DocuSeal vs Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, DocuSeal and Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) starts cheaper, at $10 a month for each person against $20 a month for each person.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
DocuSeal grades higher on features. Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
DocuSeal
Open-source document signing, in the cloud or on your servers
Xodo Sign (formerly eversign)
E-signatures with PDF editing, templates and an API
Which one is for you
Pick DocuSeal if
- Fits if you have a developer and want to embed signing in your own product
- Works for teams willing to host their own signing server to keep documents in-house
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on the free cloud plan: 10 request emails a month and 20 SMS
- Pricey if you need reminders, your own logo or SSO, as those are Pro at $20 a seat
- Watch out: embedding and the signing API are billed at $0.20 per completion
- Watch out: collecting payments while signing carries a 4% fee on Basic
- Skip it if you want no servers to look after, as the free open-source route needs your own hosting
Pick Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) if
- Fits if you sign a few documents a month and want it on a phone as well as a browser
- Works for a small team that can stay on a yearly bill
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 3 documents a month
- Tight if you use templates on Basic, which allows 3
- Pricey if you pay monthly: $20 and $32 a user, double the yearly rates
- Watch out: the product is now called Xodo Sign, and eversign.com still serves the pricing page
- Skip it if you need API access, as it's on separate API or Enterprise plans
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADocuSealFair | 2.4GPAXodo Sign (formerly eversign)Fair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $20 a user a month, between the category's middle of $15 and its dearer quarter at $29. The free open-source version needs your own server, so it counts as C, not A. | BBasic is $10 a user a month billed yearly, which is the edge of the category's cheaper quarter. The jump to Professional at $16 gets you unlimited templates, bulk send and PDF editing. Billed monthly both are double. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free cloud plan allows 10 signature request emails a month and 20 SMS requests. That's a cap you'll hit once you send regularly. | CA free plan of 3 documents a month, plus a 7-day trial of Professional with no card. Three documents is a cap you'll reach. |
| Features | BTemplates, 10 field types, multiple signers, API and embedding, payments during signing and verification add-ons. Reminders, a logo, SSO and bulk send beyond 50 a month are Pro, which are limits rather than missing basics. | CDocument signing and tracking, templates, bulk send, SMS verification, PDF editing, AI summaries and an API. Gaps: Basic has only 3 templates, and the API sits on separate API or Enterprise plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. The cloud plan is a web app where you build templates, and the open-source route means running it on your own servers. | CNo store rating on record. Web plus iOS and Android apps, and you build your own templates. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Zapier, Make, n8n and GitHub connections and a signing API. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, iOS and Android apps with Zapier, Dropbox and Gmail connections. No desktop app. |
| Best for | open-source e-signatures you can host yourself | signing documents in a browser or on a phone |
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: DocuSeal and Xodo Sign (formerly eversign). How we grade
Price against what you get
DocuSeal starts at $20 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
DocuSeal scores higher, and starts $10 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, 4 score higher than DocuSeal for less, and 3 score higher than Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) 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
- DocuSeal is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- DocuSeal also covers forms.
- Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) also covers pDF editing.
At a glance
| DocuSeal | Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per user / month | $10 per user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Basic cloud plan: legally binding signatures, multiple signers, 10 field types and 10 signature request emails a month. | Free plan for up to 3 documents per month. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of the Professional plan, no credit card required. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | DocuSeal | eversign GmbH |
| Price read from | docuseal.com | eversign.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
DocuSeal
- The free cloud plan allows 10 signature request emails a month and 20 SMS requests.
- Automated reminders, logo, own email address, SSO and bulk send beyond 50 a month need Pro at $20 per user a month.
- Embedding and the signing API are billed at $0.20 per completion, per the page's usage list.
- Collecting payments during signing carries a 4% processing fee on the Basic plan, and none on Pro.
Xodo Sign (formerly eversign)
- The company has renamed the product Xodo Sign; eversign.com still serves the pricing page.
- The Free plan is capped at 3 documents a month.
- Basic has only 3 templates; unlimited templates, SMS credits, bulk send and PDF editing need Professional.
- Billed monthly the same plans cost $20 and $32 per user, double the yearly-billed rates.
Key features
DocuSeal
- Open-source core
- The code is on GitHub under AGPL-3.0, so the same signing tool can be deployed on your own servers.
- Templates and field types
- Documents are turned into templates with 10 field types. Pro adds auto-detected, conditional and formula fields and an import from DocuSign.
- Signing options
- Shared links, in-person signing, witnesses, attachments and multiple signers are listed, with an audit log and bulk send from a spreadsheet.
- API and embedding
- A signing API, embedded signing and a React component let developers add signing to a product, with webhooks and a test sandbox.
- Payments during signing
- Pro can collect payments when a document is signed. The cloud charges a 4% processing fee on the Basic plan and 0% on Pro.
- Verification add-ons
- ID card verification and knowledge-based authentication cost $2 each, and EU qualified signatures $2 to $4 each.
Xodo Sign (formerly eversign)
- Document signing and tracking
- Documents are sent for signature with an audit trail of each action, and external signers need no seat to sign.
- Templates and bulk sending
- Basic allows 3 templates and Professional unlimited ones. Professional includes 10 bulk-sending credits per seat.
- SMS signer verification
- Professional includes 10 SMS credits per seat for verifying a signer by text message. More credits can be bought.
- PDF editing and AI summaries
- Professional adds redacting, annotating and reordering pages, plus an AI summarizer for long contracts.
- In-person signing
- Signatures can be collected on-site from any device. Professional and API Light include this.
- eSignature API
- Separate API plans send documents from your own software, starting with a free sandbox and a 50-document Light plan.
Plans
DocuSeal
Basic$0
Cloud plan with indefinite retention, user management and 10 request emails a month. Email support.
Pro$20
per user / month ($200 per year if billed yearly)
Cloud plan with unlimited requests, logo, own email address, reminders, payments, SSO, SMS verification and API.
Open Source$0
Free to deploy on your own servers, with your own SMTP, 10 field types and community support through GitHub.
On-premises Pro$20
per user / month, license for self-hosting
Self-hosted license that adds white-label logo, full control of data, roles and teams, SSO, payments and an account manager.
Xodo Sign (formerly eversign)
Free$0
Up to 3 documents a month, as stated in the pricing FAQ.
Basic$10
per user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly)
Unlimited documents, 3 templates, long-term validation (LTV), mobile signing and integrations such as Zapier, Dropbox and Gmail.
Professional$16
per user / month, billed yearly ($32 billed monthly)
Unlimited templates, 10 bulk-send and 10 SMS credits per seat, advanced PDF editing, AI summarizer, custom branding and in-person signing.
EnterpriseCustom
Quote-based plan with volume templates, volume SMS credits, extra seats, a dedicated account manager and API access.
API Light$50
per month for 50 API documents, billed yearly
50 API documents a month, 10 templates, 5 users, 20 SMS credits per user and bulk sending. A free API sandbox allows 2 production documents.
Ways to pay less
DocuSeal
- Annual discount
Pro is $200 a year when billed yearly
The pricing page offers Pro for $20 a month or $200 a year.
Xodo Sign (formerly eversign)
- Annual discount
Save 50% with yearly billing
Yearly billing is labeled as saving 50%: Basic is $10 per user a month billed yearly against $20 billed monthly, and Professional $16 against $32.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, DocuSeal or Xodo Sign (formerly eversign)?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) is cheaper to start with: $10 a month for each person, against $20 a month for each person for DocuSeal. DocuSeal starts at $20 per user / month, and Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) starts at $10 per user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, DocuSeal or Xodo Sign (formerly eversign)?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both DocuSeal and Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) have a free plan.
Which platforms do DocuSeal and Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Xodo Sign (formerly eversign) lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.