Dropbox Sign vs Sertifi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dropbox Sign and Sertifi share a 2.0 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about the free plan, where Dropbox Sign grades higher, or value for money, where Sertifi does.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dropbox Sign
E-signature app from Dropbox with unlimited requests on paid plans
Sertifi
E-signatures, payments and card authorizations for hospitality
Which one is for you
Pick Dropbox Sign if
- Fits if your contracts already live in Dropbox
- Works for teams that send many agreements and don't want to count envelopes
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're three or more, at $25 a head even billed yearly
- Tight if you lean on templates, as Essentials stops at 5 and Standard at 15
- Not for you if you have more than 5 senders, as that means Premium on a quote
- Watch out: SSO, SMS authentication, Salesforce and data residency are Premium only, and the API is priced separately
- Tight if you stay free, at 3 signature requests a month, and there's no phone or desktop app listed
Pick Sertifi if
- Fits if you run a hotel and take deposits and group contracts
- Makes sense if your property management system is on its integration list
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you are outside hospitality, since it is not a general signing tool
- Watch out: the free plan covers receiving card authorizations only, not signatures
- Watch out: paid packages show no prices and need a quote
- Tight if you are a brand or management company, as packages are customised with an account manager
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADropbox SignFair | 2.0GPASertifiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$75 a month for three on Standard, billed yearly ($25 a head, $30 monthly). That's this category's dearest tenth. Requests are unlimited with no overage fees, so a busy month costs the same. One person alone pays $15 on Essentials. | CPaid packages are priced through sales and the page shows no amounts, so it sits in the middle with no evidence either way. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan for one sender and 3 signature requests a month. Fine for the odd lease, nowhere near 20 contracts a month. There's also a 30-day free trial of the paid plans. | DThe free plan only receives travel company card authorizations, with no signatures or payments, so it does not do the signing job. |
| Features | CUnlimited requests, templates and template links, field validation, signer attachments, reminders, and bulk send and branding on Standard. The gaps: Standard stops at 15 templates, and SMS authentication, SSO and Salesforce all need Premium, sold through sales. | CContracts, e-signatures, card and ACH payments, authorizations and hospitality system links. It is built for hotels, not as a general signing tool. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, so this rests on the listing. It's a web app where you drag fields onto each document and build your templates, so there's a bit of setting up. | CNo store rating on record, and packages are set up with an account manager. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it sends from Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft Word, HubSpot and Slack, and there's an API, priced separately from these plans. No phone or desktop app is listed. | BWeb only, with Salesforce, Stripe, Oracle OPERA Cloud, Infor, Amadeus, Okta, Zuora and Shift4, plus an open API for travel companies. |
| Best for | unlimited signature requests from a familiar name | signatures and card payments for hotels |
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: Dropbox Sign and Sertifi. How we grade
Where they differ
- Dropbox Sign also covers templates.
- Sertifi also covers forms.
At a glance
| Dropbox Sign | Sertifi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | One sender and up to 3 signature requests a month. | Free Travel Company Authorizations for hotels: receive credit and virtual card details that a travel or payment company captured. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of the paid plans | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Dropbox | Sertifi (Flywire) |
| Price read from | sign.dropbox.com | corp.sertifi.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dropbox Sign
- Standard covers 2 to 5 users; more than five senders means the Premium plan, priced by quote.
- SSO, SMS authentication, the Salesforce integration and data residency are Premium only.
- Dropbox storage plans include unlimited self-signing but only 3 signature requests a month.
- The Dropbox Sign API is priced separately from these plans.
Sertifi
- Paid packages are priced through sales; the pricing page shows no amounts.
- The free plan covers receiving travel company card authorizations only, not e-signatures.
- Packages are split by hotels, events and venues, and travel advisors, with different contents.
- The product is built for hospitality and is not a general-purpose signing tool.
Key features
Dropbox Sign
- Unlimited signature requests
- Paid plans charge per user, with no monthly cap on the number of documents sent for signature and no overage fees.
- Templates and template links
- Save a prepared document as a template, or turn it into a link to share by email or on a website. Essentials allows 5 templates, Standard 15.
- Signer fields with validation
- Drag on signature blocks, text fields, checkboxes and dates, and add rules that check what signers type as they go.
- Audit trail and reminders
- Every request carries a time-stamped audit trail, and automatic email reminders chase signers who have not finished.
- Team admin and bulk send
- Standard adds an admin console with team roles, company branding, reporting and bulk send to a list of recipients.
- Integrations
- Send from Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft Word, HubSpot and Slack; the Salesforce integration needs Premium.
Sertifi
- Contracts and e-signatures
- Send contracts, banquet event orders and other paperwork for electronic signature, aimed at hotel sales, events and HR teams.
- Card and ACH payments
- SertifiPay collects card and ACH payments tied to a contract or event, built on Stripe according to the integrations page.
- Card authorizations
- Forms capture and verify credit card details from guests, with fraud checks before a transaction is processed.
- Hospitality system links
- Integrations cover property and sales-and-catering systems such as Oracle OPERA Cloud and Infor, plus Salesforce.
- Open API for travel companies
- Travel management companies can use an open API, and the vendor says it links to tens of thousands of hotels.
Plans
Dropbox Sign
Free$0
One sender and up to 3 signature requests a month.
Essentials$15
per month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly)
One user, unlimited signature requests, 5 templates, data validation, signer attachments and template links.
Standard$25
per user / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)
2 to 5 users and 15 templates, with an admin console, team roles, branding, bulk send and reporting.
PremiumCustom
Sold through sales for 5 or more users: unlimited templates, SSO, SMS authentication, Salesforce, data residency and multi-team admin.
Sertifi
Free Travel Company Authorizations$0
Hotels receive card details captured by a travel or payment company. No signatures or payments.
EssentialsCustom
Hotels pick a front office or back office package; back office has e-signatures and event payments. Quote required.
PremiumCustom
Marked most popular: e-signatures, payments and card authorizations together. Quote required.
Build-your-ownCustom
A package customized with a Sertifi account manager, or a custom package for a brand or management company.
Ways to pay less
Dropbox Sign
- Annual discount
Lower price with yearly billing
Essentials is $15 a month billed yearly ($180) against $20 monthly, and Standard $25 per user a month yearly against $30 monthly.
Sertifi
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dropbox Sign or Sertifi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dropbox Sign starts at $15 per month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly), and Sertifi publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, Dropbox Sign or Sertifi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Dropbox Sign and Sertifi have a free plan.
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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.