary must see the signature applied during the session, unless the document uses an acknowledgment, in which case a prior signature is acknowledged on camera. An acknowledgment is a notarial act where the signer confirms they signed voluntarily; a jurat is one where the signer swears the contents are true and signs in front of the notary.
2. Verify your identity. Notaron verifies the signer with a government-issued photo ID and knowledge-based authentication — multiple-choice questions drawn from public and credit-file records that only you are likely to answer correctly. The ID is captured and checked for authenticity.
3. Join the live video call. The notary confirms you are the person on the ID, confirms you are signing willingly and understand the document, watches the signature, and completes the notarial certificate — the block of wording that states what act was performed, where, and on what date.
4. Download the finished PDF. The document comes back with the notary's digital signature and a tamper-evident seal, which means any later alteration to the file breaks the cryptographic seal and is detectable. Notaron sessions are recorded and retained as part of the notary's journal.

A Notaron session takes about 10 minutes end to end for a straightforward single-seal document. Longer packages — a mortgage closing set, for example — take longer because there are more pages to review. For the full walkthrough, see the step-by-step guide to getting a document notarized online.

Do you need an appointment or a store visit for either service?

No. Neither FedEx online notary nor Notaron requires a scheduled appointment or a trip to a physical location. Both are on-demand: you upload, verify, connect to a notary, and download.

Notaron additionally does not require you to create an account before starting a session. You can go straight from a PDF on your desktop to a sealed document.

This is the practical reason people compare online notaries to retail notaries at all. A retail counter has opening hours, a queue, and a notary who may be unavailable. If you are weighing all your options, the rundown of where to get a document notarized covers banks, shipping stores, mobile notaries and RON side by side.

What neither platform decides: state law and the receiving party

Whether a specific document can be notarized remotely depends on two things no online notary controls: the law of the relevant state, and whether the party receiving the document will accept a remotely notarized, electronically sealed PDF. State law varies — check your state's rules on the state-by-state RON law page before you book any session, with FedEx or with Notaron.

Some categories carry extra conditions. Wills, certain real estate instruments, and documents destined for foreign use through an apostille — a certificate that authenticates a public document for use in another country — often have additional requirements or need a wet-ink original. County recording offices also differ on whether they accept electronic submissions, which is a separate question covered on Notaron's e-recording page.

If you are unsure whether your document qualifies, run it through the RON eligibility checker first. If the document carries meaningful legal or financial consequences — estate planning, a property transfer, a business agreement — talk to a lawyer about the substance of the document. A notary verifies identity and witnesses signatures; a notary does not review whether the document says what you need it to say.

Which one should you pick?

If your document needs exactly one notarial seal and one signer, FedEx online notary and Notaron both cost $25 and both work without a store visit. There is no cost difference to argue about.

If your document needs two or more seals, an additional signer, or a set of related documents, Notaron's $5-per-additional-act and $10-per-additional-signer structure produces a lower total. A two-seal document is $30 at Notaron and $40 through FedEx. A three-seal document is $35 versus $55. Notaron's comparison page sets out how Notaron lines up against other online notary services more generally, and an earlier post on a FedEx online notary alternative covers the workflow side.

Notarize your document with Notaron

Upload your PDF and start a Notaron notarization session — $25, about 10 minutes, available 24/7 with no appointment and no account.