Compare top document and e-signature software. Find the best tools for PDFs, contracts, and digital signing.
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Tools in Documents & E-signature
Dropbox Sign — Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) is an electronic signature platform that lets businesses send, sign, and manage legally binding document workflows online.
SignNow — airSlate SignNow is an e-signature and document workflow platform that lets businesses send, sign, and manage legally binding documents online, with custom branded workflows and broad app integrations.
Foxit PDF Editor — Foxit PDF Editor is a cross-platform PDF editing suite positioned as a lighter, more affordable alternative to Adobe Acrobat, offering text and image editing, OCR, conversion, digital signatures, and an AI Assistant for document analysis.
Nitro PDF Pro — Nitro PDF Pro is a Windows desktop PDF editor from Nitro Software offering PDF creation, editing, conversion, OCR, and e-signature tools with a one-time purchase licensing option.
Smallpdf — Smallpdf is a Switzerland-based online PDF suite offering compression, conversion, editing, e-signature, and password tools used by over a billion people.
iLovePDF — Browser-based toolkit for merging, splitting, compressing, converting, editing and signing PDF files online.
PDFescape — PDFescape is a free, browser-based PDF editor and form filler, now owned by Claranova's Avanquest division, offering both a free online tool and paid Premium/Ultimate tiers.
Sejda PDF — Sejda PDF is a browser-based and desktop PDF editor that lets users edit text and images, merge and split files, fill and sign forms, run OCR, and convert PDFs, with a limited free tier and paid plans for heavier use.
PDF Expert — PDF Expert is a PDF editing, annotation, and e-signature app made by Readdle, primarily for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, with AI-assisted document tools.
Soda PDF — Soda PDF is a PDF editing, conversion, and e-signature software suite for Windows and web, offering tools to create, edit, merge, secure, and sign PDF documents.
DocHub — DocHub is a browser-based PDF editing and e-signature platform that lets users edit, sign, and share documents directly from Gmail, Google Drive, and Dropbox.
Jotform Sign — Jotform Sign is Jotform's free e-signature tool for creating, sending and collecting legally binding signatures on documents.
Proposify — Proposify is a cloud-based proposal and document automation platform that helps sales teams design, send, track, and electronically sign business proposals, quotes, and contracts.
Formstack Documents — Formstack Documents is Formstack's no-code document-generation module that automatically merges data from forms, CRMs, and databases into templated contracts, invoices, proposals, and reports in DOCX, PDF, PPTX, or CSV format.
DocSend — DocSend is a secure document sharing and analytics platform, owned by Dropbox, that lets sales, fundraising, and deal teams share trackable links with real-time viewer engagement data.
Better Proposals — Better Proposals is UK-based online proposal software that lets sales teams and agencies design, send, e-sign, and get paid on client proposals in minutes.
Qwilr — Interactive proposal and quote software that turns sales documents into responsive web pages with embedded pricing, e-signatures, payments and buyer engagement analytics.
OpenSign — OpenSign is an open-source electronic signature platform, founded in 2023, that offers a free self-hosted version and paid cloud plans as an alternative to DocuSign.
Documenso — Documenso is an open-source e-signature platform positioned as a transparent, self-hostable alternative to DocuSign, with a hosted freemium version and a fully auditable AGPL-licensed codebase.
Docuseal — An open-source electronic signature and document-completion platform offering both a hosted cloud service and a self-hosted on-premises option.
BoldSign — BoldSign is an embeddable e-signature platform and API from Syncfusion, offering document signing, templates, and audit trails for apps and teams.
SignWell — Simple, affordable e-signature software (formerly Docsketch) for sending, signing and tracking legally binding documents.
SignRequest — Cloud-based e-signature platform for sending, signing and managing legally binding documents, acquired by Box in 2021.
Oneflow — Oneflow is a Swedish contract lifecycle management platform that turns static PDF contracts into dynamic, data-rich digital documents with e-signing, templates, and workflow automation.
Scrive — European e-signature and digital agreement platform offering electronic signing, identity verification through eID, and web forms for businesses.
Penneo — Penneo is a Danish digital signature, document workflow and KYC compliance platform used by auditors, accountants, law firms and financial institutions across the Nordics, now owned by Visma.
SignServer — Enterprise digital signature server from Keyfactor (formerly PrimeKey) for automated code signing, document signing and timestamping.
LibreSign — LibreSign is an open-source electronic signature solution, best known as a Nextcloud app, developed by the LibreCode cooperative since 2020.
Paperless-ngx — Paperless-ngx is a free, open-source, self-hosted document management system that scans, OCRs, tags and indexes documents into a searchable digital archive.
Papermerge — Papermerge is an open-source, self-hosted document management system for scanning and organizing digital archives, offering OCR, a REST API and multi-user permissions under the Apache-2.0 license.
Mayan EDMS — Mayan EDMS is a free, open-source, Django-based document management system offering OCR, metadata indexing, workflow automation and electronic signature verification.
Docspell — Docspell is a free, open-source, self-hosted document organizer that automatically extracts metadata, tags, and text from scanned files, emails, and other documents.
Teedy — Teedy is a lightweight, open-source document management system (formerly Sismics Docs) offering full-text search, OCR, encryption, and workflow tools, available as a free self-hosted app or a paid cloud service.
LogicalDOC — Document management system with a free open-source Community Edition and paid Business/Enterprise editions.
OpenKM — OpenKM is a Spanish document management and enterprise content management platform offering a free open-source Community Edition alongside paid Professional and Cloud editions with workflow, records management, and support.
SeedDMS — SeedDMS is a free, open-source, self-hosted document management system built in PHP that helps small and mid-sized organizations store, version, and control access to documents with configurable workflows.
Alfresco — Alfresco is an enterprise content, process, and governance management platform, originally founded in 2005 and now developed by Hyland, used to manage documents and automate workflows.
Collective Access - Providence — Providence is the free, open-source cataloging engine of CollectiveAccess, used by museums, archives, and libraries to manage and describe digital and physical collections.
Eonvelope — Eonvelope is an open-source, self-hosted email archiving application that continuously fetches mail over IMAP, POP, Exchange, and JMAP to preserve it long-term with full-text search.
Omeka S — Omeka S is a free, open-source web publishing platform that lets one installation power multiple independently themed digital collection sites sharing a common item pool, purpose-built for museums, libraries, archives and digital humanities projects.
BentoPDF — BentoPDF is a free, open-source, privacy-first PDF toolkit that runs entirely in the browser, offering around 80 tools for editing, converting, and securing PDFs.
Gotenberg — Gotenberg is a free, open-source Docker API that converts HTML, Markdown, Office files, and URLs into PDFs using headless Chromium and LibreOffice.
I, Librarian — Open-source and cloud reference management platform for organizing, searching and AI-summarizing academic PDFs and citations.
Papra — Papra is an open-source, self-hostable document archiving platform that lets individuals and small teams scan, tag, search and store files under an AGPL-3.0 license, with an optional paid cloud version hosted in Europe.
PdfDing — PdfDing is a free, open-source, self-hosted PDF manager and viewer that lets users organize, annotate, and access PDF documents across devices via a Docker-deployed web app.
SimpleDMS — SimpleDMS is an open-source, tag-based document management system built for small and mid-size businesses, offering cloud, on-premises, and white-label deployment options.
DocuSign CLM — DocuSign CLM is an enterprise contract lifecycle management product that automates contract drafting, AI-assisted negotiation, approval routing, and centralized contract storage.
CraftMyPDF — CraftMyPDF is a cloud-based API and drag-and-drop template editor for generating PDF documents and images dynamically from data, without requiring code for template design. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous generation at scale, interactive fillable PDF forms, and regional endpoints for data residency. CraftMyPDF is built for developers and no-code teams automating document workflows such as invoices, contracts, and reports.
Export SDK — Export SDK by Blank Labs is a PDF generation platform with a visual template builder, API, and no-code integrations for creating invoices, receipts, and reports.
notarycam — Explore NotaryCam's award-winning platform, seamlessly transforming notarizations across real estate, legal, healthcare, and finance sectors.
onespan — OneSpan's cybersecurity solutions protect users, devices and apps. Its digital agreements solutions speed business processes via electronic signature.
notarize — Notarize lets you notarize documents online in under 10 minutes, 24/7 — secure, convenient, and legally valid notarizations anywhere, anytime.
inkdnafingerprint — Trace leaked PDFs back to the original purchase with a low-visibility forensic grid. Protect ebooks, reports, and paid downloads without DRM or viewer lock-in.
resume — Resume.io is an online resume and cover letter builder that helps job seekers create polished, professional resumes in minutes using pre-built templates.
bluebeam — Bluebeam is cloud-based construction collaboration software that lets architects, engineers, and contractors mark up PDFs, take measurements, and manage project documents in real time from desktop, web, or mobile.
unifize — Unifize helps ISO and FDA-compliant companies manage risk, drive operational efficiency, and accelerate innovation by bringing quality, operations, and product development teams into a single source of truth that’s easy to implement and adapt as business needs change.
datasite — Datasite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) and M&A software platform that helps investment banks, private equity firms, and corporate development teams run due diligence and close deals faster.
concord — Concord is an AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform that helps teams draft, negotiate, e-sign, and track contracts from intake to renewal.
docaccess — DocAccess is a SaaS platform from CivicPlus that automatically converts PDFs into WCAG 2.1 AA-compliant, screen-reader-friendly HTML for government and public-sector websites.
texttopdf — Browser-based tool for converting text, images, and documents to and from PDF, with built-in OCR and a free-forever core plan.
eversign — Sign contracts and agreements with legally binding, free electronic signatures. Use XodoSign to edit documents and request signatures from any device.
tooldocs — ToolDocs™ is a self-hosted WordPress plugin that lets site owners gate documents (PDFs, spreadsheets, CAD files, and more) behind lead-capture registration forms, track downloads, and manage document access without relying on an external service.
ejstech — PhotoEZ is a WordPress photography plugin suite for client galleries, online booking, and digital contracts. No monthly fees — you own it forever.
agentcordy — Agent Cordy makes WooCommerce plugins, led by Datasheet PDF Generator, which creates branded PDF product datasheets, free on WordPress.org with a $29/year Pro upgrade.
squishlyapp — Compress and convert images, PDFs and videos in seconds — free and private. Every result comes with a Proof of Fidelity report showing exactly what changed.
realtybackoffice — RealtyBackOffice is a cloud-based back-office platform for real estate brokerages, handling transaction management, e-signatures, commission tracking, and agent/office administration.
filevue — Filevue is a WordPress client portal and file sharing plugin. Secure file upload, document management, download manager, and staff access—self-hosted on your site.
signable — Signable is a UK-based electronic signature platform for sending, signing, and tracking documents online with unlimited users and no per-seat fees.
suitefiles — The intelligent workspace built on your own Microsoft 365. Documents, clients and workflows in one system, so your firm's work gets finished, not just filed.
mastercontrol — MasterControl’s modern MES and QMS ensure compliance with regulations, reduce risks, and improve the quality and safety of products for regulated industries like Life Sciences.
magicimport — Magic Import uses Claude AI to automatically extract data from uploaded documents and populate form fields, cutting manual data entry from forms and applications.