PandaDoc vs Sertifi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, PandaDoc 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 PandaDoc 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.
PandaDoc
Proposals, quotes and contracts with e-signatures and tracking
Sertifi
E-signatures, payments and card authorizations for hospitality
Which one is for you
Pick PandaDoc if
- Fits if you send proposals and quotes and want to see when the client opens them
- Works for deals where the client should pay the deposit as they sign
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want pricing tables, auto reminders or analytics, as they need Business at $49 a head
- Skip it if you just need contracts signed, since plain signing apps do that for far less
- Tight if you send to big lists, as bulk send, forms and recipient checks are add-ons priced through sales
- Tight if you're on Starter, which keeps the free plan's 5-template limit
- Watch out: SSO, custom roles and webhooks need Enterprise through sales, and there's no Android or desktop app
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
| 2.0GPAPandaDocFair | 2.0GPASertifiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$57 a month for three on Starter, billed yearly ($19 a head, $35 monthly), for unlimited documents but only 5 templates. What you'd pick PandaDoc for, pricing tables, auto reminders and analytics, needs Business: $147 a month for three, four times this category's middle. | 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 | CFree eSign covers 5 documents a month, 2 recipients each and 5 templates, with no integrations. Fine for a freelancer now and then; a team sending 20 a month is past it in the first week. The 14-day Business trial allows 50 documents. | DThe free plan only receives travel company card authorizations, with no signatures or payments, so it does not do the signing job. |
| Features | CThe editor, Word import, Stripe payments and, on Business, quotes, pricing tables, approvals and analytics. But bulk send, forms and recipient verification are add-ons priced through sales, where plain signing apps include them. | 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 | CThere's an iPhone app but no store rating on record. The editor does a lot, and there's real setting up before it pays off: templates, pricing tables and a content library to build. | CNo store rating on record, and packages are set up with an account manager. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and iPhone, with HubSpot, Pipedrive, Microsoft Dynamics, Stripe, QuickBooks, Slack and Canva, Salesforce as an add-on, an API and links to ChatGPT and Claude. No Android 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 | proposals and quotes that get signed and paid | 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: PandaDoc and Sertifi. How we grade
Where they differ
- PandaDoc also covers templates.
- Sertifi also covers forms.
At a glance
| PandaDoc | Sertifi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $19 per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | Free eSign plan: 5 documents a month with up to 2 recipients each, 5 templates and basic fields, with no third-party integrations. | Free Travel Company Authorizations for hotels: receive credit and virtual card details that a travel or payment company captured. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on the Business plan: up to 50 documents with a business email | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | PandaDoc | Sertifi (Flywire) |
| Price read from | support.pandadoc.com | corp.sertifi.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
PandaDoc
- Starter keeps the 5-template limit of the free plan; unlimited templates, pricing tables and analytics start at Business, $49 per user / month billed annually.
- The Salesforce integration, bulk send, forms and recipient verification are paid add-ons priced through sales.
- SSO, custom roles and webhooks need the Enterprise plan, which is priced through sales.
- The free plan has no third-party integrations and limits each document to 2 recipients.
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
PandaDoc
- Drag-and-drop document editor
- Build proposals and contracts from blocks, import Word files and apply design themes; from Business, reuse sections from a content library.
- Quotes and pricing tables
- Business adds a quote builder, pricing tables with optional items and a product catalog that can pull products in from a CRM.
- Payments at signing
- Recipients can pay as they sign through Stripe on every paid plan, and through PayPal, Square, Authorize.net or QuickBooks Payments from Business.
- Document analytics
- Business shows when a document was opened and how far it got, with an activity timeline, reporting and automatic reminders.
- Approval workflows
- From Business, route a document to approvers, in order or as groups, before it goes out; conditional approvals cost extra on Business.
- AI assistant
- An AI assistant can edit document text, and PandaDoc connects to ChatGPT and Claude through its own app and connector.
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
PandaDoc
Free eSign$0
5 documents a month, 2 recipients per document, 5 templates and basic fields; no integrations and only admin roles.
Starter$19
per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
Unlimited documents and e-signatures, the drag-and-drop editor, design themes, Word import, up to 5 templates and Stripe payments.
Business$49
per user / month, billed annually ($65 billed monthly)
Unlimited templates, quote builder and pricing tables, approvals, document analytics, branding, auto reminders and CRM links.
EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales: SSO, custom roles, redlining, conditional content for senders, webhooks and multiple workspaces.
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
PandaDoc
- Annual discount
Lower price with annual billing
PandaDoc's plan comparison lists Starter at $19 per user a month billed annually against $35 monthly, and Business at $49 against $65.
Sertifi
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, PandaDoc or Sertifi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, PandaDoc starts at $19 per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly), and Sertifi publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, PandaDoc or Sertifi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both PandaDoc and Sertifi have a free plan.
Which platforms do PandaDoc and Sertifi run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only PandaDoc lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.