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Short answer:

• DocuSign if you want the best-known name and clear tiers: Personal $11 a month, Standard $30 per user, Business Pro $45 per user on its annual-commitment, billed-monthly option.
• Dropbox Sign if you want unlimited signature requests with simple plans: Essentials lists at $15 a month and Standard at $25 per user a month on the page.
• SignNow if you want unlimited users on one plan: Business shows $15 a month billed annually, with 100 signature invites a year.
• PandaDoc if you also send quotes and proposals: Business lists at $49 per seat a month billed annually.
• Adobe Acrobat Sign if your team already works in Adobe Acrobat. We could not read Adobe’s prices, so check its live page.

Prices and limits come from each vendor’s official pages, checked on October 17, 2026 (prices checked Oct 17, 2026). This is research-based. We have not used these products hands-on, so run a free trial with one real document before you commit. This is not legal advice; ask a lawyer if a specific document has special signing rules.

Quick comparison

Tool	Starting paid price (official pages)	Free option	Notable details
DocuSign	Personal $11/mo, Standard $30/user/mo, Business Pro $45/user/mo (annual commitment, billed monthly)	None listed on the pricing page	Personal: 5 envelopes a month; Standard and Business Pro: 100 envelopes per user per year
Dropbox Sign	Essentials $15/mo, Standard $25/user/mo (a discounted $10.05 and $17.50 is also shown)	Free trial offered	Page says unlimited signature requests; more than 5 users means contacting sales
SignNow	Basic $8, Business $15 (billed annually), Advanced $30 per month; higher struck-through prices ($20, $30, $50) also shown; Enterprise is $1.50 per signature invite	7-day free trial	100 signature invites per account per year on annual plans; Business lists unlimited users
PandaDoc	Business $49/seat/mo billed annually; Starter price not captured	14-day free trial; a 5-documents-a-month tier is listed	Business adds custom branding, approval workflows, and bulk send options
Adobe Acrobat Sign	Check the live page (prices not readable)	Free trial mentioned for Acrobat for business	Adobe says Acrobat for teams plans have no usage caps on e-signatures

What a small business needs from e-signature software

Most small businesses need the same short list: send a document to one or more people to sign, set the signing order, get an email when it is done, keep a record of who signed and when, and reuse templates for documents you send often. The bigger differences are how the price scales (per user, per account, or per envelope), how many documents you can send before extra charges, and whether you also want quotes, payments, or PDF editing in the same tool. If you send proposals or invoices, see our CRM roundup and accounting software roundup. If your team will share logins for these tools, see best password manager for a small team.

1. DocuSign: best-known option with clear tiers

What it costs (checked Oct 17, 2026): DocuSign lists Personal at $11 a month (an annual commitment of $132), Standard at $30 per user a month (annual commitment of $360), and Business Pro at $45 per user a month (annual commitment of $540). All three are shown on the “Annual | Billed monthly” option, which means you commit to a year and pay in monthly installments. DocuSign’s help text also mentions month-to-month plans (10 envelopes per user per month), but their prices did not show on the page we could read. Personal includes 5 envelopes a month. Standard and Business Pro list a total of 100 envelopes per user per year. An envelope is one package of documents sent for signature, however many signers it has. Standard adds shared templates, real-time commenting, branding, and delegated signing. Business Pro adds web forms, collecting payments during signing, and bulk send.

Extras to watch: envelopes beyond your allowance are billed pay-as-you-go. SMS delivery starts at $0.36 per delivery and ID verification at $2.40 per attempt, plus tax. Annual plans bought on DocuSign’s site list a 30-day refund; cancelling an annual-commitment plan after 30 days means paying the remaining balance.

Pros: clear three-tier pricing; templates and 1,000+ integrations listed; a documented refund window.
Cons: the 100-envelope yearly allowance per user is easy to pass; no free plan is listed.

DocuSign official pricing page

2. Dropbox Sign: simple plans, unlimited requests

What it costs (checked Oct 17, 2026): Dropbox Sign’s page shows Essentials at $15 a month ($180 a year) for one user and Standard at $25 per user a month (starting at $600 a year) for a small team. The page has a Billed monthly / Billed yearly toggle, and both views list these same $15 and $25 prices. The page also shows a discounted price beside the original one, $10.05 a month ($120.60 a year) for Essentials and $17.50 per user a month (starting at $420 a year) for Standard. The page does not say who qualifies for the discount or how long it lasts, so check the live page. Premium is a custom quote. The page says Dropbox Sign has unlimited signature requests with no hidden fees, and for more than 5 users you contact sales. It offers a free trial.

Pros: unlimited signature requests; templates and a template gallery; integrations with Dropbox, Google, and Microsoft.
Cons: more than 5 users means a sales call; the discounted prices shown on the page come with no stated terms.

Dropbox Sign official pricing page

3. PandaDoc: best when you also send quotes and proposals

What it costs (checked Oct 17, 2026): PandaDoc lists Business at $49 per seat a month (the page text we read does not say whether that is annual or monthly billing; it says you can switch from monthly to annual billing in-app). The page’s plan list shows a Free plan with 5 documents a month, a Starter tier with unlimited document uploads and e-signatures, a Business tier, and an Enterprise tier. The page text we could read shows no price for Starter, so check PandaDoc’s live page for Starter. Business lists custom quotes and sales agreements, CRM integrations, custom branding and a content library, deal rooms, approval workflows, web forms, and bulk send. The page says the free trial lasts 14 days and you are not charged when it starts.

Extras to watch: documents created through the API, forms, bulk send, and automations can use Usage Credits, which are sold separately.

Pros: built for quotes and proposals as well as signatures; unlimited e-signatures on Starter, per its page; 24/7 support listed.
Cons: the highest per-seat price among the tools with a published price; usage credits for automations are an added cost.

PandaDoc official pricing page

4. SignNow: unlimited users on Business and up

What it costs (checked Oct 17, 2026): SignNow’s page shows Basic at $8 a month, Business at $15 a month billed annually, and Advanced at $30 a month, with higher prices ($20, $30, and $50) struck through beside them. The page does not label the struck-through numbers, but it tags Business with “You save $180” and Advanced with “You save $240” for paying annually, which matches the gaps ($15 and $20 a month over 12 months). Treat them as the non-discounted prices and check the live page. Enterprise is priced at $1.50 per signature invite. Business lists unlimited users, and the page headline says “Free unlimited users”. Basic, Business, and Advanced annual plans include up to 100 signature invites per account per year (monthly plans include up to 10 per month), and extra invites switch to pay-as-you-go. Business adds bulk send, signing links, collecting payments, scheduled sending, and team collaboration. Advanced adds custom branding, SMS delivery, and advanced signer authentication. SignNow lists a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Extras to watch: a signature invite counts as completed even if a signer declines or you cancel the invite. Enterprise pricing is $1.50 per signature invite.

Pros: low entry price; unlimited users on Business and up; a clear explanation of what counts as an invite.
Cons: 100 invites per account a year is a low allowance for busy teams; the struck-through prices are unlabeled, so check which price applies to you.

SignNow official pricing page

5. Adobe Acrobat Sign: a fit if you already use Acrobat

What it costs: we could not read Adobe’s prices. Its pricing pages load plan prices dynamically, and our check did not capture them. We are not guessing, so check Adobe’s live pricing page. What Adobe’s pages say: Acrobat Standard includes basic PDF features such as filling forms, signing documents, and requesting e-signatures. Acrobat Pro adds branding of agreements with a logo and custom URL, reusable e-sign templates, web forms, and bulk sending. Adobe says Acrobat for teams plans have no usage caps on e-signatures and lists a central Admin Console for licenses. Acrobat Sign, Adobe’s standalone e-signature product, is described as built for medium and large businesses with unlimited seats.

Pros: PDF editing and e-signing in one subscription; central license management for teams.
Cons: we could not confirm prices, so we cannot give a worked cost; the standalone Acrobat Sign product is aimed at larger businesses.

Adobe Acrobat for business e-sign page

Worked yearly cost for a 3-person team

These are our own arithmetic from the prices shown (price x 3 users x 12 months where the plan is per user). They leave out taxes, extra envelopes or invites, and any promotion.

• SignNow Business: $15 x 12 = $180 a year for the whole account (unlimited users, 100 invites a year); the struck-through $30 would be $360
• Dropbox Sign Standard: $25 x 3 x 12 = $900 a year at the listed price, or $17.50 x 3 x 12 = $630 if the discounted price shown applies to you
• DocuSign Standard: $30 x 3 x 12 = $1,080 a year (300 envelopes a year across 3 users)
• PandaDoc Business: $49 x 3 x 12 = $1,764 a year at the listed seat price
• DocuSign Business Pro: $45 x 3 x 12 = $1,620 a year
• Adobe Acrobat Sign: not calculated, because we could not read the prices

Confirm current offers on each live page.

How to choose

• You send a few documents a month: DocuSign Personal (5 envelopes a month, one user) or SignNow’s lower tiers, if the allowances fit.
• You have a small team and send many documents: compare Dropbox Sign (unlimited requests) and SignNow Business (unlimited users, 100 invites a year).
• You also send quotes and proposals: look at PandaDoc Business.
• You already pay for Adobe Acrobat: check whether your plan already includes e-signatures.
• You need payments collected at signing: DocuSign Business Pro and SignNow Business each list it.
• Not sure: run a free trial and send one real document to yourself and a friend.

FAQ

What is the cheapest e-signature software for a small business?
Of the prices we could read, SignNow’s Basic plan shows $8 a month and DocuSign Personal is $11 a month. Check the live pages, because SignNow shows higher struck-through prices and its allowance is 100 invites a year on annual plans.

Is there a free e-signature option?
Dropbox Sign, SignNow, and PandaDoc list free trials, and PandaDoc’s page lists a Free plan with 5 documents a month. DocuSign’s pricing page lists no free plan. Check each page for current free options.

Are electronic signatures legally binding?
SignNow’s page cites compliance with e-signature laws such as the U.S. ESIGN Act and UETA, and PandaDoc’s page lists the U.S. ESIGN Act of 2000. Some documents have special rules, so ask a lawyer if you are unsure. This is not legal advice.

What is an envelope or a signature invite?
It is the unit most vendors use to count usage. One envelope (DocuSign) or one signature invite (SignNow) is a package of documents sent for signature, however many signers it has.

What happens if I send more than my plan allows?
DocuSign and SignNow both bill extra envelopes or invites pay-as-you-go. Check each live page for the per-item rate.

Can my customers sign without an account?
Check each vendor’s help page. We did not verify this for every tool.

Last checked: 2026-10-17. Prices and limits come from each vendor’s official pages on that date and can change. We have not tested these products hands-on. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026.