eSignatures.com Review 2026: Pricing, Features & Honest Verdict
eSignatures.com review: $0.49 a contract, no subscription, a $50 minimum top-up, a fee charged on send, no PDF sending, its MCP server, and what users say.
eSignatures.com has no subscription. You pay $0.49 for each contract you send, from credits you buy in advance, and the credits never expire (checked October 2026).
It used to be called eSignatures.io, which is still the name on its Trustpilot profile, and very few people have reviewed it in public: two on Trustpilot, a handful on Reddit, Hacker News and the Make forum.
My eSignatures.com review in one line: a cheap way to send contracts at volume, with a real API and MCP server, but charged on send, with a $50 first payment and no PDF sending.
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eSignatures.com review verdict: who it's for and who should skip it
eSignatures.com is worth it when you send the same kinds of contracts again and again: client agreements, rental forms, onboarding packs, NDAs. Its templates, bulk send, contract links, SMS delivery, API and MCP server are built for that, and it costs $0.49 a contract or less, with no subscription.
It is a poor fit when your documents arrive as finished PDFs from someone else, when you sign only a few a month, or when many contracts you send never get signed.
Best for: small businesses that send repeat contracts at steady volume; developers and no-code builders sending contracts from Zapier, Make, Airtable or their own app; teams that want contracts drafted and sent from Claude or ChatGPT; anyone who wants prepaid credits that do not expire.
Skip if: you need to send PDFs exactly as they are, you send fewer than about 5 contracts a month, or you don't want to pay for contracts that are withdrawn or never signed.
Here is how users rate eSignatures.com on review sites, checked October 6, 2026.
| Platform | Rating | Number of reviews | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot, listed as eSignatures.io | 3.6 / 5 | 2 reviews | October 2026 |
| G2 | No listing | None | October 2026 |
| Capterra, GetApp, Software Advice | No listing | None | October 2026 |
| Product Hunt | No listing | None | October 2026 |
| Apple App Store and Google Play | No app | None | October 2026 |
Source: Trustpilot. The two Trustpilot reviews give 4 and 5 stars. The "eSignatures" listing on Capterra and its sister sites is a different product from another company, so its rating is not this tool's.
What users say about eSignatures.com
There is not much public user voice for eSignatures.com, so this section uses everything I could read and date, from 2019 to 2026, on Trustpilot, Reddit, Hacker News and the Make Community forum.
The pattern is clear even in a small sample: people praise the price and the automation, and the complaints are about PDFs, contract design and integration limits. I found no complaints about billing or support.
eSignatures.com user voice, in numbers
- 0
- G2 listings for eSignatures.com
- G2 search, October 6, 2026
Below, the quotes are grouped by theme, complaints in full and the strongest positives. Every quote is copied as written, dated and linked to where it was posted.
Pricing and billing: the main reason people use it
Every comment about money I found is positive. Reviewers like paying per contract instead of a monthly fee. One 2021 comment quotes a higher rate than today's.
“Very economical (you pay by the use with no monthly minimum), easy to use, and great for a retainer agreement. I really try to avoid services that charge a minimum monthly fee (like Docusign).”
“I truly can't believe how easy, professional, and amazingly inexpensive eSignatures.io is!”
A 4-star review, first posted April 2025 and updated June 2026.
“...they're priced per contract (you buy credits and then you're charged from that).”
“The interface is user-friendly and super affordable.”
“...for a flat rate of $0.69 per sent contract.”
A 2021 comment quoting $0.69 per sent contract. The price is $0.49 today.
The fee is charged per sent contract, not per signed one, and that is in eSignatures.com's own terms, not in any user complaint I found. It is covered in the pricing and shortfalls sections below.
Support: no public reviews either way
I found no user review or forum post about eSignatures.com's support, good or bad, on Trustpilot, Reddit, Hacker News or the Make and Zapier forums. Its Getting started page points customers to support by email.
Ease of use: easier than DocuSign, say users
Two Hacker News commenters found it easier than DocuSign, and one of them compared it with HelloSign (now Dropbox Sign) too. A videographer on Trustpilot says he has never had an issue.
“I've used eSignatures.io in the past, which uses Markdown for contracts, and found it to be exponentially easier to use than DocuSign, so I appreciate simpler solutions coming into the space.”
“Much easier than DocuSign (or HelloSign, which we were previously using).”
“As a videographer I regularly use this website to issue contracts to my clients and have never encountered any issues.”
Signer experience: mobile-friendly, but not your PDF
Signers get a responsive web page, not a PDF, and that is both the praise and the main complaint. A commenter in Reddit's r/LawFirm explained the trade-off in January 2026.
“The only drawback to esignatures.com is that it does not allow PDFs. Only text. It makes a PDF for you after everyone has signed but you start with just a text document. For some purposes you really need to have a PDF at the outset, and esignatures cannot do that.”
The same commenter who called it very economical.
“It offers a mobile-friendly version of the contract - so no need for zooming in -, useful templates, an option to upload your logo, and no watermarks at all.”
eSignatures.com's Getting started page confirms it: "eSignatures.com no longer supports sending static PDFs." You can upload a PDF or Word file, but it is converted into a template you review and fix before sending (checked October 2026).
Features, integrations, and eSignatures.com's own API and MCP server
The feature complaints are specific: contract design, an auto-sign signature, and how signer fields behave in the Make integration. The praise is for the API and automation.
“My only complaint is that we don't have more design capabilities for our contracts...”
The same 4-star review, first posted April 2025.
“The only feature I find lacking is the ability to upload my signature, so it can be used when I select "Auto-sign" instead of a generic digital one.”
“Hi, I had esignature.io integrated with Zapier, but they only allow 5 signatories. I moved to Make.com so I could have 11, but the scenario fails every time there isn’t data for all 11 signers (we dont need 11 every time).”
About the Zapier and Make integrations. A Make community member replied that required fields cannot be skipped.
“It seems like esignatures requires something in these fields when integrating with Make, but they were able to be blank in Zapier?”
The same post.
“Not only is it easy to use, but it is also easy to automate & integrate with other apps!”
“ESignatures.io. Pay as you go. Works great via API.”
“Webhooks that allow taking actions when the contract is either rejected or signed by all parties. It's also nice to be able to attach some metadata to the contract e.g. (a purchase order #) so it comes back in the payload with the web hook.”
“Esignatures.io cheap per document cost with no api cost and zapier integration.”
I found no user reviews about eSignatures.com's MCP server or its Claude and ChatGPT connectors.
What eSignatures.com is and its key features
eSignatures.com is an e-signature service run from Melbourne, Australia, "Collecting signatures since 2017", and its About us page says "80% of our clients are based in the US".
You build a contract as a template (written in text, or converted from a PDF, Word or Markdown file), fill in placeholders, and send it by email, SMS, a shareable link or the API. The signer opens a responsive web page, not a PDF, and everyone gets a signed PDF at the end.
Here is what you get for the per-contract fee, per eSignatures.com's homepage and Getting started page, checked October 2026:
| Feature | What eSignatures.com offers |
|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 a contract from prepaid credits; no monthly fee |
| Signers per contract | Up to 15, "no extra fee" |
| Reminders | Automatic, on days 2, 4, 8 and 16, then at wider intervals, at no extra cost |
| Templates and placeholders | Yes; PDF, Word or Markdown files convert into templates |
| Sending PDFs as they are | No: "no longer supports sending static PDFs" |
| Bulk send | Up to 3,000 contracts per upload, up to 4 signers per contract |
| Contract links and QR codes | Yes, 1 signer plus a co-signer; charged when a signer completes the link |
| SMS delivery | Yes, $0.09 per SMS |
| Signer ID checks | Email, SMS and live photo ID ($2.99 per photo ID check) |
| Signer fields | Text, checkboxes, dropdowns and file uploads |
| Branding | Custom logo, fonts and email domains |
| Integrations | Zapier, Make, WordPress, a REST API with webhooks, and an MCP server |
| Team | User management |
| Data location | US, Canada, EU, UK or Sydney, your choice |
| Languages | 26 |
This video from the Nocode VA channel walks through creating a template and collecting signatures in eSignatures.io, under the old name.
What eSignatures.com does well
These are eSignatures.com's real strengths.
- A low price per contract, with no subscription. $0.49 a contract, falling to $0.20 with the largest top-up, and the price covers up to 15 signers and all reminders.
- Credits that never expire. Buy credits once and use them over years. For someone who sends in bursts, that matters.
- Built for automation. The REST API, webhooks, Zapier, Make and the MCP server all use the same per-contract fee, with no developer plan on top.
- Mobile-first signing. Contracts are responsive pages, which one Trustpilot reviewer praises because there is "no need for zooming in".
- Free testing. Demo contracts carry a "Demo" watermark and cost nothing, and you can run a separate test account at no cost.
eSignatures.com pricing in 2026 (checked October 2026)
eSignatures.com has one price: $0.49 a contract, "No monthly fees" and "No usage limits". You pay in advance by topping up a balance, and the contract fee comes out of it. Here is the credit table on its pricing page, checked October 6, 2026:
| You pay | Extra credits | Price per contract |
|---|---|---|
| $50 | None | $0.49 |
| $100 | None | $0.49 |
| $500 | +5% | $0.47 |
| $1,000 | +10% | $0.45 |
| $2,000 | +15% | $0.43 |
| $5,000 | +20% | $0.41 |
| $10,000 | +50% | $0.33 |
| $20,000 | +75% | $0.28 |
| $50,000 | +100% | $0.25 |
| $100,000 | +150% | $0.20 |
The rest of the terms, from the pricing and Getting started pages, checked October 2026:
- Minimum top-up: "Upfront payments begin at US$50." The page adds that you can contact support to start with less.
- Charged on send: "The contract fee is deducted from your balance when a contract is sent. The fee applies even if the contract is later withdrawn or not completed." Resending is free. Contract links are the exception: the fee is taken when a signer completes the link.
- Credits: "Your credits never expire."
- Refunds: "Credits are final sale." If you topped up very recently and have sent no live contracts, support will refund the payment, minus processing fees.
- Add-ons: $0.09 per SMS and $2.99 per live photo ID verification.
- Discount: "40% discount for Non-profits".
- Free account: "Create an account for free, there's no time limit." Contracts sent from it are demos with a watermark.
The eSignatures.com numbers that set your real price
- $0.49
- Per contract sent, from prepaid credits
- eSignatures.com pricing
- $50
- Smallest upfront payment
- eSignatures.com Getting started
- 15
- Signers per contract, no extra fee
- eSignatures.com Getting started
- 3,000
- Contracts per bulk upload
- eSignatures.com Getting started
- $0.09
- Per SMS
- eSignatures.com pricing
- $2.99
- Per live photo ID verification
- eSignatures.com pricing
Does eSignatures.com have an API and an MCP server?
Yes, both, and neither costs extra. The REST API creates a contract from a template with one request, uses a secret token, and sends webhooks when a contract is sent, viewed, signed or declined. API test contracts get a "demo" stamp and are free, and the API docs publish no separate price.
The MCP server runs at eSignatures.com's own address and connects to Claude, ChatGPT, Slack and any MCP client that supports remote servers, with an open-source Python server for running locally.
Through it, your assistant can draft and edit templates, send and track contracts, fill placeholders, manage signers and create signing links. Connections use OAuth, and the MCP page notes that organization-wide setup needs Claude Team or Enterprise, ChatGPT Business or Enterprise, or Slack Business+ or Enterprise, which are plans of those apps, not of eSignatures.com (checked October 2026).
Is eSignatures.com secure and compliant?
eSignatures.com's compliance page, checked October 2026, says: "We are ISO 27001 certified." It offers a Business Associate Agreement on request "to support HIPAA-compliant workflows", and does not mention SOC 2.
- Signature level: simple electronic signatures, and it cites the US ESIGN Act and UETA.
- Data location: you choose US East (N. Virginia), Canada (Central), Asia Pacific (Sydney), EU (Frankfurt) or UK (London).
- Audit trail: each party's name, email, IP address and the timestamp of every action.
If you need a BAA, ask for it in writing before you send health information.
Where eSignatures.com falls short
The weak points are in how it charges and what it sends. Each comes from eSignatures.com's own pages, checked October 2026, or from the reviews above.
- You pay when you send, not when they sign. A contract that is withdrawn or never completed still costs $0.49. If many of your contracts go unsigned, your real cost per signed contract is higher.
- Your first payment is at least $50. That is about 100 contracts. If you send 3 a month, it lasts close to 3 years, which is fine because credits never expire, but it is still $50 up front.
- No PDF sending. You cannot send a PDF as it is. A commenter in r/LawFirm in 2026 called this the only drawback, and a contract that must stay in its original PDF layout does not suit it.
- Limited contract design. One Trustpilot reviewer wants more design control, and another wants to upload their own signature for auto-sign.
- Bulk send and contract links have fewer signers. Up to 15 signers from the dashboard, but 4 per bulk-send row and 1 plus a co-signer on a contract link.
- Credits are final sale. Refunds are only offered if you topped up recently and sent no live contracts.
- Very few public reviews. Two on Trustpilot, none on G2 or Capterra, so there is little outside evidence about support or reliability.
What a year of eSignatures.com costs at 5, 10 and 25 documents a month
At real small-business volumes, one sender uses $29.40, $58.80 or $147 of credits a year. Your first payment is at least $50 ("Upfront payments begin at US$50"), and after that you can "top up any amount".
At low volume you pay more than you use in year one, and the rest stays in your balance. Prices checked October 2026 on eSignatures.com's pricing and Getting started pages, before tax, assuming every contract is signed:
| Volume, one sender | Credits used, 1 year | Paid in year 1, at least | 3 years | Per contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 a month (60 a year) | $29.40 | $50 ($20.60 left as credit) | $88.20 | $0.49 |
| 10 a month (120 a year) | $58.80 | $58.80 ($50 first, then any amount) | $176.40 | $0.49 |
| 25 a month (300 a year) | $147 | $147 ($50 first, then any amount) | $441 | $0.49 |
Add $0.09 for every SMS and $2.99 for every photo ID check. Bonus credits start at a $500 top-up, which is more than 25 contracts a month uses in 3 years, so the volume discount matters only to heavy senders.
Which eSignatures.com setup fits you
There is one price, so the choice is how much to top up and which add-ons to use.
| You are | What to buy | Why |
|---|---|---|
| One person sending a few repeat contracts a month | A $50 top-up | About 100 contracts, and the credits never expire |
| A business sending hundreds of contracts a year | A $500 or $1,000 top-up | 5% or 10% extra credits |
| A developer or no-code builder | The API, Zapier or Make, with any top-up | No separate API price; demo contracts are free for tests |
| A team that wants Claude or ChatGPT to send contracts | The MCP server or connectors, with any top-up | Draft, send and track from the assistant |
| A non-profit | Any top-up, with the non-profit discount | 40% off |
| Someone who must send PDFs exactly as they are | Probably not eSignatures.com | It no longer sends static PDFs |
How I reviewed eSignatures.com
I and my team have used eSignatures.com. For this review I also read eSignatures.com's own pages and what its users wrote from 2019 to 2026, and checked everything again on October 6, 2026:
- Vendor pages: the pricing page, the Getting started page (fees, top-ups, signers, bulk send, refunds), the API and MCP documentation, the compliance page, the About us page and the homepage.
- Review platforms: both Trustpilot reviews (the profile is under the old eSignatures.io name). G2 has no listing for eSignatures.com as of October 6, 2026. The "eSignatures" listing on Capterra and its sister sites is another company's product. I found no Product Hunt listing, no App Store or Google Play app and no Google reviews.
- Forums: Reddit comments dated 2019 to 2026 in r/LawFirm, r/SaaS, r/Integromat and r/msp, Hacker News comments from 2021 and 2022, and a Make Community thread from 2024. Comments that carried a referral link were left out.
Who should skip eSignatures.com, and what to use instead
Keep eSignatures.com if you send many similar contracts, need templates, bulk send, SMS delivery, photo ID checks, Zapier or Make today, or need a HIPAA BAA. At steady volume above about 10 contracts a month it costs less in a year than SignWith's packs, and its credits never expire, while SignWith packs last 12 months.
Skip eSignatures.com if you are one or two people who get a few PDFs signed a month, unevenly, and want to send the PDF you already have, with a credit used only when it is signed. That is who we built SignWith for.
SignWith has no seats and no subscription. You buy credits, and a credit is used only when a document is signed. Every signed document uses one of your free monthly documents or a credit, including one that only you sign, and a declined, voided or expired document uses none.
- Upload a PDF, JPEG or PNG, add signature, date, text and checkbox fields, and set the signing order.
- Your recipients sign in the browser on any device, with no account.
- Every completed document comes with a Certificate of Completion that records timestamps, IP addresses, device and browser details and email events, sealed with a SHA-256 hash.
10 signed documents a month for a year, one sender
- SignWith, cheapest packs84 paid documents: 1 x Basic + 1 x Pro + 1 x Business$57
- SignWith Lifetime Dealone-time, unlimited credits$149
- eSignatures.com 120 contracts at $0.49$58.80 per year$58.80
Here is the same year at all three volumes. eSignatures.com prices checked October 2026; SignWith prices render from our pricing data, and the free monthly documents continue after you buy packs.
| Volume | eSignatures.com, 1 year (credits used / paid) | SignWith, 1 year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 a month | $29.40 / $50 | 3 free a month cover 36 documents; one Pro pack covers the other 24 for $19 |
| 10 a month | $58.80 / $58.80 | 84 paid documents: one Business, one Pro and one Basic pack, $29 plus $19 plus $9 |
| 25 a month | $147 / $147 | 264 paid documents: five Business and two Basic packs, or the Lifetime Deal at $149 one-time |
In plain numbers, for the first year:
- 5 a month: SignWith costs less, in credits used and in cash paid.
- 10 a month: about level: $58.80 in eSignatures.com credits against SignWith's three packs.
- 25 a month: eSignatures.com is cheaper than SignWith packs and about level with the Lifetime Deal in year one ($147 in credits); over 3 years it comes to $441, against the Lifetime Deal at $149 one-time, once.
The table assumes every contract is signed. With eSignatures.com, a withdrawn or unsigned contract still costs; with SignWith, it costs nothing.
eSignatures.com has an API and an MCP server too, with no developer plan, so the difference here is the billing model, not the AI access:
- An API and an MCP server on every account. SignWith has a REST API and an MCP server for AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code, so your own code or your assistant can send documents for signature.
- A credit is used on signing, not on sending. No subscription, no developer plan, 3 free documents a month, then you buy credits, and a credit is used only when a document is signed.
- Your own PDF. You upload the PDF you already have, instead of rebuilding it as a template.
SignWith templates, reminders, bulk send, team accounts and integrations are coming soon, so if you need any of those today, eSignatures.com is the better buy. SignWith is used by 1,000+ businesses, and you can start free with no card.
No subscription. You buy credits, and a credit is used only when a document is signed. One credit covers one signed document, however many people sign it.
- Unlimited credits
- Never expires
- One-time payment
Prices in USD. See full pricing
If you're weighing per-contract pricing against subscriptions, read our DocuSign review and our Signeasy review.
Related reading
- How much does e-signature software actually cost
- Best e-signature for personal use
- E-signature for business
Frequently asked questions
Is eSignatures.com legit?
- Yes. eSignatures.com is a real e-signature company based in Melbourne, Australia, collecting signatures since 2017, and its About us page says 80% of its clients are in the US. Public reviews are few: Trustpilot shows 2 reviews under its old name, eSignatures.io, one with 4 stars and one with 5 (checked October 2026).
Is eSignatures.com the same as eSignatures.io?
- Yes. eSignatures.io is the old name and domain. Its Trustpilot profile and some integrations, such as Zapier, still show the .io name. It is not the "eSignatures" product listed on Capterra, which belongs to another company.
How much does eSignatures.com cost?
- $0.49 a contract, with no monthly fee, paid from prepaid credits that never expire. Payments start at $50, and larger top-ups add bonus credits, down to $0.20 a contract. SMS is $0.09 each and live photo ID checks $2.99 each (checked October 2026).
Does eSignatures.com charge if the contract is not signed?
- Yes. Its Getting started page says the fee is taken when a contract is sent and "applies even if the contract is later withdrawn or not completed". Resending is free. Contract links are the exception: they are charged when a signer completes the link (checked October 2026).
Is there a free plan?
- There is a free account with no time limit, but contracts sent from it are demos with a watermark. To send live contracts you top up, starting at $50 (checked October 2026).
Can I send a PDF with eSignatures.com?
- Not as it is. eSignatures.com says it "no longer supports sending static PDFs". You upload a PDF or Word file, it is converted into a mobile-friendly template, and you review the conversion before sending. Signers get a signed PDF at the end.
Does eSignatures.com have an MCP server?
- Yes. eSignatures.com runs a remote MCP server that works with Claude, ChatGPT, Slack and other MCP clients, so an assistant can draft, send and track contracts. It also has a REST API with webhooks. Neither has a separate price; each live contract costs the normal fee (checked October 2026).
Does eSignatures.com support HIPAA?
- Its compliance page says you can ask for a Business Associate Agreement "to support HIPAA-compliant workflows", and that it is ISO 27001 certified (checked October 2026). The BAA price is not published. Get the BAA in writing before you send health information.
E-signature rules vary by country, state and document type, so check with a legal professional that an e-signature suits your specific agreement before you rely on it.
Primary sources
- eSignatures.com pricing page (checked October 6, 2026)
- eSignatures.com Getting started: fees, top-ups, signers, bulk send and refunds (checked October 6, 2026)
- eSignatures.com API documentation (checked October 6, 2026)
- eSignatures.com MCP documentation (checked October 6, 2026)
- eSignatures.com compliance page (checked October 6, 2026)
- eSignatures.com About us page and homepage (checked October 6, 2026)
- eSignatures.io reviews on Trustpilot (checked October 6, 2026)
- r/LawFirm: Electronic Signatures (January 2026)
- Make Community: Create Contract Even if Some Signer Fields Blank eSignatures.io (February 2024)
- Hacker News comments on eSignatures.io (2021 and 2022)
Written by
Ayush Garg
Co-founder, SignWith
Ayush is the co-founder of SignWith, the pay-per-document e-signature tool for businesses that just want documents signed without the intensity of a full platform. He worked as a freelancer, then a consultant, then a fractional head of growth, signing contracts with his clients. He has 6+ years of experience running SaaS and service businesses and writes about e-signatures, document workflows, and lean software.
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