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Dropbox Sign vs SignWell vs BoldSign

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 21 October 2026.

Compared on
Dropbox Sign

Free plan · from $15/mo

SignWell

Free plan · from $10/mo

BoldSign

Free plan · from $5/user/mo

What it isE-signature tool from Dropbox, formerly HelloSign, with unlimited signature requests on paid plansE-signature tool priced by sender, with unlimited documents on paid plans and 25 free API documents a monthE-signature app and API from Syncfusion with a free 25-envelope plan and unlimited envelopes on Business
Free planUp to three signature requests a month1 sender, 1 template, 3 documents a month, API included, audit trail and tamper-proof documents25 envelopes a month, 2 templates, 1 user, 1 brand; audit trail, reminders, signer authentication, custom branding and mobile apps included
Cheapest paid plan$15/mo billed annually (Essentials)Dropbox Sign pricing$10/mo billed annually (Light)SignWell pricing$5/user/mo billed annually (Growth)BoldSign pricing
What it covers1 user, unlimited signature requests, 5 templates; $180 billed yearly.1 sender, 5 templates per sender, unlimited documents; additional senders $10 a month each on yearly billing or $12 on monthly.50 envelopes per user a month, 10 templates; additional users at the same per-user price.
Free trial30-day free trial of paid features; no charge if the trial is ended within 30 daysNone stated30-day free trial, no credit card required
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API, CLIWeb, iOS, Android, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)Integrations with Dropbox, Microsoft Word, Salesforce, Google Drive and HubSpot, among CRM, file storage and productivity toolsNative integrations with Close, QuickBooks Online and Xero, plus 9,000+ apps through ZapierIntegrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft OneDrive, Power Automate, Zapier and Xero
Open sourceNoNoNo
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
  • 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
  • Sending up to 25 envelopes a month for free
  • Small teams that send many contracts and want unlimited envelopes per user
  • Developers embedding signing in a SaaS app
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
  • 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
  • Free plan: 1 user, 25 envelopes a month and 2 templates
  • Growth caps envelopes at 50 per user a month; unlimited envelopes need Business
  • Bulk send, SMS delivery and ID verification are paid add-ons, available from Business
Made byDropbox, Inc.Docsketch, LLC (DBA SignWell)Syncfusion, 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.

Every tool in e-signature and proposal tools is on its category page, with the written head-to-heads on Compare.