htmlsig vs Signature Hound (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Signature Hound grades higher than htmlsig: 2.4 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Signature Hound 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.
Signature Hound
Email signature generator with share links for matching team designs
Which one is for you
Pick htmlsig if
- Fits if you are a small team that wants click stats on its signatures
- Works for a small shop that needs 3 to 10 signatures built
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is none
- Tight if you have more than 3 people, since Starter caps at 3 signatures and has no generators
- Skip it if you want Google or Microsoft directory sync, as none is listed
- Pricey if you pay monthly, as Starter is $8 a month against $80 for a year
Pick Signature Hound if
- Fits if you want one designed signature for a few dollars a year
- Works for small teams sharing one design that each person fills in and installs
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want signatures pushed to everyone's mailbox from Google Workspace or Microsoft 365
- Tight if you're staying free, as the one free signature can't be edited once made and images are capped at 100 kB
- Pricey if you want signature analytics or white-label branding, which are Pro only at $211 a year
- Watch out: paid prices sit beside crossed-out figures 25% higher with no end date, and the free card is labelled a trial
- Watch out: custom templates need HTML, and Outlook (Classic) and Windows 10 Mail need a re-install when an image changes
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAhtmlsigWeak | 2.4GPASignature HoundFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$80 a year for 3 signatures; a team of five on Plus pays $150 a year, about $2.50 a head a month, against a category middle of $4.50. | ABasic is $28 a year, or $2.99 billed monthly, for one design any number of colleagues can fill in and install, so a team of five pays under 50 cents a head a month against $2.00 for this category's cheaper quarter. One person alone pays $2.33, the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial; the FAQ says free signatures were dropped to fight spam. | CFree is one design for one person with 100 kB of image hosting, and once it's made you can't edit it. Paid plans come with a 30-day trial for up to 5 designs. |
| Features | CAn editor, a team dashboard, click analytics, generators, and send and duplicate, but no directory sync in the listing and no generators on Starter. | CTemplates, your own HTML, install steps per mail program and sharing a design by link, email or CSV. The gap the listing names: nothing is pushed out through Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, so every person installs their own. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build the signature yourself and, for a team, connect a directory or collect the staff before it does anything. | CNo app store rating on record. You build from a template and follow install steps for your mail program; custom templates need HTML, and an image change in Outlook (Classic) or Windows 10 Mail means installing again. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web app only; the listing names no integrations. | CWeb only, with no integrations on record. You copy the signature or its HTML, or download the file, into whatever mail program you use. |
| Best for | HTML email signatures with click stats for a team | one shared design that each person installs |
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: htmlsig and Signature Hound. How we grade
Price against what you get
htmlsig starts at $6.67 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Signature Hound starts at $2.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Signature Hound starts $4.34 a month lower. Of the other email signature tools on the chart, 8 score higher than htmlsig for less, and 6 score higher than Signature Hound 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
- htmlsig also covers reports.
At a glance
| htmlsig | Signature Hound | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $80 per year for 3 signatures ($8 billed monthly) | $28 per year, billed annually (Basic; $2.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | One signature design for one person with default templates and 100 kB of image hosting; once installed it keeps working but can no longer be edited. |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day free trial with up to 5 signature designs and team sharing by link |
| Web | ||
| Made by | htmlsig | Signature Hound Pty Ltd |
| Price read from | htmlsig.com | signaturehound.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
htmlsig
- No free plan: the FAQ says free signatures were dropped to fight spam and scams.
- Plans cap the number of signatures, and the Starter plan includes no generators.
- The pricing page describes signatures that work in email clients but lists no directory sync with Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.
Signature Hound
- There is no central deployment through Google Workspace or Microsoft 365; every person installs their own signature.
- The free signature cannot be edited after it is made, and the Free card on the pricing page is labelled as a trial.
- Paid prices are shown against crossed-out figures exactly 25% higher, with no end date given.
- Signature analytics and white-label branding are only on Pro.
Key features
htmlsig
- Signature editor
- A drag-and-drop editor with custom fonts, colors and layouts, 40+ social media icons, and logo and banner uploads.
- Team dashboard
- All signatures sit in one place, so changes and statistics can be handled together.
- Click analytics
- Tracks clicks on links in signatures so a team can see which social profiles get attention.
- Generators
- A shared link lets each colleague fill in only the fields you allow and build a signature within your brand rules. Plus plan and up.
- Send and duplicate
- Finished signatures can be emailed to team members, or cloned and adjusted for other people.
Signature Hound
- Templates and custom HTML
- Start from a template with logo, photo, fonts and colors, or upload your own HTML template; custom templates need HTML skills.
- Install instructions per client
- Pick your email client to get adjusted code and install steps, or copy the signature, copy the HTML or download an HTML file.
- Team sharing
- Share a design by link so colleagues add their own details; Plus and Pro send it by email or pre-fill it from a CSV upload.
- Updatable call-to-action image
- Swap the image in an installed signature without a re-install in most clients; Outlook (Classic) and Windows 10 Mail need a re-install.
- White label and analytics
- Pro adds your logo to the sharing experience and reports on signature activity.
Plans
htmlsig
Starter$80
per year for 3 signatures ($8 billed monthly)
3 signatures, no generators, dashboard, signature stats, sending and duplicating signatures.
Plus$150
per year for 10 signatures ($15 billed monthly)
10 signatures and 1 generator, plus everything in Starter.
Team$500
per year for 50 signatures ($50 billed monthly)
50 signatures and 5 generators.
Scale$1,000
per year for 500 signatures ($100 billed monthly)
500 signatures and 20 generators.
EnterpriseCustom
Up to 1,000 signatures and 100 generators, with onboarding support; sold through sales.
Signature Hound
Free$0
One design for one user; the signature is locked from editing once made, and images are capped at 100 kB.
Basic$28
per year, billed annually ($2.99 billed monthly)
One fully editable design shared by link with any number of team members, 1 custom HTML template. Shown against a crossed-out $35.
Plus$57
per year, billed annually ($5.99 billed monthly)
Up to 10 designs and 10 custom templates, sharing by email or CSV (50 people per upload), per-person address and social links. Crossed-out $71.25.
Pro$211
per year, billed annually ($21.99 billed monthly)
10+ designs, unlimited CSV sharing with white-label branding, and signature analytics. Shown against a crossed-out $263.75.
Ways to pay less
htmlsig
- Annual discount
Two months free on yearly billing
Each plan's yearly price is shown as saving $16 to $200 compared with paying monthly, for example $80 a year against $8 a month on Starter.
Signature Hound
- Annual discount
Save about 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page's toggle says yearly billing saves 20%: Basic is $28 a year against $2.99 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, htmlsig or Signature Hound?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Signature Hound is cheaper to start with: $2.33 a month when paid by the year, against $6.67 a month when paid by the year for htmlsig. htmlsig starts at $80 per year for 3 signatures ($8 billed monthly), and Signature Hound starts at $28 per year, billed annually (Basic; $2.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, htmlsig or Signature Hound?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Signature Hound has a free plan. htmlsig does not.
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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.