Zoho Sign
Digital signature app from Zoho with a free 5-envelope plan, per-user plans and $0.50-per-envelope API pricing
What is Zoho Sign?
Zoho Sign sends documents for electronic and digital signature with signing workflows, reminders, an audit trail and apps for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows. A free plan covers one user and 5 envelopes a month. Paid plans are per user: Standard allows 25 envelopes per user a month and adds approval workflows, SMS delivery and AI field detection; Professional removes envelope and template caps and adds branding; Enterprise adds bulk send, SignForms, payment collection, qualified signatures and API access. An API-only plan costs $0.50 per envelope. Zia AI summarises documents and detects fields on paid plans.
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
- Pay-per-envelope API use without a subscription
Key features
- Signature, approval and manager workflows with signing order, reminders and an audit trail
- Digital signatures with Zoho's certificates, your own USB or PFX certificates, and AES or QES from trust service providers
- Zia AI document summaries and automatic field detection on paid plans, plus an optional OpenAI integration with your own key
- SignForms for self-service signing from a URL, and bulk send, on Enterprise
- Payment collection through Zoho Checkout on Enterprise
- Recipient authentication by email, SMS or WhatsApp one-time passwords, KBA and government ID
- Integrations with Zoho CRM, Books and other Zoho apps, plus Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, HubSpot, Zapier and Make
- Apps for iOS, iPadOS, Android, macOS and Windows; REST API and web and mobile SDKs
Limitations to know about
- 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
- Custom domain mapping and white label need 10 or more licensed users
Zoho Sign pricing
Zoho Sign has a free plan. Standard, Professional and Enterprise cost $10 to $22 per user a month billed annually, or $12 to $28 billed monthly. Custom is priced on request.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Single user, 5 envelopes a month, signature workflows, reminders, audit trail, cloud storage import and export, mobile and desktop apps |
| Standard | $12/user/mo billed monthly, or $10/user/mo billed annually | 25 envelopes per user a month, approval and manager workflows, SMS and WhatsApp delivery (credits), witness and delegate signing, automatic field addition, AI assistant, custom roles, priority support |
| Professional | $20/user/mo billed monthly, or $16/user/mo billed annually | Everything in Standard plus unlimited envelopes and templates, branding and customization, signer attachments, multi-language support, reports |
| Enterprise | $28/user/mo billed monthly, or $22/user/mo billed annually | Everything in Professional plus bulk send and bulk sign, SignForms, in-person signing, payment collection through Zoho Checkout, QES, 21 CFR Part 11 controls, APIs and webhooks, 50 complimentary credits per user a month |
| API | $0.50 per envelope, no monthly or annual commitment | Everything in the Enterprise plan accessed through the API, including embedded sending and signing; envelopes consume credits |
| Custom | Custom | Custom envelope limits, flexible user count, high-volume automated workflows, tailored onboarding |
Free plan limits: Single user, 5 envelopes a month, signature workflows, reminders and notifications, audit trail, cloud storage import and export, mobile and desktop apps
What a team pays: For a team of five on Standard: $50 a month billed annually ($600 a year), or $60 billed monthly.
Costs on top of a plan
- Zoho Sign credits: $0.10 per credit, in packs of 500 (Used by SMS and WhatsApp delivery, identity checks, QES, timestamping, bulk send, automations and API envelopes)
Zoho Sign alternatives
Docusign eSignature
E-signature priced per user with envelope allowances, plus IAM plans adding AI agreement search and workflows
BoldSign
E-signature app and API from Syncfusion with a free 25-envelope plan and unlimited envelopes on Business
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
Dropbox Sign
E-signature tool from Dropbox, formerly HelloSign, with unlimited signature requests on paid plans
PandaDoc
Document builder for proposals, quotes and contracts with e-signatures, payments and a free 5-document plan
Frequently asked questions
Is Zoho Sign free?
Zoho Sign has a free plan. Single user, 5 envelopes a month, signature workflows, reminders and notifications, audit trail, cloud storage import and export, mobile and desktop apps. Paid plans start at $10/user/mo billed annually.
How much does Zoho Sign cost?
Standard, Professional and Enterprise cost $10 to $22 per user a month billed annually, or $12 to $28 billed monthly. Custom is priced on request. There is also a free plan. On Standard: 25 envelopes per user a month; SMS, WhatsApp, identity checks and timestamping consume Zoho Sign credits. Prices as published on Zoho Sign's pricing page on 21 October 2026.
Which Zoho Sign plans include AI features?
Zoho says its AI features, which currently are document summaries and automatic field detection with Zia, are available on all paid plans.
What is Zoho Sign used for?
Zoho Sign sends documents for electronic and digital signature with signing workflows, reminders, an audit trail and apps for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows. People use it 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 and pay-per-envelope API use without a subscription.
What are the alternatives to Zoho Sign?
Tools that do a similar job include Docusign eSignature, BoldSign, signNow, Adobe Acrobat Sign and Dropbox Sign. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.
Who makes Zoho Sign?
Zoho Sign is made by Zoho Corporation, based in Chennai, India. The company was founded in 1996.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from the pages below, read on the dates shown: Zoho Corporation's own pages first, and a named public reference where they are silent.
- zoho.com/sign/pricing.html (plan prices in USD (monthly and yearly toggles read in a browser), API per-envelope price, plan features, credits price, trial FAQ, envelope definition) read 21 October 2026
- zoho.com/sign/ (product overview, premium features (QES, SignForms, payments, blockchain timestamping), REST API) read 21 October 2026
- zoho.com/sign/features-and-benefits/ (features: workflows, reminders, mobile apps, integrations, languages, security) read 21 October 2026
- zoho.com/sign/ai-esign-artificial-intelligence.html (AI features (Zia summaries, field detection, OpenAI integration) and which plans include them) read 21 October 2026
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoho_Corporation (company founding year and headquarters) read 21 October 2026
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