Best of
The best free e-signature software.
Most "free" e-signature plans are a trial or a tier capped at a few documents. The question worth asking is what it costs once the whole team is sending every week.
- 6 tools ranked
- Reviewed 2026-09-30
How we ranked
- Cost to send agreements, and how it scales with team size and volume
- How much work it takes to prepare a document for signature
- Signer options: multiple signers, signing order, and CC recipients
- Tracking, reminders, and expiration
- The record left behind: activity history and completion certificates
Ranked
The list.
#1
ArcSign
Free- Best for
- Teams that want to send agreements free, with AI preparation and Slack
- Pricing
- Free: no seat licenses, no envelope caps, no credit card
- Free for the whole team, with no seat count or overage bills.
- AI identifies signers, places fields, and drafts the invitation for approval.
- Start, manage, and follow up requests from Slack.
- Complete activity history, verifiable completion certificates, and legal holds.
- Slack is its one integration; teams that need a CRM or storage integration should look elsewhere.
- No notarization or signer ID verification.
#2
Dropbox Sign
- Best for
- Teams already working in Dropbox
- Pricing
- Paid plans priced per user; check the vendor’s site for current pricing
- Formerly HelloSign, known for a clean signing experience.
- Part of Dropbox.
- Per-user pricing grows with the team
#3
DocuSign
- Best for
- Large organizations standardizing on an established enterprise platform
- Pricing
- Paid plans priced per user; check the vendor’s site for current pricing
- The long-established category leader.
- A broad platform with many enterprise features and integrations.
- Per-user pricing grows with the team
#4
PandaDoc
- Best for
- Sales teams that build proposals and quotes
- Pricing
- Paid plans priced per seat; check the vendor’s site for current pricing
- Proposal, quote, and document automation alongside e-signature.
- Per-seat pricing grows with the team
#5
Adobe Acrobat Sign
- Best for
- Teams that live in Adobe Acrobat
- Pricing
- Paid plans priced per user; check the vendor’s site for current pricing
- Integrated with Adobe Acrobat and Document Cloud.
- Per-user pricing grows with the team
#6
SignNow
- Best for
- Teams that want e-signature with airSlate workflow automation
- Pricing
- Paid plans priced per user; check the vendor’s site for current pricing
- Part of airSlate’s workflow automation products.
- Per-user pricing grows with the team
Last reviewed 2026-09-30. Other vendors’ plans change; check their sites for current pricing.
FAQ
Is there truly free e-signature software?
Yes. ArcSign is free to send agreements for signature, with no seat licenses, no envelope caps, no overage bills, and no credit card.
What is the catch with free e-signature?
With many products the free option is a trial or has a document cap. ArcSign has no envelope caps and no annual lock-in.
Pricing
What it costs: nothing.
ArcSign is free to send agreements for signature. AI preparation, Slack, templates, branding, and completion certificates are part of the product, not add-ons.
See pricing- No seat licenses or seat count
- No envelope caps
- No overage bills
- No annual lock-in
- No setup fees
- No credit card
- No sales calls
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