E-signature for startups ready to close deals and grow
Grow your startup without chasing signatures. With BoldSign, you can:
- Start free and keep costs predictable as you grow
- Send secure, legally binding contracts under ESIGN, UETA, and eIDAS
Trusted by 50,000+ businesses worldwide
Sign contracts at every stage of growth, end to end
With BoldSign, you run every contract your startup signs, from the first NDA to the renewal. Here is what comes up at each stage.
Works in: the BoldSign web app in any browser, the iOS and Android apps, and the BoldSign API.
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Your first customers
NDAs, order forms, quotes, and master service agreements. Track each one until the customer signs.
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Your first hires
Offer letters, contractor agreements, and policy acknowledgements. Save each as a template with fields for salary and start date.
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Your suppliers and partners
Service agreements, purchase sign-offs, and partner terms. Each signed copy stays in your account with its audit trail.
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Renewals and changes
When a customer renews or changes terms, send the updated contract from the same template.
Our most popular plans for startups
BoldSign’s free Essential plan is a great starting point for your first contracts. Move up when your team or volume grows. Prices are in USD.
Essential plan
$0
No credit card needed
- 25 envelopes a month with a business email signup, 5 with Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo
- 2 templates
- 1 user
Growth plan
$5per user a month
Billed yearly
- 50 envelopes per user a month
- 10 templates
- Shared templates and team management
Business planPopular
$15per user a month
Billed yearly
- Unlimited envelopes
- Unlimited templates
- Single sign-on and HubSpot integration
The 30-day trial covers the Growth and Business plans and needs no credit card.
Send a contract for signature in four steps
With BoldSign, you send a contract in four steps: upload, add signers, place fields, and send. You need no ops team to run it.
Upload your contract
Upload a PDF or Word file, or open a template you saved before.
Add who signs
Enter each signer’s name and email. When two people sign, set who signs first.
Place the fields
Drag signature, date, and name fields onto the page. BoldSign can also detect where fields go.
Send and track it
Your signer gets an email link and signs in the browser. Reminders go out on the schedule you set.
Sign docs anywhere, at any time
BoldSign has a mobile app for iOS and Android, so a contract can go out between meetings. Without the app, signers sign in any phone browser.
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Send from the app
Send a contract from your phone when a customer says yes, not hours later at your desk.
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Your brand comes along
Pick one of your brands in the app when you send, so the request looks like your company.
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Apps for iOS and Android
BoldSign has an iOS and Android app, and signers without it sign in any phone browser.
Why choose BoldSign for e-signatures at your startup
BoldSign gives a small team the signing tools it needs, at a cost it can budget for.
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A busy month costs the same
Send unlimited envelopes, so a run of deals or hires adds nothing to the bill.
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Help when you are stuck
Reach the BoldSign team by chat, email, or support ticket. You are not figuring it out alone.
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Prices you can see first
Every BoldSign price is on the pricing page, so you can budget before you buy.
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An account you will not outgrow
Add users as you hire, connect HubSpot or Salesforce, and build on the API when you need it.
Growing teams that sign with BoldSign
Technology, IT consulting, and legal teams use BoldSign to cut contract costs, chasing, and turnaround time.
BoldSign is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 436 reviews on the BoldSign G2 profile.
5 out of 5
It has significantly reduced the turnaround time for signing contracts and client agreements, turning a process that used to take days into minutes. The clear audit trail and well-organized document repository make record-keeping virtually effortless. The best part is that it’s extremely startup-friendly, and the pricing and plans are really amazing. We can start with the free version, which is more than enough for a small team, and then scale up if needed.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer employees)
Organic review, September 21, 2026. Read on G2
5 out of 5
BoldSign is helping me save so much time collecting signatures from clients as well as making the signing process very simple and easy for all parties.
Jen T., Operations & Account Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer employees)
Organic review, September 16, 2026. Read on G2
Manos KatrisInnovation Philosophy
Reusable templates cut contract costs and errors
A small technology team replaced its previous signing tool with BoldSign templates.
Read the story
Ayush KumarBusiness Integra
Automatic reminders cut the chasing
An IT consulting team removed most manual follow-up on documents waiting for signature.
Read the story
Shmuel SternDisclosure Clinic
Faster turnaround on client documents
A founder-led legal team made signing simpler and faster for its clients.
Read the story
Secure, legally binding electronic signatures
Signatures you collect with BoldSign are legally binding under the ESIGN Act, UETA, and eIDAS.
Compliance
BoldSign meets global security and compliance standards to protect your documents and data. Manage the settings below to align with your organization’s requirements.
Data Residency
Active (US - Global)Your documents and signer data are securely stored in your selected region to meet data sovereignty and local regulatory requirements.
HIPAA Compliance
EnabledEnable HIPAA mode to protect PHI using administrative, technical, and physical safeguards aligned with HIPAA regulations.
PCI DSS
CompliantPayments are securely processed through Stripe, a PCI DSS Level 1-certified provider, ensuring the safe handling and encryption of all payment data.
CCPA & CPRA
CompliantEnsures compliance with California privacy laws, giving residents transparency and control over their personal data, including rights to access, delete, and opt out.
SOC 2 Type II
CompliantBoldSign has successfully completed a SOC 2 Type II audit, validating our controls for security, availability, confidentiality, and data integrity.
UETA & ESIGN
CompliantBoldSign ensures that all e-signatures are legally binding and compliant with the U.S. ESIGN Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA).
eIDAS (SES)
CompliantBoldSign complies with the EU eIDAS Regulation (910/2014) and supports Simple Electronic Signatures (SES) by default.
eIDAS (QES)
EnabledEnable Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) for contracts requiring the highest legal assurance under eIDAS.
Security and procurement documents for eSignature
BoldSign publishes its security policy, data processing agreement, and subprocessor list online. The SOC 2 Type 2 report is available on request. Share them when a larger customer’s security review asks about your tools.
- Sign-in
Single sign-on and user provisioning
Sign in and provision your team’s users with Microsoft Entra ID.
See features by plan - Audit report
SOC 2 Type 2 report
Available on request from BoldSign.
Request the SOC 2 report - Data protection
Data processing (DPA)
Includes the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and UK Addendum.
Read the data processing agreement - Data protection
Subprocessor list
Every third party BoldSign uses to process data.
See the subprocessor list - Service
Service levels
BoldSign commits to 99.99% uptime each calendar month.
Find it in the Legal Center
Which e-signature platform offers the most affordable pricing for startups?
For a startup with three senders, BoldSign’s Business plan costs $540 a year. That is $45 a month for the whole team. Each tool below costs more on its top published plan.
| What a startup weighs | BoldSign | Docusign | PandaDoc | Adobe Acrobat Sign | Dropbox Sign |
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| Plan compared | Business plan | Business Pro plan | Business plan | Acrobat Pro for teams plan | Standard plan |
| Price for one sender a year | $180$15 a month | $540$45 a month | $588$49 a month | $287.88$23.99 a licence a month, over 12 payments | $300$25 a month |
| Cost for 3 senders a year | $540 | $1,620 | $1,764 | $863.64 | $9002 users is the minimum on this plan |
| Documents one sender can send in a year | Unlimited | 100 envelopes300 across 3 users | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Templates included | Unlimited | YesCount not published | Unlimited | Not published | 15 |
| Users you must buy to start | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Not published means the vendor’s own pricing page, help centre and documentation do not state the figure.
Spotted something outdated? Tell us at boldsign.com/contact-us.
Estimate your own eSignature cost
BoldSign has two calculators. One works out what BoldSign would cost your team. The other estimates what switching would save.
- Calculator
BoldSign pricing calculator
Set your number of senders, monthly envelopes, and add-ons to see your monthly or yearly cost.
Estimate your cost - Calculator
eSignature ROI calculator
Compare what your current eSignature tool costs with what BoldSign would cost.
Estimate your savings
More pages for teams weighing e-signature software
BoldSign also has a pricing page, a small business page, and a guide to sending contracts from Claude.
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E-signature pricing
Every plan, add-on rate, and allowance.
See the pricing page - Page
E-signature for small business
For teams past the startup stage.
See the small business page - Guide
Send contracts from Claude
Send a BoldSign template for signature by asking Claude.
Read the Claude guide
How do you switch to BoldSign from another eSignature tool?
Docusign templates import into BoldSign at no charge with BoldSign’s import tool. BoldSign support helps teams make the switch.
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Import from Docusign
How to move Docusign templates into BoldSign.
Read the import guide - Comparison
Docusign
Features and prices side by side.
See the Docusign comparison - Comparison
Dropbox Sign
For teams moving from Dropbox Sign.
See the Dropbox Sign comparison - Comparison
Adobe Acrobat Sign
For teams moving from Adobe Acrobat Sign.
See the Adobe comparison - Comparison
PandaDoc
For teams moving from PandaDoc.
See the PandaDoc comparison - Comparison
SignNow and others
Every tool BoldSign is compared with.
See all comparisons
Frequently asked questions
Short answers to what founders ask before they start with BoldSign.
What is the best e-signature software for startups?
BoldSign. It costs a startup less a year than the top published plans of the other tools compared here. See what three senders pay in a year.
Which BoldSign plan should a startup start on?
Start on the free Essential plan for your first contracts. Move to the Growth plan as you add senders, and to the Business plan as your volume grows. Compare the plans.
What does setting up BoldSign involve?
You sign up for the 30-day trial, upload a contract or build a template, then send it. You install nothing. Start your free trial.
Do the people signing need a BoldSign account?
No. Signers open the link in the BoldSign email and sign in their browser. They install nothing and pay nothing.
What happens after the 30-day trial?
You choose the paid plan that fits, or move to the free plan. Your documents, templates, and settings stay in place. You can change plans later from your account settings.
Can our developers put signing inside our own product?
Yes. The BoldSign API supports embedded signing and embedded requesting. A free sandbox lets your team build before you pay.
Accelerate your path to success with BoldSign
Set up your BoldSign templates once. Then spend your time on customers, hires, and your product.
Last updated: October 18, 2026. Disclaimer: This page contains product comparisons based on publicly available information as of October 2026 and may change.