Alternatives to DocuSeal

An open-source platform for creating fillable document forms and collecting electronic signatures, hosted or self-hosted. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as DocuSeal.

  • Docusign

    A commercial electronic signature and agreement management platform for sending, signing and tracking documents.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Docusign is a closed-source hosted platform widely recognised by signers, adding workflow automation and mobile apps, with paid plans needed to send documents.

  • Dropbox Sign

    Dropbox's electronic signature service, formerly HelloSign, for sending, signing and managing agreements online.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Dropbox Sign is a paid hosted service integrated with Dropbox storage, with audit trails and signing without an account, but no self-hosting option.

  • BoldSign

    A web-based e-signature service for sending, signing and tracking documents, with an API for embedding.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    BoldSign is a closed hosted service with unlimited e-signatures on paid plans, an embedding API and signer verification, but cannot be self-hosted.

  • SignWell

    A web-based electronic signature service for sending documents for signing and tracking them.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    SignWell is a freemium hosted service with detailed audit trails and a REST API with webhooks, storing documents with a third party instead of self-hosting.

  • airSlate SignNow

    An online e-signature service for signing your own documents and sending documents to others for signature.

    PaidProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    airSlate SignNow is a paid hosted service with Android and iOS apps, templates, bulk sending and unlimited-user plans, storing documents with the provider.

  • Zoho Sign

    An online digital signature service for signing, sending and tracking business documents.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Zoho Sign is a paid closed-source web service adding in-person signing, signing order control and automation for repeated business paperwork.

  • PandaDoc

    A web platform for creating, approving, tracking and e-signing proposals, quotes and other business documents.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    PandaDoc is a hosted platform for sales teams that adds document creation, approval, payment, notarization and CRM integrations alongside e-signing.

Also worth comparing

These listings name DocuSeal as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Documenso

    Open-source document signing with templates and integrations.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    DocuSeal is also open source and self-hostable, and it handles PDF, Office documents and images with embeddable signing forms; business features cost extra.

  • OpenSign

    Open-source electronic document signing platform.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    DocuSeal is open source and can be self-hosted or used online, handling PDF, Office documents and images with an API and embeddable signing forms.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.