airSlate vs Docusign (2026): which should you pick?

Pick airSlate if

• Fits if you send the same document through the same approvers every week
• Works for teams that want signing, forms and approvals in one workflow

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you only need signatures, as plain signing is the separate SignNow product
• Watch out: only a per-document start price is shown, so a monthly bill cannot be worked out
• Pricey if you need Salesforce, NetSuite or Dynamics, which are an add-on on Standard and Advanced
• Skip it if you want API access or SSO, because both are Enterprise only

Pick Docusign if

• Fits if your clients and partners already expect a Docusign envelope
• Works for teams that want web forms and payment at signing on one plan, Business Pro

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're a small team, at $25 a head a month even paying the year upfront
• Tight if you send a lot, as each user gets 100 envelopes a year, or 10 a month on monthly plans, and extras are billed one by one
• Skip it if you might cancel early, as the annual plan billed monthly holds you to the year after 30 days
• Watch out: SMS delivery is from $0.36 a message and ID checks from $2.40 each after the first five
• Not for you if you need SSO, Salesforce, HIPAA or data residency, which are sold only on custom Enhanced plans

airSlate

• airSlate.com publishes no price list; altaFlow shows only 'starting at $1.40 per document' on its Standard plan, so no monthly price can be given.
• Advanced and Enterprise are priced to volume on request, and API access, SSO and a signed HIPAA BAA are Enterprise features.
• CRM and premium integrations (Salesforce, NetSuite, Dynamics 365) are an add-on for Standard and Advanced.
• Plain e-signing is the separate SignNow product; airSlate WorkFlow was renamed altaFlow.

Docusign

• Standard and Business Pro include 100 envelopes per user a year on annual plans, or 10 a month on monthly plans; envelopes past the allowance are billed one by one.
• Annual plans paid monthly are a one-year commitment: cancelling after the first 30 days means paying the rest of the year.
• SMS delivery costs from $0.36 a message and ID verification from $2.40 an attempt, after five of each included once on Standard and Business Pro.
• SSO, Salesforce and NetSuite integrations, HIPAA support and data residency are sold only with the custom Enhanced plans.

airSlate

Web forms and data intake

altaFlow collects information through web forms and file uploads, then feeds it into the document that is generated and signed.

Document generation

Contracts, quotes and sales orders are built from templates; DocX generation and multi-document packets are listed from the Advanced plan up.

Approval routing and e-signature

Documents go through approvals and signing in one workflow, with automated reminders, signing order and an audit trail.

System updates

Results are written back to systems of record; Salesforce, NetSuite, Dynamics 365, HubSpot and Pipedrive connectors are shown on the site.

Usage-based pricing

Every altaFlow plan has unlimited users, and the price follows the volume of documents processed rather than headcount.

Separate SignNow product

Plain e-signing sits in SignNow, which is listed on its own in this directory and sold separately from altaFlow.

Docusign

Send and sign

Upload a document, drag on signature and form fields, set a signing order and send it. Signers do not need a Docusign account.

Templates

Reusable templates on every plan; Standard adds templates shared across the team, and Business Pro adds locked templates.

Audit trail and reminders

Each envelope keeps a real-time audit trail and shows whether it was sent, delivered or completed, with automatic reminders to signers.

Web forms and payments

Business Pro adds mobile-friendly web forms that feed a signing flow, payment collection at signing and bulk sending to many recipients.

AI help for signers

AI-generated summaries and a question-and-answer panel explain an agreement to signers, and AI can suggest where fields should go.

Integrations and API

Cloud storage and Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace links on every plan; the API and over 1,000 partner integrations start at Business Pro.

airSlate

Pricing could not be confirmed. See airslate.com.

Docusign

• Personal$11

  per month, annual plan billed monthly ($132 a year)

  One user and 5 envelopes a month, with reusable templates, an audit trail and AI summaries for signers.

• Standard$30

  per user / month, annual plan billed monthly ($360 a year)

  Up to 50 users and 100 envelopes per user a year, with shared templates, comments, custom branding and delegated signing.

• Business Pro$45

  per user / month, annual plan billed monthly ($540 a year)

  Adds web forms, payment collection, bulk sending, conditional fields, locked templates and API access, still 100 envelopes per user a year.

• EnhancedCustom

  Sold through sales for more than 50 users: custom envelope limits, SSO, organization management and Salesforce document generation.

airSlate

No public discounts listed.

Docusign

• Annual discount

  Save up to 33% on an annual plan

  Docusign's pricing page says the annual plan billed monthly saves up to 33% against month-to-month billing, which has a lower envelope allowance.

• Annual discount

  Lower price for paying the year upfront

  Docusign's eSignature page lists Personal at $10, Standard at $25 and Business Pro at $40 per user a month when billed annually ($120, $300 and $480 a year).