Dropbox Sign vs SignRequest (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, SignRequest grades higher than Dropbox Sign: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
SignRequest grades higher on value for money and the free plan. 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
SignRequest
E-signatures for documents, with templates, teams and a free tier
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 SignRequest if
- Fits if you send a few documents a month and want to stay free
- Works for a small team that needs Slack, Zapier or Drive connections
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 10 documents per user a month, 1 team and 5 templates
- Watch out: the API, bulk send and SMS verification are billed on top
- Watch out: unlimited documents fall under a fair-use policy, with a separate bundle above it
- Skip it if you want phone or desktop apps, as none are listed
- Pricey if you want unlimited templates and teams, as those are on Business at €15
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADropbox SignFair | 2.6GPASignRequestGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BProfessional is €9 a user a month, and Business is €15, both in euros with the billing basis not shown. That's the edge of the category's cheaper quarter, but API, bulk send and SMS cost extra. |
| 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. | BFree for 10 documents per user a month with 1 team, 5 templates, reminders and an audit trail. One person sending a few documents a month could stay on it, plus a 14-day trial of paid plans. |
| 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. | CFields and signing order, audit trail and seal, templates, reminders, teams, a public signing link and SMS verification. Gaps: API access, bulk send and SMS verification carry extra fees, and Professional has 5 templates. |
| 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. A web app with templates and team settings to set up. |
| 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 Zapier, Slack, Google Drive, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Salesforce, M-Files and TOPdesk connections, plus an API. |
| Best for | unlimited signature requests from a familiar name | a simple signing tool with a free plan |
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 SignRequest. 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. SignRequest starts at about $10.05 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and SignRequest starts $4.95 a month lower. Of the other e-signature and proposal tools on the chart, 10 score higher than Dropbox Sign for less, and 7 score higher than SignRequest 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
- SignRequest also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Dropbox Sign | SignRequest | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly) | €9 per month / 1 user (billing basis not shown) |
| Free plan | One sender and up to 3 signature requests a month. | 10 documents per user per month, 1 team and 5 templates, per the plan comparison table. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of the paid plans | 14-day free trial of the paid plans |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Dropbox | SignRequest |
| Price read from | sign.dropbox.com | signrequest.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
SignRequest
- Prices are shown in euros; the pages read do not say whether the monthly figure is billed monthly or yearly.
- Unlimited documents fall under a fair use policy; volume above twice the average customer needs a separately sold document bundle.
- API access, bulk send and text message verification carry additional fees.
- The Professional plan covers one team of at most 5 users and 5 templates; unlimited teams and templates need Business.
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.
SignRequest
- Fields and signing order
- Upload a PDF, Word or Excel file, add signature, text, date and checkbox fields, and set the order in which signers receive it.
- Audit trail and seal
- Each signed document carries a log with signer IP addresses, email addresses and timestamps, and a seal that breaks if the PDF is changed.
- Templates and reminders
- Recurring documents can be saved with their signing order and messages, and automatic or manual reminders go to people who have not signed.
- Teams and branding
- Team accounts share documents and templates. Branding covers logo, colors, font, subject line and a landing page shown after signing.
- Public signing link
- A template can be exposed as a shareable link, so website visitors can sign a document based on it.
- Text message verification
- A one-time password sent by text message can be required before a contact signs. This carries additional fees.
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.
SignRequest
Free$0
10 documents per user per month, 1 team, 5 templates, reminders and a secure audit trail.
Professional€9
per month / 1 user, billing basis not shown
Unlimited documents under a fair use policy, custom branding, 1 team of up to 5 users, 5 templates and 17 languages.
Business€15
per month / 1 user, billing basis not shown
Unlimited teams, users and templates, Slack and Zapier integrations, Salesforce, single sign-on, and bulk send and API for extra fees.
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.
SignRequest
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dropbox Sign or SignRequest?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Dropbox Sign starts at $15 per month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly), and SignRequest starts at €9 per month / 1 user (billing basis not shown). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Dropbox Sign or SignRequest?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Dropbox Sign and SignRequest 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.