Docusign vs SIGNiX (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 SIGNiX if

• Fits if you work in banking, title or insurance and want a tamper-evident digital signature
• Makes sense if you also need remote online notarization from the same vendor

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try before paying, because there is no free plan or trial
• Pricey if you want your logo on it, since custom branding is $499 a year on top
• Not for you if you need the API on a small plan, as it is Enterprise and quoted
• Watch out: the page shows $180 a seat but also a 100-transaction minimum billed at $300, and does not explain how they fit
• Watch out: remote notarization is a separate product from $299 a year plus $10 a transaction

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.

SIGNiX

• The pricing page shows a minimum of 100 transactions per year, with a note reading "Billed annually at $300"; how that relates to the $180 seat is not explained.
• Custom branding is priced separately at $499 billed annually on the plan page.
• API access and white labeling are Enterprise features sold by quote.
• Remote online notarization is a separate product with its own plans from $299 per year plus $10 per transaction.

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.

SIGNiX

PKI digital signatures

Each signed document is cryptographically sealed so tampering is detectable and the record can be verified independently.

Templates and Mass Mailer

Unlimited templates are included, and the Mass Mailer sends the same document out to many signers.

Audit trail and authentication

TotalAudit records each transaction, and several signer authentication methods are available.

Branding

A Brand Center adds a logo, colors and email styling to the signing experience, and white labeling is offered to Enterprise customers.

eNotary

A separate remote online notarization product adds video meetings, a notary journal and notary seals to the signing flow.

Flex API

A digital signature API lets larger customers embed signing in their own products or partner offerings.

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.

SIGNiX

• Standard$180

  per user / year

  PKI digital signatures, templates, mass mailer, audit trail and training. Page lists a minimum of 100 transactions a year.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Team admins, shared templates, custom branding, API integration, white labeling and custom features, priced by quote.

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).

SIGNiX

No public discounts listed.