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Last checked October 15, 2026

Best Free Alternatives to DocuSign (2026)

DocuSign places fields on a PDF and records who signed. Templates and bulk send are the parts a small self-hosted tool often lacks.

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What DocuSign costs

Paid plans exist. A current dollar figure is not copied into this listing.

DocuSign website·Pricing source

Ranked by Drop-in score

How we rank

#1 is the highest-scoring alternative that is not sponsored. A featured listing, when one is sold, is labeled and sits after #1.

  1. 93
    #1Open sourceReview notes

    Documenso

    Sign a PDF on a server you run.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsMigration guideWebsite
  2. 83
    #2Open sourceReview notes

    DocuSeal

    PDF signing with a small deploy.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  3. 75
    #3Open sourceReview notes

    OpenSign

    Document signing with an AGPL core.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0 (core)

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  4. 35
    #4Open sourceReview notes

    Signature PDF

    A small tool to sign a PDF.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  5. 28
    #5Open sourceReview notes

    Stirling-PDF

    A local toolbox for PDF chores.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · MIT (core)

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite

Feature by feature

Full is the whole job. Partial is a real version with a gap. Missing means it does not do this. Not checked counts as zero in the score.

FeatureDocumenso#1 · 93DocuSeal#2 · 83OpenSign#3 · 75Signature PDF#4 · 35Stirling-PDF#5 · 28
Collect a signature on a PDFWeight 10FullFullFullFullPartial
Place fields on the pageWeight 8FullFullFullPartialMissing
More than one signerWeight 8FullFullFullMissingMissing
A record of who signedWeight 8FullPartialPartialMissingMissing
An APIWeight 6PartialPartialMissingMissingFull

Real cost

Documenso

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.

DocuSeal

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.

OpenSign

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.

Signature PDF

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Easy. A small PHP app.

Stirling-PDF

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Easy. A Docker container covers the MIT feature set.

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Migrate from DocuSign to Documenso

Download completed PDFs and the certificate of completion for anything you must keep.

Read the migration guide

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