A PandaDoc alternative for people who just need documents signed
PandaDoc is a document-creation suite with e-signatures inside it: proposals, quotes, a content library, analytics, priced per seat. If what you have is a finished contract and what you need is a signature on it, Sigil is the smaller tool for the job, priced per account.
At a glance
| Sigil | PandaDoc | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Per account, monthly or yearly (two months free) | Per seat, yearly or monthly |
| Free plan | Yes, 3 documents a month, 1 signer per pact | Yes, with limited e-signing |
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter, $11.99 a month: 25 documents / month | Starter, $19 per seat a month on annual billing ($35 monthly) |
| Documents on the mid plan | Pro, $18.99: 100 documents / month | Business, $49 per seat: unlimited |
| API | Included from Pro ($18.99 a month) | Business and Enterprise |
| MCP server | Yes, included from Pro | Yes, for its own document suite |
| Your own signing domain | Included from Pro; more as add-ons | Custom branding on Business; not your own domain |
| Several signers, in order | Yes, on paid plans | Yes |
| Templates | Unlimited on paid plans | Yes, with a content library |
| 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 | Yes, seats with roles and workspaces |
What you would pay
The cheapest plan on each side that covers the month, on annual billing where PandaDoc prices that way. Sigil has one login per account, so a team shares one account.
| A typical month | Sigil | PandaDoc |
|---|---|---|
| One person, 10 documents a month | $11.99 / month Starter: 25 documents / month |
$19 / month Starter: unlimited documents and e-signatures |
| One person, 40 documents a month | $18.99 / month Pro: 100 documents / month |
$19 / month Starter: unlimited documents and e-signatures |
| Three people, 60 documents a month | $18.99 / month Pro: 100 documents / month; one account, shared |
$57 / month Starter: 3 users; unlimited documents and e-signatures |
| Ten people, 300 documents a month | $49.99 / month Business: 500 documents / month; one account, shared |
$190 / month Starter: 10 users; unlimited documents and e-signatures |
PandaDoc's plans: Free, Free: e-signatures with limits on volume, a few documents a month (PandaDoc does not publish the number); Starter, $19 per seat a month (annual), $35 monthly, unlimited documents and e-signatures; Business, $49 per seat a month (annual), $65 monthly, unlimited documents and e-signatures. Add-ons, taxes and API plans sold separately are not included.
Where PandaDoc is the better choice
- A document builder: proposals and quotes with pricing tables, a content library, and a CPQ on the higher plans.
- Document analytics: who opened what, which page, for how long.
- CRM integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive) that fill documents from deal records, and payment collection.
- Approval workflows and team workspaces.
- Unlimited documents on every paid seat.
Where Sigil is simpler
- One price per account: Pro is $18.99 a month for 100 documents, not $19 to $49 for each person who sends.
- The API and the MCP server from Pro; PandaDoc's API starts on Business at $49 a seat.
- Nothing to build: the PDF or Word file you already have is the document, with glyphs typed where the fields go.
- Signer pages on your own domain on Pro and up.
- A free plan with a published limit: 3 documents a month, one signer each.
Switching from PandaDoc
Upload the contract as a PDF or Word file (export it from PandaDoc first), type a glyph where each field goes or place the fields in the editor, and send. Sigil does not build documents, so keep PandaDoc, or a word processor, for the writing. Signed documents stay in PandaDoc; download the ones you need.
How Sigil works has every glyph; the quickstart sends a first pact from code.
Questions
PandaDoc is a trademark of PandaDoc, 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 Dropbox Sign SignNow SignWell