Zoho Sign vs Docusign eSignature

Compared on	Zoho Sign Free plan · from $10/user/mo VisitRemove	Docusign eSignature Free trial · from $10/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Digital signature app from Zoho with a free 5-envelope plan, per-user plans and $0.50-per-envelope API pricing	E-signature priced per user with envelope allowances, plus IAM plans adding AI agreement search and workflows
Free plan	Single user, 5 envelopes a month, signature workflows, reminders and notifications, audit trail, cloud storage import and export, mobile and desktop apps	No
Cheapest paid plan	$10/user/mo billed annually (Standard)Zoho Sign pricing	$10/mo billed annually (Personal)Docusign eSignature pricing
What it covers	25 envelopes per user a month; SMS, WhatsApp, identity checks and timestamping consume Zoho Sign credits.	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	14-day free trial of the Enterprise plan, no credit card required (up to 10 users and 50 envelopes; documents carry a watermark)	Free trial of eSignature; the pages read do not state its length
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, API	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Integrations with Zoho apps (CRM, Books, Desk, People, Recruit and more) and third-party apps including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zapier and Make	1,000+ pre-built integrations, including Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and HubSpot
Open source	No	No
Good for	Signing a few documents a month for free Businesses already using Zoho CRM, Books or other Zoho apps Signatures that need digital certificates or qualified electronic signatures	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 user and 5 envelopes a month Standard caps envelopes at 25 per user a month; bulk send, payments and API access need Enterprise SMS, WhatsApp, identity checks, QES and API envelopes consume credits bought at $0.10 each	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	Zoho Corporation	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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