RON pricing

Remote online notary pricing in 2025.

A flat $25 per notarial act, 24/7, in every RON-authorized state — with no after-hours premiums, no travel fees, and no surprise line items.

$25 flat

Per act

24/7

Available

<5 min

Connect time

$150–$250

Loan package

Why RON pricing is uniform

Traditional notary pricing reflects the cost of being physically present: travel time, fuel, after-hours risk, facility access. Online notarization removes all of those — the notary's cost to serve a 2am Tuesday signer is identical to a 2pm Friday signer. The result: a single transparent $25 flat fee per notarial act, with no surcharges for evenings, weekends, holidays, or rush. Platform-supplied identity verification (KBA, credential analysis) is included.

RON vs mobile vs in-office: total cost compared

Single-signature affidavit: • Bank walk-in: $5–$15, plus 30–60 min round-trip. • Mobile notary: $40–$75 total. • RON: $25, completed in 10 minutes from home. Power of attorney (one signer, one witness): • Bank: often refused (POAs frequently declined by tellers). • Mobile notary: $60–$120 total. • RON: $25–$50 depending on witness handling. Refinance package (full loan, 100+ pages): • In-person signing agent: $125–$200. • RON loan signing: $150–$250 (no travel, same-day scan-back included). For most single-document signings, RON wins on cost, speed, and convenience.

What's bundled in the RON flat rate

The $25 per-act fee includes: KBA-based identity verification, government ID credential analysis, the live video session with a commissioned online notary, application of a tamper-evident digital seal and notary certificate, generation of a state-compliant audit trail and session recording, and immediate download of the executed PDF. What's not included: certified translations (if required by a receiving country), apostille post-processing (apostilles are a separate Secretary of State filing), and embassy legalization for non-Hague jurisdictions.

What's included in $25

  • KBA identity verification
  • Government ID credential analysis
  • Live video notary session
  • Tamper-evident digital seal
  • State-compliant audit trail
  • Instant PDF download

Cost vs in-person

  • 60–80% less than mobile
  • No after-hours premium
  • No weekend surcharge
  • No travel or mileage fees
  • No printing or shipping costs

Frequently asked questions

How much does remote online notarization cost?

Remote online notarization (RON) is a flat $25 per notarial act on most platforms — the same rate any time of day, any day of the week, in any of the 45+ states that authorize RON. Multi-act documents are billed per signature; loan packages are quoted per package.

Why is RON the same price 24/7?

There's no travel, no after-hours dispatch, and no facility access cost. The notary connects from their home or office to your camera and applies a digital seal — the marginal cost of a 10pm Sunday session is identical to a 2pm Tuesday session.

Is RON cheaper than a mobile notary?

Significantly. A mobile notary typically costs $50–$150 for a single-document signing once travel is included. RON is $25 flat — a 60–80% savings for any signer with a camera, ID, and stable internet.

Are there additional RON fees I should know about?

Some platforms charge a small platform/processing fee ($1–$5) and pass through credit card processing. Loan signing packages on RON typically run $150–$250 — competitive with in-person mobile signings, with no travel and faster scan-back.

Does the receiving party charge extra to accept a RON document?

No — a properly executed RON document carries the same legal weight as an in-person notarization in every Hague Convention country and in all 50 U.S. states under the SECURE Notarization Act framework. Some title companies still prefer in-person for purchase loans; refinance and HELOC packages are routinely RON-executed nationally.

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