eSignature ROI Calculator
See what you would save by moving to BoldSign, whether you sign on paper today, pay for another eSignature tool, or send envelopes through an API.
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How much does paper signing cost a year?
BoldSign removes the paper, postage, and handling time behind each signed envelope. At 40 envelopes a month, paper signing costs $4,440 a year under the assumptions below, against $60 a year on the BoldSign Growth plan.
| Team and volume | Paper signing a year | BoldSign plan a year | Saving a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sender, 40 envelopes a month | $4,440$1,440 materials, $3,000 staff time | Growth plan, $60 | $4,380 |
| 5 senders, 100 envelopes a month | $11,100$3,600 materials, $7,500 staff time | Growth plan, $300 | $10,800 |
| 10 senders, 300 envelopes a month | $33,300$10,800 materials, $22,500 staff time | Growth plan, $600 | $32,700 |
eSignature cost compared for three team sizes
BoldSign prices the Business plan per sender with unlimited envelopes, so your cost follows team size, not volume.
| Team and volume | BoldSign | Docusign | Adobe Acrobat Sign | PandaDoc | Dropbox Sign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan compared | Business plan | Business Pro plan | Acrobat Pro plan for teams | Business plan | Standard plan |
| 1 sender, 40 envelopes a month | $180 | $2,3641 user plus 380 extra envelopes | $287.88 | $588 | $6002 users minimum |
| 5 senders, 100 envelopes a month | $900 | $6,0605 users plus 700 extra envelopes | $1,439.40 | $2,940 | Sales quote5 or more users |
| 10 senders, 300 envelopes a month | $1,800 | $17,88010 users plus 2,600 extra envelopes | $2,878.80 | $5,880 | Sales quote5 or more users |
| What the plan allows | BoldSign | Docusign | Adobe Acrobat Sign | PandaDoc | Dropbox Sign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per user a year | $180 | $540 | $287.88 | $588 | $300 |
| Envelopes each user can send in a year | No limit | 100 | No limit | No limit | No limit |
| Fewest users you can buy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Largest team you can buy without a sales quote | No limit | 50 users | Not published | Not published | 4 users |
Docusign cells take the cheaper Business Pro route for each row: one user per sender plus extra envelopes bought in advance at $4.80 each past 100 per user a year, or more users at $5.40 an envelope. Adobe bills its yearly plan monthly. Not published means the vendor does not state it.
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How the savings are worked out
The BoldSign ROI calculator subtracts what BoldSign would cost from what you spend today, using your inputs and the assumptions here.
Paper and postage
$3 an envelope: $1.64 to post it out and back at the $0.82 USPS First-Class letter rate, plus $1.36 for paper, printing, and envelopes.
Staff time
15 minutes of handling for each envelope at $25 an hour, rounded from the $24.79 May 2025 US average for office and administrative support jobs.
Another eSignature tool
Your current bill, or each vendor's published price per user a year, with users added where a plan's envelope allowance runs out.
What BoldSign costs
BoldSign picks the lowest-cost plan for your senders and envelopes. That is the Growth plan at $5 or the Business plan at $15 per sender a month, billed yearly.
Not counted
Setup, training, and one-off migration time are left out of both sides of the estimate.
Why choose BoldSign to cut signing costs
BoldSign keeps the cost of signing predictable as your volume grows, and moving across from another tool costs nothing extra.
No envelope limit on the Business plan
The Business plan has no envelope limit, so a busy month costs the same as a quiet one.
One flat fee for the whole team
The Premium plan covers unlimited senders and 250 envelopes a month for $99 a month, billed yearly.
Docusign templates move across at no charge
BoldSign's import tool brings your Docusign templates across, and the support team helps with the move.
Help at no charge on every plan
Help by chat, email, or support ticket, at no charge on every plan.
Frequently asked questions
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The estimate
How does the BoldSign ROI calculator work out my savings?
The BoldSign ROI calculator takes what you spend today on paper, staff time, or another tool. It subtracts the yearly cost of the lowest-cost BoldSign plan for your team, and every input can be changed.
How accurate is the estimate?
The BoldSign estimate is as accurate as the figures you enter. It is an estimate, not a quote, so replace each default with your own costs wherever you know them.
What if I do not know my costs?
Keep the defaults in the BoldSign calculator to start: postage at the USPS letter rate and staff time at the US average office wage. Replace them once you have your own figures.
Envelopes and senders
What counts as an envelope?
One BoldSign envelope is one send. It can hold several documents and several signers and still counts once, so a six-page contract going to three people is one envelope.
Who counts as a sender?
In BoldSign, only the people who send envelopes count as senders. People who only sign need no account and are never billed.
Sharing and next steps
Can I share my estimate with my team?
Yes. The BoldSign calculator keeps your inputs in the page address, so anyone who opens the link you copy sees the same estimate.
How do I price BoldSign itself in more detail?
Use the BoldSign pricing calculator. It works out each plan's cost from your senders, envelopes, API use and add-ons.
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Last updated: October 15, 2026. Disclaimer: This page contains product comparisons based on publicly available information as of October 2026 and may change.