Docusign vs Notarize (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 Notarize if

• Fits if you need one document notarised without leaving home
• Works for the odd eSign when you do not want a subscription

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you notarise often, since each extra seal or witness is $15 and each extra signer $10
• Not for you if you are outside the United States, as the pages list US states only
• Watch out: business pricing is on Proof's site, and it is not published
• Skip it if you want templates, tracking or integrations, because none are listed

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.

Notarize

• Fees are per use: $25 first seal, $15 per extra seal or witness, $10 per extra signer, $4 per eSign.
• Business accounts are handled on Proof's site, and their prices are not published on Notarize.
• The individual service is described for the United States; the pages list US states, not other countries.
• Notarize is a sub-brand of Proof, which is also listed in this directory.

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.

Notarize

Online notarization

Upload a document, verify your identity and meet a notary by video. The pricing page says the Notarize Network is available around the clock.

On-demand witnesses

A witness can be added to a notarization for $15 each, and extra signers for $10 each, when a document needs them.

eSign transactions

A plain electronic signature, without a notary, costs $4 per transaction and covers unlimited signatures for up to 10 signers.

Nationwide validity

The site says online notarizations are valid in every US state, judged under the law of the notary's commissioning state.

Notary network

Notaries can join the network for free and are paid per completed on-demand notarization, or set their own price for their own customers.

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.

Notarize

• Pay per notarization$0

  No subscription: $25 for the first notary seal, $15 per extra seal or on-demand witness, $10 per extra signer.

• Pay per eSign$0

  No subscription: $4 per eSign transaction, with unlimited signatures and up to 10 signers.

• BusinessCustom

  Varied pricing, set up through a business account on Proof, including employee notaries and identity verification.

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).

Notarize

No public discounts listed.