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

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

Pick Dotloop if

• Fits if you are an agent closing under 10 deals while you test it
• Works for brokerages that want forms, signing and compliance in one place

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a general signing tool, as it is built around real estate transactions
• Tight if you close more than 10 transactions, because that is where the free plan stops
• Pricey if you need Premium at $34.99 a month for unlimited transactions
• Watch out: the pricing page also shows "Buy for $29 User/Month" in its header, which conflicts with $34.99
• Watch out: Teams and Business+ have no published price and start with a discovery call

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.

Dotloop

• The free plan stops at 10 transactions.
• The pricing page also shows "Buy for $29 User/Month" in its header, which conflicts with the $34.99 on the Premium card.
• Teams and Business+ have no published price and are quoted after a discovery call.
• It is built for real estate; general-purpose signing needs are served better by other tools.

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.

Dotloop

Loops

Each transaction is a loop that holds its documents, participants, tasks and activity log, with unlimited participants.

Forms and document editor

Uploaded PDFs or templates can be filled in, and the vendor says it has feeds from 190+ associations and hundreds of MLSs.

E-signatures and audit trail

Documents are signed remotely or in person from a phone or computer, with a record of every action in the transaction.

Templates and clauses

Reusable document templates, task templates and a clause manager speed up repeat deals.

Mobile app

iOS and Android apps scan documents into PDFs and let people view, edit and sign by text message.

Brokerage compliance tools

Business+ and Teams plans add review stages, automated compliance workflows, reporting and custom branding.

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.

Dotloop

• Free$0

  Up to 10 transactions with forms, e-signatures, document storage, task lists and the mobile app.

• Premium$34.99

  per month for agents ($344 billed yearly)

  Unlimited transactions, task templates, clause manager, text messaging, online fax and phone and email support.

• TeamsCustom

  Acting on behalf of agents, custom templates, automated compliance workflows, reporting and a dedicated success manager.

• Business+Custom

  For brokerages: multi-office compliance, review stages, broker dashboard and visibility into every transaction.

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).

Dotloop

• Annual discount

  18% off with a yearly subscription

  Premium is $34.99 a month or $344 a year, which the pricing FAQ describes as 18% off.