Docusign vs OneSpan Sign (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 OneSpan Sign if

• Fits if you're a bank or large company that needs ID checks tied to signatures
• Works for teams who plan to embed signing in their own apps through the API

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a published price, as only volume-based enterprise pricing is listed
• Not for you if you're a small team, since it's sold by quote
• Watch out: SMS authentication, SMS notifications, Notary, Smart Forms and several integrations carry a dollar mark that seems to flag paid extras
• Watch out: AI summaries and some validation checks are labelled coming soon
• Tight if you want to try it first, as the trial's length isn't stated

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.

OneSpan Sign

• No prices are published; the pricing page lists only volume-based enterprise pricing with a contact-us button.
• SMS authentication, SMS notifications and OneSpan Notary carry a dollar mark on the pricing page's feature list, which appears to flag paid extras.
• Smart Forms and the CRM, HRIS and industry integrations carry the same mark.
• Several features on the product page are labeled as coming soon, including AI summaries and some validation checks.

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.

OneSpan Sign

Identity verification and authentication

Signers can be checked with government ID document verification, face comparison and liveness checks, or authenticated by SMS code, knowledge questions, passkeys and digital certificates.

Templates and bulk send

Reusable templates, conditional field logic and bulk sending from a recipient list support repeatable, high-volume processes.

Smart Forms

PDF forms can be turned into guided, mobile-ready forms with conditional logic and data prefill.

White-labeling and branding

The signing experience, emails and audit trail can carry your own branding.

API and embedded signing

A public REST API with .NET, Java, Apex, iOS and Android SDKs lets you embed signing in your own website or application.

Audit trail and notary

Each transaction gets a single time-stamped audit trail. An optional OneSpan Notary add-on covers remote notarization.

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.

OneSpan Sign

Pricing could not be confirmed. See onespan.com.

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).

OneSpan Sign

No public discounts listed.