E-signature and proposal tools
E-signature and proposal tools send a contract, proposal or form to be signed online and keep a record of who signed, when and from where. Templates and fields are reused for each new document and reminders chase the signers. Some take payment on signing or build interactive proposals with pricing tables, and newer ones summarise agreements and pull out key terms with AI.
Docusign eSignature
E-signature priced per user with envelope allowances, plus IAM plans adding AI agreement search and workflows
Dropbox Sign
E-signature tool from Dropbox, formerly HelloSign, with unlimited signature requests on paid plans
PandaDoc
Document builder for proposals, quotes and contracts with e-signatures, payments and a free 5-document plan
Adobe Acrobat Sign
Adobe's e-signature service, sold inside Acrobat for teams plans or as custom-priced Acrobat Sign Solutions
signNow
E-signature plans priced per account with unlimited users, capped by signature invites
Zoho Sign
Digital signature app from Zoho with a free 5-envelope plan, per-user plans and $0.50-per-envelope API pricing
BoldSign
E-signature app and API from Syncfusion with a free 25-envelope plan and unlimited envelopes on Business
SignWell
E-signature tool priced by sender, with unlimited documents on paid plans and 25 free API documents a month
Proposify
Proposal software for sales teams with e-signatures, interactive quotes, document analytics and an MCP server
Qwilr
Web-page proposals and quotes with built-in e-sign, QwilrPay payments and buyer analytics
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How to choose
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How many documents will you send a month? Many plans cap sends per user, and the cheapest plan may allow only a few.
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Is it priced per sender? People who only sign usually need no account or seat.
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Do you need templates, bulk sending, payment on signing, or proposal pages with pricing tables?
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Will other apps send documents through it? An API is often priced separately from the main plans.
Questions
What are e-signature and proposal tools?
E-signature and proposal tools send a contract, proposal or form to be signed online and keep a record of who signed, when and from where. Templates and fields are reused for each new document and reminders chase the signers. Some take payment on signing or build interactive proposals with pricing tables, and newer ones summarise agreements and pull out key terms with AI.
Which e-signature and proposal tools have a free plan?
Of the 10 listed here, 5 have a free plan: Dropbox Sign, PandaDoc, Zoho Sign, BoldSign and SignWell. Free plans are limited; each tool's page lists the limits.
Which of these e-signature and proposal tools costs least to start?
Of the tools here with a published price, the lowest entry price is BoldSign's Growth plan at $5/user/mo billed annually, as published on its pricing page on 21 October 2026. The cheapest plan is not always the best value: check what each plan includes.