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SignedBy vs Documenso

Documenso is open source and self-hostable, with a $25+/mo hosted tier and a developer-first API. SignedBy is a flat $7/mo hosted plan with AI-assisted drafting, quoting, and field placement Documenso doesn't offer — different priorities, compared honestly below.

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Pricing

Free tierSignedBy — 3 documents/mo + 3 Verified Badge seals/mo, no card requiredDocumenso — 5 documents/mo, up to 10 recipients/doc, no card required
Cheapest unlimited paid planSignedBy — $7/mo flat (Pro) — unlimited documents, 1 userDocumenso — $25/mo (Individual), $300/yr billed yearly — unlimited documents, 1 user
Multi-user tierSignedBy — $14/mo total, up to 3 users (Team)Documenso — $40/mo, 5 users included then $8/user, $480/yr billed yearly (Teams)
API accessSignedBy — Included from $7/mo (Pro); full REST API + webhooks on Business ($29/mo)Documenso — Personal-use API on Individual ($25/mo); automation API on Teams ($40/mo); unlimited API only on Platform ($250/mo)
Highest published self-serve tierSignedBy — $29/mo (Business) — up to 5 users, unlimited API + webhooks, custom brandingDocumenso — $250/mo (Platform) — unlimited users, unlimited API, whitelabel embed
Self-hostingSignedBy — Not offered — hosted SaaS onlyDocumenso — Community Edition (AGPL, free, self-hosted) or licensed Business Edition — run on your own infrastructure

Features

Open source / self-hostableSignedBy — Not offered — closed-source hosted SaaSDocumenso — Yes — AGPL-licensed Community Edition on GitHub (documenso/documenso), plus a licensed self-hosted Business Edition
AI-drafted documents from a plain-language descriptionSignedBy — Included (Pro+)Documenso — Not offered
AI-assisted field placement on uploadSignedBy — Included, all plansDocumenso — Not offered — fields (signature, text, date) placed manually
AI-drafted quotes from a plain-language descriptionSignedBy — Included, all plans — becomes a signable document instantlyDocumenso — Not offered
Embedded signing widget for your own appSignedBy — Not offered as a packaged white-label widgetDocumenso — Included from Teams ($40/mo); white-label embed on Platform ($250/mo)
Public document-hash verification pageSignedBy — Included, no login neededDocumenso — Not offered as a public page
Per-page signer engagement tracking (dwell time)SignedBy — Included (Pro+)Documenso — Not offered
Compliance standards namedSignedBy — ESIGN Act, UETA, eIDAS audit trail, included on every planDocumenso — ESIGN Act, UETA, eIDAS, 21 CFR Part 11, SOC 2 and HIPAA referenced on their compliance page
Company / hosted-plan data regionSignedBy — Netherlands (EU) company; Mistral AI (France) by default for AI featuresDocumenso — Documenso, Inc. (per their site footer) — hosted-plan data region isn't published; self-hosting lets you pick your own
Templates and bulk sendSignedBy — Templates on Pro+, bulk send on Team+Documenso — Templates with reusable Direct Link sharing included; bulk-send not listed as a standard feature

Pricing and feature details as of August 2026, based on Documenso's publicly listed plans and documenso.com — always confirm current rates directly with Documenso, since providers change plans without notice. If you need to run your own infrastructure or want full source-code access, Documenso's self-hosted Community Edition is worth a look; SignedBy doesn't offer a self-hosted option. Documenso is a trademark of Documenso, Inc.; SignedBy is not affiliated with or endorsed by Documenso.

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