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signNow vs Dropbox Sign 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
signNow

Free trial · from $8/mo

Dropbox Sign

Free plan · from $15/mo

BoldSign

Free plan · from $5/user/mo

What it isE-signature plans priced per account with unlimited users, capped by signature invitesE-signature tool from Dropbox, formerly HelloSign, with unlimited signature requests on paid plansE-signature app and API from Syncfusion with a free 25-envelope plan and unlimited envelopes on Business
Free planNoUp to three signature requests a month25 envelopes a month, 2 templates, 1 user, 1 brand; audit trail, reminders, signer authentication, custom branding and mobile apps included
Cheapest paid plan$8/mo billed annually (Business)signNow pricing$15/mo billed annually (Essentials)Dropbox Sign pricing$5/user/mo billed annually (Growth)BoldSign pricing
What it coversPer account with unlimited users; 10 signature invites a month on monthly billing or 100 a year on annual billing, then pay-as-you-go.1 user, unlimited signature requests, 5 templates; $180 billed yearly.50 envelopes per user a month, 10 templates; additional users at the same per-user price.
Free trial7-day free trial; 30-day money-back guarantee30-day free trial of paid features; no charge if the trial is ended within 30 days30-day free trial, no credit card required
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, APIWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)40+ integrations with apps and CRM systemsIntegrations with Dropbox, Microsoft Word, Salesforce, Google Drive and HubSpot, among CRM, file storage and productivity toolsIntegrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft OneDrive, Power Automate, Zapier and Xero
Open sourceNoNoNo
Good for
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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 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 byairSlate Inc.Dropbox, Inc.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.