SignWell vs Dropbox Sign vs Docusign eSignature

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

Compared on	SignWell Free plan · from $10/mo VisitRemove	Dropbox Sign Free plan · from $15/mo VisitRemove	Docusign eSignature Free trial · from $10/mo VisitRemove
What it is	E-signature tool priced by sender, with unlimited documents on paid plans and 25 free API documents a month	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
Free plan	1 sender, 1 template, 3 documents a month, API included, audit trail and tamper-proof documents	Up to three signature requests a month	No
Cheapest paid plan	$10/mo billed annually (Light)SignWell pricing	$15/mo billed annually (Essentials)Dropbox Sign pricing	$10/mo billed annually (Personal)Docusign eSignature pricing
What it covers	1 sender, 5 templates per sender, unlimited documents; additional senders $10 a month each on yearly billing or $12 on monthly.	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).
Free trial	None stated	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
Platforms	Web, API, CLI	Web, API	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Native integrations with Close, QuickBooks Online and Xero, plus 9,000+ apps through Zapier	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
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	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 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
Watch out for	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: 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
Made by	Docsketch, LLC (DBA SignWell)	Dropbox, Inc.	Docusign, 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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