Docusign vs Dropbox DocSend
We give Docusign a 2.6 GPA and Dropbox DocSend a 2.0, out of 4.0. Docusign grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Docusign
E-signature service for sending, signing and tracking agreements
Dropbox DocSend
Tracked document links, data rooms and e-signatures from Dropbox
How we grade them
| 2.6GPADocusignGood | 2.0GPADropbox DocSendFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$75 a month for three on Standard, paying the year upfront ($25 a head, or $30 on the annual plan billed monthly). That's this category's dearest tenth, for 100 envelopes each a year, so your 240 fit with a little to spare. Web forms, payments and bulk send need Business Pro at $40. | DPersonal is $10 a user a month billed yearly ($15 monthly), this category's middle, but that's 4 signature requests a month. Unlimited signing needs Standard at $45 a user, well into the dearest tenth. These prices come from an archived copy, as the live page wouldn't load. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 30-day free trial, and the listing doesn't say it needs a card. After that even Personal is one user and 5 envelopes a month. | CThe free Limited Trial gives you 10 links and 5 stored documents, shows only two visits per document and adds a DocSend sign-up page to whatever you share. There's also a 14-day trial of Advanced Data Rooms. |
| Features | BTemplates, signing order, an audit trail, reminders and AI summaries for signers, then web forms, payment collection and bulk send on Business Pro. It covers the whole job. SSO, HIPAA and Salesforce wait for the custom Enhanced plans, which a small team won't miss. | CTracked links you can update or revoke, page-by-page analytics, data rooms, NDAs and watermarks, which plain signing apps don't do. Signing itself is the gap: it's one feature here, the listing names no templates or bulk send, and Personal stops at 4 requests. |
| Ease of use | A4.9 from about 830,000 App Store ratings, the biggest following in this category by miles. Signers don't need an account either, which saves your clients a step. | CNo store rating on record. Uploading a file and sending a link is quick, but data rooms, NDAs and visitor checks take some setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox and Box on every plan, and 1,000+ integrations plus the API from Business Pro. There's no desktop app, so it stops at a B. | BWeb only, with Gmail and Outlook extensions and files pulled from Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and OneDrive. Salesforce is a paid add-on, and there's no phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | signing with the name every client knows | seeing who actually read your pitch deck |
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: Docusign and Dropbox DocSend. How we grade
Price against what you get
Docusign starts at $11 a month and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Dropbox DocSend starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Docusign scores higher, and starts $1 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 Docusign for less, and 3 score higher than Dropbox DocSend 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
- Docusign starts at $11 per month, annual plan billed monthly. Dropbox DocSend starts at $10 per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
- Dropbox DocSend has a free plan. Docusign does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Docusign lists iOS and Android apps.
- Docusign also covers templates and forms.
- Dropbox DocSend also covers file sharing and reports.
At a glance
| Docusign | Dropbox DocSend | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $11 per month, annual plan billed monthly | $10 per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Limited Trial: up to 10 links and 5 stored documents, two visits shown per document, and a DocSend sign-up page added to each shared document. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial | 14-day free trial of Advanced Data Rooms, with up to 50 signatures and 500 documents |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Docusign, Inc. | Dropbox |
| Price read from | ecom.docusign.com | web.archive.org (not the vendor's own page) |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Docusign
- Companies whose customers or partners already expect a Docusign envelope
- Sales and operations teams sending a steady volume of standard agreements
- Larger organizations that need SSO, compliance options and Salesforce links
Dropbox DocSend
- Founders sharing pitch decks and running fundraising data rooms
- Sales teams that want to see how prospects read proposals
- Deal teams that need NDAs and watermarks before files are opened
Worth knowing
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.
Dropbox DocSend
- It is mainly a tool for sharing and tracking documents; e-signing is one feature, and Personal allows 4 signature requests per user a month.
- NDAs, visitor email checks and watermarking start at Advanced, and Standard's data rooms hold only 200 files; Salesforce and SSO are paid add-ons.
- Advanced plans include 3 users, and each user beyond that is billed as an add-on.
- The free Limited Trial adds a DocSend sign-up page to shared documents and shows only two visits per document.
Key features
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.
Dropbox DocSend
- Controlled share links
- Each file goes out as a link you can update in place or revoke after sending, with any number of visitors, who need no account.
- Page-by-page analytics
- Real-time alerts when a link is opened or forwarded, time spent on each page, and visit dashboards per document and per company.
- Signable documents
- Add signature and custom fields to a document, collect e-signatures with an audit trail, and get notified as people sign.
- Data rooms
- Standard and up include unlimited data rooms, holding 200 files each on Standard, 2,000 on Advanced and 4,000 on Advanced Data Rooms, which adds audit logs.
- Visitor security
- Email verification, allow and block lists, NDAs and other agreements before viewing, dynamic watermarks and screenshot protection.
- Email and storage links
- Gmail and Outlook extensions, and file import from Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and OneDrive.
Plans
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.
Dropbox DocSend
Limited Trial$0
Free fallback plan: 10 links, 5 stored documents, limited analytics, and premium features such as data rooms and NDAs switched off.
Personal$10
per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
One user, basic sharing controls, page-level analytics, 4 e-signature requests a month and 10 GB of storage.
Standard$45
per user / month, billed annually ($65 billed monthly)
Multi-file links, video analytics, file requests, branded viewer, unlimited e-signatures and data rooms of up to 200 files, 50 GB per user.
Advanced$150
per month for up to 3 users, billed annually ($250 billed monthly)
Data rooms of up to 2,000 files, visitor email checks, allow and block lists, file-level security, watermarks, NDAs and gating.
Advanced Data Rooms$180
per month for up to 3 users, billed annually ($300 billed monthly)
Data rooms of up to 4,000 files with group permissions, due diligence tracking, audit logs, indexing and priority email support.
Ways to pay less
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).
Dropbox DocSend
- Annual discount
Save up to 40% with yearly billing
DocSend's pricing page states savings of up to 40% on yearly billing: Advanced Data Rooms is $180 a month billed yearly against $300 monthly.
