Docusign vs Ignition
We give Docusign a 2.6 GPA and Ignition 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
Ignition
Proposals, engagement letters and automatic billing for firms
How we grade them
| 2.6GPADocusignGood | 2.0GPAIgnitionFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DGraded against its own alternatives. Solo is $39 a month billed yearly ($49 monthly) for 1 user and 20 active clients, and only for firms under $150,000 a year. That's two to three times PandaDoc's $19 or Better Proposals' $13 a user. Core is $99 for 3 users. |
| 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. | CA 14-day free trial of every feature with no card needed, including up to $10,000 in fee-free payments. That's enough to send real proposals and collect a first payment. There's no free plan. |
| 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. | CProposals with options, engagement letters, payment details taken at signing, then automatic invoicing and Xero or QuickBooks sync. It goes past proposal tools on billing, but signing is thin: 1 signer per proposal on Solo and Core, and other documents only from Pro. |
| 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. There's a services library to fill, engagement letter wording to settle and Xero or QuickBooks to connect before the first proposal goes out. |
| 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 Xero, QuickBooks Online and Slack on every plan, and Gusto, Karbon, Xero Practice Manager and Zapier from Pro. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | signing with the name every client knows | accounting firms billing clients on autopilot |
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 Ignition. 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. Ignition starts at $39 a month and scores 2.3.
Docusign scores higher and starts $28 a month lower. Of the other e-signature and proposal tools on the chart, none scores higher than Docusign for less, and 9 score higher than Ignition 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. Ignition starts at $39 per month for up to 20 active clients, billed annually ($49 monthly).
- Only Docusign lists iOS and Android apps.
- Docusign also covers documents and forms.
- Ignition also covers invoicing and quotes and estimates.
At a glance
| Docusign | Ignition | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $11 per month, annual plan billed monthly | $39 per month for up to 20 active clients, billed annually ($49 monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial | 14-day free trial of every feature, including up to $10,000 in fee-free payments; no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Docusign, Inc. | Ignition |
| Price read from | ecom.docusign.com | ignitionapp.com |
| 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
Ignition
- Accounting, tax and bookkeeping firms billing clients on recurring engagements
- Agencies and consultants that want payment details collected at signing
- Firms on Xero or QuickBooks Online that want invoices created for them
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.
Ignition
- Prices follow active clients, those with an accepted proposal still in its term: Solo covers 20, Core 50, Pro 350 and Pro+ 600, then $2 to $7 per extra client.
- Payments carry fees: 2.5% + $0.30 for standard cards, 3.6% + $0.30 for Amex and premium cards, and 1% + $0.30 for ACH, capped at $5 plus 0.3% above $3,000.
- Solo and Core allow 1 signer per proposal; signing documents other than proposals starts on Pro, with 500 a year, and is unlimited on Pro+.
- Zapier and practice-software links start on Pro. The deals pipeline and online forms are $49 a month add-ons below Pro+ and Pro.
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.
Ignition
- Proposals with options
- Branded online proposals with up to 3 options, add-ons and a preloaded library of services. Core and higher plans send proposals in bulk.
- Engagement letters
- Engagement letter or contract terms go with each proposal, from an industry-standard template or your own wording, and are accepted with it.
- Automatic billing and payments
- Clients give card or bank details as they accept; invoices and payments then run one-off, recurring, hourly, quarterly or yearly.
- Accounting sync
- Creates invoices in Xero or QuickBooks Online and imports unpaid ones. Pro adds Gusto, Karbon, Xero Practice Manager, ProConnect and Zapier.
- Scope changes and renewals
- Change the scope of a signed proposal and bill for out-of-scope work. Core renews proposals one at a time; Pro and Pro+ renew them in bulk.
- AI Price Insights
- Price benchmarks and suggestions drawn from proposal data, sold as an add-on at $349 a year for 200 insights in the US.
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.
Ignition
Solo$39
per month for up to 20 active clients, billed annually ($49 monthly)
1 user and 1 e-signature per proposal; extra active clients $7 each. Only for firms under $150,000 a year in revenue that connect Xero or QuickBooks.
Core$99
per month for up to 50 active clients, billed annually ($149 monthly)
3 users, bulk proposals, single proposal renewals, set-up help and a custom brochure design; extra active clients $5 each.
Pro$229
per month for up to 350 active clients, billed annually ($279 monthly)
15 users, 2 signers per proposal, bulk renewals, custom domain and email branding, forms, Zapier and practice-software links; extra clients $3 each.
Pro+$399
per month for up to 600 active clients, billed annually ($499 monthly)
20 users, 10 signers per proposal, proposal reviews and approvals, deals pipeline, advanced reports, reporting API and 1-hour support; extra clients $2 each.
EnterpriseCustom
For multi-office firms: a tailored client and user package, unlimited document signing, AI price insights and high-volume payment discounts.
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).
Ignition
- Annual discount
Save 18% to 34% with annual billing
The pricing page marks annual billing as 20% off Solo, 34% off Core, 18% off Pro and 20% off Pro+: Core is $99 a month billed annually against $149 monthly.
- Other savings
25% off for 6 months, until October 31
A banner shown to US visitors offers 25% off for 6 months to mark the end of tax season, ending October 31. It links to a demo request.
