The PandaDoc Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about PandaDoc 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.
PandaDoc
The Insider’s Guide
Proposals, quotes and contracts with e-signatures and tracking
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among e-signature and proposal tools, read from PandaDoc’s own pages.
Made by PandaDoc · 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 PandaDoc’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on PandaDoc’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
2.0
GPA, above 1 of the 13 other e-signature and proposal tools we grade
PandaDoc is a document builder for sales teams: proposals, quotes and contracts are assembled in a drag-and-drop editor, sent for e-signature and tracked as recipients open them. Paid plans add pricing tables, a quote builder, approval rules and CRM links, and documents can collect payment through Stripe, PayPal or Square. A free plan covers basic e-signatures for a handful of documents a month.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about PandaDoc, taken from its own pages and our grades.
There's an iPhone app but no store rating on record.
- 1
Best for proposals and quotes that get signed and paid
PandaDoc is more document builder than signing app: proposals, quotes and contracts with pricing tables, payments and open tracking.
- 2
Paid plans start at $19 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $19 per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
Free eSign plan: 5 documents a month with up to 2 recipients each, 5 templates and basic fields, with no third-party integrations.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
Web and iOS.
- 5
Drag-and-drop document editor
Build proposals and contracts from blocks, import Word files and apply design themes; from Business, reuse sections from a content library.
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Quotes and pricing tables
Business adds a quote builder, pricing tables with optional items and a product catalog that can pull products in from a CRM.
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Payments at signing
Recipients can pay as they sign through Stripe on every paid plan, and through PayPal, Square, Authorize.net or QuickBooks Payments from Business.
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A 2.0 GPA, above 1 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.
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Keep it
The plain part of PandaDoc you could make: documents and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
PandaDoc at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $19 per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial on the Business plan: up to 50 documents with a business email
- Runs on
- Web, iOS
- Made by
- PandaDoc
- Category
- E-Signatures & Proposals
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for proposals and quotes that get signed and paid
PandaDoc is more document builder than signing app: proposals, quotes and contracts with pricing tables, payments and open tracking. The free plan covers 5 documents a month. The catch is that reminders, pricing tables and unlimited templates all sit on Business at $49 a head, so the cheap plan is quite bare.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $57 a month for three on Starter, billed yearly ($19 a head, $35 monthly), for unlimited documents but only 5 templates. What you'd pick PandaDoc for, pricing tables, auto reminders and analytics, needs Business: $147 a month for three, four times this category's middle. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free eSign covers 5 documents a month, 2 recipients each and 5 templates, with no integrations. Fine for a freelancer now and then; a team sending 20 a month is past it in the first week. The 14-day Business trial allows 50 documents. |
| Features | C | The editor, Word import, Stripe payments and, on Business, quotes, pricing tables, approvals and analytics. That's a lot. But bulk send, forms and recipient verification are add-ons priced through sales, where plain signing apps include them. |
| Ease of use | C | There's an iPhone app but no store rating on record. The editor does a lot, and there's real setting up before it pays off: templates, pricing tables and a content library to build. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web and iPhone, with HubSpot, Pipedrive, Microsoft Dynamics, Stripe, QuickBooks, Slack and Canva, Salesforce as an add-on, an API and links to ChatGPT and Claude. No Android or desktop app is listed. |
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 PandaDoc is for
- Great if you send proposals and quotes and want to see when the client opens them
- Handy when clients should pay the deposit as they sign
- Good for freelancers sending 5 or fewer documents a month, for free
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you want pricing tables or auto reminders, as both need Business at $49 a head
- Skip it if you just need contracts signed, since a plain signing app does that for far less
- Tight if you send to big lists, as bulk send is an add-on priced through sales
Good to know
Good for
- Sales teams that send proposals and quotes and want to see when they are read
- Agencies and service firms that take payment as the client signs
- Occasional senders: the free plan covers 5 documents a month
Worth knowing
- Starter keeps the 5-template limit of the free plan; unlimited templates, pricing tables and analytics start at Business, $49 per user / month billed annually.
- The Salesforce integration, bulk send, forms and recipient verification are paid add-ons priced through sales.
- SSO, custom roles and webhooks need the Enterprise plan, which is priced through sales.
- The free plan has no third-party integrations and limits each document to 2 recipients.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$19
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
PandaDoc has a free plan. Paid plans start at $19 per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly).
Free eSign
$0
5 documents a month, 2 recipients per document, 5 templates and basic fields; no integrations and only admin roles.
Starter
$19
per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
Unlimited documents and e-signatures, the drag-and-drop editor, design themes, Word import, up to 5 templates and Stripe payments.
Business
$49
per user / month, billed annually ($65 billed monthly)
Unlimited templates, quote builder and pricing tables, approvals, document analytics, branding, auto reminders and CRM links.
Enterprise
Custom
Sold through sales: SSO, custom roles, redlining, conditional content for senders, webhooks and multiple workspaces.
The free plan
Free eSign plan: 5 documents a month with up to 2 recipients each, 5 templates and basic fields, with no third-party integrations.
Trying it first
14-day free trial on the Business plan: up to 50 documents with a business email
Read from support.pandadoc.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Lower price with annual billing
PandaDoc's plan comparison lists Starter at $19 per user a month billed annually against $35 monthly, and Business at $49 against $65.
Stated on support.pandadoc.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and iOS
Proposals, quotes and contracts with e-signatures and tracking. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, templates, documents.
The editor, Word import, Stripe payments and, on Business, quotes, pricing tables, approvals and analytics.
- Drag-and-drop document editor
- Build proposals and contracts from blocks, import Word files and apply design themes; from Business, reuse sections from a content library.
- Quotes and pricing tables
- Business adds a quote builder, pricing tables with optional items and a product catalog that can pull products in from a CRM.
- Payments at signing
- Recipients can pay as they sign through Stripe on every paid plan, and through PayPal, Square, Authorize.net or QuickBooks Payments from Business.
- Document analytics
- Business shows when a document was opened and how far it got, with an activity timeline, reporting and automatic reminders.
- Approval workflows
- From Business, route a document to approvers, in order or as groups, before it goes out; conditional approvals cost extra on Business.
- AI assistant
- An AI assistant can edit document text, and PandaDoc connects to ChatGPT and Claude through its own app and connector.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
What it works with
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Pipedrive
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Stripe
- QuickBooks
- Slack
- Canva
PandaDoc is made by PandaDoc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
1/13
Other e-signature and proposal tools it is graded above
PandaDoc's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 13 other e-signature and proposal tools we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 0 of 13) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $19 a month for each person, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 11 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 14 e-signature and proposal tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. PandaDoc’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 13
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 13
- CFeaturesAbove 0 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. PandaDoc 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 PandaDoc you could make: documents and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 11 of the 13 other e-signature and proposal tools grade higher. It costs $228 a year.
What you could make
- Documents and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS. 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 Pipedrive among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. PandaDoc’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
Docusign, Better Proposals, Prospero, Dropbox Sign and signNow
The 5 tools PandaDoc is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Docusign
Free trial · from $11/mo
E-signature service for sending, signing and tracking agreements.
- PandaDoc has a free plan. Docusign does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Docusign lists an Android app.
- Docusign also covers forms.
- 2.2GPA
Better Proposals
Free trial · from $13/mo
Proposal builder with e-signatures, payments and open tracking.
- PandaDoc has a free plan. Better Proposals does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only PandaDoc lists an iOS app.
- Better Proposals also covers forms.
- 2.4GPA
Prospero
Free trial · from $12/mo
Proposal software with templates, tracking and built-in e-signatures.
- PandaDoc has a free plan. Prospero does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only PandaDoc lists an iOS app.
- 2.0GPA
Dropbox Sign
Free plan · from $15/mo
E-signature app from Dropbox with unlimited requests on paid plans.
- Only PandaDoc lists an iOS app.
- 2.6GPA
signNow
Free trial · from $8/mo
E-signatures with unlimited users and a yearly invite allowance.
- PandaDoc has a free plan. signNow does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only signNow lists an Android app.
- signNow 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 PandaDoc free?
PandaDoc has a free plan. Free eSign plan: 5 documents a month with up to 2 recipients each, 5 templates and basic fields, with no third-party integrations.
How much does PandaDoc cost?
PandaDoc lists 4 plans. Free eSign: $0.
What platforms does PandaDoc work on?
PandaDoc is available on Web and iOS.
Does PandaDoc offer any discounts?
PandaDoc publicly lists the following: Lower price with annual billing.
Does PandaDoc have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. PandaDoc is listed for Web and iOS.
Does PandaDoc have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. PandaDoc is listed for Web and iOS.
Is PandaDoc open source?
PandaDoc is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does PandaDoc have an API?
Yes. PandaDoc offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does PandaDoc integrate with?
PandaDoc's listing names Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Microsoft Dynamics, Stripe, QuickBooks, Slack and Canva.
Does PandaDoc have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial on the Business plan: up to 50 documents with a business email.
Who makes PandaDoc?
PandaDoc is made by PandaDoc.
What are the alternatives to PandaDoc?
The closest alternatives to PandaDoc in our directory are Docusign, Better Proposals, Prospero, Dropbox Sign and signNow.
How does PandaDoc compare with other e-signature and proposal tools?
PandaDoc's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 13 other e-signature and proposal tools we grade, and level with 1.
Is PandaDoc good value for money?
ToolGPA grades PandaDoc D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $19 a month for each person, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 11 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of PandaDoc?
The plain part of PandaDoc 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 PandaDoc’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 PandaDoc'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 PandaDoc. Prices change, so check pandadoc.com before you buy.
- support.pandadoc.com/en/articles/9715033-compare-subscription-plan-features
- support.pandadoc.com/en/articles/11379752-pandadoc-s-free-esign-plan-vs-free-14-day-trial
- support.pandadoc.com/en/articles/9715030-pandadoc-free-plan-guide
- support.pandadoc.com/en/collections/10117650-integrations
- apps.apple.com/us/app/pandadoc-create-send-docs/id1210645479
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
- PandaDoc, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/pandadoc
- 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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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what PandaDoc’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. PandaDoc is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by PandaDoc. Prices and plans change: check pandadoc.com before you buy.