eSora Sign or DocuSign eSignature?
DocuSign is the largest name in e-signature, with deep integrations, a long list of security certifications and a Canadian data region. Its self-serve plans are billed annually and count envelopes, starting at $11 a month for 5 envelopes. eSora Sign costs less per sender, has no document cap on paid plans, and keeps data in Canada by default.
Checked against DocuSign eSignature's public website on October 31, 2026. Prices in US dollars. Plans change, so check their site before you decide.
| eSora Sign | DocuSign eSignature | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | $0 forever: 3 documents a month, 1 sender | No free sending plan listed; 30-day free trial |
| Entry plan | Premium: $12/month, or $7/month billed yearly | Personal: $11/month billed annually ($132/year), 1 user |
| Team plan | Teams: $10 per member/month, or $6 billed yearly (minimum 2 members) | Standard: $30 per user/month billed annually ($360/year), up to 50 users |
| Advanced self-serve plan | Teams includes bulk send, approvals and API | Business Pro: $45 per user/month billed annually ($540/year) |
| Top tier | Enterprise: talk to sales | Enhanced: custom pricing through sales |
| Month-to-month billing | Yes, on Premium and Teams | Offered for Standard and Business Pro with up to 10 envelopes per user a month; monthly price not published on the plans page |
| Document limits | Unlimited documents on Premium and up | Personal: 5 envelopes a month. Standard and Business Pro: 100 envelopes per user per year, extra envelopes billed pay-as-you-go |
| Signer accounts | Signers never pay, never need an account, never install anything | Signers do not need an account; signing is free |
| Signer identity checks | Email code on every plan; SMS and access code on Premium; photo ID and selfie on Enterprise or as a Teams add-on; company sign-in | SMS and phone authentication through sales on Business Pro and Enhanced; ID verification add-on from $2.40 per attempt; knowledge-based authentication on Enhanced |
| Reminders and expiry | First reminder after N days, repeat, stop after N; quiet hours in the signer's time zone; per-person schedules; expiry dates | Reminders and notifications on every plan |
| Templates | Unlimited templates on Premium; shared templates on Teams and up | Reusable templates on every plan; shared templates from Standard |
| Bulk send | Bulk send from a CSV on Teams and up | Business Pro and up |
| Public signing links and web forms | Public signing links from any template (one link, many signers) | Web forms and PowerForms on Business Pro |
| Approvals | Approval rules on Teams, for example contracts over $10,000 need Finance | Workflow Builder listed on Enhanced |
| API access | REST API and webhooks on Teams, 500 API calls a month included | API on Business Pro; separate Developer API plans from $50/month (40 envelopes a month) |
| Single sign-on and provisioning | SAML/OIDC SSO and SCIM on Enterprise | Not listed on the self-serve plans; available through sales |
| Data residency in Canada | Canada by default on every plan; US or EU on Enterprise | Canada is one of five eSignature data regions; on the plans page, data residency is listed for Enhanced through sales |
| Records and proof | Tamper seal, trusted timestamp, Certificate of Completion, evidence pack, public Verify page | Certificate of completion and audit trail on every envelope |
| PDF tools | eSora PDF: 1 file at a time free; all 49 tools for $6/month or $4 billed yearly per member | Not part of the eSignature plans listed |
| AI features | Agents that draft and send under your rules; Claude connector (MCP) | AI-assisted agreement summary on every plan; Agreement Manager and Workflow Builder on Enhanced |
| Payments | Not offered | Collect payments on Business Pro and Enhanced in supported countries |
| Signer languages | English and French | Many signing languages; full list not checked for this page |
| Support | Email support; 24/7 urgent support and 99.95% uptime on Enterprise | 24/7 live technical support listed on Enhanced |
| Security certifications | None claimed yet; TLS 1.2+, AES-256 at rest, data in Canada by default | Lists ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP, Government of Canada Protected B and more |
- You need a vendor with a long list of independent security certifications today, such as ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II or FedRAMP. eSora Sign does not claim any certification yet.
- You collect payments at the moment of signing. DocuSign offers this on Business Pro and Enhanced; eSora Sign does not.
- Your signers need languages beyond English and French.
- You already run contract lifecycle tools or large integrations on DocuSign and the cost of moving them is higher than the savings.
- Your counterparties or regulators ask for DocuSign by name.
Switching takes an afternoon
Export your completed envelopes and certificates from DocuSign before your plan renews. Keep them in a folder you control. You can upload past signed PDFs to eSora Sign and file them with labels so your records sit in one place.
Start with the five templates you send most. Upload each document, add roles such as Client and Manager, place the fields and set variables so a value you type once fills everywhere. Shared templates are on Teams and up.
Invite your senders, give each one the Admin, Sender or Viewer role, add your logo and colours, and choose default reminders and identity checks for the workspace. If you used PowerForms, replace them with public signing links.
Send new documents from eSora Sign while open DocuSign envelopes finish. Once nothing is left waiting for a signature, cancel the old plan. Check your renewal date first, because DocuSign annual plans carry a remaining-balance charge if you cancel early.