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DocuSign vs SignNow pricing
DocuSign is the best-known e-signature tool and SignNow is a lower-priced rival. This page compares their prices using StackScope's e-signature report, last verified October 2026.
SignNow is cheaper for teams: Business is $8 per month on annual billing for 1 user, $40 for 5 and $160 for 20 ($20, $100 and $400 billed monthly). DocuSign's Personal plan is $10 per month but is 1 user only, and its first team-capable tier, Standard, is $25 per user per month on annual billing, about $500 per month at 20 users. SignNow has only a 7-day trial, while DocuSign lists an ongoing 1-user Personal plan whose send limit is not exposed as one clean vendor figure. SignNow carries an unresolved source conflict: its own pages say 100 envelopes per user per year, while other pages advertise no envelope cap. StackScope flags it rather than resolving it, so confirm with SignNow before relying on either claim.
| Tool | Free plan | Paid-tier capacity constraint | 1 user | 5 users | 20 users | Aggregated sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DocuSign | Yes — ongoing1-user Personal plan only, not a team plan. Free-tier send limit isn't exposed as one clean vendor figure; a third-party cross-check reports 3 sends/month (36/year) | Personal: 5 envelopes/month. Standard/Business Pro: 100 envelopes/user/year.Hitting the allowance doesn't make sending unlimited — it requires a higher plan or purchased capacity | $10/moPersonal · $120 billed annually, same $10/mo whether annual or monthly | N/A — Personal is 1-user only.First team-capable tier: Standard, $25/user/mo annual | N/A — Personal is 1-user only.First team-capable tier: Standard, $25/user/mo annual. At 20 users: ~$500/mo annual | Catch: cost rises quickly once envelope allowances and higher-end agreement features become relevant — advanced workflow/AI sits in pricier IAM plans, not Personal. Praised for an easy, familiar signing flow and getting documents signed quickly from anywhere. IAM Starter (a separate product line, not an add-on to Personal) runs $45/user/mo annual and includes AI search/analysis; IAM Standard $50, IAM Professional $80. Capterra currently lists noticeably higher core figures ($15/$45/$65) than the vendor's own primary page or G2 — flagged in the footnote, not resolved. |
| SignNow | No — 7-day free trial onlyNo permanent free sending tier | Unresolved source conflict: flagged, not silently resolved.SignNow's own pricing/Help pages say 100 envelopes/user/year, and its March 2026 refund policy references overage charges past that limit — but other current SignNow resource pages advertise "no envelope cap." Treat as needing confirmation from SignNow directly before treating either claim as settled | $8/mo annualBusiness · $20/mo billed monthly | $40/mo annualBusiness · $100/mo billed monthly | $160/mo annualBusiness · $400/mo billed monthly | Catch: the unresolved 100-invite question is the real cost trap here — one set of vendor pages caps you, another says unlimited, and only SignNow support can settle which applies to you. Praised for ease of use, intuitive signing, templates, and time savings. No separately priced AI add-on found for Business. G2 matches the annual figures used here; Capterra matches the monthly figures and the $1.50/invite Site License rate. |
Figures are aggregated from vendor pricing pages and independent third-party pricing research as of October 2026 and reflect published list prices. This page shows two of the four tools in the full E-Signature Software report, which carries the complete footnotes and every source conflict we flagged. Confirm current pricing directly with each vendor before purchasing. This is not a recommendation to buy any specific product.
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Is SignNow cheaper than DocuSign?
For teams, yes: SignNow Business is $40 per month for 5 users and $160 for 20 on annual billing, while DocuSign Standard is $25 per user per month, about $500 at 20 users.
Does SignNow limit envelopes?
Unresolved. SignNow's own pricing pages say 100 envelopes per user per year, but other current pages advertise no envelope cap. Confirm with SignNow directly.
Do DocuSign and SignNow have free plans?
SignNow offers only a 7-day trial. DocuSign lists an ongoing 1-user Personal plan, and its send limit is not exposed as one clean figure.
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