Foxit eSign vs signNow
We give Foxit eSign a 2.4 GPA and signNow a 2.6, out of 4.0. signNow grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Foxit eSign
E-signatures with payments, notary and storage, priced per user a year
signNow
E-signatures with unlimited users and a yearly invite allowance
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFoxit eSignFair | 2.6GPAsignNowGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$120 a person a year on Essentials, $10 a month, right at this category's middle, with 250 envelopes and 10 templates a year. Unlimited sending needs Business at $300 a person a year, and that's sold in 5 licenses or more. | CBusiness is $15 a month for the whole team, billed yearly ($30 monthly), so $5 a head for three. But it includes 100 invites a year and you'd send about 240. Extra invites have no published price, and Enterprise at $1.50 an invite comes to about $30 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial of Essentials with no card needed. The free signing tool on Foxit's site isn't legally binding, so it doesn't count. | CNo free plan, and the free trial lasts 7 days; the listing doesn't say it needs a card. There's a 30-day money-back guarantee too, but that isn't a trial. |
| Features | BTemplates, signing order, bulk send, Foxit Pay for collecting payment, an online notary, knowledge-based and qualified signatures, unlimited storage, and HIPAA and 21 CFR Part 11 support. It covers the whole job across its plans; the notary costs extra. | BSigning order, reminders and unlimited templates on Basic; bulk send, signing links, payments and kiosk signing on Business; conditional fields, approvals, SMS and signer checks on Advanced. That covers the whole job across its plans. |
| Ease of use | CThere's an iPhone app but no store rating on record. It's a web app where you set up templates and workflows first, and the team features wait for Business. | B4.47 from about 18,100 App Store ratings. Not the top of this category, but a big and mostly happy crowd for a signing app. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Microsoft Teams, Dynamics, Zapier, WordPress and Salesforce, and you can sign from inside Foxit PDF Editor. No desktop app of its own. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Google Workspace, Gmail, ChatGPT and Claude. Salesforce, NetSuite, Dynamics 365 and the full API need Enterprise, and there's no desktop app, so it's a B. |
| Best for | signing with payments and a notary built in | one low plan price shared by the whole team |
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: Foxit eSign and signNow. How we grade
Price against what you get
Foxit eSign starts at $10 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. signNow starts at $8 a month and scores 3.0.
signNow scores higher and starts $2 a month lower. Of the other e-signature and proposal tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Foxit eSign for less, and none scores higher than signNow 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
- Foxit eSign starts at $120 per user / year. signNow starts at $8 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly).
- Foxit eSign also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Foxit eSign | signNow | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $120 per user / year | $8 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of eSign Essentials, no credit card required | 7-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Foxit Software Incorporated | airSlate |
| Price read from | foxit.com | signnow.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Foxit eSign
- Teams already using Foxit PDF Editor for their PDFs
- Businesses that collect a payment or need a notary when a contract is signed
- Regulated teams that need HIPAA or 21 CFR Part 11 support
signNow
- Small businesses with many people who each send only a few documents
- Teams that want bulk send and payment collection at a low plan price
- High-volume senders who would rather pay per invite than per seat
Worth knowing
Foxit eSign
- Essentials covers one user with 250 envelopes and 10 templates a year; web forms, integrations and unlimited sending need Business.
- eSign Business requires a minimum of 5 licenses, and both plans are priced by the year.
- Online notary and Foxit Connectors for HR, ATS and storage apps cost extra; the free signing tool on Foxit's site is not legally binding.
- Editing PDFs needs Foxit PDF Editor, a separate product; eSign can be used from inside it.
signNow
- Basic, Business and Advanced each include 100 signature invites a year; more invites are sold on top, at a price the page does not give.
- Salesforce, NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics 365 integrations, SSO and the full API need Enterprise, billed per invite from $1.50.
- The trial lasts 7 days; the pricing page also offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Key features
Foxit eSign
- Templates, workflows and bulk send
- Reusable templates, signing order and workflow rules, tracking and reminders, and bulk sending, which is capped at 250 a year on Essentials.
- Foxit Pay
- Collects a payment from the signer as part of signing an agreement, on both plans.
- On-demand notary
- Books an online notary for documents that need notarizing, charged as an extra on top of either plan.
- Signer identity checks
- Passcodes, two-factor and multi-factor checks, knowledge-based authentication and qualified electronic signatures, with SSO for staff.
- Storage for signed records
- Every paid plan includes unlimited storage in Foxit's document management system for completed agreements.
- Compliance support
- Supports HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11 and FERPA workflows, follows ESIGN, UETA and eIDAS, and has a SOC 2 Type 2 report.
signNow
- Unlimited users per plan
- Team members can be added to any plan for free; the plan's yearly allowance of signature invites is what limits use.
- Signing order and tracking
- Send to several recipients in a set order or all at once, with an audit trail, reminders and a dashboard of document status.
- Bulk send and signing links
- From Business, send one document to a list of recipients for their own copies, or share a link anyone can use to sign.
- Payments and form fields
- Business adds payment collection at signing, drop-down and radio fields, CSV pre-fill and exportable form responses.
- Mobile and in-person signing
- iOS and Android apps sign, send and track documents, and scan paper to sign it; Business adds a kiosk mode for signatures at a desk.
- Advanced signing flows
- The Advanced plan adds conditional and formula fields, signer attachments, approval steps, SMS delivery and signer authentication.
Plans
Foxit eSign
eSign Essentials$120
per user / year
One user, 250 envelopes and 10 templates a year, Foxit Pay, multi-document envelopes, audit trails, mobile app and signing in Foxit PDF Editor.
eSign Business$300
per user / year
Sold in 5 licenses or more: unlimited envelopes and templates, branding, web forms, Teams, Dynamics and Zapier, bulk sending and advanced authentication.
Volume LicensingCustom
Quoted for 16 or more licenses, with volume discounts and one renewal date, and can mix eSign with PDF Editor licenses.
signNow
Basic$8
per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
Unlimited users and 100 signature invites a year, with unlimited templates, signing order, reminders and the mobile apps.
Business$15
per month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Adds bulk send, signing links, payment collection, scheduled sending, shared templates and team reports; 100 invites a year.
Advanced$30
per month, billed annually ($50 billed monthly)
Adds custom branding, SMS sending, signer authentication, formula and conditional fields, and approval workflows; 100 invites a year.
EnterpriseCustom
Billed per signature invite from $1.50, falling with volume: full API, Salesforce and NetSuite, SSO and HIPAA compliance.
Ways to pay less
Foxit eSign
- Other savings
Volume discounts from 16 licenses
Foxit's pricing page offers volume licensing for 16 or more licenses, with discounts that grow with quantity, quoted by its sales team.
signNow
- Annual discount
Save up to 60% with annual billing
signNow's pricing page lists Basic at $8 a month billed annually against $20 monthly, Business at $15 against $30 and Advanced at $30 against $50.
