9 Best E-Signature Software of 2026

BoldSign gives a freelancer the most sending room for the least money of any tool we compared. The free Essential plan allows 25 envelopes a month and 2 templates, with an audit trail, signer authentication, automated reminders and automatic field detection included. One envelope can hold several documents and signers. The catch is that accounts opened with a personal email address are held to 5 envelopes a month until business details are verified. Growth costs $5 per user per month on yearly billing and raises the cap to 50 envelopes per user each month, with 10 templates, template sharing, in-person signing and team management. Business, at $15 per user per month billed yearly or $25 monthly, removes envelope limits and adds single sign-on and custom roles. Requests can be delivered by email, SMS or WhatsApp, and BoldSign has iOS and Android apps. Native integrations cover eight apps, and the Xero connector costs an extra $5 per organization per month.

SignWell is the simplest way for a one-person business to send as many contracts as it needs at a flat price. The Light plan costs $10 per month billed yearly or $12 monthly for one sender and includes unlimited documents, 5 templates, template links and bulk send. Extra senders cost $10 a month each on yearly billing. The Free plan suits occasional use, with 1 sender, 1 template and 3 documents a month. Every paid plan includes SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and a tamper-evident audit trail, and the API is included even on Free. The limits show up as a business grows: custom branding, conditional field rules, data validation, signer attachments and in-person signing all wait for Business, which costs $30 per month billed yearly for 3 senders. SignWell lists native integrations plus 9,000+ apps through Zapier, and it says more than 80,000 businesses use it. There are no long-term contracts.

Docusign eSignature is the name many clients already recognize, and its Personal plan makes it reachable for a sole proprietor. Personal costs $11 per month on an annual commitment of $132 and allows 5 envelopes a month, with reusable templates, an AI-assisted summary, a real-time audit trail, reminders and mobile signing. Docusign lists 1,000+ integrations and signing in 44+ languages. The limits are tight for anyone who sends often. Standard, at $30 per user per month billed annually, adds custom branding, real-time commenting, delegated signing, scheduled sending and in-person signing, but caps sending at 100 envelopes per user per year. Business Pro at $45 per user per month adds web forms, payment collection and bulk send under the same yearly envelope allowance. New customers can cancel within the first 30 days without paying the remaining subscription balance. For a business that sends a few high-value contracts a month, the brand and feature depth justify the price; for volume, cheaper tools go further.

PandaDoc suits a freelancer or agency that writes the proposal, quotes the price and then collects the signature in one document. The free plan creates 5 documents a month with the rich media drag and drop editor, real-time tracking and 24/7 email and chat support. Starter costs $19 per seat per month billed annually and lifts the cap to unlimited document uploads and e-signatures, but still allows up to 5 templates. Pricing tables and payment collection are part of the editor. The jump to Business at $49 per seat per month billed annually is where custom quotes, CRM integrations, custom branding, a content library, deal rooms and approval workflows arrive, and bulk send and web forms need usage credits on top. PandaDoc offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card and connects to ChatGPT and Claude through MCP, a feature it labels beta. For plain contract signing it costs more than BoldSign or SignWell; for proposal-heavy work it replaces two tools.

airSlate SignNow prices by account rather than by seat, which makes it cheap for a small team where several people need to sign or send now and then. The Business plan costs $8 per month billed annually and includes unlimited users, 100 signature invites per year, legally binding eSignatures, unlimited templates, unlimited document storage, auto-reminders and mobile apps for iOS and Android. The invite allowance is the limit to plan around: 100 a year is about eight a month. Business Premium at $18 per month adds bulk send, signing links, payment collection, scheduled sending and team reports. Enterprise at $30 per month adds custom branding, SMS delivery, advanced signer authentication, conditional and formula fields and approval workflows. A Site License charges $1.50 per signature invite for heavier use. SignNow lists GDPR, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, PCI DSS and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, a 7-day free trial, a 30-day money-back guarantee and 24/7 live chat support.

Dropbox Sign is the straightforward choice for an individual who sends contracts often and already keeps files in Dropbox. The Essentials plan for one person is listed at $15 per month, or $180 billed yearly, and every paid plan includes unlimited signature requests, so there are no overage charges to watch. Essentials covers templates, a template gallery, template links, signer attachments, signer fields with data validation, in-person signing on any mobile device, an audit trail and automatic reminders. Senders and signers can work in 22 languages. Security claims are specific: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, eIDAS and GDPR compliance, two-factor authentication and AES 256-bit encryption at rest. Standard for small teams costs $25 per user per month and starts at $600 billed yearly, and teams with more than 5 users are sent to sales. There is a free trial but no permanent free plan, which puts it behind BoldSign and SignWell for occasional senders.

Zoho Sign covers more signature types than most tools in this price range, which matters if your contracts cross borders. The free plan is for one user and 5 envelopes a month, and it already includes signature workflows, reminders, an audit trail, cloud storage import and export, and signing with Zoho-issued cloud digital signature certificates. Standard raises the allowance to 25 envelopes per user per month and adds approval workflows, SMS delivery, WhatsApp Business integration, witness signing, recipient checks by OTP, ID or KBA, and AATL-enabled certificates, though SMS, WhatsApp and identity checks consume Zoho Sign credits. Professional removes the envelope cap and adds unlimited templates, branding, signer attachments and reports. Enterprise brings bulk send, in-person signing, payment collection through Zoho Checkout and qualified electronic signatures. Apps run on iOS, iPadOS, Android, macOS and Windows, and a 14-day trial needs no credit card. The pricing page did not show USD figures from our location, so prices are pending.

DocuSeal is the option for a freelancer who is comfortable running software or wants an open source tool. The free Basic cloud plan includes legally binding signing, indefinite document retention, user management, multiple signers, 10 field types, unlimited templates and 10 signature request emails a month. The open source edition is free to deploy on your own server, where you connect your own SMTP for email and get support through GitHub. Pro costs $20 per user per month in the cloud or as an on-premises license and adds unlimited signature requests, your company logo, a connected email address, automated reminders, payment collection, Zapier and webhooks, bulk send from a spreadsheet, SSO and SMS identity verification. Pay-per-use extras are listed openly: ID card checks at $2 each, knowledge-based authentication at $2 and EU qualified signatures at $2 to $4. DocuSeal also runs an EU cloud for GDPR needs. The cloud Pro price is higher than BoldSign's, so the self-hosted route is where it saves the most.

Signeasy is built for people who handle contracts from a phone or tablet. The Personal plan costs $10 per seat per month, or $120 billed yearly, and lets you sign unlimited documents and send 5 contracts a month, with iPhone, iPad and Android apps, signing from Google Workspace and Microsoft apps and a tamper-proof trust seal on completed contracts. Business, at $20 per seat, removes the sending cap and adds shared templates, reminders, an admin dashboard, AI key term extraction and contract summaries, two-factor login and 24/7 email support. Business Pro at $30 per seat adds role permissions, usage tracking, signer attachments, signer 2FA, HubSpot and SharePoint connections and SMS delivery. Signeasy lists ESIGN, UETA, eIDAS, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA and 21 CFR compliance, and its 100-day money-back guarantee is the longest refund window on this list. With no free plan and a 5 contract cap on Personal, it costs more per contract than BoldSign or SignWell.