Buyers look past airSlate SignNow when they outgrow its flat per-account pricing, need advanced signing or payments that start on higher tiers, or want signature levels and hosting it does not describe. Most move to Docusign or Dropbox Sign for the closest per-user match, to BoldSign or SignWell for cheaper tiers, and to Youtrust or Skribble for European signatures.
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What each alternative does differently
1. Docusign eSignature
The incumbent e-signature platform · United States
The incumbent peer, priced per user. It publishes Personal at $11 a month with five envelopes, Standard at $30 per user a month and Business Pro at $45, both with 100 envelopes per user a year. Bulk send and payments start at Business Pro. Enhanced plans are quoted.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if you want the market-standard platform and can accept per-user pricing with envelope allowances.
Pricing: Per user per month on published Personal, Standard and Business Pro tiers with annual envelope allowances per seat; enhanced plans and API are quoted. (free trial)
Full review: #7 of 15 in our ranking ·
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2. Dropbox Sign
Straightforward signing with a strong developer API · United States
Sold as Dropbox Sign. Essentials costs $15 a month for one person and Standard $25 per user a month, with a free trial and unlimited signature requests. Premium for larger teams is a custom quote. A plain signing product with Dropbox integration and tamper-proof documents, but no per-account flat model.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if you want a simple signer with unlimited requests and a Dropbox connection.
Pricing: Per user per month on published tiers with a 30-day trial; API plans are sold separately by monthly signature request volume. (free trial)
Full review: #5 of 15 in our ranking ·
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3. PandaDoc
Document builder with signing, quotes and payments · United States
Built around creating documents, not only signing them. Its developer portal describes pricing tables, a product catalog, content placeholders, embedded editing and a free API sandbox. We could not fetch its price list, so compare the quote side separately. Weaker fit if you only need signatures.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if your documents are proposals and quotes that need pricing tables, not just signature fields.
Pricing: Per seat per month on published tiers, billed cheaper annually, with a free plan capped at five documents a month and CRM integrations and approval workflows reserved for the Business tier and above. (free plan)
Full review: #4 of 15 in our ranking ·
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4. Zoho Sign
Signing that plugs into the Zoho suite · India
Per-user pricing with a free plan for one user and five envelopes a month, then Standard at 25 envelopes per user a month and Professional with unlimited envelopes. Bulk send and payment collection sit on Enterprise. Qualified signatures and SMS cost Zoho Sign credits. Fits teams already on Zoho apps.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if you already run Zoho apps and prefer a per-user signer with a free tier.
Pricing: Per user per month on published tiers with a limited free plan; also included in the Zoho One bundle. (free plan)
Full review: #1 of 15 in our ranking ·
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5. BoldSign
Budget signing and API from Syncfusion · United States
Syncfusion's product. A free Essential plan allows 25 envelopes a month, Growth costs $5 per user a month on yearly billing, Business $15 with unlimited envelopes, and Premium is $99 a month flat for unlimited users and 250 envelopes. Bulk send, SMS and ID checks are paid add-ons.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if you want a cheap per-user plan or a flat plan with unlimited users.
Pricing: Per sender per month on published tiers with a free plan; the API is priced per envelope on a separate published list. (free plan)
Full review: #3 of 15 in our ranking ·
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6. SignWell
Minimal, low-cost e-signature for small businesses · United States
Priced by senders rather than seats. Light is listed at $10 to $12 a month with one sender, Business at $30 to $36 with three, and extra senders cost $10 to $15 each. A free plan allows three documents a month. API access is included on every plan, including the free one.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if you want few senders, unlimited documents on a low monthly price, and an API on every plan.
Pricing: Published monthly plans that each include a set number of senders (one on Light, three on Business) with extra senders billed per month, a free plan limited to three documents a month for one sender, and API usage beyond the included documents billed pay as you go. (free plan)
Full review: #10 of 15 in our ranking ·
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7. Signeasy
Mobile-friendly signing with basic contract tracking · United States
Per-seat plans: Personal at $10 a month with five contracts sent monthly, Business at $20 per seat and Business Pro at $30, both with unlimited sending. Tiers above five seats go through sales. It adds AI extraction of key terms from contracts, which signNow's pages do not describe.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if you want unlimited sending at a fixed per-seat price and AI summaries of signed contracts.
Pricing: Published tiers: a single-user Personal plan capped at a few sends a month, then Business and Business Pro billed per user, with API access and SSO on custom plans. (free trial)
Full review: #13 of 15 in our ranking ·
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8. Xodo Sign (formerly eversign)
Affordable signing and API from the Xodo PDF family · Austria
Now Xodo Sign. Basic costs $10 a month and Professional $16, both billed yearly, with unlimited documents. Basic limits you to three templates. Professional adds unlimited templates, bulk sending credits, SMS credits and PDF editing. The API and a free API sandbox sit on custom Enterprise plans.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if you want low per-seat prices and PDF editing next to signing.
Pricing: Per user per month on published tiers, with API plans sold separately by document volume. (free trial)
Full review: #9 of 15 in our ranking ·
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9. Youtrust (formerly Yousign)
European e-signature with eIDAS signature levels · France
Now trading as Youtrust. A free plan allows two signature requests a month for one user, One costs 9 euros, Plus 23 euros per user with unlimited simple signatures, on yearly billing, excluding VAT. Advanced and qualified signatures are add-ons. A French vendor built around European signature levels.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if you need European signature levels and want unlimited simple signatures at a fixed fee.
Pricing: Free plan for one user with two signature requests a month, a single-user One plan at €9 a month, then Plus and Pro per user per month with unlimited simple signatures; advanced and qualified signatures are paid add-ons (QES from €10 each), and API plans start around €104 a month. (free plan)
Full review: #2 of 15 in our ranking ·
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10. Skribble
Qualified e-signatures for Swiss and EU law · Switzerland
Organized by signature standard. Starter has no subscription and charges per signature, Team costs 23 euros per user a month on yearly billing with unlimited simple signatures, and Pro costs 36 euros and bundles 120 advanced or qualified signatures per user a year. Prices exclude VAT.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if you need advanced or qualified signatures under Swiss or EU law.
Pricing: Published business plans per user per month, with qualified signatures charged per signature or included in volume bundles. (free trial)
Full review: #11 of 15 in our ranking ·
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11. Scrive
Nordic e-signing built around national eID schemes · Sweden
Presents itself as a high-security alternative built on European eID verification. Its pricing page lists separate products for eSign Online, eSign GO and eSign API, plus ID Check and web forms, and sends buyers to an enquiry form. Expect a sales conversation, not a self-serve card checkout.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if you sign with national eID in Europe and accept a sales-led purchase.
Pricing: Published per-user plans in euros billed annually, starting around €21 a month for Essential, with national eID signing only from the Business tier and billed as an add-on; enterprise and API volume are quoted. (free trial)
Full review: #14 of 15 in our ranking ·
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12. Documenso
Open-source document signing you can self-host · Germany
Open source under AGPL-3.0, so you can self-host it. The hosted service has a free plan of five documents a month, Individual at $25, Teams at $40 including five users, and Platform at $250 for white-label embedding. Self-hosted business licenses are separate. Smaller feature set than signNow.
Switch from airSlate SignNow if you want to self-host or embed white-label signing and can accept AGPL terms.
Pricing: The AGPL code is free to self-host; the hosted service has a limited free tier and paid individual, team and enterprise plans, with commercial licensing for companies that cannot accept AGPL terms. (open source)
Full review: #15 of 15 in our ranking ·
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Questions and answers
Can I download my documents from airSlate SignNow before I leave?
Yes. The terms say that, on request within 30 days after termination, SignNow gives you access to download your content with its standard download functions. After that period it may delete the content, so download completed documents while the account is active.
Does SignNow renew automatically?
Yes. The terms say the agreement renews automatically for successive periods equal to your initial period, and month to month if no period is specified. You can cancel in account settings or through support with written confirmation, and fees are not refunded on termination unless agreed.
Can SignNow raise its prices at renewal?
Yes. The terms say SignNow may change its fees at any time, with notice in writing or on the service. A change takes effect from your next subscription period and does not affect the one you have already paid for.
Which alternatives have a free plan?
Zoho Sign allows five envelopes a month, BoldSign 25, Youtrust two signature requests, SignWell three documents and Documenso five documents. Each limit is small, so check it against your monthly volume. SignNow itself offers a 7-day free trial, not a free plan.
Which alternatives offer qualified electronic signatures?
Skribble includes qualified signatures among its signature standards, Youtrust sells them as an add-on, BoldSign lists them as an add-on on Business and Premium, and Zoho Sign lists them on Enterprise at a cost in credits. Confirm availability in your country first.
Can I self-host an alternative to SignNow?
Yes, with Documenso. Its code is published under AGPL-3.0 on GitHub, and it sells self-hosted licenses and an enterprise license for cloud or self-hosted use. The other alternatives we checked are hosted services.
Does SignNow have an API I would need to replace?
Yes. SignNow offers an API with 250 free signature invites, a free sandbox and an MCP server. Alternatives with an API include SignWell, which includes it on every plan, BoldSign, which prices it separately, Documenso and PandaDoc.
