Anvil review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for e-signature and PDF APIs for developers
Anvil offers e-signature, PDF filling and document AI as APIs, with a free plan for 2 users. API keys need a card on file or a paid plan, and the paid packs jump to $99 a month for AI Pack and $425 for Product Pack. Usage over the included credits is metered.
Who Anvil is for
- Fits if you build document and signing flows into your own software
- Works for small teams that fill PDFs and send them for signing
Who Anvil is not for
- Pricey if you want white labeling, which is on Product Pack at $425 a month
- Watch out: usage beyond included credits is $1.50 per e-sign packet, $0.10 per PDF fill and $1.00 per Workflow submission
- Tight if you want the API free, as keys need a card on file or a paid plan
- Watch out: native Salesforce and HubSpot links are listed as coming soon
Why Anvil gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyAI Pack is $99 a month and Product Pack $425 monthly ($340 yearly), several times the category's $20 middle. White labeling and in-person signing sit on the dearer one.
- BFree plan and trialA free plan for 2 users with unlimited templates, the UI, an audit trail and a sandbox. API access needs a card on file.
- CFeaturesE-signature API, white-labeled signing, document AI, PDF fill, web forms and workflows. White labeling and several signing modes need Product Pack, and Salesforce and HubSpot links are listed as coming soon.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and the product is aimed at developers who build workflows and call an API.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb and API, with Zapier as the current connector.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Anvil's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/anvil#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/anvil.svg" alt="Anvil: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Anvil stands among e-signature and proposal tools
Anvil's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 38 of the 78 other e-signature and proposal tools we grade, and level with 19.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 73 of 78) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $99 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 49 of the 54 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 15 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 79 e-signature and proposal tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Anvil’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 78, level with 13
- BFree plan and trialAbove 73 of 78, level with 4
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 78, level with 55
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 78, level with 69
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 78, level with 65
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 55 e-signature and proposal tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Anvil, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Anvil you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $1,188 a year.
What you could make
- Templates and forms: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Anvil’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Anvil?
Anvil is a document automation platform with APIs for filling and generating PDFs, collecting data through web forms and gathering e-signatures through its Etch product. Signing can be embedded and white-labeled inside another app. It also offers Document AI, which turns an uploaded PDF into a template with fields found automatically.
Worth knowing
- Usage beyond included credits is metered: $1.50 per completed Etch e-sign packet, $0.10 per PDF fill and $1.00 per Workflow submission.
- The monthly figures shown are for monthly billing; annual billing takes 20% off ($340 a month for Product Pack).
- White labeling and interactive, progressive and in-person signing over the API need Product Pack or Enterprise.
- Native Salesforce and HubSpot integrations are listed as coming soon; Zapier is the current route.
Key features
- Etch e-signature API
- One API call creates a signature packet with signers, fields and order. Signing is URL-based and works in a phone or desktop browser.
- Embedded, white-labeled signing
- Signers can sign inside an iframe in your own product, with CSS styling to match your brand. White labeling is on Product Pack and above.
- Document AI
- Upload a PDF and Anvil identifies input and signature fields and signers, producing a template ready to send.
- PDF fill and generation
- APIs fill PDF templates with data or generate PDFs from HTML or Markdown.
- Webforms and Workflows
- Mobile-friendly forms collect data and feed Workflows that fill documents and route them for signature.
- Sandbox and audit trail
- Every plan includes a sandbox for test packets, and each completed packet has an audit trail with timestamps, IP address and a document hash.
Anvil pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Anvil has a free plan, and paid plans start at $99 per month (AI Pack, billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $99 per month (AI Pack, billed monthly)
- Free plan
- 2 users, unlimited templates and UI use, multiple signers, embedding and a sandbox. API keys need a card or a paid plan.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 2 users, unlimited templates, Document AI in the UI, audit trail and sandbox. API access needs a card on file. |
| AI Pack | $99per month, billed monthly | 5 users, programmatic Document AI, 50 pages per AI-tagged PDF and a 40 requests/second limit. |
| Product Pack | $425per month, billed monthly ($340 billed annually) | AI Pack plus white labeling, interactive, progressive, parallel and in-person signing. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited users, single sign-on, HIPAA and DPA terms, embedded builders and priority support. |
Read from useanvil.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Anvil before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount20% off annual plans
The pricing FAQ says annual plans are discounted 20%, giving $340 a month for Product Pack instead of $425.
Stated on useanvil.com
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Common questions
Does Anvil have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Anvil is listed for Web.
Does Anvil have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Anvil is listed for Web.
Is Anvil open source?
Anvil is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Anvil have an API?
Yes. Anvil offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.