Dropbox Sign
E-signature tool from Dropbox, formerly HelloSign, with unlimited signature requests on paid plans
What is Dropbox Sign?
Dropbox Sign, formerly HelloSign, sends documents for e-signature with templates, reminders, signer fields with data validation and a non-editable audit trail. A free plan allows up to three signature requests a month. Paid plans have no cap on signature requests: Essentials covers one user with 5 templates, Standard covers teams of two or more with 15 templates, branding, bulk send and admin features, and Premium adds SSO, advanced signer fields and data residency on a custom quote. The Dropbox Sign API is priced separately, from $75 a month billed yearly for 50 signature requests a month.
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
- Embedding signing in an app through a separately priced API
Key features
- Unlimited signature requests on Essentials, Standard and Premium
- Reusable templates, a template gallery and template links that share a template as a URL
- Signer fields with data validation, signer attachments and in-person signing
- Non-editable audit trail and tamper-proof documents
- Automatic email reminders and notifications, with senders and signers able to use 22 languages
- Qualified electronic signatures (QES) under eIDAS through eID providers
- Integrations with Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft Word and HubSpot, and Salesforce on Standard and Premium
- Dropbox Sign API with embedded signing and requesting, SDKs in 6 languages and a free test mode
Limitations to know about
- 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
- The pages read do not describe AI features such as agreement summaries or drafting
Dropbox Sign pricing
Dropbox Sign has a free plan. Essentials costs $15 a month billed annually, or $20 billed monthly. Standard costs $25 per user a month billed annually, or $30 billed monthly. Premium is priced on request.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to three signature requests a month |
| Essentials | $20/mo billed monthly, or $15/mo billed yearly ($180) | 1 user, unlimited signature requests, 5 templates, template links, signer fields with data validation, audit trail, reminders, Google Drive, Microsoft Word and HubSpot integrations |
| Standard | $30/user/mo billed monthly, or $25/user/mo billed yearly; 2-user minimum (from $600 a year) | 2 to 5 users (more through sales), 15 templates, branding, bulk send, signer attachments, in-person signing, admin console and team features, reporting, SMS authentication, Salesforce integration as a paid add-on |
| Premium | Custom quote | 5 or more users, unlimited templates, SSO, advanced signer fields and tools, advanced reporting, data residency, multi-teams, performance dashboards |
Free plan limits: Up to three signature requests a month
What a team pays: For a team of five on Standard: $125 a month billed annually ($1,500 a year), or $150 billed monthly.
Costs on top of a plan
- Dropbox Sign API Essentials: $100/mo billed monthly, or $75/mo billed yearly ($900) (Separate API plan, starting at 50 signature requests a month)
- Dropbox Sign API Standard: $300/mo billed monthly, or $250/mo billed yearly ($3,000) (Separate API plan, starting at 100 signature requests a month; adds embedded signing, embedded requesting and OAuth)
Dropbox Sign alternatives
Docusign eSignature
E-signature priced per user with envelope allowances, plus IAM plans adding AI agreement search and workflows
SignWell
E-signature tool priced by sender, with unlimited documents on paid plans and 25 free API documents a month
BoldSign
E-signature app and API from Syncfusion with a free 25-envelope plan and unlimited envelopes on Business
PandaDoc
Document builder for proposals, quotes and contracts with e-signatures, payments and a free 5-document plan
signNow
E-signature plans priced per account with unlimited users, capped by signature invites
Adobe Acrobat Sign
Adobe's e-signature service, sold inside Acrobat for teams plans or as custom-priced Acrobat Sign Solutions
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dropbox Sign free?
Dropbox Sign has a free plan. Up to three signature requests a month. Paid plans start at $15/mo billed annually.
How much does Dropbox Sign cost?
Essentials costs $15 a month billed annually, or $20 billed monthly. Standard costs $25 per user a month billed annually, or $30 billed monthly. Premium is priced on request. There is also a free plan. On Essentials: 1 user, unlimited signature requests, 5 templates; $180 billed yearly. Prices as published on Dropbox Sign's pricing page on 21 October 2026.
How many signature requests do Dropbox Sign paid plans include?
Unlimited. The pricing page says paid plans have unlimited signature requests with no overages.
What is Dropbox Sign used for?
Dropbox Sign, formerly HelloSign, sends documents for e-signature with templates, reminders, signer fields with data validation and a non-editable audit trail. People use it 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 and embedding signing in an app through a separately priced API.
What are the alternatives to Dropbox Sign?
Tools that do a similar job include Docusign eSignature, SignWell, BoldSign, PandaDoc and signNow. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.
Who makes Dropbox Sign?
Dropbox Sign is made by Dropbox, Inc., based in San Francisco, California, US.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from the pages below, read on the dates shown: Dropbox, Inc.'s own pages first, and a named public reference where they are silent.
- sign.dropbox.com/products/dropbox-sign/pricing (plan prices for monthly and yearly billing (rendered page read in a browser), users and templates per plan, plan feature comparison, free trial FAQ) read 21 October 2026
- sign.dropbox.com/products/dropbox-sign-api/pricing (API plan prices (monthly and yearly), signature requests per API plan, API features, free plan limit of three signature requests a month) read 21 October 2026
- sign.dropbox.com/features (features: templates, integrations, QES, 22 languages, security, HIPAA BAA) read 21 October 2026
- sign.dropbox.com/ (product overview, 30-day trial, starting prices for Sign and the API) read 21 October 2026
- sign.dropbox.com/about/terms (legal company name (Dropbox, Inc.)) read 21 October 2026
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HelloSign (company: headquarters of owner Dropbox and its 2019 acquisition of HelloSign) read 21 October 2026
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