The Signature Hound Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Signature Hound 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.
Signature Hound
The Insider’s Guide
Email signature generator with share links for matching team designs
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among email signature tools, read from Signature Hound’s own pages.
Made by Signature Hound Pty Ltd · checked Oct 23, 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 Signature Hound’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Signature Hound’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 4 of the 9 other email signature tools we grade
Signature Hound is a web app for building an HTML email signature from a template and installing it with step-by-step instructions for your email client. A design can be shared by link, email or CSV upload so colleagues fill in their own details and install a matching signature. It does not push signatures to mailboxes centrally: each person installs their own.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Signature Hound, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Nothing is pushed to mailboxes, though: each person installs their own, and the free signature can't be edited once it's made.
- 1
Best for one shared design that each person installs
Signature Hound builds an HTML signature from a template and lets you share the design by link so colleagues make matching ones.
- 2
Paid plans start at $2.33 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $28 per year, billed annually (Basic; $2.99 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
One signature design for one person with default templates and 100 kB of image hosting; once installed it keeps working but can no longer be edited.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Templates and custom HTML
Start from a template with logo, photo, fonts and colors, or upload your own HTML template; custom templates need HTML skills.
- 6
Install instructions per client
Pick your email client to get adjusted code and install steps, or copy the signature, copy the HTML or download an HTML file.
- 7
Team sharing
Share a design by link so colleagues add their own details; Plus and Pro send it by email or pre-fill it from a CSV upload.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 4 of 9
That is against the other email signature tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
You could make the core of Signature Hound for yourself: email signature and templates.
Signature Hound at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $28 per year, billed annually (Basic; $2.99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial with up to 5 signature designs and team sharing by link
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Signature Hound Pty Ltd
- Category
- Email Signature Tools
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for one shared design that each person installs
Signature Hound builds an HTML signature from a template and lets you share the design by link so colleagues make matching ones. Nothing is pushed to mailboxes, though: each person installs their own, and the free signature can't be edited once it's made.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Basic is $28 a year, or $2.99 billed monthly, for one design any number of colleagues can fill in and install, so a team of five pays under 50 cents a head a month against $2.00 for this category's cheaper quarter. One person alone pays $2.33, the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free is one design for one person with 100 kB of image hosting, and once it's made you can't edit it. Paid plans come with a 30-day trial for up to 5 designs. |
| Features | C | Templates, your own HTML, install steps per mail program and sharing a design by link, email or CSV. The gap the listing names: nothing is pushed out through Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, so every person installs their own. |
| Ease of use | C | No app store rating on record. You build from a template and follow install steps for your mail program; custom templates need HTML, and an image change in Outlook (Classic) or Windows 10 Mail means installing again. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, with no integrations on record. You copy the signature or its HTML, or download the file, into whatever mail program you use. |
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 Signature Hound is for
- Fits if you want one designed signature for a few dollars a year
- Works for small teams sharing one design that each person fills in and installs
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want signatures pushed to everyone's mailbox from Google Workspace or Microsoft 365
- Tight if you're staying free, as the one free signature can't be edited once made and images are capped at 100 kB
- Pricey if you want signature analytics or white-label branding, which are Pro only at $211 a year
- Watch out: paid prices sit beside crossed-out figures 25% higher with no end date, and the free card is labelled a trial
- Watch out: custom templates need HTML, and Outlook (Classic) and Windows 10 Mail need a re-install when an image changes
Good to know
Good for
- Individuals who want a designed signature for a few dollars a year
- Small teams sharing one design that each person installs
- Agencies making signatures for clients under their own branding
Worth knowing
- There is no central deployment through Google Workspace or Microsoft 365; every person installs their own signature.
- The free signature cannot be edited after it is made, and the Free card on the pricing page is labelled as a trial.
- Paid prices are shown against crossed-out figures exactly 25% higher, with no end date given.
- Signature analytics and white-label branding are only on Pro.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$2.33
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Signature Hound has a free plan. Paid plans start at $28 per year, billed annually (Basic; $2.99 billed monthly).
Free
$0
One design for one user; the signature is locked from editing once made, and images are capped at 100 kB.
Basic
$28
per year, billed annually ($2.99 billed monthly)
One fully editable design shared by link with any number of team members, 1 custom HTML template. Shown against a crossed-out $35.
Plus
$57
per year, billed annually ($5.99 billed monthly)
Up to 10 designs and 10 custom templates, sharing by email or CSV (50 people per upload), per-person address and social links. Crossed-out $71.25.
Pro
$211
per year, billed annually ($21.99 billed monthly)
10+ designs, unlimited CSV sharing with white-label branding, and signature analytics. Shown against a crossed-out $263.75.
The free plan
One signature design for one person with default templates and 100 kB of image hosting; once installed it keeps working but can no longer be edited.
Trying it first
30-day free trial with up to 5 signature designs and team sharing by link
Read from signaturehound.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save about 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page's toggle says yearly billing saves 20%: Basic is $28 a year against $2.99 a month.
Stated on signaturehound.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Email signature generator with share links for matching team designs. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: templates, email signature.
Templates, your own HTML, install steps per mail program and sharing a design by link, email or CSV.
- Templates and custom HTML
- Start from a template with logo, photo, fonts and colors, or upload your own HTML template; custom templates need HTML skills.
- Install instructions per client
- Pick your email client to get adjusted code and install steps, or copy the signature, copy the HTML or download an HTML file.
- Team sharing
- Share a design by link so colleagues add their own details; Plus and Pro send it by email or pre-fill it from a CSV upload.
- Updatable call-to-action image
- Swap the image in an installed signature without a re-install in most clients; Outlook (Classic) and Windows 10 Mail need a re-install.
- White label and analytics
- Pro adds your logo to the sharing experience and reports on signature activity.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Signature Hound is made by Signature Hound Pty Ltd.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
4/9
Other email signature tools it is graded above
Signature Hound's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 4 of the 9 other email signature tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 8 of 9) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $2.33 for the category: 3 of the 8 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 10 email signature tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Signature Hound’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 8 of 9
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 9
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 9
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 9
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 9
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 9 email signature tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Signature Hound 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.
Your call
You could make the core of Signature Hound for yourself: email signature and templates.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $28 a year it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it.
What you could make
- Email signature and templates: an app builder makes these well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. Signature Hound’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
MySignature, Gimmio, WiseStamp and Newoldstamp
The 4 tools Signature Hound is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
MySignature
Free plan · from $6/mo
HTML email signature maker with tracking and digital business cards.
- Only MySignature lists a browser extension.
- MySignature also covers digital business card and qR codes.
- 2.4GPA
Gimmio
Free plan · from $28/yr
Email signature generator priced by how many signatures you store.
- 2.4GPA
WiseStamp
Free plan · from $9/mo
Email signatures for one person or a whole company, with banners.
- Only WiseStamp lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only WiseStamp lists a browser extension.
- WiseStamp also covers surveys and reports.
- 2.6GPA
Newoldstamp
Free plan · from $54/yr
Email signatures priced by the number of signatures, with banners.
- Newoldstamp also covers reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 Signature Hound free?
Signature Hound has a free plan. One signature design for one person with default templates and 100 kB of image hosting; once installed it keeps working but can no longer be edited.
How much does Signature Hound cost?
Signature Hound lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Signature Hound work on?
Signature Hound is available on Web.
Does Signature Hound offer any discounts?
Signature Hound publicly lists the following: Save about 20% with yearly billing.
Does Signature Hound have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Signature Hound is listed for Web.
Does Signature Hound have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Signature Hound is listed for Web.
Is Signature Hound open source?
Signature Hound is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Signature Hound have a free trial?
Yes. 30-day free trial with up to 5 signature designs and team sharing by link.
Who makes Signature Hound?
Signature Hound is made by Signature Hound Pty Ltd.
What are the alternatives to Signature Hound?
The closest alternatives to Signature Hound in our directory are MySignature, Gimmio, WiseStamp and Newoldstamp.
How does Signature Hound compare with other email signature tools?
Signature Hound's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 4 of the 9 other email signature tools we grade, and level with 2.
Is Signature Hound good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Signature Hound A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $2.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $2.33 for the category: 3 of the 8 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Signature Hound?
You could make the core of Signature Hound for yourself: email signature and templates.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Signature Hound’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Signature Hound's own pages on 23 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 Signature Hound Pty Ltd. Prices change, so check signaturehound.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 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.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Signature Hound, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/signature-hound
- 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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