Documenso
Documenso provides electronic signature workflows for creating, sending, and signing documents.
What Documenso is
Documenso provides electronic signature workflows for creating, sending, and signing documents. It is available on the web, through an API, and as a self-hosted deployment, and describes itself as open source. Reusable templates can be shared through direct signing links. Its API supports custom workflows such as document creation and user management, while webhooks send event-based notifications and updates. Signing workflows can be embedded and white-labeled in React and Vue applications, and the service connects via Zapier. Documenso marks the U.S. ESIGN Act, UETA, eIDAS SES, 21 CFR Part 11, SOC 2, and HIPAA as compliant; ISO 27001, ZertES, eIDAS AES, and QES are listed as planned for 2026. The Free plan is free forever and allows five documents a month with up to 10 recipients per document. Individual costs $25 a month billed yearly; Teams costs $40 a month billed yearly; Platform costs $250 a month billed yearly. Self-hosted licensing includes unlimited signatures, support, and compliance control.
Good
- Free plan includes five documents per month.
- Reusable templates can be shared by direct link.
- API and webhooks support custom workflows.
- Self-hosted licensing includes unlimited signatures.
Watch out
- Free plan caps documents at five monthly.
- Free documents allow up to 10 recipients each.
- Paid monthly prices are billed yearly.
Who it suits
Documenso suits individuals and teams that need electronic signing, reusable templates, or API-driven workflows. Its self-hosted option is for customers who want to run it on their own infrastructure.
Verdict
Documenso combines document signing with templates, integrations, and API workflows, with web and self-hosted deployment options. The Free plan has document and recipient limits; listed paid plans use annual billing.
Plans and prices
From Documenso's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 5 documents per month · Up to 10 recipients per document · No credit card required · Free forever |
| Individual | $25 a month | Unlimited documents · Personal API access · Email support · Premium profile name · $300 billed yearly |
| Teams | $40 a month | 5 users included · Additional users $8 per month · Unlimited documents · 1 team included · Automation API · Email support · Embedded signing · $480 billed yearly |
| Platform | $250 a month | Unlimited documents and users · Unlimited API access · Slack integration support · Enterprise add-ons available · White-label embedded signing · $3,000 billed yearly |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Cloud or self-hosted setup · Compliance and admin features · Contact us for a custom offer |
The facts
Each one read from Documenso's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- Its API can create and trigger custom workflows, including document creation and user management.checked 3 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Audit trail
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Bulk sending
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Compliance
- The compliance page marks U.S. ESIGN Act, UETA, eIDAS SES, 21 CFR Part 11, SOC 2, and HIPAA as compliant.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Document templates
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Embedding
- The Platform page describes customizable signing workflows that can be embedded and white-labeled to match a customer's brand.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker says Documenso connects via Zapier and can be embedded into React and Vue frameworks.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The Platform plan is described as being for builders and deep integration, with unlimited documents, users, and API access.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Documenso describes itself as open source and says it shares its code, designs, and metrics.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Product
- Documenso provides electronic signature workflows for creating, sending, and signing documents.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Documenso offers self-hosted licensing for running the product on the customer's own infrastructure, with unlimited signatures, support, and compliance control.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Signature order
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Support
- The Individual and Teams plans include email support; Platform includes integration support via Slack.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Templates
- Reusable templates can be shared for on-demand signing through direct links.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Webhooks
- The Integrate page says webhooks automate notifications and updates with real-time event triggers.checked 3 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Planned compliance
- The compliance page lists ISO 27001 and ZertES as planned for 2026, and eIDAS AES and QES as planned for H2 2026.checked 3 Oct 2026
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