Adobe Acrobat Sign vs Foxit eSign
We give Adobe Acrobat Sign a 1.6 GPA and Foxit eSign a 2.4, out of 4.0. Foxit eSign grades higher on the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Adobe Acrobat Sign
Adobe's e-signatures, sold inside Acrobat plans or on their own
Foxit eSign
E-signatures with payments, notary and storage, priced per user a year
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAAdobe Acrobat SignWeak | 2.4GPAFoxit eSignFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CAbout $51 a month for three on Acrobat Standard for teams, at $16.99 a licence on the annual plan billed monthly. That's the dearer end of this category, but it includes a full PDF editor and uncapped e-signatures. Bulk send and branding need Pro at $23.99. | C$120 a person a year on Essentials, $10 a month, right at this category's middle, with 250 envelopes and 10 templates a year. Unlimited sending needs Business at $300 a person a year, and that's sold in 5 licenses or more. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. There's a 14-day trial of Pro or Studio for teams, but it runs on into a yearly commitment: cancel more than 14 days after it ends and you pay half of what's left. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial of Essentials with no card needed. The free signing tool on Foxit's site isn't legally binding, so it doesn't count. |
| Features | CSend from Acrobat, several signers at once, tracking, audit trails, web forms and branding, plus the PDF tools. But Adobe itself says the signing in Acrobat Standard and Pro doesn't reach the compliance level of Acrobat Sign Solutions, which is sold through sales. | BTemplates, signing order, bulk send, Foxit Pay for collecting payment, an online notary, knowledge-based and qualified signatures, unlimited storage, and HIPAA and 21 CFR Part 11 support. It covers the whole job across its plans; the notary costs extra. |
| Ease of use | F2.2 from about 650 App Store ratings for the Acrobat Sign app, by far the lowest in this category. You can send from Acrobat on a computer instead, but on a phone this is the app. | CThere's an iPhone app but no store rating on record. It's a web app where you set up templates and workflows first, and the team features wait for Business. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, desktop Acrobat and iPhone, with Word, Teams, Salesforce, Workday, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive. No Android app is listed, so it misses an A. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Microsoft Teams, Dynamics, Zapier, WordPress and Salesforce, and you can sign from inside Foxit PDF Editor. No desktop app of its own. |
| Best for | teams that need Acrobat's PDF tools anyway | signing with payments and a notary built in |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Adobe Acrobat Sign and Foxit eSign. How we grade
Price against what you get
Adobe Acrobat Sign starts at $16.99 a month for each person and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Foxit eSign starts at $10 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 2.7.
Foxit eSign scores higher and starts $6.99 a month lower. Of the other e-signature and proposal tools on the chart, 14 score higher than Adobe Acrobat Sign for less, and 1 scores higher than Foxit eSign for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Adobe Acrobat Sign starts at $16.99 per license / month, annual plan billed monthly. Foxit eSign starts at $120 per user / year.
- Only Foxit eSign lists an Android app.
- Foxit eSign also covers templates and workflow automation.
At a glance
| Adobe Acrobat Sign | Foxit eSign | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $16.99 per license / month, annual plan billed monthly | $120 per user / year |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Studio for teams, for up to 10 licenses | 14-day free trial of eSign Essentials, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Adobe | Foxit Software Incorporated |
| Price read from | adobe.com | foxit.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Adobe Acrobat Sign
- Teams that already need Acrobat for PDF editing and want e-signatures included
- Businesses that send a high volume of agreements, since team plans have no e-signature cap
- Large companies that need Adobe's enterprise e-signature compliance, via sales
Foxit eSign
- Teams already using Foxit PDF Editor for their PDFs
- Businesses that collect a payment or need a notary when a contract is signed
- Regulated teams that need HIPAA or 21 CFR Part 11 support
Worth knowing
Adobe Acrobat Sign
- Small teams cannot buy Acrobat Sign on its own: it comes inside an Acrobat for teams plan, and the standalone Acrobat Sign Solutions is sold only through sales.
- Plans are annual commitments paid monthly; cancelling more than 14 days after the trial ends costs half the remaining commitment.
- Adobe says the e-signature features in Acrobat Standard and Pro do not offer the compliance level of Acrobat Sign Solutions.
- The Acrobat AI Assistant is a paid add-on on Standard and Pro and is included only in Acrobat Studio.
Foxit eSign
- Essentials covers one user with 250 envelopes and 10 templates a year; web forms, integrations and unlimited sending need Business.
- eSign Business requires a minimum of 5 licenses, and both plans are priced by the year.
- Online notary and Foxit Connectors for HR, ATS and storage apps cost extra; the free signing tool on Foxit's site is not legally binding.
- Editing PDFs needs Foxit PDF Editor, a separate product; eSign can be used from inside it.
Key features
Adobe Acrobat Sign
- Send from Acrobat
- Request e-signatures directly from Acrobat on desktop, web or mobile, with no usage cap on e-signatures in Acrobat for teams plans.
- Several signers at once
- Send one document to multiple signers, each of whom gets a personal copy; Acrobat Pro adds bulk sending.
- Tracking and audit trails
- Real-time status and notifications for documents out for signature, with audit trails kept for completed ones.
- Web forms and branding
- Turn PDFs or Word files into fillable forms, post signable web forms on a website and add your logo to agreements.
- PDF tools in the same plan
- The Acrobat plans also edit, convert, combine, password-protect and, in Pro, compare and redact PDFs.
- Cloud storage and app links
- Store signed files in Box, Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive, and send from Microsoft Word, Teams, Salesforce or Workday.
Foxit eSign
- Templates, workflows and bulk send
- Reusable templates, signing order and workflow rules, tracking and reminders, and bulk sending, which is capped at 250 a year on Essentials.
- Foxit Pay
- Collects a payment from the signer as part of signing an agreement, on both plans.
- On-demand notary
- Books an online notary for documents that need notarizing, charged as an extra on top of either plan.
- Signer identity checks
- Passcodes, two-factor and multi-factor checks, knowledge-based authentication and qualified electronic signatures, with SSO for staff.
- Storage for signed records
- Every paid plan includes unlimited storage in Foxit's document management system for completed agreements.
- Compliance support
- Supports HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11 and FERPA workflows, follows ESIGN, UETA and eIDAS, and has a SOC 2 Type 2 report.
Plans
Adobe Acrobat Sign
Acrobat Standard for teams$16.99
per license / month, annual plan billed monthly
Acrobat plan with PDF editing and conversion that can request e-signatures and track them; the AI Assistant is an add-on.
Acrobat Pro for teams$23.99
per license / month, annual plan billed monthly
Adds bulk send, brand customization, PDF comparison and redaction, plus 24x7 support; the AI Assistant is an add-on.
Acrobat Studio for teams$29.99
per license / month, annual plan billed monthly
Everything in Acrobat Pro plus PDF Spaces, the Acrobat AI Assistant and Adobe Express Premium.
Acrobat Sign SolutionsCustom
The standalone e-signature product, sold through sales, with unlimited seats, deeper integrations and compliance features.
Foxit eSign
eSign Essentials$120
per user / year
One user, 250 envelopes and 10 templates a year, Foxit Pay, multi-document envelopes, audit trails, mobile app and signing in Foxit PDF Editor.
eSign Business$300
per user / year
Sold in 5 licenses or more: unlimited envelopes and templates, branding, web forms, Teams, Dynamics and Zapier, bulk sending and advanced authentication.
Volume LicensingCustom
Quoted for 16 or more licenses, with volume discounts and one renewal date, and can mix eSign with PDF Editor licenses.
Ways to pay less
Adobe Acrobat Sign
No public discounts listed.
Foxit eSign
- Other savings
Volume discounts from 16 licenses
Foxit's pricing page offers volume licensing for 16 or more licenses, with discounts that grow with quantity, quoted by its sales team.
