The BoldSign Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about BoldSign in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
BoldSign
The Insider’s Guide
Low-cost e-signature app and API from Syncfusion
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among e-signature and proposal tools, read from BoldSign’s own pages.
Made by Syncfusion · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from BoldSign’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on BoldSign’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.0
GPA, above 12 of the 13 other e-signature and proposal tools we grade
BoldSign sends contracts for e-signature by email, SMS or WhatsApp, with signer authentication, reminders, templates and a downloadable audit trail. A free plan allows 25 envelopes a month, and the Business plan removes envelope limits for a per-user price. A separate API plan lets developers embed signing in their own apps.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about BoldSign, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The trade-offs: SMS, bulk send and ID checks are add-ons charged on use, and there's no store rating on record yet.
- 1
Best for cheap e-signatures with a generous free plan
BoldSign is the bargain of this category.
- 2
Paid plans start at $5 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $5 per user / month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
Essential plan: one user, 25 envelopes a month and 2 templates, with an audit trail, signer authentication, reminders, branding and the mobile apps.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Email, SMS or WhatsApp delivery
Send signing requests by email on every plan; SMS and WhatsApp delivery are paid add-ons from the Business plan.
- 6
Templates and bulk sending
Save contracts as templates and share them with a team; bulk send from a CSV file and bulk signing links are add-ons.
- 7
Signer verification
Signer authentication is on every plan; ID with selfie checks, knowledge-based questions and SMS codes can be added on Business.
- 8
A 3.0 GPA, above 12 of 13
That is against the other e-signature and proposal tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of BoldSign you could make: documents and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
BoldSign at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $5 per user / month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial; accounts on public email domains get lower trial limits
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Syncfusion
- Category
- E-Signatures & Proposals
- Our grade
- 3.0 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for cheap e-signatures with a generous free plan
BoldSign is the bargain of this category. The free plan gives one person 25 envelopes a month, and three people on Growth pay $15 a month billed yearly for 50 envelopes each. The trade-offs: SMS, bulk send and ID checks are add-ons charged on use, and there's no store rating on record yet.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | $15 a month for three on Growth, billed yearly ($5 a head, $15 a head monthly), with 50 envelopes each a month and 10 templates. That's under 60% of this category's cheapest quarter. Unlimited envelopes on Business is $15 a head. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The free Essential plan gives one user 25 envelopes a month, 2 templates, signer authentication, reminders, branding and the apps. One person could really live on that. Paid plans have a 30-day trial too. |
| Features | B | Signer authentication on every plan, templates, in-person signing and team sharing on Growth, then SSO, AI field detection and HubSpot on Business. Bulk send, SMS, WhatsApp and ID checks cost extra on use, but they're there. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | C | There's an iPhone app but no store rating on record yet. It's a web app where you upload a contract, place fields and send, with templates to set up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier, Xero and Power Automate, plus an API on its own plan from $30 a month. No desktop app, so it's a B. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who BoldSign is for
- Great if you send up to 25 documents a month and don't want to pay anything
- Good for small teams on a budget, at $5 a head billed yearly
- A treat if you're a nonprofit, as the Growth plan is free for you
Who it is not for
- Tight if you each send more than 50 documents a month, as unlimited needs Business
- Pricey if you bulk send often, as bulk send and SMS are charged on use
- Not for you if you need the API, which is a separate plan from $30 a month
Good to know
Good for
- Individuals and micro-businesses who send up to 25 documents a month for free
- Teams that want unlimited envelopes at a low per-user price
- Nonprofits: the Growth plan is free for them
Worth knowing
- Growth caps each user at 50 envelopes a month and 10 templates; unlimited envelopes need Business.
- Bulk send, bulk links, SMS and WhatsApp delivery, ID verification and the Salesforce integration are add-ons charged on use.
- The API is a separate plan: from $30 a month with 40 envelopes, then $0.75 per envelope.
- Premium shares 250 envelopes a month across all users; going past that is billed pay-as-you-go.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$5
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
BoldSign has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 per user / month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly).
Essential
$0
One user, 25 envelopes a month and 2 templates, with an audit trail, signer authentication and reminders.
Growth
$5
per user / month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly)
50 envelopes per user a month and 10 templates, with template sharing, in-person signing and team management.
Business
$15
per user / month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly)
Unlimited envelopes and templates, SSO, custom roles, AI field detection and search, HIPAA and the HubSpot integration.
Premium
$99
per month for up to 250 envelopes, billed yearly ($138 monthly)
Everything in Business for unlimited users, sharing 250 envelopes a month.
The free plan
Essential plan: one user, 25 envelopes a month and 2 templates, with an audit trail, signer authentication, reminders, branding and the mobile apps.
Trying it first
30-day free trial; accounts on public email domains get lower trial limits
Read from boldsign.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 40% with yearly billing
BoldSign's pricing page marks yearly billing as 40% off: Business is $15 per user a month billed yearly against $25 monthly.
Stated on boldsign.comNonprofit
Free Growth plan and 50% off for nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations get the Growth plan free and 50% off the Business and Premium plans.
Stated on boldsign.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Low-cost e-signature app and API from Syncfusion. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, templates, documents.
Bulk send, SMS, WhatsApp and ID checks cost extra on use, but they're there.
- Email, SMS or WhatsApp delivery
- Send signing requests by email on every plan; SMS and WhatsApp delivery are paid add-ons from the Business plan.
- Templates and bulk sending
- Save contracts as templates and share them with a team; bulk send from a CSV file and bulk signing links are add-ons.
- Signer verification
- Signer authentication is on every plan; ID with selfie checks, knowledge-based questions and SMS codes can be added on Business.
- AI field detection and search
- Business adds AI that places signature fields on a document and an AI search across signed documents.
- Audit trail
- Each document keeps a downloadable audit trail of its signing history, and the final file is digitally signed to show tampering.
- API and embedded signing
- A free sandbox for testing, then an API plan with embedded sending and signing, webhooks, Zapier, Power Automate and an MCP server.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Zapier
- Xero
- Microsoft Power Automate
BoldSign is made by Syncfusion.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
12/13
Other e-signature and proposal tools it is graded above
BoldSign's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 12 of the 13 other e-signature and proposal tools we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 13 of 13) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month for each person, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 0 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 14 e-signature and proposal tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. BoldSign’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 13 of 13
- BFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 13
- BFeaturesAbove 9 of 13
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 13
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 13
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 14 e-signature and proposal tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. BoldSign is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of BoldSign you could make: documents and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 12 of the 13 other e-signature and proposal tools we grade. It costs $60 a year.
What you could make
- Documents and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. BoldSign’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
SignWell, Dropbox Sign, signNow, Zoho Sign and Docusign
The 5 tools BoldSign is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
SignWell
Free plan · from $10/mo
E-signatures priced by sender, with unlimited documents on paid plans.
- Only BoldSign lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.0GPA
Dropbox Sign
Free plan · from $15/mo
E-signature app from Dropbox with unlimited requests on paid plans.
- Only BoldSign lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.6GPA
signNow
Free trial · from $8/mo
E-signatures with unlimited users and a yearly invite allowance.
- BoldSign has a free plan. signNow does not, though it has a free trial.
- signNow also covers forms.
- 3.0GPA
Zoho Sign
Free plan · from $10/mo
Per-user e-signature app from Zoho with a free single-user plan.
- Only Zoho Sign lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Zoho Sign also covers forms.
- 2.6GPA
Docusign
Free trial · from $11/mo
E-signature service for sending, signing and tracking agreements.
- BoldSign has a free plan. Docusign does not, though it has a free trial.
- Docusign also covers forms.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is BoldSign free?
BoldSign has a free plan. Essential plan: one user, 25 envelopes a month and 2 templates, with an audit trail, signer authentication, reminders, branding and the mobile apps.
How much does BoldSign cost?
BoldSign lists 4 plans. Essential: $0.
What platforms does BoldSign work on?
BoldSign is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does BoldSign offer any discounts?
BoldSign publicly lists the following: Save 40% with yearly billing; Free Growth plan and 50% off for nonprofits.
Does BoldSign have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. BoldSign is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does BoldSign have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. BoldSign is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is BoldSign open source?
BoldSign is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does BoldSign have an API?
Yes. BoldSign offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does BoldSign integrate with?
BoldSign's listing names Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier, Xero and Microsoft Power Automate.
Does BoldSign have a free trial?
Yes. 30-day free trial; accounts on public email domains get lower trial limits.
Who makes BoldSign?
BoldSign is made by Syncfusion.
What are the alternatives to BoldSign?
The closest alternatives to BoldSign in our directory are SignWell, Dropbox Sign, signNow, Zoho Sign and Docusign.
How does BoldSign compare with other e-signature and proposal tools?
BoldSign's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 12 of the 13 other e-signature and proposal tools we grade, and level with 1.
Is BoldSign good value for money?
ToolGPA grades BoldSign A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $5 a month for each person, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 0 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of BoldSign?
The plain part of BoldSign you could make: documents and templates. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from BoldSign’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from BoldSign's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Syncfusion. Prices change, so check boldsign.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
1,880
tools graded
47
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- BoldSign, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/boldsign
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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See our other guides
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- E-Signatures & Proposals Insider's GuideEvery one of the 14 e-signature and proposal tools we grade, compared
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- Docusign Insider's GuideE-signature service for sending, signing and tracking agreements2.6 GPA
- OpenSign Insider's GuideOpen-source PDF signing with unlimited free signatures2.6 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what BoldSign’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. BoldSign is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Syncfusion. Prices and plans change: check boldsign.com before you buy.