Docusign vs Youtrust (Yousign) (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Docusign grades higher than Youtrust (Yousign): 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Docusign grades higher on ease of use. Youtrust (Yousign) grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features 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
Youtrust (Yousign)
European e-signatures with simple, advanced and qualified levels
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 Youtrust (Yousign) if
- Fits if you sign under European rules and need identity checks tied to the signature
- Works for a small team that wants unlimited simple signatures at Plus
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 1 user and 2 requests a month
- Tight if you're on One, which caps you at 10 requests a month
- Pricey if you need advanced or qualified signatures, as qualified starts at €10 each and identity checks cost extra
- Watch out: the API is a separate product from about €106 a month, and the page now carries the Youtrust name
- Skip it if you want dollar prices, as the page shows euros excluding VAT
How we grade them
| 2.6GPADocusignGood | 2.4GPAYoutrust (Yousign)Fair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C€9 a month for One with 10 requests, and €23 a user for Plus, which is where unlimited sending starts. In the middle of the category, in euros excluding VAT. |
| 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 1 user and 2 signature requests a month, plus unlimited self-signing. Two requests is a cap you'll hit quickly. A 14-day trial is also offered. |
| 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. | BThree signature levels, identity and document checks, templates and approvals, workspaces and permissions, an audit trail and an API. The costs are add-ons and caps rather than missing basics. |
| 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. A web app with templates, workspaces and approvals to set up. |
| 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 Zapier and HubSpot connections and an API. No phone or desktop apps are listed. |
| Best for | signing with the name every client knows | European signing, now called Youtrust |
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 Youtrust (Yousign). 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. Youtrust (Yousign) starts at about $10.05 a month and scores 2.7.
Docusign scores higher, and starts $0.95 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 3 score higher than Youtrust (Yousign) 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.
- Youtrust (Yousign) also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Docusign | Youtrust (Yousign) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $11 per month, annual plan billed monthly | €9 per month, billed yearly (€11 billed monthly), excl. VAT |
| Free plan | None | 1 user and 2 simple signature requests a month, plus unlimited self-signing. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial | 14-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Docusign, Inc. | Youtrust |
| Price read from | ecom.docusign.com | youtrust.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
Youtrust (Yousign)
- Prices are shown in euros excluding VAT; a dollar price could not be read from the page.
- The Free plan allows 2 signature requests a month and One allows 10; unlimited sending starts at Plus.
- Advanced signatures, qualified signatures (from €10 each) and identity verification cost extra, and advanced is yearly billing only.
- The API is a separate product with its own pricing, starting from €106 a month excl. tax.
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.
Youtrust (Yousign)
- Three signature levels
- Simple signatures are included. Advanced signatures are an extra on Plus and Pro, and qualified signatures start from €10 each.
- Identity and document checks
- Identity, company and bank account verification are sold as add-ons, alongside document fraud detection and watchlist screening.
- Templates and approvals
- From Plus, signature requests can be built from templates and routed through an internal approval step before they are sent.
- Workspaces and permissions
- Workspaces keep documents separate between teams. Plans include roles and permissions, and SSO and SCIM are extras on Pro.
- Audit trail
- Each signature produces a time-stamped evidence file in PDF that the vendor says is archived for 10 years.
- API and integrations
- Zapier and HubSpot connectors come with Plus, and a separate API product with its own pricing exists for developers.
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.
Youtrust (Yousign)
Free€0
1 user, 2 signature requests a month, unlimited self-signing, automatic reminders and signature verification.
One€9
per month, billed yearly (€11 billed monthly), excl. VAT
1 user and 10 signature requests a month, with basic fields, a custom logo and real-time tracking.
Plus€23
per user / month, billed yearly (€30 monthly), excl. VAT
Unlimited simple signatures, SMS authentication, approvals, templates, 5 workspaces, Zapier and HubSpot.
Pro€38
per user / month, billed yearly (€48 monthly), excl. VAT
Adds bulk signing, document collection, custom signing experiences and 10 workspaces. SSO is an extra.
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).
Youtrust (Yousign)
- Annual discount
Yearly billing is 2 months free
The pricing page says yearly billing equals 2 months free, for example Plus at €276 a year against €360 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Docusign or Youtrust (Yousign)?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Youtrust (Yousign) is cheaper to start with: about $10.05 a month, against $11 a month for Docusign. Docusign starts at $11 per month, annual plan billed monthly, and Youtrust (Yousign) starts at €9 per month, billed yearly (€11 billed monthly), excl. VAT.
Which has a free plan, Docusign or Youtrust (Yousign)?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Youtrust (Yousign) has a free plan. Docusign does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Docusign and Youtrust (Yousign) run on?
As of Nov 12, 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.