Zoho Sign
Affordable e-signature app with audit trails and Zoho integrations
Zoho Sign is a contracts & e-signature tool for Small businesses and Enterprise, offered as freemium ($12/mo). Founded in India in .
About Zoho Sign
Zoho Sign is the electronic and digital signature app in the Zoho suite, made by Zoho Corporation, the private software company founded in 1996 in Chennai, India. It lets you sign documents yourself, sign in person or send them to multiple recipients in a set order, then keeps a tamper-evident signed PDF and a full audit trail.
Core features include templates, reminders, signer authentication, witness and delegate signing, approval workflows and cloud storage import. Premium add-ons cover qualified electronic signatures through trust service providers, blockchain timestamping, SignForms for self-service signing links and payment collection at signing. The Free plan allows one user and five envelopes a month. Standard adds 25 envelopes per user, Professional removes envelope limits and adds branding and reports, and Enterprise adds bulk send, in-person signing, APIs, webhooks and 21 CFR Part 11 controls.
Zoho Sign suits small and mid-sized businesses, especially those already on Zoho CRM, Books or Creator, and Microsoft 365 users who sign from Word or Outlook. DocuSign has broader enterprise workflows and brand recognition, SignWell is simpler for occasional senders, and PandaDoc is better when proposals and quotes need to be built before signing.
Buying tip: the Enterprise plan includes 50 complimentary API credits per user per month, capped at 2,500 per organization, which is often enough for embedded signing without buying the separate API plan. The 14-day trial runs on Enterprise with up to 10 users and drops to Free afterwards without deleting data.
Key features of Zoho Sign
- Sequential and parallel signing with reminders and expiry dates
- Reusable templates with automatic field detection
- Signer authentication by email, SMS OTP and access codes
- Witness, delegate and in-person signing options
- Bulk send and SignForms public signing links on Enterprise
- Qualified electronic signatures and blockchain timestamping add-ons
- Payment collection from signers during the signing step
- REST API and webhooks for embedded signing
Pros and cons
Pros
- Noticeably cheaper than DocuSign per user
- Usable free plan for very occasional signing
- Deep integration with Zoho CRM, Books and Creator
- Signing works from Word, Outlook and mobile apps
- Pay-per-envelope API option without a contract
Cons
- Standard plan caps envelopes at 25 per user per month
- Bulk send and API locked to Enterprise
- Interface feels dated next to newer e-sign tools
- Third-party CRM integrations are thinner than DocuSign's
- Qualified signatures cost extra
Zoho Sign pricing
Zoho Sign uses a freemium model. A 14-day free trial is available.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 user, 5 envelopes per month |
| Standard | $12 / user/mo | $10/mo billed annually; 25 envelopes per user/month |
| Professional | $20 / user/mo | $16/mo billed annually; unlimited envelopes, branding |
| Enterprise | $28 / user/mo | $22/mo billed annually; bulk send, SignForms, API |
| API | $0.50 / envelope | Pay per envelope with Zoho Sign credits, no commitment |
Source: www.zoho.com · checked on Oct 20, 2026
How Zoho Sign compares in Contracts & e-signature
- Rank by votes
- #1 / 18
- Starting price
- $12
- Free alternatives
- 1
0 votes from members
20% below the category median ($15/mo)
Free or open-source tools in Contracts & e-signature
Zoho Sign ranks #1 of 18 contracts & e-signature tools by community votes and is priced below most tools in the category.
Common use cases
- 1Sending sales contracts straight from Zoho CRM deals
- 2Collecting signed NDAs and offer letters from new hires
- 3Running HR policy acknowledgements with bulk send
- 4Embedding signing into a customer portal through the API
- 5Collecting a deposit payment while a client signs a service agreement
Best for
SMBs already using Zoho apps or Microsoft 365 that want legally valid e-signatures with audit trails at a low per-user cost.
Not ideal for
Enterprises that need complex agreement workflows and wide integrations (DocuSign) or proposal building before signing (PandaDoc).
Integrations
- Zoho CRM
- Zoho Books
- Zoho Creator
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- Zapier
Our take
Zoho Sign offers solid e-signature basics and compliance features for well under DocuSign prices. If you already run on Zoho, Professional is the sensible default; if you only sign a few documents a month, the free plan or SignWell is enough.
FAQ
- What is Zoho Sign?
- Zoho Sign is a Contracts & e-signature tool: Affordable e-signature app with audit trails and Zoho integrations.
- How much does Zoho Sign cost?
- Zoho Sign uses a Freemium model; paid plans start at $12 per month.
- Does Zoho Sign have a free trial?
- Yes, Zoho Sign offers a 14-day free trial.
- What does Zoho Sign integrate with?
- Zoho Sign integrates with Zoho CRM, Zoho Books, Zoho Creator, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Google Drive and more.
- Which platforms does Zoho Sign support?
- Zoho Sign is available on web, ios, android, macos, windows.
- Who is Zoho Sign for?
- SMBs already using Zoho apps or Microsoft 365 that want legally valid e-signatures with audit trails at a low per-user cost.
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