DocuSign eSignature costs $10 a month for Personal, $25 per user for Standard and $40 per user for Business Pro when you pay for a year upfront. Paying month-to-month raises those prices to $15, $45 and $65, and a yearly commitment paid in monthly installments sits in between at $11, $30 and $45. The send limit matters as much as the price: Personal allows 5 envelopes a month, while Standard and Business Pro allow 100 envelopes per user a year. Every price below is a US list price in USD, read from DocuSign’s own US pricing page on October 18, 2026.
DocuSign Pricing at a Glance (2026)
Each self-serve plan has three prices depending on how you pay, shown here per month beside the send limit and user cap.
| Plan | Annual, billed upfront | Annual, billed monthly | Monthly | Envelope allowance | Users |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | $10 ($120 a year) | $11 ($132 a year) | $15 | 5 per month | 1 |
| Standard | $25 per user ($300 a year) | $30 per user ($360 a year) | $45 per user | 100 per user a year, or 10 per user a month on monthly billing | Up to 50 |
| Business Pro | $40 per user ($480 a year) | $45 per user ($540 a year) | $65 per user | 100 per user a year, or 10 per user a month on monthly billing | Up to 50 |
| Enhanced | Custom quote | Custom quote | Custom quote | Custom limit | 50 or more |
Taxes are extra. DocuSign adds that plans and pricing may be valid for new customers only, so a renewal quote can differ from list price.
What Does the DocuSign Personal Plan Cost?
DocuSign Personal costs $10 a month when you pay $120 upfront for the year, $11 a month on a yearly commitment billed monthly ($132 a year) and $15 a month on month-to-month billing. It’s built for one person and allows 5 envelopes a month. An envelope counts once however many documents or signers it holds, and it counts as soon as you send it, whether or not the signers finish.
Personal includes the core signing tools:
Personal leaves out team features. It has a single user and no custom branding, shared templates, scheduled sending, collaborative commenting or in-person signing. Those start at Standard.
What Does the DocuSign Standard Plan Cost?
Standard is DocuSign’s team plan, with up to 50 users and up to 100 envelopes per user a year. Some third-party price guides call it unlimited, but DocuSign’s own FAQ sets that allowance. Each seat costs $25 a month on yearly upfront billing ($300 a year), $30 on a yearly commitment billed monthly or $45 month-to-month.
Standard adds the features a team needs to work from the same account:
Standard doesn’t include bulk send, payment collection, PowerForms, web forms or the developer account. Those sit in Business Pro.
What Does the DocuSign Business Pro Plan Cost?
Business Pro is the workflow plan, and it keeps the same 100 envelopes per user a year and 50 user cap as Standard. Seats cost $40 a month on yearly upfront billing ($480 a year), $45 on a yearly commitment billed monthly or $65 month-to-month. What you pay extra for is automation.
Business Pro isn’t a compliance plan. Knowledge-based authentication, data residency and HIPAA support through a BAA appear only under Enhanced plans, and SMS and phone authentication needs a conversation with DocuSign sales.
What Is Included in Each DocuSign Plan?
Plan features separate the tiers more clearly than the price does. This table lists the features that change from one plan to the next, taken from DocuSign’s plan comparison.
| Feature | Personal | Standard | Business Pro | Enhanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Users | 1 | Up to 50 | Up to 50 | 50 or more |
| Reusable templates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom branding | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shared templates and team reports | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| In person signing | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk send | No | No | Yes | Contact sales |
| Payment collection | No | No | Yes | Contact sales |
| PowerForms | No | No | Yes | Contact sales |
| Developer account and API | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA support through a BAA | No | No | No | Contact sales |
| Single sign on | No | No | No | Contact sales |
What Does DocuSign Cost for a Team?
A team pays the per user price for every seat, so cost grows in a straight line with headcount. This table multiplies the yearly upfront prices by team size.
| Team size | Standard, yearly upfront | Business Pro, yearly upfront | Envelope allowance per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 users | $1,500 | $2,400 | 500 |
| 10 users | $3,000 | $4,800 | 1,000 |
| 25 users | $7,500 | $12,000 | 2,500 |
| 50 users | $15,000 | $24,000 | 5,000 |
Billing type changes the total sharply. Five Standard users on monthly billing pay $2,700 a year at $45 each, which is $1,200 more than the same team pays upfront. All totals here are our arithmetic from DocuSign’s published prices.
DocuSign Enhanced Plans and IAM Plans
DocuSign Enhanced plans have no list price and come with a custom envelope limit, and teams that need more than 50 users go to DocuSign sales. Vendr’s marketplace data reports that DocuSign buyers pay a median of $17,940 a year across 1,670 purchases.
Teams that want unlimited envelopes can look at DocuSign’s IAM plans, which add AI search and analysis of signed agreements and a workflow builder. On the yearly commitment billed monthly option, IAM Starter costs $45 per user a month with 100 envelopes per user a year. IAM Standard costs $50 per user a month and IAM Professional $80 per user a month, both with unlimited envelopes sent through the web app and a 3 user minimum.
How Does DocuSign Billing Work?
DocuSign offers three billing types, and the same plan costs a different amount on each. Annual, billed upfront charges the full year at checkout and is the cheapest option. Annual, billed monthly is a one year commitment paid in monthly installments, and monthly billing has no commitment but the highest price. Monthly billing costs $5 more per month than upfront billing on Personal and $20 to $25 more per user on Standard and Business Pro.
You can cancel within 30 days of purchase without penalty from your account settings. After 30 days you owe the remaining balance on an annual subscription, including taxes, and the 30 day refund option can be used once per customer. DocuSign renews monthly plans each month and annual plans each year.
Is There a Free DocuSign Plan?
DocuSign doesn’t have a free plan for sending agreements, but it offers a free trial, a free account for signers and a free developer account. The trial needs no credit card and gives access to many Business Pro features, including reusable templates, collaborative comments and drawing fields.
The free account for signers doesn’t expire. DocuSign describes it as a stripped-down version for storing and retrieving agreements that others send you, and it is limited to one user. People who receive an envelope don’t need an account at all, because recipients can review the document, adopt a signature and sign without registering. For sending, the closest thing to a free allowance is the trial, and the cheapest paid option is Personal with 5 envelopes a month.
What Are the Hidden Costs of DocuSign?
The biggest extra cost is the envelope allowance, because Personal stops at 5 envelopes a month and Standard and Business Pro stop at 100 envelopes per user a year. Add-ons come on top of the plan price and need a Standard or Business Pro base plan.
- Send with SMS starts at $0.40 per delivery
- ID verification starts at $2.50 per attempt
- PowerForms sends count toward the envelope allowance
- An envelope counts once it is sent, even if nobody signs it
- Monthly billing adds up to $25 per user each month over upfront billing
A team that expects to pass the allowance should ask DocuSign sales about an Enhanced or IAM plan with a custom limit instead of relying on overage charges.
Is DocuSign Overpriced?
DocuSign is reasonably priced for light use and expensive for steady volume, because each plan caps what it can send. The cost per envelope at full use is the yearly upfront price divided by the envelopes allowed.
| Plan | Yearly upfront price | Envelopes a year | Cost per envelope at full use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | $120 | 60 | $2.00 |
| Standard, one user | $300 | 100 | $3.00 |
| Business Pro, one user | $480 | 100 | $4.80 |
These figures are our arithmetic, not DocuSign numbers, and they only hold at full use. Sending fewer envelopes raises the cost of each one. Dropbox Sign, SignWell and PandaDoc paid plans have no send cap, which removes the per-envelope math altogether.
What Is Cheaper Than DocuSign?
Several e-signature tools cost less than DocuSign, and most of them allow unlimited sends on paid plans. Adobe’s equivalent is Adobe Acrobat Sign, formerly Adobe Sign, which we compare in our DocuSign vs Adobe Sign guide. This table puts the entry prices of four alternatives next to DocuSign Personal.
| Tool | Free option | Entry paid plan, yearly billing | Send limit on the entry plan | Team plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DocuSign | Trial only | Personal, $10 a month | 5 envelopes a month | Standard, $25 per user a month, 100 envelopes per user a year |
| Signaturely | 1 document a month after the trial | Personal, $20 a month ($25 monthly) | 5 requests a month | Business, $40 per user a month ($50 monthly), unlimited requests |
| SignWell | 3 documents a month | Light, $10 a month ($12 monthly) | Unlimited documents | Business, $30 a month ($36 monthly), 3 senders |
| PandaDoc | 5 documents a month | Starter, $19 per seat a month | Unlimited uploads and eSignatures | Business, $49 per seat a month |
| Dropbox Sign | 3 signature requests per 30 days | Essentials, $15 a month, 1 user | Unlimited signature requests | Standard, $25 per user a month, 2 or more users |
signNow bills per account instead of per user. Its plans include unlimited users and a cap of 100 signature invites a year, and its Site License costs $1.50 per signature invite. Signaturely publishes this guide, so read its row as a vendor claim and confirm it on the Signaturely pricing page.
For full comparisons see Signaturely vs DocuSign, Dropbox Sign (HelloSign) vs DocuSign, signNow vs DocuSign, PandaDoc pricing, SignWell pricing, signNow pricing and more DocuSign alternatives.
Which DocuSign Plan Should You Choose?
Choose the plan by send volume first and by features second. These are the rules of thumb that follow from DocuSign’s limits.
- One person who sends 5 or fewer envelopes a month fits Personal on yearly upfront billing at $10 a month.
- A small team that sends fewer than 100 envelopes per person a year and wants branding and shared templates fits Standard.
- A team that sends in bulk, collects payments or builds forms fits Business Pro.
- A team above 50 users or above its allowance needs an Enhanced or IAM plan with a custom limit.
- A buyer who sends more than 100 envelopes per user a year on a tight budget should compare tools with unlimited sends, such as those in the table above.
FAQs About DocuSign Pricing
The range runs from $10 a month for Personal on yearly upfront billing to $65 per user a month for Business Pro on monthly billing. Enhanced plans are quoted individually.
Sending needs a paid plan or the trial, but signing an envelope someone sends you costs nothing and needs no account.
DocuSign gives no permanent free envelope allowance for senders. The trial lets you send while it lasts, and the paid Personal plan includes 5 envelopes a month.
Standard adds team features that Personal lacks: up to 50 users, shared templates, custom branding, commenting and in-person signing. Personal is capped at 5 envelopes a month, while Standard allows 100 per user a year.
DocuSign’s self-serve plans set an envelope allowance instead of a per-envelope price. Add-ons such as SMS delivery are pay-as-you-go, starting at $0.40 per delivery.
Adobe’s equivalent is Adobe Acrobat Sign, formerly Adobe Sign. Our DocuSign vs Adobe Sign guide compares the two.
SignWell, PandaDoc, Dropbox Sign and Signaturely all price entry plans between $10 and $20 a month on yearly billing. SignWell Light, PandaDoc Starter and Dropbox Sign paid plans allow unlimited sends.