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Docusign vs Signature PDF: catalog facts
Docusign	Signature PDF
Freemium Signing received documents is free; sending and the wider platform require paid plans.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, with free public instances.
Android, iOS, Web	Web, Self-hosted
Widely recognised by signers and counterparties Templates and no-code workflow automation	Multi-person signing mode Page organising, metadata editing and compression in one tool
Paid plans needed to send documents Broad enterprise platform can be more than individuals need	Multi-signature mode stores PDFs on the server Signatures are visual, not certificate-based
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Web application, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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