PandaDoc vs signNow
We give PandaDoc a 2.0 GPA and signNow a 2.6, out of 4.0. signNow grades higher on value for money, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan 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
signNow
E-signatures with unlimited users and a yearly invite allowance
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAPandaDocFair | 2.6GPAsignNowGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 | CThe editor, Word import, Stripe payments and, on Business, quotes, pricing tables, approvals and analytics. That's a lot. But bulk send, forms and recipient verification are add-ons priced through sales, where plain signing apps include them. | 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. The editor does a lot, and there's real setting up before it pays off: templates, pricing tables and a content library to build. | 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 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, 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 | proposals and quotes that get signed and paid | 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: PandaDoc and signNow. How we grade
Price against what you get
PandaDoc starts at $19 a month for each person and scores 2.3 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 $11 a month lower. Of the other e-signature and proposal tools on the chart, 6 score higher than PandaDoc 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
- PandaDoc starts at $19 per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly). signNow starts at $8 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly).
- PandaDoc has a free plan. signNow does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only signNow lists an Android app.
- signNow also covers forms.
At a glance
| PandaDoc | signNow | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly) | $8 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) |
| 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. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on the Business plan: up to 50 documents with a business email | 7-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | PandaDoc | airSlate |
| Price read from | support.pandadoc.com | signnow.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
PandaDoc
- Sales teams that send proposals and quotes and want to see when they are read
- Agencies and service firms that take payment as the client signs
- Occasional senders: the free plan covers 5 documents a month
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
