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Docustay and SignWell
As of 6 October 2026. Written from each product's public pages; details change, so check theirs.
SignWell
Hosted e-signature with a free plan, an API, audit trails and plans that are priced by the number of senders.
Docustay
Hosted or self-hosted. The certificate page is on every signed copy, embedding is included, and a signer never needs an account.
Side by side
| Topic | SignWell | Docustay |
|---|---|---|
| Hosted free plan | Free: 1 sender, 1 template, 3 documents per month, 3 API documents per month | Free: 15 documents a month |
| Hosted paid plans | Light $10 a month on yearly billing ($12 monthly), 1 sender, 5 templates; Business $30 ($36 monthly), 3 senders, then $12 to $15 per extra sender | Pro: $39 a month for the whole workspace with unlimited users; founders who subscribe by the cut-off date shown on the Pricing page pay $25 a month for as long as the subscription stays active |
| API | Included; 15 API documents a month on Light, 25 on Business | Included in every plan; test mode is never billed |
| Documents on paid plans | Unlimited, with no per-document or per-signer fees | More documents a month on Pro |
| Run it yourself | Not offered on the pricing page | Free and unlimited, with a licence key at $160 a year for the Pro items |
| Other items on its plans | SMS delivery on Business, custom branding on Light, conditional fields, integrations through Zapier | No Zapier or SMS delivery today. Fourteen languages (Beta) |
Source for SignWell: www.signwell.com/pricing/. Read on 6 October 2026. Docustay's own numbers come from its Pricing page.
Where they differ
- SignWell prices by sender, so a growing team pays for each sender. Docustay's pricing page shows a flat workspace price.
- SignWell caps API documents per month on every plan. Docustay does not cap the API separately from your plan.
- SignWell lists integrations through Zapier and SMS delivery. Docustay does not offer those today.
- SignWell does not list a self-hosted edition on its pricing page; Docustay has one.
Who should choose SignWell
Choose SignWell if you need an integration through Zapier, text message delivery of signing requests, or a long-running hosted product with a fixed set of plans and no self-hosting to think about. Its plans also list attestations that Docustay does not hold; if your buyer asks for them, read its Trust pages and ask.
Who should choose Docustay
Choose Docustay if you want a flat price for the workspace instead of a price for each sender, an API that is not capped separately from your plan, and a choice between hosting and running it yourself. Signers never need an account, and every signed copy carries a certificate page and a seal anyone can check on the Verify page.
How the money works
SignWell's free plan on the day this page was read had one sender, one template and three documents a month; Light was $10 a month on yearly billing for one sender and five templates; Business was $30 for three senders, with $12 to $15 for each extra sender. Its API allowance is counted in API documents a month: 15 on Light and 25 on Business. Docustay's free plan allows 15 documents a month and Pro is $39 a month for the whole workspace ($25 a month for founders who subscribe by the cut-off date on the Pricing page).
What we cannot compare
SignWell is a closed hosted product. We have not tested it, and we compare only what its public pages state. If a detail matters to your decision, such as how a certificate looks or how long records are kept, check it on their site or ask them.
Questions people ask
Is there a self-hosted SignWell?
Its pricing page does not list one. Docustay has a free self-host edition, with a yearly licence key for the Pro items.
Does Docustay connect to Zapier?
Not today. It has a REST API, signed webhooks and an embeddable signing form, which cover most automation, but if a no-code integration is the deciding factor, SignWell lists one.
How do the free plans differ?
On the day this page was read, SignWell's free plan listed three documents a month and one template; Docustay's free plan lists 15 documents a month. Compare the current numbers on both pricing pages.
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