PandaDoc vs DocuSeal
Two contracts & e-signature tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
PandaDoc costs less for a six-person team.
PandaDoc fits service business, agency or studio, trades or contractor.
DocuSeal: Free and self-hostable.
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| In one line | Proposals, quotes, and contracts with signatures built in | Open-source e-signatures, free to self-host or $20 a user |
| Starting price | From $19/person | From $20/person |
| Six-person team | $114/mo | $120/mo |
| Plans | Free: 60 documents a year (5 a month); per seat, billed yearly: Starter $19/mo, Business $49/mo ($35 and $65 month to month); Enterprise by quote, per seat or per document; API and automations use paid usage credits | Free (10 signature requests/mo); Pro $20/user/mo ($200/user/yr); open-source self-hosting free |
| Pricing model | Free tier | Free tier |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
| Users | Per user | Per user |
| Integrations | HubSpot, Salesforce, QuickBooks, Stripe, Zapier | Zapier, API, embedding SDKs |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | Not looked up yet | None listed |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | None listed |
| Support hours | Live chat: 24/7/365 | Not published |
| Incidents posted | 5 incidents posted on PandaDoc's status page, which covers all PandaDoc products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by PandaDoc. Status page | DocuSeal has a public status page. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.5 / 5 from 1,260 reviews | Not listed |
| Trustpilot score | 2.2 / 5 from 693 reviews | 3.4 / 5 from 5 reviews (few reviews) |
| Fit: Retail shop | 40 | 40 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 30 | 35 |
| Fit: Service business | 90 | 78 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 95 | 80 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 85 | 65 |
| Fit: Online store | 40 | 45 |
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| Visit PandaDoc | Visit DocuSeal |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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