BoldSign vs Zoho Sign
We give BoldSign and Zoho Sign the same GPA: 3.0 out of 4.0. BoldSign grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Zoho Sign grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
BoldSign
Low-cost e-signature app and API from Syncfusion
Zoho Sign
Per-user e-signature app from Zoho with a free single-user plan
How we grade them
| 3.0GPABoldSignVery good | 3.0GPAZoho SignVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$15 a month for three on Growth, billed yearly ($5 a head, $15 a head monthly), with 50 envelopes each a month and 10 templates. That's under 60% of this category's cheapest quarter. Unlimited envelopes on Business is $15 a head. | B$30 a month for three on Standard, billed yearly ($10 a head, $12 monthly), with 25 envelopes each a month, so 20 between you is easy. That's inside this category's cheapest quarter. Watch the credits: SMS, ID checks and integrations use them, bought on top. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe free Essential plan gives one user 25 envelopes a month, 2 templates, signer authentication, reminders, branding and the apps. One person could really live on that. Paid plans have a 30-day trial too. | CThe free plan is one user and 5 envelopes a month, with workflows, reminders, the audit trail and the apps. Good for the odd document, not 20 a month. A 14-day trial with no card covers the Enterprise features. |
| Features | BSigner authentication on every plan, templates, in-person signing and team sharing on Growth, then SSO, AI field detection and HubSpot on Business. Bulk send, SMS, WhatsApp and ID checks cost extra on use, but they're there. It covers the whole job. | BSigning order, approvals, witnesses, delegated signing, AI field detection and signer checks from Standard, then bulk send, SignForms and payments on Enterprise. It signs with digital certificates too, including your own USB token. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | CThere's an iPhone app but no store rating on record yet. It's a web app where you upload a contract, place fields and send, with templates to set up first. | B4.8 from about 870 App Store ratings. Very good, but short of the 1,000 ratings we need for an A. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier, Xero and Power Automate, plus an API on its own plan from $30 a month. No desktop app, so it's a B. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, the widest spread in this category, with Zoho WorkDrive, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box and WhatsApp Business, plus an API. |
| Best for | cheap e-signatures with a generous free plan | per-user signing with digital certificates |
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: BoldSign and Zoho Sign. How we grade
Price against what you get
BoldSign starts at $5 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zoho Sign starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 3.3.
Zoho Sign scores higher, and starts $5 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other e-signature and proposal tools on the chart, none scores higher than BoldSign for less, and none scores higher than Zoho Sign 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
- BoldSign starts at $5 per user / month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly). Zoho Sign starts at $10 per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly).
- Only Zoho Sign lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Zoho Sign also covers forms.
At a glance
| BoldSign | Zoho Sign | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per user / month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly) | $10 per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Essential plan: one user, 25 envelopes a month and 2 templates, with an audit trail, signer authentication, reminders, branding and the mobile apps. | One user and 5 envelopes a month, with signature workflows, reminders, an audit trail, cloud storage import and the apps. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial; accounts on public email domains get lower trial limits | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
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| Made by | Syncfusion | Zoho |
| Price read from | boldsign.com | zoho.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
BoldSign
- Individuals and micro-businesses who send up to 25 documents a month for free
- Teams that want unlimited envelopes at a low per-user price
- Nonprofits: the Growth plan is free for them
Zoho Sign
- Solo users who sign a handful of documents a month for free
- Teams that want unlimited envelopes for a per-user price
- Regulated teams that need digital certificates or 21 CFR Part 11 controls
Worth knowing
BoldSign
- Growth caps each user at 50 envelopes a month and 10 templates; unlimited envelopes need Business.
- Bulk send, bulk links, SMS and WhatsApp delivery, ID verification and the Salesforce integration are add-ons charged on use.
- The API is a separate plan: from $30 a month with 40 envelopes, then $0.75 per envelope.
- Premium shares 250 envelopes a month across all users; going past that is billed pay-as-you-go.
Zoho Sign
- Standard caps each user at 25 envelopes a month; unlimited envelopes start at Professional, $16 per user / month billed yearly.
- SMS delivery, ID checks, timestamping, bulk send and integrations use Zoho Sign credits, bought on top except for Enterprise's 50 per user a month.
- An API plan for developers costs $0.50 per envelope, with no monthly or annual commitment.
- Custom domain and white labelling on Enterprise are only for organizations with 10 or more licensed users.
Key features
BoldSign
- Email, SMS or WhatsApp delivery
- Send signing requests by email on every plan; SMS and WhatsApp delivery are paid add-ons from the Business plan.
- Templates and bulk sending
- Save contracts as templates and share them with a team; bulk send from a CSV file and bulk signing links are add-ons.
- Signer verification
- Signer authentication is on every plan; ID with selfie checks, knowledge-based questions and SMS codes can be added on Business.
- AI field detection and search
- Business adds AI that places signature fields on a document and an AI search across signed documents.
- Audit trail
- Each document keeps a downloadable audit trail of its signing history, and the final file is digitally signed to show tampering.
- API and embedded signing
- A free sandbox for testing, then an API plan with embedded sending and signing, webhooks, Zapier, Power Automate and an MCP server.
Zoho Sign
- Signature and approval workflows
- Set a signing order with reminders and an audit trail; paid plans add approver and manager steps, witnesses and delegated signing.
- Digital signature certificates
- Sign with Zoho's cloud certificate on every plan, or from Standard with your own USB token or PFX file and trusted providers.
- Automatic field placement
- AI-based detection and text tags add signer fields to a document, and a Zia AI assistant is included from Standard.
- SignForms and bulk send
- Enterprise turns templates into public signing forms, sends one document to many recipients and collects payment through Zoho Checkout.
- Signer verification
- From Standard, check signers by one-time password, government ID, knowledge-based questions or Stripe Identity, paid for in credits.
- Apps and cloud storage
- Apps for iOS, iPadOS, Android, macOS and Windows, with import and export to Zoho WorkDrive, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox and Box.
Plans
BoldSign
Essential$0
One user, 25 envelopes a month and 2 templates, with an audit trail, signer authentication and reminders.
Growth$5
per user / month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly)
50 envelopes per user a month and 10 templates, with template sharing, in-person signing and team management.
Business$15
per user / month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly)
Unlimited envelopes and templates, SSO, custom roles, AI field detection and search, HIPAA and the HubSpot integration.
Premium$99
per month for up to 250 envelopes, billed yearly ($138 monthly)
Everything in Business for unlimited users, sharing 250 envelopes a month.
Zoho Sign
Free$0
Single user and 5 envelopes a month, with signature workflows, reminders, audit trail and Zoho's cloud signing certificate.
Standard$10
per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
25 envelopes per user a month, approval workflows, delegate and witness signing, AI field detection and app integrations.
Professional$16
per user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly)
Unlimited envelopes and templates, branding, signer attachments, multi-language signing and reports.
Enterprise$22
per user / month, billed yearly ($28 billed monthly)
Adds bulk send, SignForms, in-person signing, conditional fields, payment collection, QES, APIs and 50 credits per user a month.
CustomCustom
Sold through sales for high-volume automated workflows, with custom envelope limits and user counts.
Ways to pay less
BoldSign
- Annual discount
Save 40% with yearly billing
BoldSign's pricing page marks yearly billing as 40% off: Business is $15 per user a month billed yearly against $25 monthly.
- Nonprofit
Free Growth plan and 50% off for nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations get the Growth plan free and 50% off the Business and Premium plans.
Zoho Sign
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Zoho Sign's pricing page offers 20% off for yearly billing: Standard is $10 per user a month billed yearly against $12 monthly.
