A Dropbox Sign (HelloSign) alternative with the API included
Dropbox Sign, the service that was HelloSign, prices its app per user and sells its API as a separate plan. Sigil prices one account, includes the API and MCP server from the Pro plan, and puts your signers on your own domain.
At a glance
| Sigil | Dropbox Sign | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Per account, monthly or yearly (two months free) | Per user, yearly; Standard needs at least 2 users |
| Free plan | Yes, 3 documents a month, 1 signer per pact | Yes, 3 signature requests a month |
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter, $11.99 a month: 25 documents / month | Essentials, $15 a month for one user: unlimited requests, 5 templates |
| Documents on the mid plan | Pro, $18.99: 100 documents / month | Standard, $25 per user: unlimited |
| API | Included from Pro ($18.99 a month) | Separate API plans, priced apart from the app |
| MCP server | Yes, included from Pro | No |
| Your own signing domain | Included from Pro; more as add-ons | Branding on Standard; not your own domain |
| Several signers, in order | Yes, on paid plans | Yes |
| Templates | Unlimited on paid plans | 5 on Essentials, 15 on Standard |
| 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 | Standard and up |
What you would pay
The cheapest plan on each side that covers the month, on annual billing where Dropbox Sign prices that way. Sigil has one login per account, so a team shares one account.
| A typical month | Sigil | Dropbox Sign |
|---|---|---|
| One person, 10 documents a month | $11.99 / month Starter: 25 documents / month |
$15 / month Essentials: unlimited signature requests, 5 templates |
| One person, 40 documents a month | $18.99 / month Pro: 100 documents / month |
$15 / month Essentials: unlimited signature requests, 5 templates |
| Three people, 60 documents a month | $18.99 / month Pro: 100 documents / month; one account, shared |
$75 / month Standard: 3 users; unlimited signature requests, 15 templates |
| Ten people, 300 documents a month | $49.99 / month Business: 500 documents / month; one account, shared |
$250 / month Standard: 10 users; unlimited signature requests, 15 templates |
Dropbox Sign's plans: Free, Free: 3 signature requests a month, 3 signature requests a month; Essentials, $15 a month, one user (annual), unlimited signature requests, 5 templates; Standard, $25 per user a month (annual), from 2 users, unlimited signature requests, 15 templates. Add-ons, taxes and API plans sold separately are not included.
Where Dropbox Sign is the better choice
- Unlimited signature requests on every paid plan.
- Built into Dropbox: sign and store from the files you already keep there, and Google Workspace integrations.
- Native mobile apps.
- A larger company behind it, with the compliance paperwork that comes with it.
Where Sigil is simpler
- The API and the MCP server are part of Pro at $18.99 a month; Dropbox Sign sells API access as a separate plan.
- One price per account, not per user, and no two-user minimum.
- Unlimited templates on every paid plan.
- Signer pages on your own domain on Pro and up.
- Glyphs typed into the document instead of placing fields by hand (the field editor is there too, on paid plans).
Switching from Dropbox Sign
A signature request is a pact. Upload the same PDF or Word file, type the glyphs where the fields were (or place them in the editor), and save it as a template. Signed documents stay in Dropbox Sign; download the ones you need.
How Sigil works has every glyph; the quickstart sends a first pact from code.
Questions
Dropbox Sign is a trademark of Dropbox, Inc., which is not affiliated with Sigil. Its prices were read from its pricing page on a date not yet confirmed and may have changed since; Sigil's come from its catalog as you read this. Other comparisons: DocuSign PandaDoc SignNow SignWell