SignRequest vs Zoho Sign (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Zoho Sign: it is second in our ranking of e-signature and proposal tools, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.6.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
SignRequest grades higher on the free plan. Zoho Sign grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SignRequest
E-signatures for documents, with templates, teams and a free tier
Zoho Sign
Per-user e-signature app from Zoho with a free single-user plan
Which one is for you
Pick SignRequest if
- Fits if you send a few documents a month and want to stay free
- Works for a small team that needs Slack, Zapier or Drive connections
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 10 documents per user a month, 1 team and 5 templates
- Watch out: the API, bulk send and SMS verification are billed on top
- Watch out: unlimited documents fall under a fair-use policy, with a separate bundle above it
- Skip it if you want phone or desktop apps, as none are listed
- Pricey if you want unlimited templates and teams, as those are on Business at €15
Pick Zoho Sign if
- Fits if you already run your business on Zoho apps
- Works for teams that need certificate-based signatures and send up to 25 documents each a month at $10 a head
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you each send more than 25 a month, as unlimited envelopes start at Professional, $16 a head billed yearly
- Pricey if you lean on SMS, ID checks, timestamping, bulk send or integrations, as they use credits bought on top below Enterprise
- Not for you if you want your own domain and white label with fewer than 10 users
- Watch out: bulk send, conditional fields and payments wait for Enterprise at $22 a user, and the developer API costs $0.50 an envelope
How we grade them
| 2.6GPASignRequestGood | 3.0GPAZoho SignVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BProfessional is €9 a user a month, and Business is €15, both in euros with the billing basis not shown. That's the edge of the category's cheaper quarter, but API, bulk send and SMS cost extra. | B$30 a month for three on Standard, billed yearly ($10 a head, $12 monthly), with 25 envelopes each a month, so 20 between you fits. That's inside this category's cheapest quarter. Watch the credits: SMS, ID checks and integrations use them, bought on top. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for 10 documents per user a month with 1 team, 5 templates, reminders and an audit trail. One person sending a few documents a month could stay on it, plus a 14-day trial of paid plans. | CThe free plan is one user and 5 envelopes a month, with workflows, reminders, the audit trail and the apps. That covers the odd document, not 20 a month. A 14-day trial with no card covers the Enterprise features. |
| Features | CFields and signing order, audit trail and seal, templates, reminders, teams, a public signing link and SMS verification. Gaps: API access, bulk send and SMS verification carry extra fees, and Professional has 5 templates. | BSigning order, approvals, witnesses, delegated signing, AI field detection and signer checks from Standard, then bulk send, SignForms and payments on Enterprise. It signs with digital certificates too, including your own USB token. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A web app with templates and team settings to set up. | B4.8 from about 870 App Store ratings, which is short of the 1,000 ratings an A needs. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Zapier, Slack, Google Drive, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Salesforce, M-Files and TOPdesk connections, plus an API. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with Zoho WorkDrive, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box and WhatsApp Business, plus an API. |
| Best for | a simple signing tool with a free plan | per-user signing with digital certificates |
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: SignRequest and Zoho Sign. How we grade
Price against what you get
SignRequest starts at about $10.05 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zoho Sign starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 3.3.
Zoho Sign scores higher and starts $0.05 a month lower. Of the other e-signature and proposal tools on the chart, 7 score higher than SignRequest for less, and none scores higher than Zoho Sign 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
- SignRequest also covers workflow automation.
- Zoho Sign also covers forms.
At a glance
| SignRequest | Zoho Sign | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €9 per month / 1 user (billing basis not shown) | $10 per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 10 documents per user per month, 1 team and 5 templates, per the plan comparison table. | One user and 5 envelopes a month, with signature workflows, reminders, an audit trail, cloud storage import and the apps. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the paid plans | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | SignRequest | Zoho |
| Price read from | signrequest.com | zoho.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SignRequest
- Prices are shown in euros; the pages read do not say whether the monthly figure is billed monthly or yearly.
- Unlimited documents fall under a fair use policy; volume above twice the average customer needs a separately sold document bundle.
- API access, bulk send and text message verification carry additional fees.
- The Professional plan covers one team of at most 5 users and 5 templates; unlimited teams and templates need Business.
Zoho Sign
- Standard caps each user at 25 envelopes a month; unlimited envelopes start at Professional, $16 per user / month billed yearly.
- SMS delivery, ID checks, timestamping, bulk send and integrations use Zoho Sign credits, bought on top except for Enterprise's 50 per user a month.
- An API plan for developers costs $0.50 per envelope, with no monthly or annual commitment.
- Custom domain and white labelling on Enterprise are only for organizations with 10 or more licensed users.
Key features
SignRequest
- Fields and signing order
- Upload a PDF, Word or Excel file, add signature, text, date and checkbox fields, and set the order in which signers receive it.
- Audit trail and seal
- Each signed document carries a log with signer IP addresses, email addresses and timestamps, and a seal that breaks if the PDF is changed.
- Templates and reminders
- Recurring documents can be saved with their signing order and messages, and automatic or manual reminders go to people who have not signed.
- Teams and branding
- Team accounts share documents and templates. Branding covers logo, colors, font, subject line and a landing page shown after signing.
- Public signing link
- A template can be exposed as a shareable link, so website visitors can sign a document based on it.
- Text message verification
- A one-time password sent by text message can be required before a contact signs. This carries additional fees.
Zoho Sign
- Signature and approval workflows
- Set a signing order with reminders and an audit trail; paid plans add approver and manager steps, witnesses and delegated signing.
- Digital signature certificates
- Sign with Zoho's cloud certificate on every plan, or from Standard with your own USB token or PFX file and trusted providers.
- Automatic field placement
- AI-based detection and text tags add signer fields to a document, and a Zia AI assistant is included from Standard.
- SignForms and bulk send
- Enterprise turns templates into public signing forms, sends one document to many recipients and collects payment through Zoho Checkout.
- Signer verification
- From Standard, check signers by one-time password, government ID, knowledge-based questions or Stripe Identity, paid for in credits.
- Apps and cloud storage
- Apps for iOS, iPadOS, Android, macOS and Windows, with import and export to Zoho WorkDrive, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox and Box.
Plans
SignRequest
Free$0
10 documents per user per month, 1 team, 5 templates, reminders and a secure audit trail.
Professional€9
per month / 1 user, billing basis not shown
Unlimited documents under a fair use policy, custom branding, 1 team of up to 5 users, 5 templates and 17 languages.
Business€15
per month / 1 user, billing basis not shown
Unlimited teams, users and templates, Slack and Zapier integrations, Salesforce, single sign-on, and bulk send and API for extra fees.
Zoho Sign
Free$0
Single user and 5 envelopes a month, with signature workflows, reminders, audit trail and Zoho's cloud signing certificate.
Standard$10
per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
25 envelopes per user a month, approval workflows, delegate and witness signing, AI field detection and app integrations.
Professional$16
per user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly)
Unlimited envelopes and templates, branding, signer attachments, multi-language signing and reports.
Enterprise$22
per user / month, billed yearly ($28 billed monthly)
Adds bulk send, SignForms, in-person signing, conditional fields, payment collection, QES, APIs and 50 credits per user a month.
CustomCustom
Sold through sales for high-volume automated workflows, with custom envelope limits and user counts.
Ways to pay less
SignRequest
No public discounts listed.
Zoho Sign
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Zoho Sign's pricing page offers 20% off for yearly billing: Standard is $10 per user a month billed yearly against $12 monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SignRequest or Zoho Sign?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Zoho Sign is cheaper to start with: $10 a month for each person, against about $10.05 a month for each person for SignRequest. SignRequest starts at €9 per month / 1 user (billing basis not shown), and Zoho Sign starts at $10 per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, SignRequest or Zoho Sign?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both SignRequest and Zoho Sign have a free plan.
Which platforms do SignRequest and Zoho Sign run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Zoho Sign lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. 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.