Adobe Acrobat Sign alternatives
Adobe Acrobat Sign alternatives
Short answer
If you use Acrobat only to send contracts for signature, Sign PDF is the simplest switch: $10 a month for unlimited documents, month to month, with the signature boxes placed and assigned to each signer for you. Acrobat Standard costs $24.99 a month without a commitment, and its cheaper annual plan carries a cancellation fee after 14 days.
Updated 25 October 2026
Why people look beyond Adobe Acrobat Sign
- The cheaper annual plan charges up to half the remaining year if you cancel after 14 days
- Month to month, Acrobat Standard is $24.99, which is a lot for sending a few contracts
- No free trial on Acrobat Standard, only on Pro and Studio
- Standalone Acrobat Sign pricing is not published and goes through sales
- Paying for a full PDF editor when all you need is signatures
The alternatives, ranked for people who just need documents signed
1. Our pick
Sign PDF
Upload a PDF, Word file or photo and the signature, initials and date boxes are placed for each signer. $5 a month (2 documents) or $10 a month (unlimited), monthly, with a certificate of completion, sealed PDF and public verify page on every plan.
2.
DocuSign
- Cheapest monthly
- Not listed on the pricing page
- Documents
- 5 envelopes a month
- Free option
- Free to sign; sending needs a trial or a plan
- Fields placed for you
- Launched January 2026, rolling out
Best for: Your IT or legal team requires ISO 27001 or SOC 2 Type 2 certification, or 21 CFR Part 11 support
3.
Dropbox Sign
- Cheapest monthly
- Essentials, $20 a month
- Documents
- Unlimited signature requests
- Free option
- 3 signature requests a month
- Fields placed for you
- Closed beta
Best for: You send 3 or fewer requests a month and want to pay nothing
4.
PandaDoc
- Cheapest monthly
- Starter, $35 a seat a month
- Documents
- Unlimited uploads and e-signatures
- Free option
- 5 documents a month
- Fields placed for you
- Yes, on every plan
Best for: You write proposals and quotes and want pricing tables, a product catalogue and payment in the same document
5.
signNow
- Cheapest monthly
- Starter, $20 a month
- Documents
- 10 invites a month (100 a year on annual)
- Free option
- 7-day trial
- Fields placed for you
- Basic name, date and signature detection
Best for: You will commit to a year and want the lowest price, $8 a month
6.
Zoho Sign
- Cheapest monthly
- Standard, $12 a user a month
- Documents
- 25 envelopes a user a month
- Free option
- 5 envelopes a month
- Fields placed for you
- Yes, from Standard
Best for: Five envelopes a month on the free plan is enough
7.
Smallpdf
- Cheapest monthly
- Pro, $12 a month
- Documents
- Unlimited sign requests
- Free option
- 2 documents a month (sending runs on Sign.com)
- Fields placed for you
- Not offered
Best for: You compress, convert or edit PDFs most weeks and want one subscription for all of it
8.
pdfFiller
- Cheapest monthly
- Premium (the plan that sends for signature), $40 a month
- Documents
- Not stated
- Free option
- 30-day trial
- Fields placed for you
- Not offered; fields are placed by hand
Best for: You need to rewrite text in PDFs, black out details or convert to Word
9.
SignWell
- Cheapest monthly
- Light, $12 a month
- Documents
- Unlimited documents
- Free option
- 3 documents a month
- Fields placed for you
- Not stated on the pricing page
Best for: You send 3 documents a month or fewer: SignWell's free plan covers that and we have no free plan.
10.
Signeasy
- Cheapest monthly
- Personal, $15 a month
- Documents
- 5 sends a month
- Free option
- 14-day trial
- Fields placed for you
- Not mentioned on the pricing page
Best for: You want a native app on your phone or iPad rather than the browser.
11.
BoldSign
- Cheapest monthly
- Growth, $15 a user a month
- Documents
- 50 envelopes a user a month
- Free option
- 25 envelopes a month
- Fields placed for you
- Yes, on every plan
Best for: You send 25 documents a month or fewer and want to pay nothing.
12.
Jotform Sign
- Cheapest monthly
- Bronze, $39 a month
- Documents
- 100 signed documents a month
- Free option
- 10 signed documents a month
- Fields placed for you
- Yes, Auto-Detect Fields on request
Best for: You send 10 or fewer documents a month and want it free.
13.
Yousign
- Cheapest monthly
- One, monthly rate not clearly shown
- Documents
- 10 signature requests a month
- Free option
- 2 signature requests a month
- Fields placed for you
- Not mentioned on the pricing page
Best for: You need qualified electronic signatures (QES) or advanced signatures (AES) under eIDAS.
14.
Foxit eSign
- Cheapest monthly
- Not published
- Documents
- 250 envelopes a year
- Free option
- 14-day trial
- Fields placed for you
- Not mentioned on the pricing page
Best for: Your team of five or more needs HIPAA or 21 CFR Part 11 compliance included.
Questions people ask
Is Adobe Acrobat Sign free?
Signing a document someone sends you is free. Sending documents for signature needs a paid Acrobat plan. Adobe's pricing page shows no free trial on Acrobat Standard, though Pro and Studio have one.
Can I cancel Acrobat any time?
Only on the month-to-month plan, which costs more. On the annual plan billed monthly, Adobe charges a fee of up to half your remaining commitment if you cancel after 14 days. Sign PDF is month to month only.
Does Sign PDF edit PDFs like Acrobat?
No. We place fields, collect signatures and seal the finished file. If you need to change the text of a PDF, use an editor first and then upload the result to us. Word files can come straight to us and are converted to PDF.
Are Sign PDF signatures as valid as Adobe's?
For ordinary contracts, yes. Both are electronic signatures under the US ESIGN Act, UETA and EU eIDAS. We add a certificate of completion, a hash-chained audit trail and a timestamped seal. This is not legal advice, so ask a lawyer about high-stakes documents.
Who should stay with Acrobat Sign?
Teams that use Acrobat for editing anyway, or that need Salesforce or Workday integrations, bulk send and web forms. Those are real features we do not offer.
Upload a document and watch the boxes land
See every signature, initial and date box placed before you sign up. Sending starts at $5 a month, monthly, cancel any time.
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