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10 Best Free Free E-Signature Software of 2026

By the Rankozo research desk · Updated November 9, 2026

10 of the 10 tools in our best free e-signature software ranking offer a permanent free plan. BoldSign scores highest among them at 9.0 out of 10.

1. 01

   BoldSign

   Freelancers and small offices that want the largest free sending allowance with an audit trail and signer authentication.

   Free Essential plan with 25 envelopes a month; Growth $5 per user per month billed yearly; Business $15 per user per month

   Full entry, No. 1 overall

   Paid from

   $5

   Score 9.0

2. 02

   DocuSeal

   Freelancers who sign a few documents a month in the cloud, and technical small offices that want unlimited signing on their own server.

   Free Basic cloud plan with 10 request emails a month; free open source self-hosted edition; Pro $20 per user per month

   Full entry, No. 2 overall

   Paid from

   $20

   Score 8.6

3. 03

   SignWell

   Freelancers who sign 1 to 3 documents a month and want the easiest path to an unlimited paid plan.

   Free plan with 3 documents a month; Light $10 per month billed yearly ($12 monthly) with unlimited documents; Business $30 per month billed yearly for 3 senders

   Full entry, No. 3 overall

   Paid from

   $10

   Score 8.4

4. 04

   OpenSign

   Freelancers who mainly sign documents themselves and want no cost at all, plus offices that prefer open source.

   See vendor pricing (USD check pending)

   Full entry, No. 4 overall

   Paid from

   Free plan

   Score 8.3

5. 05

   Zoho Sign

   Solo professionals already in the Zoho ecosystem who sign up to 5 envelopes a month.

   See vendor pricing (USD check pending)

   Full entry, No. 5 overall

   Paid from

   Free plan

   Score 8.3

6. 06

   PandaDoc

   Freelancers who send proposals or quotes and want to design the document and collect the signature in one place.

   Free plan with 5 documents a month; Starter $19 per seat per month billed annually; Business $49 per seat per month billed annually

   Full entry, No. 6 overall

   Paid from

   $19

   Score 8.2

7. 07

   Jotform Sign

   Freelancers and small offices that already collect forms and want signed waivers, consents and agreements in the same account.

   Free Starter plan with 10 signed documents a month; Bronze $34 per month billed annually with 100 signed documents

   Full entry, No. 7 overall

   Paid from

   $34

   Score 8.1

8. 08

   Documenso

   Casual signers who want a modern open source tool and up to 10 recipients per document.

   Free plan with 5 documents a month; Individual $25 per month billed yearly ($300 a year); Teams $40 per month billed yearly for 5 users

   Full entry, No. 8 overall

   Paid from

   $25

   Score 8.0

9. 09

   Smallpdf

   People who mostly edit, merge and compress PDFs and only occasionally need a signature request.

   See vendor pricing (USD check pending)

   Full entry, No. 9 overall

   Paid from

   Free plan

   Score 7.5

10. 10

    Signaturely

    People who need one legally binding signature request a month and nothing more.

    Free account with 1 document a month after the trial; Personal $25 per month ($240 billed yearly) with 5 requests a month; Business $50 per user per month

    Full entry, No. 10 overall

    Paid from

    $25

    Score 7.0

Scores and prices come from our Best Free E-Signature Software ranking, which uses one method for every tool. Questions or corrections: editorial@rankozo.com