Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best E-Signature (2026)
The cheapest e-signature is PandaDoc at $0/mo. 3 offer a free tier (PandaDoc, Signaturely, SignWell). This page compares 8 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
8 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: PandaDoc at $0/mo (Free eSign).
- Typical paid price: from $10/mo, median $14.00/mo, up to $25/mo — across 8 with published pricing.
- Free tier: PandaDoc, Signaturely, SignWell.
- HIPAA-ready: PandaDoc, SignWell, Signeasy, DocuSign, Adobe Acrobat Sign, Dropbox Sign, SignNow.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | E-Signature | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PandaDoc | $0/mo Free eSign | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sales teams needing proposals, quotes, and contracts in one tool | pandadoc.com |
| 2 | Signaturely | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Freelancers and micro-businesses wanting a simple, low-cost eSign tool | signaturely.com |
| 3 | SignWell | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small businesses wanting a genuine free tier with no time limit | signwell.com |
| 4 | Signeasy | $10/mo Personal | No | Yes | Yes | HR and recruitment teams using Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 | signeasy.com |
| 5 | DocuSign | $11/mo Personal | No | Yes | Yes | HIPAA-regulated healthcare organizations | ecom.docusign.com |
| 6 | Adobe Acrobat Sign | $12.99/mo Acrobat Standard (Individual) | No | Yes | Yes | Organizations already in the Adobe Creative Cloud / Document Cloud ecosystem | adobe.com |
| 7 | Dropbox Sign | $15/mo Essentials | No | Yes | Yes | Small teams wanting unlimited signatures without envelope limits | sign.dropbox.com |
| 8 | SignNow | $20/mo Business | No | Yes | Yes | Healthcare organizations needing HIPAA-compliant signing | signnow.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest e-signature?
PandaDoc has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free eSign), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does e-signature cost per month?
Across the 8 e-signature with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $14.00/mo, ranging from $10/mo to $25/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 3 also offer a free tier.
Which e-signature have a free plan?
PandaDoc, Signaturely, SignWell offer a free tier.
Which e-signature support HIPAA?
PandaDoc, SignWell, Signeasy, DocuSign, Adobe Acrobat Sign, Dropbox Sign, SignNow state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.
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How we compiled this
Published self-serve pricing was collected from each provider's own pricing page on the accessed date; per-seat/per-user tiers record the per-user monthly price with a note, while flat per-account tiers are marked billingModel flat. Where a provider quotes only the annual-billing monthly rate, that figure is recorded with annualDiscountPct null; Dropbox Sign's promo-discounted annual rate is noted rather than treated as the standard discount. Quote-only Enterprise tiers are recorded with monthlyUsd null, and minutes/calls/overage fields are null for every plan since they do not apply to e-signature. Adobe Acrobat Sign prices were corroborated against multiple 2026 pricing sources because adobe.com timed out repeatedly via fetch.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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