Docusign eSignature vs Adobe Acrobat Sign

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

Compared on	Docusign eSignature Free trial · from $10/mo VisitRemove	Adobe Acrobat Sign Free trial · from $16.99/seat/mo VisitRemove
What it is	E-signature priced per user with envelope allowances, plus IAM plans adding AI agreement search and workflows	Adobe's e-signature service, sold inside Acrobat for teams plans or as custom-priced Acrobat Sign Solutions
Free plan	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	$10/mo billed annually (Personal)Docusign eSignature pricing	$16.99/seat/mo billed annually (Acrobat Standard for teams)Adobe Acrobat Sign pricing
What it covers	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).	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.
Free trial	Free trial of eSignature; the pages read do not state its length	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
Platforms	Web, API	Web, iOS, Android, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	1,000+ pre-built integrations, including Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and HubSpot	Integrations with Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, SAP SuccessFactors, Microsoft Dynamics 365, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, Power Automate and Zapier
Open source	No	No
Good for	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	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
Watch out for	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	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
Made by	Docusign, Inc.	Adobe 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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