Adobe Acrobat Sign vs Docusign eSignature vs Dropbox Sign vs signNow

Written head to head: Docusign eSignature vs Dropbox Sign · Docusign eSignature vs Adobe Acrobat Sign · Docusign eSignature vs signNow, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	Adobe Acrobat Sign Free trial · from $16.99/seat/mo VisitRemove	Docusign eSignature Free trial · from $10/mo VisitRemove	Dropbox Sign Free plan · from $15/mo VisitRemove	signNow Free trial · from $8/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Adobe's e-signature service, sold inside Acrobat for teams plans or as custom-priced Acrobat Sign Solutions	E-signature priced per user with envelope allowances, plus IAM plans adding AI agreement search and workflows	E-signature tool from Dropbox, formerly HelloSign, with unlimited signature requests on paid plans	E-signature plans priced per account with unlimited users, capped by signature invites
Free plan	No	No	Up to three signature requests a month	No
Cheapest paid plan	$16.99/seat/mo billed annually (Acrobat Standard for teams)Adobe Acrobat Sign pricing	$10/mo billed annually (Personal)Docusign eSignature pricing	$15/mo billed annually (Essentials)Dropbox Sign pricing	$8/mo billed annually (Business)signNow pricing
What it covers	Per license on an annual plan, billed monthly or prepaid ($203.88 a year); includes collecting e-signatures and tracking responses with no usage cap; cancelling after 14 days costs half the remaining annual commitment.	1 user, 5 envelopes a month. $120 a year billed upfront, or $11 a month on an annual plan paid in monthly instalments ($132 a year).	1 user, unlimited signature requests, 5 templates; $180 billed yearly.	Per account with unlimited users; 10 signature invites a month on monthly billing or 100 a year on annual billing, then pay-as-you-go.
Free trial	Free trial of Acrobat Pro for teams and Acrobat Studio for teams for up to 10 licenses; trial length not stated on the plans page	Free trial of eSignature; the pages read do not state its length	30-day free trial of paid features; no charge if the trial is ended within 30 days	7-day free trial; 30-day money-back guarantee
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, API	Web, API	Web, API	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Integrations with Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, SAP SuccessFactors, Microsoft Dynamics 365, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, Power Automate and Zapier	1,000+ pre-built integrations, including Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and HubSpot	Integrations with Dropbox, Microsoft Word, Salesforce, Google Drive and HubSpot, among CRM, file storage and productivity tools	40+ integrations with apps and CRM systems
Open source	No	No	No	No
Good for	Teams that already edit PDFs in Acrobat and want e-signatures in the same subscription Sending agreements from Microsoft 365, Salesforce or Workday Regulated enterprises that need HIPAA or 21 CFR Part 11 controls	Sending a handful of contracts a month as a sole trader Collecting payments and form data as part of signing Searching and analysing a library of signed agreements with AI	Sending unlimited signature requests from a single-user account Small teams that want branding and bulk send without envelope caps Getting signatures on documents stored in Dropbox or Google Drive	Teams that want many senders without paying per seat Collecting payments with signatures on a small budget Sending documents for signature from Claude or ChatGPT
Watch out for	Business plans are annual commitments; cancelling after 14 days costs half the remaining commitment Standalone Acrobat Sign Solutions has no published price The pages read do not describe payment collection during signing	Envelope allowances: Personal 5 a month; Standard and Business Pro 100 per user per year on annual plans, with extra envelopes billed pay-as-you-go Payment collection, web forms and bulk send need Business Pro or an IAM Professional or higher plan No free plan for sending; the free developer account is a demo environment whose envelopes are not legally valid	Free plan: up to three signature requests a month Essentials is for 1 user with 5 templates and has no branding, bulk send or signer attachments SSO, advanced signer fields and data residency need the custom-priced Premium plan	Plans include 10 signature invites a month (monthly) or 100 a year (annual); more are billed pay-as-you-go No free plan; a 7-day free trial only Custom branding and SMS delivery need the Enterprise plan
Made by	Adobe Inc.	Docusign, Inc.	Dropbox, Inc.	airSlate Inc.

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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