DocuSign is the default name in e-signatures, and its pricing is built for that position: per user, per year, with a set number of envelopes. That suits large organisations. For a freelancer or a five-person firm, the list price is only part of what you pay. This guide sets out DocuSign's plans as they stand, what they include, and how to work out your real yearly cost.
Prices below are from DocuSign's eSignature plans page, checked on 16 October 2026, in US dollars. DocuSign changes its pricing from time to time, so check the source before you buy.
DocuSign's plans at a glance
| Plan | Monthly price | Yearly commitment | Envelopes included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | $11 | $132 | 5 per month |
| Standard | $30 per user | $360 per user | 100 per user per year |
| Business Pro | $45 per user | $540 per user | 100 per user per year |
| Enhanced plans | By quote | By quote | Customised |
All three self-serve plans are sold as an annual commitment. DocuSign's page describes them as "Annual, billed monthly": you can pay month by month, but you have agreed to a year.
Personal
Personal is for one sender with occasional needs. It allows 5 envelopes a month. An envelope is one sending, so five contracts to five different clients uses all five, whether each has one signer or several. Unused envelopes do not build up into a larger allowance.
Standard
Standard adds team features: shared templates, for example, so colleagues send the same agreement consistently. Its allowance is 100 envelopes per user per year, roughly eight a month per person. DocuSign also includes 5 SMS deliveries on Standard as a one-time bonus.
Business Pro
Business Pro is the plan most small businesses look at once they need more than a signature. It adds bulk send, one document to many recipients at once, and DocuSign's payment collection, which DocuSign states is only available on Business Pro and Enhanced plans. The envelope allowance stays at 100 per user per year.
Enhanced plans and IAM
Above Business Pro, DocuSign sells Enhanced plans with customised envelope limits, and its Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) plans, which it lists with unlimited envelopes, AI features and custom workflows. Both are priced by quote.
The add-ons that change the bill
The plan price is not always the whole cost. DocuSign lists add-ons that can be bought with Standard or Business Pro:
- SMS delivery, starting at $0.36 per delivery, for sending signing requests by text message.
- ID verification, starting at $2.40 per verification attempt, for checking a signer's identity document.
Neither is expensive once. Both add up if you use them on most documents.
What a small team really pays
The headline price is per user, so the bill grows with people, not with signatures. Some worked examples at list price:
- A freelancer sending 3 to 4 contracts a month: Personal, $132 a year, comfortably inside 5 envelopes a month.
- A freelancer sending 10 contracts a month: too many for Personal's 5. Standard's 100 envelopes a year falls short of 120, so a heavy month means paying for more envelopes or a bigger plan.
- Three people on Standard: $1,080 a year, with 300 envelopes shared among them.
- Three people who want to take a deposit at signing: Business Pro, $1,620 a year, before payment processing fees.
Two habits keep the cost predictable. First, count envelopes, not documents: several documents sent together in one envelope count once. Second, count only the people who send. People who only sign never need a DocuSign seat.
Is DocuSign worth the price?
For many organisations, yes. DocuSign has a depth few competitors match: templates built from your own documents, bulk sending, conditional routing, a large catalogue of integrations, a public API and administration for many senders. If signing happens inside a CRM, at volume, or under an IT department's controls, those features are what you are paying for.
For an individual or a small business that sends its own contracts one at a time, much of that goes unused. In that case the useful question is not "how cheap is DocuSign?" but "which plan covers how I actually send?" An envelope cap and per-user pricing reward careful planning; a flat price rewards not having to plan.
Cheaper options, and what you give up
If DocuSign's pricing does not fit, compare on the same terms: how sending is counted, who needs a paid seat, and which features you really use. A few examples:
- Salsox charges per account, not per user, and does not count envelopes on paid plans. At the time of writing, Personal is $9 a month or $90 a year, and Business, which adds payment at signing (Sign & Pay), signing order and approvers, is $19 a month or $190 a year. The free plan sends 3 documents a month. Salsox has no bulk send, no public API and no integrations; see the comparison with DocuSign for the full list.
- Dropbox Sign, SignWell and DocuSeal each price differently again; our guide to Dropbox Sign alternatives sets their published prices side by side.
Whichever you choose, try it with a real document before committing to a year. Our step-by-step guide to signing a contract online shows what that looks like from both sides.
If you want to see Salsox's prices in full, they are on the pricing page, and you can start free with no card.
Frequently asked questions
How much does DocuSign cost per month?
On DocuSign's eSignature pricing page, checked on 16 October 2026, Personal is $11 a month, Standard $30 per user a month and Business Pro $45 per user a month. All three are annual commitments: $132, $360 and $540 a year per user.
Does DocuSign have a free plan?
Its eSignature pricing page offers a free trial of the paid plans; it does not list a free plan for sending. Signing a document someone sends you costs nothing and needs no DocuSign account.
What is a DocuSign envelope?
An envelope is one sending: one or more documents sent to one or more recipients together. Personal includes 5 envelopes a month; Standard and Business Pro include 100 per user per year.
Is there a cheaper alternative to DocuSign?
For individuals and small businesses, several tools cost less on list price, including Salsox, SignWell, Dropbox Sign and DocuSeal. They also do less: compare templates, bulk send, integrations and seats against what you actually use.