Dropbox Sign vs Docusign eSignature vs SignWell

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

Compared on	Dropbox Sign Free plan · from $15/mo VisitRemove	Docusign eSignature Free trial · from $10/mo VisitRemove	SignWell Free plan · from $10/mo VisitRemove
What it is	E-signature tool from Dropbox, formerly HelloSign, with unlimited signature requests on paid plans	E-signature priced per user with envelope allowances, plus IAM plans adding AI agreement search and workflows	E-signature tool priced by sender, with unlimited documents on paid plans and 25 free API documents a month
Free plan	Up to three signature requests a month	No	1 sender, 1 template, 3 documents a month, API included, audit trail and tamper-proof documents
Cheapest paid plan	$15/mo billed annually (Essentials)Dropbox Sign pricing	$10/mo billed annually (Personal)Docusign eSignature pricing	$10/mo billed annually (Light)SignWell pricing
What it covers	1 user, unlimited signature requests, 5 templates; $180 billed yearly.	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 sender, 5 templates per sender, unlimited documents; additional senders $10 a month each on yearly billing or $12 on monthly.
Free trial	30-day free trial of paid features; no charge if the trial is ended within 30 days	Free trial of eSignature; the pages read do not state its length	None stated
Platforms	Web, API	Web, API	Web, API, CLI
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Integrations with Dropbox, Microsoft Word, Salesforce, Google Drive and HubSpot, among CRM, file storage and productivity tools	1,000+ pre-built integrations, including Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and HubSpot	Native integrations with Close, QuickBooks Online and Xero, plus 9,000+ apps through Zapier
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	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	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	Freelancers who send a few contracts a month Small teams that want unlimited documents without per-envelope pricing Developers who want usage-based API pricing with no monthly minimum
Watch out for	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	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: 1 sender, 1 template and 3 documents a month Light lacks custom branding, conditional fields, attachments and in-person signing, which need Business API documents beyond 25 a month are billed per document, from $0.85
Made by	Dropbox, Inc.	Docusign, Inc.	Docsketch, LLC (DBA SignWell)

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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