BoldSign Team TL;DR: BoldSign has a free plan with no end date. Paid web app plans start at $5 per user a month, billed yearly, and API plans at $30 a month. Paid web app plans have a 30-day free trial. Plans renew until you cancel, and add-ons and taxes are extra.
If you are choosing an eSignature tool, the price is only part of the decision. You also want to know what counts toward your limits, whether you can try it first, and what happens if you leave. All prices are in USD and current as of November 2026.
Should I choose a web app plan or an API plan?
Choose a web app plan if your team will send documents for signature from the BoldSign web app. Choose the Enterprise API plan if you want to add sending and signing to your own website or software.
The web app plans are the Essential plan, Growth plan, Business plan and Premium plan. Each one also works in the BoldSign iOS and Android apps.
Can I try the BoldSign web app free on the Essential plan?
Yes. The free Essential plan has no end date, so you can try the web app for as long as you need.
Signing up needs no credit card. The Essential plan includes one user, 25 envelopes a month, 2 templates and 15 self-signed documents. Audit trails, reminders, branding and the mobile apps are included.
You get 5 envelopes a month if you sign up with a personal email address, such as Gmail, until we verify your business details.
Is there a free trial of the paid plans?
Yes. The Growth, Business and Premium plans have a 30-day free trial with no credit card, separate from the free Essential plan.
The Growth and Business trial includes 50 eSignature documents and 10 users. The Premium trial includes 50 documents and 100 users.
How much do BoldSign plans cost, monthly and yearly?
Yearly billing costs less than monthly billing on every paid web app plan. We charge yearly plans upfront, and taxes are extra.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly |
|---|---|---|
| Essential plan | $0 | $0 |
| Growth plan | $15 per user a month | $5 per user a month |
| Business plan | $25 per user a month | $15 per user a month |
| Premium plan | $138 a month | $99 a month |
| Enterprise API plan | From $30 a month | From $30 a month |
Each plan includes these users and envelopes:
| Plan | Users | Envelopes a month |
|---|---|---|
| Essential plan | 1 | 25 |
| Growth plan | 1, then additional users at $5 a month each, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly) | 50 per user |
| Business plan | 1, then additional users at $15 a month each, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly) | Unlimited |
| Premium plan | Unlimited, included in the plan price | 250, then $0.50 each |
| Enterprise API plan | 2, then additional users at $28 a month each | 40 API envelopes, then $0.75 each |
Are there extra costs beyond the plan price?
Only for optional add-ons, which you pay for when you use them. Support, signing and cancelling work the same way on every plan.
| Add-on | Price |
|---|---|
| Bulk send or bulk links | $0.25 per envelope |
| Envelope by SMS | $0.20 per SMS |
| Envelope by WhatsApp | $0.10 per message |
| SMS authentication | $0.20 per SMS |
| Knowledge-based authentication (KBA) | $1.50 per attempt |
| ID verification | $2 per verification |
| Qualified electronic signature (QES) | $3 per signing attempt |
Taxes are extra. The eSignature pricing calculator shows your monthly or yearly cost with add-ons.
How does BoldSign count envelopes on each plan?
Every plan counts envelopes the same way: one request for signatures is one envelope. It still counts as one when it holds several documents, signers and carbon copy (CC) recipients.
When you compare plans, count the requests you send, not the documents.
What changes by plan is how many envelopes you get each month, as the users and envelopes table above shows. On the Growth plan, each user’s 50 envelopes are shared across the account.
Self-signed documents are counted separately. The Essential plan includes 15, and paid plans include unlimited self-signed documents.
What happens when my plan runs out of envelopes?
The answer depends on your plan. On the free Essential plan, you can wait for your envelopes to refill next month, or move to a paid plan.
On the Growth plan, we ask you to upgrade to keep sending until your next renewal. The Business plan has no envelope limit. The Premium and Enterprise API plans charge for each extra envelope, at the prices listed above.
Do my signers need a BoldSign plan?
No. Signers sign in any browser, with no account, app or payment.
Can I test the BoldSign API before I pay?
Yes. The free API sandbox lets you test the full BoldSign API with no credit card, before you build on it.
The sandbox is for testing only. Documents sent from it carry a “This is a test document” watermark, and we delete them after 14 days. Sending real documents through the API needs a paid API plan, covered next.
When do I need the Enterprise API plan?
You need the Enterprise API plan to send live documents through the API or BoldSign Model Context Protocol (MCP). You also need it to embed sending and signing in your app, or to use webhooks, Zapier and Power Automate.
The Enterprise API plan costs $30 a month with 40 envelopes, then $0.75 per envelope. It includes 2 users, and each extra user costs $28 a month.
Does BoldSign offer non-profit pricing?
Yes. Verified non-profits get the Growth plan free for one user, and the Business plan at $8 per user a month, billed yearly.
Billed yearly, the Premium plan costs verified non-profits $50 a month. Extra Growth plan users cost the standard $5 a month. Apply through the BoldSign non-profit page.
Will a BoldSign plan renew automatically?
Yes. Once you buy a plan, it renews automatically at the end of each billing cycle until the Account Admin stops renewal.
The Account Admin stops renewal in Settings > Subscription > Cancel Subscription. The plan stays active until the cycle ends, and the Account Admin can resume it before then. You cancel plans bought in the iOS or Android app from your App Store or Google Play subscriptions.
Can I get a refund?
No. As our Terms of Use state, all fees are non-refundable and exclude taxes, levies and duties.
For billing questions, contact us through BoldSign support.
Can I change plans or move back to the free plan later?
The Account Admin changes plans in Settings > Subscription > Change plan. When a cancelled plan ends, the Account Admin switches the account to the free Essential plan.
On the free plan, templates you already have stay usable, but you can’t create new ones. The account keeps one user, the Account Admin, and documents sent by other users stay in the account.
What happens to my documents if I cancel or delete my account?
Cancelling stops your plan from renewing and keeps your account and documents. Deleting removes the account, its users and all documents for good.
Only the Account Admin can delete, from Settings > Business Profile > Delete Account. Deletion happens after 7 days, and you can stop it until then. Download any documents you need first.
If a renewal payment fails, we cancel the plan, and we delete the account after 180 days unless the Account Admin reactivates the plan.
Are signatures collected with BoldSign legally binding?
Yes, when the signer consents to sign electronically. Signatures you collect with BoldSign are then legally binding under United States and European Union electronic signature law.
In the United States, that is the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce (ESIGN) Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA). In the European Union, it is the electronic Identification, Authentication and trust Services (eIDAS) Regulation.
Every signed document carries an audit trail and a tamper-evident digital seal. Some documents, such as wills in many places, still need a handwritten signature. Check the local rules in the eSignature legality guide.
Which features need a higher plan?
Custom branding is on every plan, including the free one. In-person signing starts on the Growth plan.
Bulk send, bulk links, ID verification and qualified electronic signatures start on the Business plan. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) support comes with yearly Business and Premium plans.
Where can I compare every BoldSign plan?
The BoldSign pricing page shows every feature by plan, so you can check the plan you chose against the features you need.
Start a free trial to try the web app with your own documents. Create a free API sandbox to build on the API.
Frequently asked questions
Is the BoldSign Essential plan free for good?
Yes. The Essential plan is free and has no end date. Signing up needs no credit card.
How many envelopes do I get on the Essential plan with a personal email address?
You get 5 envelopes a month if you sign up with a personal email address, such as Gmail, until we verify your business details.
Are yearly BoldSign plans charged upfront?
Yes. We charge yearly plans upfront, and taxes are extra.
How long are documents from the free API sandbox kept?
We delete documents sent from the free API sandbox after 14 days. They carry a "This is a test document" watermark.
How much does an extra user cost on the Enterprise API plan?
The Enterprise API plan includes 2 users. Each extra user costs $28 a month.
Can I resume a cancelled BoldSign plan?
Yes, before the billing cycle ends. A cancelled plan stays active until the end of the cycle.
Do signed documents carry a BoldSign watermark?
No. Signed documents carry no BoldSign watermark on any plan. By default, documents still being signed show an in-progress watermark.
What happens if a BoldSign renewal payment fails?
We cancel the plan, and we delete the account after 180 days unless the Account Admin reactivates the plan.
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