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Dropbox Sign vs SignWell

SignWell comes out ahead of Dropbox Sign on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.

Dropbox Sign
Dropbox Sign
6.8
Fair
2 of 6 rounds
vs
SignWellWinner
SignWell
7.2
Good
3 of 6 rounds

The verdict

SignWell takes it, 3–2 on rounds.

On the published figures and the independent review sites, SignWell takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.

Choose Dropbox Sign if…

  • • You want Dropbox Sign's edge on what the top plan costs and what paying annually saves

Choose SignWell if…

  • • You want SignWell's edge on how easy it is to use and what unlimited sending costs

Round by round

  1. Round 1What the top plan costsDropbox Sign wins
    Dropbox Sign8/10

    $25 USD / user / mo

    Standard plan price

    • Standard, per user per month billed annually

    Source: sign.dropbox.com ↗

    SignWell5/10

    $30

    Business, per month billed annually

    • $30, against $17.50

    Source: signwell.com ↗

    Dropbox Sign wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  2. Round 2What paying annually savesDropbox Sign wins
    Dropbox Sign8/10

    $180 USD billed yearly

    Essentials plan annual cost

    • $10.05 billed annually against $15 billed monthly

    Source: sign.dropbox.com ↗

    SignWell5/10

    20% off $12 monthly (~$9.60)

    Annual Pricing

    • 17% off, against 33% off

    Source: signwell.com ↗

    Dropbox Sign wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  3. Round 3How easy it is to useSignWell wins
    Dropbox Sign5/10

    4.7 out of 5

    ease-of-use rating from Capterra reviewers

    • 4.7 out of 5, against 4.9 out of 5

    Source: capterra.com ↗

    SignWell8/10

    4.9 out of 5

    ease-of-use rating from Capterra reviewers

    Source: capterra.com ↗

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

  4. Round 4What it costs to startTie
    Dropbox Sign7/10

    $15 / user / month (billed yearly)

    Starting price

    • Essentials for one user, per month billed annually

    Source: sign.dropbox.com ↗

    SignWell7/10

    $10

    Light, per month billed annually

    Source: signwell.com ↗

    Nothing to separate them here.

  5. Round 5What unlimited sending costsSignWell wins
    Dropbox Sign5/10

    $15/mo, unlimited requests

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

    • $15/mo, unlimited requests, against $10/mo (Light), billed yearly

    Source: sign.dropbox.com ↗

    SignWell8/10

    $10/mo (Light), billed yearly

    Light (entry, 1 sender) / Business (top published, 3 senders), 'Yearly' (default); click 'Monthly' for $12 / $36

    Source: signwell.com ↗

    SignWell wins this round on what the published sources say.

  6. Round 6What bulk sending costsSignWell wins
    Dropbox Sign5/10

    Bulk send from Standard, $25

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

    • Bulk send from Standard, $25, against Bulk send on Light, $10

    Source: sign.dropbox.com ↗

    SignWell8/10

    Bulk send on Light, $10

    Light (entry, 1 sender) / Business (top published, 3 senders), 'Yearly' (default); click 'Monthly' for $12 / $36

    Source: signwell.com ↗

    SignWell wins this round on what the published sources say.

Dropbox SignDropbox Sign
SignWellSignWell

Side by side

Overall score
6.8
7.2
Best
Price
See price
See price
What it costs to start
6.4
7.1
What the top plan costs
7.6
6.6
What customers say on Trustpilot
5.5
—
How much the entry plan can send
8.0
8.0
Trying it before you pay
7.8
7.6
Head-to-head findings
What it costs to start
$15 / user / month (billed yearly)
$10
What the top plan costs
$25 USD
$30
What customers say on Trustpilot
1.5 out of 5
—
How much the entry plan can send
Unlimited signature requests
Unlimited documents
Trying it before you pay
Free plan + 30-day trial
Free plan, 3 docs/mo
What bulk sending costs
Bulk send from Standard, $25
Bulk send on Light, $10
What unlimited sending costs
$15/mo, unlimited requests
$10/mo (Light), billed yearly
What paying annually saves
$180 USD billed yearly
20% with annual
Record
Head-to-head record
4–5
7–0
Head-to-heads won
44 %
100 %
Rounds won
55 %
63 %
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
    • $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)
    • 20% with annual, against Up to 33% with annual
    • $10, against $8.26
    • 2,714 reviews, against 4,263 reviews
    • $30, against $17.50
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