Rebuild your templates
Upload the source file for each agreement you send regularly and drag the signature, initial and date fields onto the page. Most teams have their whole library across in a day or two.
DocuSign alternative
A DocuSign alternative at £12 per user
SignSecure is electronic signature software and a direct DocuSign alternative. It costs £12 per user per month on annual billing and includes 100 envelopes per user a year, the same allowance DocuSign Standard includes at £20 per user. The API and every integration come with every paid plan, and signers are always free.
Illustrative of how tiered pricing is commonly packaged across the category. It is not a depiction of any one vendor's bill. DocuSign's own published plans include API access on every tier and carry a user cap rather than a seat minimum.
What SignSecure is, in plain terms
If you are comparing electronic signature providers and want the short version before the table, this is it.
SignSecure is electronic signature software you run from your browser. Upload a document, place the fields, choose who signs and in what order, and send. Your signer opens a link and signs on any device without an account of their own. When the last signer finishes, the sealed PDF and its certificate of completion are filed back on the same record automatically, with no download step and no manual upload.
SignSecure is commonly evaluated as a DocuSign alternative, alongside Adobe Acrobat Sign, Dropbox Sign and PandaDoc. The specific reason teams shortlist it is pricing shape rather than feature count: one per user rate of £12 per month on annual billing, the same allowance of 100 envelopes per user a year that DocuSign Standard includes at £20, shared across the whole team, and every integration included on every paid plan rather than listed under a sales-quoted tier.
It is a focused product, not a suite. SignSecure does signing, templates, routing, reminders and CRM write-back. It is not a contract lifecycle management platform, and teams that need clause libraries, obligation tracking or a full CLM stack should expect to buy that separately or stay with a broader vendor.
SignSecure compared with DocuSign
The rows below are the differences that change what a team actually pays and actually has to configure. Feature checklists on signing basics look near identical between the two, so they are not repeated here.
| Where they differ | SignSecure | DocuSign |
|---|---|---|
| Plan structure | One paid plan. £12 per user per month billed annually, £15 month to month. | Several tiers at rising per user prices, with capability sorted between them. On annual billing, Personal is £8 a month for 1 user, Standard is £20 per user per month and Business Pro is £33. |
| Envelopes included | 100 per user a year on annual billing, or 10 per user a month on monthly billing, shared across the account. Extra envelopes are £2 each, and sending never stops. | Personal includes 5 envelopes a month. Standard and Business Pro include up to 100 per user a year on annual plans, or up to 10 per user a month on monthly plans. Extra envelopes are billed pay-as-you-go. |
| Salesforce integration | Managed package included on every paid plan, at no extra cost. | Listed under Enhanced plans, which are quoted by sales rather than published. |
| Signed PDF back on the record | Automatic. The sealed PDF and certificate land on the originating record. | Supported, configured through the Salesforce package. |
| REST API | Open on every paid plan, whatever your seat count. | API access is listed on every published plan. |
| Seat limits | Buy from 1 to 50 seats online, and talk to us for more. One sender is a valid plan. | Standard and Business Pro allow up to 50 users online, above which plans move to Enhanced. |
| Free option | A permanent free tier: 5 envelopes a month, 1 sender, no watermark. | A time limited free trial. |
| Product scope | Signing, templates, routing and CRM write-back. Deliberately narrow. | A broad agreement platform: CLM, identity verification, notary, payments and a large partner ecosystem. |
| Legal standing | Flattened, hashed and timestamped, with a certificate of completion, aligned with ESIGN, UETA and eIDAS. | The same standards. Neither product is more or less enforceable than the other on this basis. |
DocuSign is a trademark of DocuSign, Inc. SignSecure is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by DocuSign. The DocuSign column describes that vendor's published plan structure at the time of writing and is offered for comparison only. Pricing and packaging change: check docusign.com/pricing for the current terms before you make a decision.
When DocuSign is the better choice
A comparison page that finds no reason to pick the other product is not a comparison. These are the cases where we would tell you to stay where you are, and we would rather say so now than after you have moved your templates.
- You need full contract lifecycle managementClause libraries, obligation tracking, negotiation workflows and a contract repository are a different product category. SignSecure does not do them.
- You need online notarisationA commissioned notary joining the session is not part of SignSecure. Photo ID checks are: they are an add-on, and the signer proves who they are before the document opens.
- Your signing is wired into many systems at onceIf signing already runs through several connected platforms, a large partner ecosystem is worth real money and is a fair reason to stay.
- Procurement requires an incumbent vendorSome enterprises have security review and vendor scale requirements that a focused product will not clear. That is a legitimate constraint, not a feature gap.
What switching actually involves
Moving signing providers is a checklist rather than a project, because the thing you are moving is templates and field placements, not data with foreign keys in it.
Bring executed documents across for retention
Export the sealed PDFs and their completion certificates from your current provider and keep them together. Finished agreements are records, and they need a home for years.
Connect your stack
If you use a CRM, install the package, map the merge fields you populate and the fields you want written back, and put the send button on the records your team already works from.
Run a quarter in parallel
Keep the old account open while the team gets comfortable. Once a full cycle of agreements has gone out on SignSecure without anyone reaching for the old tool, close it.
Questions
DocuSign alternative questions
What teams ask when they are partway through a comparison. If yours is not here, an agent will answer it during setup.
What is the main difference between SignSecure and DocuSign?
Scope and pricing shape. DocuSign is a broad agreement platform sold in tiers, with the Salesforce integration listed under its Enhanced plans, which are quoted by sales rather than published. SignSecure is a focused signing product sold as one plan at £12 per user per month, with 100 envelopes per user a year shared across the team and the Salesforce managed package included. On the signing itself, both produce a sealed, timestamped PDF with a certificate of completion.
Is SignSecure cheaper than DocuSign?
Usually yes. On annual billing SignSecure is £12 per user per month and DocuSign Standard is £20, and both include up to 100 envelopes per user a year. SignSecure adds nothing for the Salesforce package, API access or implementation, and each envelope beyond the shared allowance is £2. The saving depends on which DocuSign tier you would otherwise buy and how many envelopes you send, so compare your actual renewal quote against the worked totals rather than against a list price.
Are signatures from a DocuSign alternative equally legally valid?
Yes. Enforceability comes from the law, not the vendor. Electronic signatures are valid under ESIGN and UETA in the United States and eIDAS in the European Union, and what matters is that the document is sealed against later change and accompanied by evidence of who signed and when. Every SignSecure document carries a certificate of completion for exactly that reason. The legality page covers the detail.
How long does it take to move off DocuSign?
Most teams rebuild their template library in a day or two, because the work is uploading each source document and placing fields on it rather than migrating structured data. Connecting a CRM and mapping fields is a same day job. Plan a quarter of parallel running before you close the old account. The migration checklist lists everything to bring across.
Can we keep the documents we already signed elsewhere?
Yes, and you should. Export the sealed PDF and the completion certificate for every agreement you are required to retain, keep them together, and attach them to the matching CRM record so the archive sits where your team already looks. Executed documents remain valid regardless of which provider you use going forward.
Does SignSecure do contract lifecycle management?
No. SignSecure covers signing, templates, routing, reminders and CRM write-back. Clause libraries, negotiation workflows, obligation tracking and a contract repository are a separate product category, and if you need them a broader platform is the right call.
What other DocuSign alternatives should we look at?
Adobe Acrobat Sign, Dropbox Sign and PandaDoc are the ones that come up most often, and each is a reasonable choice for a different shape of team. SignSecure is worth a place on the list when you want a lower per user price with every integration included, and when you want the signed PDF to file itself back wherever the agreement started.
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