DocuSeal
DocuSeal is an e-signature service with document templates, bulk sending, API access, SMS authentication, and an audit trail.
What DocuSeal is
DocuSeal is an e-signature service with document templates, bulk sending, API access, SMS authentication, and an audit trail. Its signature-order options allow signers to proceed either in sequence or without a fixed order. The free Basic plan is free and includes 10 field types and 10 request emails per month. The separate Open Source plan is described as free forever without limitations and includes legally binding e-signatures, indefinite document retention, user management, multiple signers, and use of your own SMTP for email.
Pro is listed at $20 a month and adds unlimited signature requests, spreadsheet-based bulk sending, SMS identity verification, API and embedding, SSO/SAML, and user roles and teams. On-Premises Pro costs $240 a year and includes white-labeling, control over data, API and embedding, and bulk sending. Developers can use the free API Sandbox for development and testing. API Production signing costs $0.20 a month per document signed via API or embedding and requires Pro. The listed platform is API.
Good
- Includes document templates and an audit trail
- Supports bulk sending and signature ordering
- Open Source plan includes indefinite document retention
- Free API Sandbox for development and testing
Watch out
- Basic limits users to 10 request emails per month
- Pro costs $20 a month
- Production API signing requires Pro
- On-Premises Pro costs $240 a year
Who it suits
DocuSeal suits people or teams that need electronic signatures, templates, or bulk document sending. Its API Sandbox and production API option may suit developers integrating document signing.
Verdict
DocuSeal offers a free Basic plan and a distinct free Open Source plan, alongside paid features for bulk sending and API use. Review the Basic email limit and production API requirements when choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From DocuSeal's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | 10 field types · 10 request emails per month · billed monthly |
| Pro | $20 a month | Unlimited signature requests · Bulk send from spreadsheet · SMS identity verification · API and Embedding · SSO / SAML · User roles and teams · billed monthly |
| Open Source | Free | Legally binding eSignature · Indefinite document retention · User management · Multiple signers · Own SMTP for emails · Free forever without any limitations |
| On-Premises Pro | $240 a year | Everything from OSS · White-label · Full control over data · SSO / SAML · API and Embedding · Bulk send from spreadsheet · billed annually |
| API Sandbox | Free | Free unlimited API and Embedding for testing · Free unlimited API and Embedding for development and testing |
| API Production | $0.20 a month | API and Embedding document signing · Per document signed via API or Embedding; Pro plan required |
The facts
Each one read from DocuSeal's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Audit trail
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Bulk sending
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Document templates
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 20checked 20 Sep 2026
- Signature order
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
- SMS authentication
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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