pdfFiller vs signNow
We give pdfFiller a 2.2 GPA and signNow a 2.6, out of 4.0. signNow grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
pdfFiller
Online PDF editor and form filler with templates and e-signatures
signNow
E-signatures with unlimited users and a yearly invite allowance
How we grade them
| 2.2GPApdfFillerFair | 2.6GPAsignNowGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CRewriting existing text needs Plus, $12 a month on a yearly plan or $30 month to month. That's the dear end of normal for PDF editors. Basic at $8 only adds text on top, and receiving faxes costs extra. | 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 30-day free trial, which is longer than most. After that you pay. | 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 | CBuilds fillable forms and templates, sends for signature, takes payments on Premium, and faxes or posts documents, which no other editor here lists. But no OCR for scans is on record, so it's a forms tool more than a full editor. | 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 | C4.46 from 9,099 App Store ratings, just under the line for a B. And building templates and forms is real setting up before it pays off. | 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, Android and add-ons for Chrome, Firefox and Gmail, with Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Zapier and Stripe. No desktop app, which keeps it off the top grade. | 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 | filling, signing and sending forms | 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: pdfFiller and signNow. How we grade
Where they differ
- pdfFiller starts at $8 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly). signNow starts at $8 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly).
- Only pdfFiller lists a browser extension.
- pdfFiller also covers pDF editing.
- signNow also covers documents.
At a glance
| pdfFiller | signNow | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $8 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) | $8 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, cancel anytime | 7-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | airSlate Inc. | airSlate |
| Price read from | pdffiller.com | signnow.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
pdfFiller
- People who fill in and sign government, tax or legal forms
- Small businesses that send forms and collect signatures and payments
- Anyone who needs to fax or mail a document without a fax machine
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
pdfFiller
- Month-to-month billing costs more than double the annual price on every plan.
- Rewriting existing text, redaction, fillable forms and signature requests need Plus or Premium.
- Receiving faxes costs extra: $19.99 a month on Basic, $14.99 on Plus and $9.99 on Premium.
- The enterprise plans need at least 20 users for Basic or 10 for Premium, on an annual commitment.
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
pdfFiller
- Edit and rewrite text
- Add text, images, highlights, tables and watermarks on every plan; from Plus, rewrite existing text and permanently redact.
- Fillable forms and templates
- Plus builds fillable forms and reusable templates, and Premium collects payments through Stripe and data through online forms.
- Form library
- Over a million ready-to-use templates on every plan, and Premium adds the US Legal Forms library of state-specific legal forms.
- Signature requests
- Plus sends documents for signature with tracking and reminders; Premium adds signNow signing order, bulk sending and stronger security.
- Send by fax or mail
- Export by download, email, print, fax, USPS mail or secure link, and receive faxes at a dedicated number for an extra monthly fee.
- Integrations and extensions
- Connects to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Box, works inside Gmail, Chrome and Firefox, and automates work through Zapier.
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
pdfFiller
Basic$8
per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
Add text, images and signatures, organize pages, convert to Office formats, self-sign, share and comment, and 1M+ templates.
Plus$12
per month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Adds rewriting existing text, redaction, fillable forms and reusable templates, signature requests, shared workspaces and version history.
Premium$15
per month, billed annually ($40 billed monthly)
Adds signNow advanced e-signatures, the US Legal Forms library, payment and data collection by form, branding and Zapier workflows.
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
pdfFiller
- Annual discount
Lower price with annual billing
pdfFiller lists Basic at $8 a month billed annually against $20 monthly, Plus at $12 against $30 and Premium at $15 against $40.
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.
