DocuSign vs Dropbox Sign
The two best-known e-signature services.
The short answer
Both quote an annual-prepay rate as the figure they lead with, which is a billing arrangement rather than a misleading price. At the month-to-month rate they are close enough that the free tier matters more than the difference, so compare what each free plan allows before comparing the paid ones.
The difference that decides it
For most people the free tier decides this rather than the paid rate, because signing costs nothing on either and sending is the part that does. Check the allowances on each free plan first, and note that the account requirement falls on senders rather than on the people signing.
Side by side
3 of 11 rows differ
| Compared | DocuSign | Dropbox Sign |
|---|---|---|
| Files stay on your device | Reported to upload your files | Reported to upload your files |
| Redaction | No redaction feature | No redaction feature |
| Price | £12 a month (Personal, monthly billing) - converted: Free · paid from £12.00 a month | Free · paid from £11.13 a month |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | Web · API | Web · API |
| Open source | No | No |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Data residency | Multiple regions | Multiple regions |
| Programmatic access | HTTP API | HTTP API |
| Owner | Docusign, Inc. | Dropbox |
| Website responded | Responded in 119 ms | Responded in 98 ms |
Rows that differ are shown in full contrast; rows where the two agree are dimmed. Every value here comes from the individual records, where each one names the page it came from - and says plainly when something has not been verified rather than filling the gap.
DocuSign
Cloud e-signature and agreement management, with audit trails.
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Dropbox Sign
Hosted e-signature for sending, signing and tracking agreements.
Read the full Dropbox Sign record
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