DocuSign vs Dropbox Sign

Round by round

1. Round 1What it costs to startDropbox Sign wins
   DocuSign5/10

   $11/month ($132/year)

   Personal plan cost

   • $15, against $10.05

   Source: capterra.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign8/10

   $15 / user / month (billed yearly)

   Starting price

   • Essentials for one user, per month billed annually

   Source: sign.dropbox.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

2. Round 2What the top plan costsDropbox Sign wins
   DocuSign5/10

   $45/user/mo (Business Pro), annual

   Personal (entry) / Business Pro (top eSignature plan), 'Annual | Billed monthly' (default); unlimited = IAM Standard on the IAM tab

   • $45/user/mo (Business Pro), annual, against $25/user/mo (Standard), billed yearly

   Source: ecom.docusign.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign8/10

   $25/user/mo (Standard), billed yearly

   Essentials (entry) / Standard (top published), 'Billed yearly' (default); click 'Billed monthly' for $20 / $30

   Source: sign.dropbox.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign wins this round on what the published sources say.

3. Round 3Trying it before you payDropbox Sign wins
   DocuSign5/10

   Free trial, no credit card

   Personal (entry) / Business Pro (top eSignature plan), 'Annual | Billed monthly' (default); unlimited = IAM Standard on the IAM tab

   • Free trial, no credit card, against Free plan + 30-day trial

   Source: trial.docusign.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign8/10

   Free plan + 30-day trial

   Essentials (entry) / Standard (top published), 'Billed yearly' (default); click 'Billed monthly' for $20 / $30

   Source: sign.dropbox.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign wins this round on what the published sources say.

4. Round 4What unlimited sending costsDropbox Sign wins
   DocuSign5/10

   $50/user/mo IAM Standard, 3-user min

   Personal (entry) / Business Pro (top eSignature plan), 'Annual | Billed monthly' (default); unlimited = IAM Standard on the IAM tab

   • $50/user/mo IAM Standard, 3-user min, against $15/mo, unlimited requests

   Source: ecom.docusign.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign8/10

   $15/mo, unlimited requests

   Essentials (entry) / Standard (top published), 'Billed yearly' (default); click 'Billed monthly' for $20 / $30

   Source: sign.dropbox.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign wins this round on what the published sources say.

5. Round 5How much the entry plan can sendDropbox Sign wins
   DocuSign5/10

   5 envelopes a month

   Personal (entry) / Business Pro (top eSignature plan), 'Annual | Billed monthly' (default); unlimited = IAM Standard on the IAM tab

   • 5 envelopes a month, against Unlimited signature requests

   Source: ecom.docusign.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign8/10

   Unlimited signature requests

   Essentials (entry) / Standard (top published), 'Billed yearly' (default); click 'Billed monthly' for $20 / $30

   Source: sign.dropbox.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign wins this round on what the published sources say.

6. Round 6What bulk sending costsDropbox Sign wins
   DocuSign5/10

   Bulk send from Business Pro, $45

   Personal (entry) / Business Pro (top eSignature plan), 'Annual | Billed monthly' (default); unlimited = IAM Standard on the IAM tab

   • Bulk send from Business Pro, $45, against Bulk send from Standard, $25

   Source: ecom.docusign.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign8/10

   Bulk send from Standard, $25

   Essentials (entry) / Standard (top published), 'Billed yearly' (default); click 'Billed monthly' for $20 / $30

   Source: sign.dropbox.com ↗

   Dropbox Sign wins this round on what the published sources say.

Side by side

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Overall score

5.7

6.8

Best

Price

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What it costs to start

5.7

6.4

What the top plan costs

5.7

7.6

What customers say on Trustpilot

5.5

5.5

How much the entry plan can send

5.3

8.0

Trying it before you pay

5.3

7.8

Head-to-head findings

What it costs to start

$11/user/month

$15 / user / month (billed yearly)

What the top plan costs

$45/user/month (annual commitment of $540)

$25 USD

What customers say on Trustpilot

1.3 out of 5

1.5 out of 5

How much the entry plan can send

5 envelopes a month

Unlimited signature requests

Trying it before you pay

Free trial, no credit card

Free plan + 30-day trial

What bulk sending costs

Bulk send from Business Pro, $45

Bulk send from Standard, $25

What unlimited sending costs

$50/user/mo IAM Standard, 3-user min

$15/mo, unlimited requests

What paying annually saves

Up to 33% with annual

$180 USD billed yearly

Record

Head-to-head record

1–7–1

4–5

Head-to-heads won

13 %

44 %

Rounds won

19 %

55 %

Pros

• Standard, per user per month billed annually
• a free plan plus a 30-day trial of paid features
• Essentials for one user, per month billed annually
• $10.05 billed annually against $15 billed monthly

Cons

• $15, against $8.26
• $65, against $29.99
• 1.3 out of 5, against 2.1 out of 5
• Free trial, no credit card, against Free plan (5 docs/mo) + 14-day trial

• $10.05, against $8.26
• 1.5 out of 5, against 2.1 out of 5
• 1.5 out of 5, against 4.3 out of 5
• $15/mo, billed yearly, against $8/mo, billed annually (Starter)

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