Docusign vs Sign.com (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Docusign grades higher than Sign.com: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Docusign grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. Sign.com grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan.
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
Sign.com
Browser-based e-signatures with a free plan and unlimited paid sending
Which one is for you
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 Sign.com if
- Fits if you sign and send a few documents a month
- Makes sense if one person needs unlimited sending for about $7 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 2 documents a month and no templates
- Skip it if you want custom branding or team templates, as they need Teams
- Watch out: only the yearly-billed prices were shown, so the monthly price is unknown
- Not for you if you want phone support, because it is email only
- Skip it if you want an API or apps, as none is listed
How we grade them
| 2.6GPADocusignGood | 2.2GPASign.comFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BPremium is $7 a month billed yearly, inside the category's cheaper quarter, which starts at $10. Teams is $6 a member. |
| 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 free plan with 2 documents a month, plus a 7-day Premium trial. The cap is one you will reach. |
| 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. | CSending, signing, tracking, reminders, templates, audit trail and sealing. No API or bulk sending is listed, and templates are paid. |
| Ease of use | A4.9 from about 830,000 App Store ratings, the most in this category. Signers don't need an account either. | CNo store rating on record, and you upload a document and place fields yourself. |
| 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. | CWeb only, with ChatGPT and Smallpdf connections. |
| Best for | signing with the name every client knows | cheap browser e-signatures |
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 Sign.com. 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. Sign.com starts at $7 a month and scores 2.0.
Docusign scores higher, and starts $4 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 1 scores higher than Sign.com 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 also covers forms.
At a glance
| Docusign | Sign.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $11 per month, annual plan billed monthly | $7 per month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | None | 2 documents a month, activity timeline, basic signing and sharing requests via link. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial | 7-day free trial on Premium |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Docusign, Inc. | Smallpdf AG |
| Price read from | ecom.docusign.com | sign.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
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.
Sign.com
- The free plan stops at 2 documents a month and has no templates, digital sealing or team features.
- Team management, shareable templates and custom branding need the Teams plan.
- The monthly-billing price was not shown on the pricing page; the prices above are the yearly-billed ones.
- Support is by email only; the site lists no phone line.
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.
Sign.com
- Send for signature
- Upload a PDF, Word file or image, place predefined fields, add recipients and set the signing order.
- Sign your own documents
- Draw, type or upload a signature and add it to a PDF in the browser without creating an account.
- Tracking and reminders
- Document history shows who did what and when, and automatic reminders nudge signers who have not finished.
- Templates and links
- Save frequently used contracts as templates and share a private link for each signee, who confirms with a one-time email code.
- Audit and sealing
- Sign ID, Document ID and a certificate of completion are recorded, and signed documents are digitally sealed against edits.
- Security and legality
- The vendor cites eIDAS, ESIGN Act, GDPR and ISO 27001, and offers a ChatGPT app and enhanced verification.
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.
Sign.com
Free$0
2 documents a month, activity timeline, basic signing and link sharing; no credit card needed.
Premium$7
per month, billed yearly
Unlimited documents, signees and templates, plus digital sealing. 7-day free trial.
Teams$6
per member / month, billed yearly
Everything in Premium plus team management, shareable templates, custom branding and ownership transfer.
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).
Sign.com
- Annual discount
Up to 40% off with annual billing
The pricing page's Annually option is labeled 'up to 40% off' compared with monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Docusign or Sign.com?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sign.com is cheaper to start with: $7 a month, against $11 a month for Docusign. Docusign starts at $11 per month, annual plan billed monthly, and Sign.com starts at $7 per month, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Docusign or Sign.com?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Sign.com has a free plan. Docusign does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Docusign and Sign.com run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Docusign lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.