OpenSign review covering the open-source e-signature platform's features, free and paid pricing plans, and alternatives to DocuSign and HelloSign.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated July 19, 2026
OpenSign is an open-source digital signature platform founded in 2023 and based in New York City, built to give individuals, businesses, and developers a transparent, cost-effective alternative to commercial e-signature tools like DocuSign.
It is available both as a free, self-hosted open-source deployment for organizations that want full control over their infrastructure and data, and as a managed cloud service with tiered subscription plans for teams that prefer a hosted solution.
OpenSign supports multi-signer sequential and parallel signing workflows, OTP-based identity verification, comprehensive audit trails, and reusable templates for recurring document types.
Paid plans add API access, webhooks, Zapier integration, bulk document sending, team and organization management, custom branding, and single sign-on for larger organizations.
The self-hosted open-source version is free with unlimited signatures, while the hosted cloud service offers a Free plan, a Professional plan at 9.99 US dollars per month, a Teams plan at 19.99 US dollars per user per month, and a custom-priced Enterprise plan.
Higher tiers unlock larger API signature allotments, webhooks, Zapier automation, bulk sending, white-labeling, and SSO, letting organizations scale from individual use to enterprise deployment.
Yes, the self-hosted open-source version is free with unlimited signatures, and the hosted cloud service also offers a free plan with basic features.
The Professional plan is 9.99 US dollars per month, and the Teams plan is 19.99 US dollars per user per month; Enterprise pricing is custom.
Yes, OpenSign's source code is publicly available and can be deployed on your own infrastructure at no licensing cost.
Yes, OpenSign is explicitly built and marketed as an open-source alternative to DocuSign, offering similar core e-signature workflows at a lower cost.
OpenSign supports PDF, DOCX, JPG, and PNG documents for signing.
Yes, API access with a monthly signature allotment is included starting on the Professional plan.
OpenSign Labs was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in New York City, USA.