Docusign eSignature
Teams that send high-stakes or regulated agreements, need signer trust and deep integrations, and can live with per-user envelope caps.
Quick overview
- Pricing
- From $10/month (Personal, billed annually upfront); 30-day trial
- Plans
- Three billing options. Annual billed upfront: Personal $10/month ($120/year), Standard $25/user/month ($300/user/year), Business Pro $40/user/month ($480/user/year). Annual billed monthly: Personal $11/month ($132 commitment), Standard $30/user/month ($360), Business Pro $45/user/month ($540). Monthly: Personal $15, Standard $45/user, Business Pro $65/user. Personal: 1 user, 5 envelopes per month. Standard and Business Pro: up to 50 users, 100 envelopes per user per year on annual plans or up to 10 per user per month on monthly plans; extra envelopes are billed pay-as-you-go. Enhanced plans: contact sales. Add-ons: SMS delivery from $0.36 per delivery, ID verification from $2.40 per attempt. API plans: Starter $50/month ($600 billed annually, from 40 envelopes/month), Intermediate $300/month ($3,600/year), Advanced $480/month ($5,760/year). 30-day free trial; annual plans bought on docusign.com can be refunded within 30 days. USD, tax may apply.
- G2 rating
- 4.5 / 5.0
- Comparisons
- Featured in 4 comparisons
Key features
- Reusable templates, audit trail, reminders and signing in 44+ languages on every plan
- Branding, shared templates, in-person and delegated signing from Standard
- Bulk Send, PowerForms, web forms, payments and APIs on Business Pro
- Separate developer API plans from $50/month billed annually
- SSO, HIPAA BAA, 21 CFR Part 11 and eIDAS advanced and qualified signatures on sales-quoted Enhanced plans
Pros
- Most recognized e-signature brand among signers
- Widest compliance options (HIPAA BAA, 21 CFR Part 11, eIDAS QES) on Enhanced plans
- Mature workflows: bulk send, PowerForms, web forms, payments
- Cheaper if you prepay a year upfront
Cons
- 100 envelopes per user per year on Standard and Business Pro annual plans
- Bulk send, web forms and API access need Business Pro
- SSO and HIPAA need a sales-quoted Enhanced plan
- Among the highest month-to-month prices in this guide
Docusign eSignature in our comparisons
Best E-Signature Software
Dropbox Sign is the best e-signature software for most small businesses: unlimited signature requests on every paid plan, with bulk send and branding on Standard at $25 per user per month billed annually. Choose BoldSign for the best free plan and lowest price, or PandaDoc if you build proposals and quotes.
Emily RodriguezUpdated October 2026Docusign alternatives
Stay with Docusign if you need its compliance options and signer recognition. If you mainly send routine agreements, Dropbox Sign, Zoho Sign or BoldSign give you unlimited sending for much less.
Marcus WilliamsUpdated October 2026DocuSign vs PandaDoc
Choose Docusign eSignature if signing, identity checks and compliance are the priority. Choose PandaDoc if your team builds proposals, quotes and contracts and wants pricing tables and payments in one tool.
Emily RodriguezUpdated October 2026PandaDoc alternatives
Stay with PandaDoc if you want proposals, quotes, payments and e-signatures in one tool. Switch to Proposify for approval controls, Qwilr for interactive proposals, Better Proposals for the lowest price, or an e-signature tool if you only need signing.
Emily RodriguezUpdated October 2026