# Free alternatives to Dropbox Sign

> Dropbox Sign (Essentials) costs $180 a year. Free alternatives: Documenso, DocuSeal and OpenSign. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/dropbox-sign/
- Category: E-signature (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/e-signature/)
- Vendor: Dropbox
- Plan: Essentials
- Price: $15/month, $180/year
- Billing: $15/mo billed yearly ($180) or $20/mo monthly; a promo shows 30% off the first year
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Essentials Individual $15 USD / mo $180 USD billed yearly ... $20 USD / mo"
- Price source: https://sign.dropbox.com/products/dropbox-sign/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Documenso

- Website: https://documenso.com
- Repository: https://github.com/documenso/documenso (15,380 stars, last push 2026-10-17)
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/documenso/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### DocuSeal

- Website: https://www.docuseal.com
- Repository: https://github.com/docusealco/docuseal (18,739 stars, last push 2026-10-12)
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/docuseal/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### OpenSign

- Website: https://www.opensignlabs.com
- Repository: https://github.com/OpenSignLabs/OpenSign (7,109 stars, last push 2026-10-16)
- License: AGPL-3.0 (one directory separately licensed)
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/opensign/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Dropbox Sign?

Yes. The 3 free alternatives are Documenso (open source, AGPL-3.0), DocuSeal (open source, AGPL-3.0) and OpenSign (open source, AGPL-3.0).

### How much does Dropbox Sign cost?

Dropbox Sign's Essentials plan costs $15 a month, which is $180 a year ($15/mo billed yearly ($180) or $20/mo monthly; a promo shows 30% off the first year). Source: the official pricing page at sign.dropbox.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Dropbox Sign alternatives run on Linux?

Documenso (self-hosted server; web UI), DocuSeal (self-hosted server; web UI) and OpenSign (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Dropbox Sign alternative?

Yes. Documenso, DocuSeal and OpenSign run on your own server.

### Are these Dropbox Sign alternatives open source?

Yes. All 3 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Documenso (AGPL-3.0), DocuSeal (AGPL-3.0) and OpenSign (AGPL-3.0).

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