signNow vs SignWell Comparison 2026
signNow charges by the plan, not the seat, so Business at $8 a month billed annually, or $20 monthly, covers unlimited users with no per-collaborator charge. SignWell has no such unlimited-user structure: its free plan covers one sender and three documents a month, and Light at $10 a month adds unlimited documents but still charges $10 for each extra sender beyond the first. signNow is cheaper for a team. SignWell is cheaper, and genuinely free, for one person sending occasionally.
E-signatures with unlimited users on every plan
E-signatures with three free documents a month
At a glance
- signNow starts cheaper, at $8.
- Only SignWell has a free tier.
Side by side
signNow | SignWell | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $8 | From $10 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free trial, then paid | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier (they differ) | No | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Yes |
signNow
E-signatures with unlimited users on every plan
signNow sends documents for signature and charges by the plan rather than by the seat, so adding a collaborator does not change the bill. That is the whole reason a small team picks it over the incumbent. Templates, bulk sending and an API that will fire signature requests from your own software are all there; the interface is plainer than the market leader's and costs a quarter as much.
Our note
Against Docusign this is a quarter of the price for the same job, and the unlimited-users line is what makes it cheaper again for a team. The reason to pay Docusign instead is that clients recognise the name on the email.
SignWell
E-signatures with three free documents a month
SignWell does the one job an independent business needs from an e-signature tool: send a contract, get it signed, keep an audit trail that stands up. Templates and reminders cut the chasing. The free plan allows three documents a month from one sender, which covers an occasional client contract and nothing busier.
Our note
Why people weigh these two
- SignWell instead of signNow
- SignWell keeps a free tier of three documents a month before its $10 plan, where signNow's trial has no lasting free option.
- signNow instead of SignWell
- signNow prices by the plan instead of the seat, so a whole team signs in without adding to the bill, starting at $8 with a free trial rather than SignWell's lasting free tier.
Which one should you pick
Choose signNow if more than one person needs to send or collaborate on contracts: unlimited users are stated on every plan, so a second or third signer adds nothing to the $8-a-month bill billed annually. It has no free tier at all, so anybody who signs only a couple of documents a year should look elsewhere first.
Choose SignWell if the volume is low and a genuine free plan matters: three documents a month costs nothing, covers an occasional client contract, and includes a tamper-proof audit trail even at $0. Light is $10 a month for unlimited documents from one sender, but a second sender adds $10 more, so a growing team should price that against signNow's unlimited-user plans before committing.
Common questions
- Which is cheaper, signNow or SignWell?
- For a team, signNow, since unlimited users are included on every plan starting at $8 a month billed annually. For one person sending occasionally, SignWell's free plan costs nothing at all, which signNow does not offer.
- Does signNow charge extra for additional senders like SignWell does?
- No, that is its main selling point: unlimited users on every plan, so a second or third person sending documents adds nothing to the bill. SignWell charges $10 to $12 for each sender beyond the first, depending on the plan.
- Is there a genuine free plan on either one?
- SignWell has one: three documents a month from one sender, with an audit trail included. signNow has no free tier, only a trial of unstated length, so it expects a paying customer from the start.
- Which one includes compliance coverage like SOC 2 or HIPAA on the free or cheapest plan?
- SignWell states SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA coverage on every plan, including the free one. signNow's materials do not make the same explicit compliance claim at its entry tier.
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