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Lumin vs signNow

Lumin and signNow are both contracts & e-signature tools. Lumin is aimed at small businesses and freelancers, while signNow is aimed at small businesses and enterprise. Lumin costs less, from $9/mo versus $20/mo for signNow. Only Lumin has a free plan.

Lumin

Cloud PDF editor and e-signature built around Google Drive

signNow

airSlate e-signature app with templates, bulk send and an API

PricingFreemium · $9Paid · $20
Starting price$9/mo$20/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial7 days7 days
Built forSmall businesses, Freelancers, EnterpriseSmall businesses, Enterprise, Freelancers
Platformsweb, macos, windows, ios, androidweb, ios, android
CountryNZ · 2014US · 2011
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Choose Lumin if

Google Workspace teams and small businesses that need everyday PDF editing and signing at a flat team price.

  • Team plans priced per workspace, not per seat
  • Deep Google Drive integration keeps files where they are
  • Runs on every major desktop and mobile platform

Look elsewhere if: Print production, accessibility and complex form work (Adobe Acrobat) or high-volume signature workflows (DocuSign, Dropbox Sign).

Choose signNow if

Small and mid-sized teams that need reliable e-signatures, templates and bulk sending without paying DocuSign prices.

  • Far cheaper entry point than DocuSign for core e-signature work
  • All paid plans include unlimited users, according to signNow
  • Unlimited templates and document storage on every paid plan

Look elsewhere if: Companies that need full contract lifecycle management or negotiation workflows (DocuSign, Ironclad, Juro).

Lumin vs signNow pricing

Lumin

  • Free$03 docs per month, basic editing and eSignatures
  • Starter$9/moBilled annually; 10 docs per month, digital signing
  • Pro$19/team/moBilled annually; 200 docs, 5 agreements per month
  • Business$99/team/moBilled annually; access and domain controls, connectors
  • EnterpriseCustomEnterprise SSO, storage controls, success manager

signNow

  • Business$20/mo$8/mo billed annually; unlimited users, 100 invites/year
  • Business Premium$30/mo$15/mo billed annually; bulk send, signing links, payments
  • Enterprise$50/mo$30/mo billed annually; SMS, branding, conditional fields
  • Site License$1.50/inviteAPI, SSO, premium integrations, HIPAA; volume discounts

Lumin · Key features

  • Edit PDF text, annotate, redact and create fillable forms
  • Merge, split, compress, rotate and reorder pages
  • Convert PDFs to and from Word, Excel, PowerPoint and images
  • OCR text recognition for scanned documents and images
  • Lumin Sign e-signatures with ID-verified signing and an eSign API
  • Lumin AI summaries, chat with PDF and agreement generation

Cons

  • Free plan limited to three documents a month
  • Team plans share a pooled monthly document quota
  • Only 5 agreements per month on Pro

signNow · Key features

  • Reusable templates with fillable, conditional and required fields
  • Bulk send one template to many recipients at once
  • Signing order by role, automatic reminders and expiration dates
  • Shareable signing links and embeddable web forms
  • Payment collection on Premium and SMS delivery on Enterprise
  • Signer authentication with password or 2FA plus a full audit trail

Cons

  • Tight invite caps: 100 a year on annual plans, 10 a month on monthly
  • Bulk send, payments and advanced signing sit on higher tiers
  • Document editor and template builder feel dated

Lumin vs signNow: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Lumin or signNow?

Lumin starts at $9/mo and signNow at $20/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Lumin and signNow have a free plan?

Lumin has a free plan. signNow has no free plan, a 7-day free trial.

Not sure yet?