Docusign
E-signature service for sending, signing and tracking agreements
Docusign report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for signing with the name every client knows
Docusign is the e-signature name most clients already know, with a phone app rated 4.9, web forms, payments and a huge list of integrations. It's also one of the dearest here: three people on Standard pay $75 a month, paid yearly, and that buys 100 envelopes each a year, not unlimited.
Who Docusign is for
- Great if your clients and partners already expect a Docusign envelope
- Handy when you sign on your phone a lot, as the app is rated 4.9 by about 830,000 people
- Good for teams that want web forms and payment at signing on one plan
Who Docusign is not for
- Pricey if you're a small team, at $25 a head a month even paying the year upfront
- Tight if you send a lot, as each user gets 100 envelopes a year and extras are billed one by one
- Skip it if you might cancel early, as the annual plan billed monthly holds you to the year
Why Docusign gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$75 a month for three on Standard, paying the year upfront ($25 a head, or $30 on the annual plan billed monthly). That's this category's dearest tenth, for 100 envelopes each a year, so your 240 fit with a little to spare. Web forms, payments and bulk send need Business Pro at $40.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a 30-day free trial, and the listing doesn't say it needs a card. After that even Personal is one user and 5 envelopes a month.
- BFeaturesTemplates, signing order, an audit trail, reminders and AI summaries for signers, then web forms, payment collection and bulk send on Business Pro. It covers the whole job. SSO, HIPAA and Salesforce wait for the custom Enhanced plans, which a small team won't miss.
- AEase of use4.9 from about 830,000 App Store ratings, the biggest following in this category by miles. Signers don't need an account either, which saves your clients a step.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox and Box on every plan, and 1,000+ integrations plus the API from Business Pro. There's no desktop app, so it stops at a B.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Docusign's own pages on 17 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Its pricing page would not load when we checked, but the prices on its eSignature page matched. 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/docusign#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/docusign.svg" alt="Docusign: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Docusign stands among e-signature and proposal tools
Docusign's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 7 of the 13 other e-signature and proposal tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 12 of 13) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $11 a month, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 6 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 14 e-signature and proposal tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Docusign’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 13, level with 3
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 13, level with 10
- BFeaturesAbove 9 of 13, level with 4
- AEase of useAbove 12 of 13, level with 1
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 13, level with 12
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 14 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 Docusign, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Docusign you could make: documents, templates and forms. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $132 a year.
What you could make
- Documents, templates and forms: 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 plugs into other products, Salesforce, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace 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. Docusign’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 Docusign?
Docusign eSignature lets you upload a document, place signature and form fields, and send it by email to one or more signers, who sign in a browser or the mobile app without an account. Plans are sold by the envelope allowance, and higher tiers add web forms, bulk sending and payment collection. Larger companies can move up to Docusign's agreement management plans, which add AI search and workflow tools.
Docusign is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $11 per month, annual plan billed monthly. See every plan
Good for
- Companies whose customers or partners already expect a Docusign envelope
- Sales and operations teams sending a steady volume of standard agreements
- Larger organizations that need SSO, compliance options and Salesforce links
Worth knowing
- Standard and Business Pro include 100 envelopes per user a year on annual plans, or 10 a month on monthly plans; envelopes past the allowance are billed one by one.
- Annual plans paid monthly are a one-year commitment: cancelling after the first 30 days means paying the rest of the year.
- SMS delivery costs from $0.36 a message and ID verification from $2.40 an attempt, after five of each included once on Standard and Business Pro.
- SSO, Salesforce and NetSuite integrations, HIPAA support and data residency are sold only with the custom Enhanced plans.
Key features
- Send and sign
- Upload a document, drag on signature and form fields, set a signing order and send it. Signers do not need a Docusign account.
- Templates
- Reusable templates on every plan; Standard adds templates shared across the team, and Business Pro adds locked templates.
- Audit trail and reminders
- Each envelope keeps a real-time audit trail and shows whether it was sent, delivered or completed, with automatic reminders to signers.
- Web forms and payments
- Business Pro adds mobile-friendly web forms that feed a signing flow, payment collection at signing and bulk sending to many recipients.
- AI help for signers
- AI-generated summaries and a question-and-answer panel explain an agreement to signers, and AI can suggest where fields should go.
- Integrations and API
- Cloud storage and Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace links on every plan; the API and over 1,000 partner integrations start at Business Pro.
Docusign pricing
- Starts at
- $11 per month, annual plan billed monthly
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $11per month, annual plan billed monthly ($132 a year) | One user and 5 envelopes a month, with reusable templates, an audit trail and AI summaries for signers. |
| Standard | $30per user / month, annual plan billed monthly ($360 a year) | Up to 50 users and 100 envelopes per user a year, with shared templates, comments, custom branding and delegated signing. |
| Business Pro | $45per user / month, annual plan billed monthly ($540 a year) | Adds web forms, payment collection, bulk sending, conditional fields, locked templates and API access, still 100 envelopes per user a year. |
| Enhanced | Custom | Sold through sales for more than 50 users: custom envelope limits, SSO, organization management and Salesforce document generation. |
Read from ecom.docusign.com on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Docusign before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave up to 33% on an annual plan
Docusign's pricing page says the annual plan billed monthly saves up to 33% against month-to-month billing, which has a lower envelope allowance.
Stated on ecom.docusign.com - Annual discountLower price for paying the year upfront
Docusign's eSignature page lists Personal at $10, Standard at $25 and Business Pro at $40 per user a month when billed annually ($120, $300 and $480 a year).
Stated on docusign.com
How people rate the Docusign app
4.9
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars92%
- 4 stars5%
- 3 stars1%
- 2 stars<1%
- 1 star<1%
830,405 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 17, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Is Docusign free?
No, Docusign is a paid product, but you can try it first. 30-day free trial.
How much does Docusign cost?
Docusign lists 4 plans. Personal: $11 per month, annual plan billed monthly ($132 a year). Standard: $30 per user / month, annual plan billed monthly ($360 a year). Business Pro: $45 per user / month, annual plan billed monthly ($540 a year). Enhanced: custom pricing. Prices were read from ecom.docusign.com on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does Docusign work on?
Docusign is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Docusign offer any discounts?
Docusign publicly lists the following: Save up to 33% on an annual plan; Lower price for paying the year upfront.
How is Docusign rated?
Docusign's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.9 out of 5 from 830,405 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 17, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.
Does Docusign have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Docusign is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Docusign have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Docusign is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Docusign open source?
Docusign is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Docusign have an API?
Yes. Docusign offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Docusign integrate with?
Docusign's listing names Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Slack and Microsoft Teams. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Docusign?
Docusign is made by Docusign, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Docusign?
The closest alternatives to Docusign in our directory are Adobe Acrobat Sign, Dropbox Sign, PandaDoc, signNow and Zoho Sign. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Docusign.
How does Docusign compare with other e-signature and proposal tools?
Docusign's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 7 of the 13 other e-signature and proposal tools we grade, and level with 4. It stands best on ease of use (A, above 12 of 13) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Is Docusign good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Docusign D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $11 a month, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 6 of the 13 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Could I make my own version of Docusign?
The plain part of Docusign you could make: documents, templates and forms. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. It costs $132 a year. What you could not make: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. It plugs into other products, Salesforce, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace 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. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.