A DocuSign alternative without seat licences
DocuSign is the name everyone knows, and its plans are priced per user with a yearly cap on envelopes. Sigil charges one account one price for a number of documents a month, includes the API and MCP server from the Pro plan, and lets your signers sign on your own domain. Here is how the two line up for a small team.
At a glance
| Sigil | DocuSign | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Per account, monthly or yearly (two months free) | Per user, billed yearly (Personal is a single user) |
| Free plan | Yes, 3 documents a month, 1 signer per pact | None; a 30-day trial |
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter, $11.99 a month: 25 documents / month | Personal, $11 a month: 5 envelopes a month |
| Documents on the mid plan | Pro, $18.99: 100 documents / month | Standard, $30 per user: 100 envelopes per user a year |
| API | Included from Pro ($18.99 a month) | Business Pro ($45 per user) and developer plans |
| MCP server | Yes, included from Pro | No |
| Your own signing domain | Included from Pro; more as add-ons | Branding on Standard and up; not your own domain |
| Several signers, in order | Yes, on paid plans | Yes |
| Templates | Unlimited on paid plans | Yes, shared templates on Standard and up |
| Certificate of completion | Yes, the sigil, on every pact | Yes |
| Mobile apps | Web; signer pages work on any phone | iOS and Android apps |
| Team accounts | Not yet: one login per account | Up to 50 users with admin roles; more on Enhanced |
What you would pay
The cheapest plan on each side that covers the month, on annual billing where DocuSign prices that way. Sigil has one login per account, so a team shares one account.
| A typical month | Sigil | DocuSign |
|---|---|---|
| One person, 10 documents a month | $11.99 / month Starter: 25 documents / month |
from $11 / month Personal: 5 envelopes a month; 5 more pay-as-you-go at a rate the page does not state |
| One person, 40 documents a month | $18.99 / month Pro: 100 documents / month |
from $11 / month Personal: 5 envelopes a month; 35 more pay-as-you-go at a rate the page does not state |
| Three people, 60 documents a month | $18.99 / month Pro: 100 documents / month; one account, shared |
from $90 / month Standard: 3 users; 100 envelopes per user a year (about 8 a month); 10 a month on monthly billing; 36 more pay-as-you-go at a rate the page does not state |
| Ten people, 300 documents a month | $49.99 / month Business: 500 documents / month; one account, shared |
from $300 / month Standard: 10 users; 100 envelopes per user a year (about 8 a month); 10 a month on monthly billing; 220 more pay-as-you-go at a rate the page does not state |
DocuSign's plans: Personal, $11 a month, one user (annual), 5 envelopes a month; Standard, $30 per user a month (annual), 100 envelopes per user a year (about 8 a month); 10 a month on monthly billing; Business Pro, $45 per user a month (annual), 100 envelopes per user a year (about 8 a month). Add-ons, taxes and API plans sold separately are not included.
Where DocuSign is the better choice
- Identity verification, SMS delivery, notarisation and payment collection, as paid add-ons.
- Bulk send, conditional fields, and 1,000+ integrations on Business Pro, Salesforce and NetSuite on Enhanced.
- Team administration: up to 50 users with roles and shared templates, single sign-on on Enhanced.
- Native iOS and Android apps for sending and signing.
- Compliance paperwork for regulated industries: SOC 2, HIPAA and 21 CFR Part 11 configurations.
- Signers recognise the name, which can matter for a first contact.
Where Sigil is simpler
- One price per account, not per user: Pro is $18.99 a month for 100 documents, however many people share the login.
- The API and the MCP server are included from Pro; DocuSign's API starts on Business Pro at $45 per user.
- Documents are counted a month, not a year: Pro's 100 a month against Standard's 100 per user a year.
- Signer pages on your own domain, with your name and logo, on Pro and up.
- No drag-and-drop editor needed: type a glyph where the signature goes and the document you already have is the template.
- No yearly commitment and no sales call: monthly or yearly billing, cancel from the billing page.
Switching from DocuSign
A DocuSign envelope is a Sigil pact, and a DocuSign tag is a glyph. Templates do not import: upload the same PDF or Word file, type the glyphs where the fields were (or place them with the field editor on a paid plan), and it is a template again. Documents already signed in DocuSign stay in DocuSign; download the copies you want to keep before closing the account.
How Sigil works has every glyph; the quickstart sends a first pact from code.
Questions
DocuSign is a trademark of DocuSign, Inc., which is not affiliated with Sigil. Its prices were read from its pricing page on 22 October 2026 and may have changed since; Sigil's come from its catalog as you read this. Other comparisons: PandaDoc Dropbox Sign SignNow SignWell