DocuSign is powerful, but built for large companies. If you send a handful of contracts a month, you pay for far more than you use. e-Sign by Pigee covers what small businesses actually need, for less.
| DocuSign Personal | DocuSign Standard | e-Sign by Pigee Standard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $11/month, billed yearly | $30/user/month, billed yearly | $149/year or $19/month |
| Documents included | 5 a month | 100 per user a year | 25 a month (Pro: unlimited) |
| Cost per document | $2.20 | $3.60 | About $0.50 (yearly) |
| Free plan | Trial only | Trial only | 5 documents a month, free |
| Photo ID check | Paid add-on | Paid add-on | Included |
| Upload a PDF, layout kept | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Reminders and deadlines | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Signers need an account | No | No | No |
DocuSign prices and allowances from docusign.com, checked 23 September 2026 (annual plans billed monthly). Cost per document assumes every included document is used. Prices exclude VAT and sales tax.
Where e-Sign by Pigee is the better fit
- You send fewer than 25 contracts a month. You get five times DocuSign Personal's allowance for a lower yearly price.
- You want certainty about who signed. Ask any signer for a photo ID before they can sign, at no extra cost.
- You already have your contracts as PDFs. Upload them as they are; blanks become fields and you click to add more.
- You're in the UK. Built by a UK founder, with UK law explained in plain English and pricing shown in pounds.
Where DocuSign may suit you better
- You need hundreds of integrations, or deep Salesforce and Microsoft workflows.
- You need qualified electronic signatures (QES) for EU regulated use, or named certifications such as SOC 2 for procurement.
- You have large teams with admin roles, bulk sending at scale and dedicated account management.
Switching takes five minutes
- Create a free account — no card needed.
- Upload your usual contract as a PDF or Word file.
- Add your signer and send. You're told the moment they sign.
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