Documenso vs OpenSign
We give Documenso a 2.2 GPA and OpenSign a 2.6, out of 4.0. OpenSign grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Documenso
Open-source document signing, hosted or on your own servers
OpenSign
Open-source PDF signing with unlimited free signatures
How we grade them
| 2.2GPADocumensoFair | 2.6GPAOpenSignGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$40 a month for three on Teams, billed yearly, about $13 a head, for up to 5 users and unlimited documents. That's the middle of this category. The free Community Edition only costs nothing if you run your own server, so it doesn't lift the grade. | CTeams is $19.99 a user a month billed yearly ($39.99 monthly), so about $60 a month for three. That's the dearer end of this category, for shared templates and your own storage. The free cloud plan covers 20 documents a month if you can do without sharing; self-hosting doesn't count. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe hosted free plan is 5 documents a month with up to 10 recipients each, and no card. Fine for casual signing, not 20 a month. The self-hosted Community Edition has no limits, but it's meant for testing. | AThe free cloud plan has unlimited signatures and templates, 14 field types, signing order and completion certificates, with no cap a normal person would reach. Automatic reminders and the API are the paid bits. |
| Features | CTemplates, direct links anyone can sign from, a team space, an API, webhooks and embedded signing. The basics are there, but the listing shows nothing on bulk send, signer ID checks or payments, and unlimited documents come under a fair-use policy. | CTemplates, signing order, expiry dates, decline, sealed completion certificates, plus API, webhooks, Zapier and embedded signing on paid plans. The gaps: custom branding needs Enterprise, there's no mobile app, and payment requests are still listed as coming soon. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. The hosted version is a normal web app with templates to set up. Running it yourself means looking after servers, which is real work. | CNo store rating on record. The cloud version is a web app with templates to set up; hosting it yourself means following the self-host guide and running a server. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with an API, webhooks, Zapier and embedded signing for your own site or app. No phone or desktop app. | BWeb only, with Zapier, Dropbox and Gmail, and an API, webhooks and embedded signing on paid plans. No phone app yet, so it's web with integrations. |
| Best for | open-source signing you can host yourself | unlimited free e-signatures |
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: Documenso and OpenSign. How we grade
Price against what you get
Documenso starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. OpenSign starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and OpenSign starts $15.01 a month lower. Of the other e-signature and proposal tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Documenso for less, and 2 score higher than OpenSign 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
- Documenso starts at $25 per month, billed yearly ($300 a year). OpenSign starts at $9.99 per month, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly).
At a glance
| Documenso | OpenSign | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $25 per month, billed yearly ($300 a year) | $9.99 per month, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Hosted Free plan: 5 documents a month with up to 10 recipients each, no credit card required. | OpenSign Free (cloud): unlimited signatures and templates, signing order, completion certificates, Dropbox import and email notifications. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Documenso, Inc. | OpenSignLabs |
| Price read from | documenso.com | opensignlabs.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Documenso
- Developers and companies that want an open-source signing tool they can host
- Products that need signing embedded inside their own app
- Casual signers who need fewer than 5 documents a month
OpenSign
- Individuals and small businesses that want unlimited signatures at no cost
- Developers who want to host an open-source signing tool themselves
- Teams that need API sends and webhooks for a low yearly price
Worth knowing
Documenso
- Unlimited documents on paid plans are subject to a fair-use policy.
- The free Community Edition is aimed at testing and internal trials, with community support only; production support needs a paid license.
- Self-hosting means running and maintaining the servers yourself; Business Edition license prices are not published.
- The pricing page shows yearly prices only; paying monthly costs more, as each plan lists a yearly saving.
OpenSign
- API sends, public links and bulk sending use premium credits: 240 a year on Professional yearly, 100 a month on the monthly plan.
- SSO, custom branding, a custom domain and an uptime SLA come only with Enterprise, priced on request.
- Support for free users is through GitHub issues and Discord; official support comes with the cloud plans.
- Payment requests and a mobile app are listed as coming soon on the Teams plan.
Key features
Documenso
- Open source
- The code is public, so it can be inspected, changed and run on your own infrastructure with no per-signature fees.
- Templates and direct links
- Save reusable templates and switch on a direct link for any of them, so recipients can fill and sign without logging in.
- Teams
- The Teams plan gives a shared team space with 5 users included and more added for $8 a month each.
- API, webhooks and Zapier
- Every paid plan includes API access, with webhooks and a Zapier integration for automating sends and follow-ups.
- Embedded signing
- Teams can embed signing in their own site or app, and the Platform plan removes Documenso's branding for white-label use.
- Compliance documentation
- Documenso publishes compliance pages on the ESIGN Act, UETA, 21 CFR Part 11, SOC 2 and HIPAA, and the Enterprise license adds compliance features.
OpenSign
- Unlimited free signatures
- Both the free cloud plan and the self-hosted version allow unlimited signatures, requests to others and templates.
- Open source and self-hostable
- The code is on GitHub under the AGPL-3 license and can be installed on your own servers by following the self-host guide.
- Completion certificates
- Signed files are sealed with a certificate, so any later change breaks the signature, and come with a log of access and timestamps.
- Templates and signing order
- Reusable templates, 14 field types, signing order, document expiry and an option for signers to decline.
- API, webhooks and Zapier
- Paid plans add API access, webhooks, a Zapier integration, embedded signing and your own Gmail or SMTP account for emails.
- Premium credits
- Paid plans include credits used for API sends, public signing links, bulk sends and kiosk-mode signing in person.
Plans
Documenso
Free$0
Hosted by Documenso: 5 documents a month, up to 10 recipients per document.
Individual$25
per month, billed yearly ($300 a year)
Unlimited documents for one person, API access for personal use, email support and a premium profile name.
Teams$40
per month for up to 5 users, billed yearly ($480 a year)
Unlimited documents, one team, API access for automation and embedded signing; extra users $8 a month each.
Platform$250
per month, billed yearly ($3,000 a year)
Unlimited documents, users and API access, white-label embedded signing and integration support over Slack.
Community Edition$0
Self-hosted: you run it on your own servers with no usage limits and community-only support; meant for testing and evaluation.
Business and EnterpriseCustom
Self-hosted or cloud licenses sold through sales, with the enterprise feature set, priority support and AATL certificates.
OpenSign
OpenSign Free$0
Hosted: unlimited digital signatures and templates, 14 field types, signing order, completion certificates and public profiles.
OpenSign Professional$9.99
per month, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly)
Field validations, webhooks, Zapier, API access, auto reminders, embedded signing and 240 premium credits a year.
OpenSign Teams$19.99
per user / month, billed yearly ($39.99 billed monthly)
Adds teams and organizations, shared templates, your own cloud storage and 500 premium credits a year.
OpenSign EnterpriseCustom
Price on request: custom domain, custom branding, an uptime SLA, SSO and priority support.
OpenSign Self-Hosted$0
The open-source version you host yourself from GitHub, with unlimited signatures and templates.
Teams (self-hosted)$720
per year for up to 3 users, self-hosted
Paid self-hosted license with 1,500 premium credits, API access, embedded signing, public links, kiosk mode and analytics.
Ways to pay less
Documenso
- Annual discount
Save with yearly billing
Documenso's pricing page lists a yearly saving on each plan: $60 on Individual, $120 on Teams and $600 on Platform.
OpenSign
- Annual discount
Lower price with yearly billing
Professional is $9.99 a month billed yearly against $29.99 monthly, and Teams $19.99 per user a month yearly against $39.99 monthly.
