Send a PDF to everyone who signs, in the right order, with reminders and a sealed final copy.
Signing order and reminders
Each envelope has a timeline. You can see who has it right now, who opened it and ignored it, and who already signed. Nobody needs to ask in the team chat.
Statement of work, Northfield Studio.pdf
Envelope SE-2610-0418 · sequential · expires Oct 22
Maya Keller · Client, signs first
SignedOct 8, 09:16 UTC · Email code verified, IP 203.0.113.24
Daniel Ruiz · Agency director, countersigns
SignedOct 8, 11:42 UTC · Signed on mobile, IP 198.51.100.7
Priya Shah · Finance, approves
ViewedOct 9, 08:03 UTC · Reminder 1 of 3 sent Oct 9, 08:00 UTC
Legal team · CC, receives the sealed copy
CCAfter completion · Gets the PDF and certificate
Why teams switch
Most teams don't lose deals because of the contract. They lose days waiting for the third person to sign it. This is electronic signature software built around that problem.
Set who signs first, second and last. The next person gets the email only when the one before them is done, and reminders go out every few days until the envelope is complete or it expires. You stop writing "just checking in" emails.
Every view, code check, signature and decline is written to an event log with a UTC timestamp, IP address and browser. When the last person signs, that log is attached to the PDF as an audit certificate, and the file is sealed. If a dispute comes up a year later, you have evidence, not a vague memory.
Plans are priced per company, with seats included. Starter covers 3 people, Plus covers 10, Pro covers 25. Adding the new office manager doesn't add a line to your invoice, and bulk send and webhooks start on the middle plan instead of the most expensive one.
Master Services Agreement
Signature, Maya Keller
Date signed
Signer 2
Signer 2
Page 3 of 7
Fields
Recipients
Fields and templates
Upload the PDF you already use. Drop in signature, initials, date, name, email, company, text, checkbox and dropdown fields, and assign each one to a role.
Audit certificate
An audit trail is only useful if a judge, an auditor or the other side's lawyer can read it. So it's a plain page at the end of the PDF, not a log hidden in a dashboard.
More on the electronic signature audit trail · Verify a signed PDF
Certificate of Completion
Last page of the sealed PDF
Each signer accepted the consent to use electronic records and signatures before signing, and signed with an explicit Sign action.
IP addresses shown here come from documentation ranges.
Team cost calculator
Move the sliders to your team size and monthly volume. We compare against DocuSign's public list prices, because that's the bill most teams are trying to shrink.
Signers are never counted. Only your senders need seats.
One envelope is one document sent out for signature, however many people sign it.
DocuSign , billed annually
per month
users × per user per month, per year.
Your volume is above the Business Pro allowance of 100 envelopes per user per year ( a year for your team). Extra envelopes are priced by the vendor and not included here.
SignElectronically , billed yearly
Seats includedper month
seats and envelopes a month included, per year. Monthly billing is .
Difference per year
For a team this small with this volume, per user pricing can come out lower. Pick what fits, the comparison is here to be honest.
See plan detailsCompetitor figures are public list prices checked on 2026-10-10 and can change. Taxes and add ons are excluded on both sides.
Honest comparison
Same core job, different pricing model. The table uses public list prices only, and it also says where another tool is the better choice.
| Compared on | SignElectronically | DocuSign | Dropbox Sign | Adobe Acrobat Sign | PandaDoc | signNow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per company, seats included | Per user | Per user | Per user, bundled with Acrobat | Per seat | Per user |
| Team plan, list price | Starter $49 a month, $24 billed yearly, 3 seats | Standard $30 per user a month, Business Pro $45 | Standard $25 per user a month, from 2 users | No single list price, sold with Acrobat | Per seat, on the vendor site | Per user, on the vendor site |
| Team of 10, per month | $74 on Plus billed yearly, $149 monthly | $300 on Standard, $450 on Business Pro | $250 on Standard | Depends on the Acrobat plan | Depends on the plan | Depends on the plan |
| Solo plan | None, plans start at 3 seats | Personal $11 a month, 5 envelopes | Essentials $15 a month | Part of Acrobat | Not compared | Not compared |
| Envelope allowance | 50, 500 or 2,000 a month, by plan | Business Pro, 100 per user per year | See vendor terms | See vendor terms | See vendor terms | See vendor terms |
| Bulk send | From Plus, the middle plan | Business Pro, the top listed plan | Not compared | Not compared | Not compared | Not compared |
| API | Included in Pro, webhooks from Plus | Not compared | Priced separately | Not compared | Not compared | Not compared |
| Likely the better pick for | Teams of 3 or more that send every week | One person with a few documents a month | One sender who needs the basics | Teams already paying for Acrobat | Teams that build proposals in the same tool | Very small teams that want the lowest seat price |
"A flat plan must hide a catch somewhere."
The limit is the monthly envelope allowance, and it is printed on every plan. There are no per user fees and no paid add on for the audit certificate.
"Will a signature from a smaller vendor hold up?"
Validity comes from intent, consent and evidence under ESIGN, UETA and eIDAS. Every completed file carries its own certificate and seal, readable without us.
"Switching means rebuilding all our templates."
You upload the same PDFs and place the fields once per document. After that each one is a template with roles, and old signed files stay valid where they are.
Side by side pages · DocuSign alternative · Adobe Sign alternative · PandaDoc alternative · Dropbox Sign alternative
Switch from DocuSign
There is no import button that copies templates between vendors, and we won't pretend there is. The path below is what moving actually takes.
DocuSign alternative, the full comparison · How templates and roles work
Templates
2 of 4 readyMutual NDA.pdf
2 roles, 6 fields
Offer letter.pdf
2 roles, 9 fields
Master services agreement.pdf
3 roles, 14 fields
Order form.pdf
Uploaded
Roles on Mutual NDA
Next send
Type two email addresses, press Send.
Legal validity
An electronic signature is legally binding for most business documents in the United States and the European Union. Here is the short version, without the footnotes hidden.
United States, federal
A signature or contract cannot be denied legal effect only because it is electronic. Applies to most business and consumer transactions across state lines.
Read the plain guideUnited States, state law
The state level counterpart, adopted by 49 states. New York has its own equivalent law. Same idea, an electronic record satisfies a writing requirement.
Read the plain guideEuropean Union
Defines three levels, simple, advanced and qualified. Every signature made here is a simple electronic signature, which is admissible as evidence in court.
Read the plain guideThis page is general information, not legal advice for your documents.
Use cases
HR, sales, operations and property teams send different paperwork, but the steps are the same. Pick the scenario closest to yours.
Operations
A services agreement goes to the client first. Your director countersigns only after that, and finance gets the sealed copy without lifting a finger.
HR
Twelve new hires start in January. One offer letter template plus a CSV gives each of them an envelope, and you watch twelve statuses instead of twelve inboxes.
Property management
Three roommates, one lease. All three sign in parallel from their phones, the landlord signs last, and reminders run until the last tenant is done.
Sales
The rep sends the order form, the customer signs, finance countersigns. An expiry date closes quotes that sat for two weeks, so old prices do not come back.
Agencies
Every new project needs an SOW and an NDA. Both go out under your logo and sender name, and a webhook tells your project tool the moment the client signs.
Product teams
Your software creates the envelope through the REST API and shows the signing page inside your product. Your customer never leaves your screen.
Security and admin
Contracts are sensitive, and a new vendor has to earn the trust. These are the controls, with the plan each one starts on.
We name measures, not vendors, and we do not show certification badges we have not earned. Read the security page
Pricing
Pick by team size and monthly volume. Signers never pay and never need an account.
For small teams that send contracts every week.
$24 $49 per month
Billed as $288 a year. Monthly billing is $49. Billed monthly. Yearly billing is $24 a month.
3
seats included
50
envelopes a month
For growing companies with HR, sales and operations sending at volume.
$74 $149 per month
Billed as $888 a year. Monthly billing is $149. Billed monthly. Yearly billing is $74 a month.
10
seats included
500
envelopes a month
For scale ups and developers who embed signing in their own product.
$249 $499 per month
Billed as $2,988 a year. Monthly billing is $499. Billed monthly. Yearly billing is $249 a month.
25
seats included
2,000
envelopes a month
For large organizations that need 50 seats or more, an SLA and a data region. Set the seats, see the price, check out. No sales call.
50 seats are included. Each extra seat is $7 a month and adds 100 envelopes.
$499 per month
Billed as $5,988 a year. Billed monthly. 5,000 envelopes a month.
Enterprise starts at $499 a month billed yearly, or $999 billed monthly.
Subscriptions only, cancel any time and keep access until the paid period ends. Compare every limit on the pricing page
Questions
Straight answers on legal validity, signers, data and price.
Something else? Write to [email protected]
Yes, for most business documents. In the United States the ESIGN Act and UETA give an electronic signature the same legal effect as a handwritten one when the signer intends to sign, consents to do business electronically, the signature can be attributed to them and the record is kept. Each envelope captures all four. A few document types are excluded by law, such as wills, certain family law papers, court orders and eviction or utility cutoff notices. Read the full answer
Guides
To bulk send offer letters or NDAs, build one template with roles and merge fields, upload a CSV with one row per recipient, and send. Each person gets their ow...
You stop chasing signatures by setting the signing order before you send, letting automatic reminders do the follow up, and reading the audit trail instead of a...
DocuSign prices most of its eSignature plans per user per month, with an envelope allowance attached to each user and bulk send kept for the higher tiers. For a...
Upload a document, place your signature and see the sealed result. Then add the people who sign after you.
No account needed for the demo. Plans start at $24 a month billed yearly, with 3 seats included.
