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Best free e-signature tools

8 e-signature tools with a plan that stays free. For each tool you see what is included and when you have to start paying.

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  1. 1

    ValidSign

    E-signatures · for SMEs and large companies

    • Highest Netherlands check
    • Best free option

    Digital signing at simple, advanced and qualified eIDAS level, with iDIN and integrations with AFAS.

    • Dutch support
    • Dutch interface
    • EU data
    • +1 more
    From€28 /monthAlso a free plan
    Visit ValidSign

    On the ValidSign website

    Free and paid: Pro, per user per month with annual payment, minimum 3 users (so at least €84 per month); transactions based on fair use. The free plan has 15 transactions. Not stated whether prices are excl. VAT.

  2. 2

    Stiply

    E-signatures · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    • Highest Netherlands check
    • Best free option
    • Best for freelancers

    Digital signing with a free entry plan, iDIN as an add-on and advanced signatures via Swisscom.

    • Dutch support
    • Dutch interface
    • EU data
    • +1 more
    From€23.95 /monthAlso a free plan14-day free trial
    Visit Stiply

    On the Stiply website

    Free and paid: Light with monthly billing, 12 documents per month and 2 users (€17.95 per month with an annual subscription). Freemium is free with 4 documents per month. iDIN costs €0.70 to €0.80 per identification, SMS verification €5 per user per month. Not stated whether prices are excl. VAT.

  3. 3

    Zoho Sign

    E-signatures · for freelancers and SMEs

    Affordable e-signatures per user, with AES and QES on credits and iDIN verification in the Enterprise plan.

    • EU data
    From€12 /month excl. VATAlso a free plan14-day free trial
    Visit Zoho Sign

    On the Zoho Sign website

    Free and paid: Standard, per user per month with monthly payment (€10 with annual payment), 25 envelopes per user. The free plan is for 1 user and 5 envelopes per month. Advanced signatures (AES) from Standard and qualified (QES) and iDIN only in Enterprise (€28), each time against Zoho Sign credits.

  1. 4

    PandaDoc

    E-signatures · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    Platform for quotes, contracts and e-signatures, with a free plan, Dutch interface and storage in the EU.

    • Dutch interface
    • EU data
    From€0 /month excl. VATAlso a free plan14-day free trial
    Visit PandaDoc

    On the PandaDoc website

    Free and paid: Prices in dollars only. Free plan with 5 documents per month. Starter costs $19 per user per month billed annually, Business $49; monthly billing is more expensive (annual billing saves up to 46%). Starter has a 14-day free trial. Prices excl. taxes.

  2. 5

    Dropbox Sign

    E-signatures · for freelancers and SMEs

    E-signatures from Dropbox (formerly HelloSign) with unlimited requests and integrations with Google Drive and HubSpot.

    • Dutch interface
    From€17.50 /monthAlso a free plan30-day free trial
    Visit Dropbox Sign

    On the Dropbox Sign website

    Free and paid: Essentials, 1 user, billed monthly (€13.33 per month billed annually, €160 per year), with unlimited signature requests and 5 templates. Standard costs €29 per user per month. SMS verification, SSO and EU data storage only come with Premium (price on request). Not stated whether the prices are excl. VAT.

  3. 6

    Youtrust

    E-signatures · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    French signing service (formerly Yousign) with simple, advanced and qualified signatures.

    • Dutch interface
    • EU data
    From€9 /month excl. VATAlso a free plan14-day free trial
    Visit Youtrust

    On the Youtrust website

    Free and paid: One, 1 user, €9 per month with monthly payment (€108 per year). Plus costs €23 per user per month. The free plan has 2 signature requests per month. Advanced (AES) is a paid add-on on Plus and Pro, annual payment only; qualified (QES) from €10 per signature.

  4. 7

    SignRequest

    E-signatures · for freelancers and SMEs

    Simple e-signatures per user, with a free plan, SMS verification and an integration with TOPdesk.

    • Made in NL
    From€9 /monthAlso a free plan14-day free trial
    Visit SignRequest

    On the SignRequest website

    Free and paid: Professional, per user per month, monthly or annual billing. Free plan with 10 documents per user per month, without reminders, branding and email support. Professional lacks bulk sending, API and the Salesforce integration; those are in Business (€15). Not stated whether prices are excl. VAT.

  5. 8

    Papermark

    E-signatures · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    Share documents securely with data rooms and insight into who read what, with an NDA that visitors accept first.

    • EU data
    From€0 /month excl. VATAlso a free plan7-day free trial
    Visit Papermark

    On the Papermark website

    Free and paid: Free €0 with 50 documents and 50 links. Pro €24 per month billed annually or €29 monthly, Business €59 or €79 (3 users), Data Rooms €99 or €149 (with NDA). More expensive data room plans up to €999 per month billed annually. 7 days free Data Rooms Plus, no credit card. According to the terms, prices exclude taxes.

Free here means: with no end date. A free trial of 14 or 30 days does not count. The order follows our overall score; what a tool pays does not count towards it.

Questions about free software

Which e-signature tools are free?

ValidSign, Stiply, Zoho Sign, PandaDoc, Dropbox Sign, Youtrust, SignRequest and Papermark have a free plan with no end date. With all other e-signature tools in our guide you pay, sometimes after a free trial.

Which free e-signature tools is the best?

ValidSign comes top in our overall score. In the Netherlands check it scores 5 of 5 points. Do check what the free plan includes: you often miss features you need later.