Dropbox Sign vs Sign.Plus
We give Dropbox Sign a 2.0 GPA and Sign.Plus a 2.4, out of 4.0. Sign.Plus grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, 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
Sign.Plus
Swiss e-signature app with qualified signatures and mobile apps
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADropbox SignFair | 2.4GPASign.PlusFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. To be fair, requests are unlimited with no overage fees, so a busy month never costs more. One person alone pays $15 on Essentials. | CPersonal is $9.99 a month billed yearly ($14.99 monthly), at this category's cheaper quarter, but it's one user and 10 requests a month. A team needs Professional at $19.99 a user, past the dearer quarter, and qualified signatures are $5 a recipient on top. |
| 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. | CThe free plan lets you sign your own documents, but it's 3 signature requests in total, not per month, and one template. The 14-day trial needs a card or PayPal and turns into a paid plan unless you cancel. |
| 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. | BTemplates with conditional steps, bulk send, in-person signing, public forms, SMS and WhatsApp sends, ID checks and qualified signatures. It covers the whole job across its plans, though Zapier and branding start on Business. |
| 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. | CThere are iPhone and Android apps, but no store rating on record. It's a web app where you build templates and workflows before it pays off. |
| 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, iPhone and Android, sending from Google Docs, Gmail and Word and pulling files from Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox and Box. Zapier is on Business, the API is sold separately, and there's no desktop app. |
| Best for | unlimited signature requests from a familiar name | qualified signatures and signing by WhatsApp |
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 Sign.Plus. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dropbox Sign starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sign.Plus starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.7.
Sign.Plus scores higher and starts $5.01 a month lower. Of the other e-signature and proposal tools on the chart, 8 score higher than Dropbox Sign for less, and 1 scores higher than Sign.Plus 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
- Dropbox Sign starts at $15 per month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly). Sign.Plus starts at $9.99 per month, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly).
- Only Sign.Plus lists iOS and Android apps.
- Sign.Plus also covers forms.
At a glance
| Dropbox Sign | Sign.Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly) | $9.99 per month, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | One sender and up to 3 signature requests a month. | Sign your own documents, 3 signature requests in total (not per month) and one template. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of the paid plans | 14-day free trial of a paid plan; a card or PayPal is required and it converts to paid unless cancelled |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Dropbox | Alohi |
| Price read from | sign.dropbox.com | sign.plus |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Dropbox Sign
- Freelancers and small teams who send many agreements and want no per-envelope limit
- Dropbox users who keep their contracts in Dropbox already
- Anyone who signs only now and then: 3 requests a month are free
Sign.Plus
- Businesses in the EU or Switzerland that need qualified signatures
- Teams that want signers reached by SMS or WhatsApp as well as email
- Healthcare teams that need HIPAA with a signed BAA
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.
Sign.Plus
- The free plan allows only 3 signature requests in total, not per month, and one template.
- Qualified signatures cost $5 per recipient, bought as credits in packs of 10 to 1,000.
- Personal is one user with 10 requests a month and Professional stops at 5 users; Zapier and branding start at Business, SSO at Enterprise.
- The eSignature API is sold separately, from $75.99 a month billed yearly ($79.99 monthly) for 50 signature requests a month.
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.
Sign.Plus
- Qualified electronic signatures
- QES under the EU's eIDAS and Swiss ZertES rules is available on every plan, at $5 per recipient, alongside standard signatures under the US ESIGN Act.
- Many ways to sign
- Recipients can sign by email link, in person, through a public form or from a request sent by SMS or WhatsApp, with no account needed.
- Templates and workflows
- Reusable templates with dynamic fields, signing order and conditional steps, reminders, expiry dates and bulk send of a template to many people.
- Google, Word and cloud storage
- Send from Google apps and Microsoft Word, pull files from Google Drive, iCloud Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox or Box, and connect other apps through Zapier.
- Mobile apps and Scan.Plus
- Apps for iPhone and Android, and paid plans include Scan.Plus Pro, Alohi's mobile document scanner.
- Security and compliance
- ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2, AES-256 encryption with a key per user, and HIPAA with a BAA and a choice of data location on Enterprise.
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.
Sign.Plus
Free$0
Sign documents yourself, send 3 signature requests in total and keep one template.
Personal$9.99
per month, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly)
One user, 10 signature requests a month, 5 templates, reminders, audit trail, mobile app, Gmail extension and cloud storage links.
Professional$19.99
per user / month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly)
Up to 5 users, unlimited requests, 10 templates, folders, SMS checks, in-person signing, public forms, ID checks, 10 SMS or WhatsApp sends.
Business$29.99
per user / month, billed annually ($49.99 billed monthly)
Any number of users, unlimited templates, document sharing, Zapier and custom branding, with 30 SMS or WhatsApp sends per seat a month.
Enterprise$49.99
per user / month, billed annually ($79.99 billed monthly)
Adds SSO, HIPAA with a BAA, PHIPA, advanced security controls, data residency, priority support and 150 SMS or WhatsApp sends per seat.
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.
Sign.Plus
- Annual discount
Save up to 40% with annual plans
Sign.Plus states savings of up to 40% on yearly billing: Business is $29.99 a user a month billed yearly against $49.99 monthly.
