PandaDoc alternatives
PandaDoc alternatives when you only need documents signed
Short answer
If you use PandaDoc mainly to collect signatures, Sign PDF is our pick: $10 a month flat for unlimited documents, with automatic reminders and unlimited templates that PandaDoc keeps for Business seats at $49 or more. If you build quotes with pricing tables and CRM data, PandaDoc still does that better.
Updated 25 October 2026
Why people look beyond PandaDoc
- Per-seat pricing: Starter is $35 a seat a month on monthly billing
- Automatic reminders start on Business, $49 a seat a month billed annually
- Starter allows up to 5 templates
- API, bulk send and web forms run on usage credits, with overage of up to $5 a document
- The free plan stops at 5 documents a month
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.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
Adobe Acrobat Sign
- Cheapest monthly
- Acrobat Standard, $24.99 a month
- Documents
- Not stated on the pricing page
- Free option
- No trial on Standard; trial on Pro and Studio
- Fields placed for you
- Smart form field detection listed; plan not stated
Best for: You edit, convert or redact PDFs often and want one subscription for that and signatures.
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 PandaDoc free?
PandaDoc has a free plan that allows 5 documents a month, shared across the account. Paid plans start at $19 a seat a month on annual billing.
Why is PandaDoc more expensive than other e-signature tools?
It charges per seat and bundles a proposal builder, content library and CRM features. If you only need signatures, much of that goes unused.
Does PandaDoc Starter send automatic reminders?
Not according to its comparison table, which lists auto reminders from the Business plan. Sign PDF includes automatic reminders on Full at $10 a month.
Can Sign PDF create a proposal from scratch?
No. Write the document in Word, Pages or Google Docs, export it, and upload it to us to get it signed.
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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