Comparison
Sign PDF vs Foxit eSign
Short answer
Foxit eSign Essentials is sold per user per year, listed at $120, with 250 envelopes a year; Business is $300 per user per year with unlimited envelopes and a five-licence minimum. Sign PDF costs $10 a month, month to month, for unlimited documents and places the boxes for you. Foxit is the better fit for teams that want HIPAA and 21 CFR Part 11 included, or Foxit's PDF editor.
Updated 25 October 2026
| Sign PDF | Foxit eSign | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan that sends | Light, $5 a month for 2 documents | eSign Essentials, $120 per user per year |
| Monthly billing | Yes, monthly only | Not published |
| Documents on that plan | Unlimited on Full ($10) | 250 envelopes a year |
| Unlimited documents | Full, $10 a month | eSign Business, $300 per user per year, five licences minimum |
| Free option | Upload and see your boxes placed before paying | 14-day trial on Essentials; free basic signing per the FAQ |
| Boxes placed for you | Yes, on every plan | Not mentioned on the pricing page |
| Compliance | No HIPAA or 21 CFR Part 11 | HIPAA and 21 CFR Part 11 included on Business |
Why people switch to Sign PDF
- Pay monthly instead of buying a year of licences
- Unlimited documents for one person, with no five-licence minimum
- Boxes placed and assigned to signers the moment you upload
- Change fields by typing "add a witness" or "landlord signs first"
- Upload Word, Pages, Excel or a photo of a printed page
When Foxit eSign is the better choice
- Your team of five or more needs HIPAA or 21 CFR Part 11 compliance included.
- You already use Foxit PDF Editor and want signing from the same company.
- You need bulk sending, custom branding, or Teams, Dynamics and Zapier integrations.
- You want to collect payments with Foxit Pay as part of signing.
- You need an e-signature API.
How Foxit sells eSign
Foxit, best known for its PDF editor, sells eSign on yearly per-user licences. Its pricing page lists eSign Essentials for one dedicated user, with 250 envelopes a year, 10 templates and Foxit Pay for collecting payments, and the page's own product data gives the price as $120. eSign Business is listed at $300 per user per year with unlimited envelopes and templates and a minimum of five licences.
We could not find a monthly price on Foxit's pricing page. Essentials has a 14-day free trial, and Foxit's FAQ mentions a free version for basic signing.
250 envelopes a year, or unlimited for $10 a month
Essentials works out at about $10 a month, the same as our Full plan, but you pay the year up front and get 250 envelopes, roughly 20 a month. Sign PDF Full has no cap and no yearly payment.
To get unlimited envelopes on Foxit you need Business, and the five-licence minimum means at least $1,500 a year. That is fine for a firm of five, and a lot for one person.
Field placement and the signing experience
Foxit's eSign pricing page does not mention automatic field detection. Sign PDF places the signature, initials, date and name boxes on every upload and assigns each to a signer by reading labels such as Employee, Witness or Tenant.
Signers on Sign PDF confirm a six-digit code sent to their email before signing, and the certificate records when they did. The finished file is sealed with an independent DigiCert timestamp and can be checked at signpdf.ai/verify.
What Foxit includes that we do not
Foxit's pricing page says Business includes HIPAA and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance at no extra charge, plus unlimited bulk sending, custom branding, and integrations including Microsoft Teams, Dynamics and Zapier. Foxit also sells an eSign API, connectors for HR and storage platforms, and its well-known PDF editor.
We have no compliance certifications, bulk send, API or integrations, and we do not edit PDFs.
Foxit eSign details come from Foxit eSign pricing and Foxit eSign for business, checked on 25 October 2026. Prices change, so check before deciding. Foxit eSign is a trademark of its owner. We are not affiliated with it.
Questions people ask
How much does Foxit eSign cost?
Foxit's pricing page lists eSign Essentials at $120 per user per year with 250 envelopes, and eSign Business at $300 per user per year with unlimited envelopes and a five-licence minimum. We could not find a monthly price.
Can I pay for Foxit eSign monthly?
Foxit's eSign pricing page lists both plans per user per year and does not show a monthly option. Sign PDF is billed monthly only, and you can cancel any time.
Is there a free version of Foxit eSign?
Foxit's FAQ says a free version allows basic electronic signing, and Essentials has a 14-day trial. Sign PDF has no free plan, but you can upload a document and see the boxes placed before paying.
Does Foxit eSign place signature fields automatically?
Its eSign pricing page does not mention it. Sign PDF places signature, initials, date and name boxes on every plan and matches each to a signer.
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