A Simple DocuSign Alternative for Small Businesses
Inkly is the alternative to DocuSign that you can use for all of your documents. With electronic signatures, reusable templates, and document tracking, Inkly helps you get documents signed faster.
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DocuSign was one of the earliest electronic signature tools, and it still offers a capable set of features for certain enterprise customers.
As the company has grown, though, it has become slower moving and more expensive. Its pricing has caught plenty of customers off guard, the product is no longer as straightforward as it once was, and support has become a common complaint.
Inkly is a great alternative to DocuSign. It is simple to use and has excellent support. It is also a more affordable way to securely sign all of your documents.
Using Inkly cuts down your turnaround time and the unnecessary back and forth that comes with it.
Reasons to switch from DocuSign to Inkly.
If you're rethinking DocuSign, whether the bill has climbed as your team grew, you keep running into envelope limits, or the product just feels heavier than what you need, you're not the only one. Inkly does what most businesses actually use DocuSign for, at a price that still makes sense as you grow.
More value for less money
DocuSign Standard runs $30 per user per month, and that price repeats for every person you add. Inkly Pro is $15 a month with unlimited sending, and it stays $15 whether you send five documents or five hundred.
Send as much as you need
DocuSign's annual plans include 100 envelopes per user per year. Pay monthly instead and it drops to 10 per user per month. Inkly Pro and Teams have no send limit, so there is no quota to keep track of.
Your whole team for one price
DocuSign charges per seat, so five people on Standard is about $150 a month. Inkly Teams covers your first five people at one flat rate, with extra seats at $8 a month.
A simpler, more intuitive experience
DocuSign has added a lot of surface area over the years, and the extra configuration does not always translate into more capability. Inkly keeps things straightforward: a clean editor, simple field placement, and a sending flow most people pick up without any training. Real human support is included on every plan, including Free, rather than reserved for higher tiers.
- 1Upload a PDF
- 2Place your fields
- 3Send it
Inkly vs DocuSign, side by side.
Everything you would expect from DocuSign, without the envelope limits or per-seat pricing.
| Feature | Inkly | DocuSign |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan you can send from | 3 documents a month | |
| Solo plan | $15/mo | $30/mo |
| Team of 5 | $40/mo | $150/mo |
| Each extra teammate | $8/mo | $30/mo |
| Unlimited documents | ||
| Unlimited reusable templates | Varies by plan | |
| Signers can sign without an account | ||
| Tamper-evident audit trail | ||
| Developer API |
What you actually pay per year.
DocuSign charges for every seat. Inkly covers your first 5 people at one flat rate, so the gap widens as you grow.
| Team size | Inkly | DocuSign | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $180 | $360 | $180 |
| 3 people | $480 | $1,080 | $600 |
| 5 people | $480 | $1,800 | $1,320 |
| 10 people | $960 | $3,600 | $2,640 |
Which one is right for you?
DocuSign is a good product. It is just built for a different buyer.
Stay with DocuSign if
- You need documents to reach people in a set order, where one person signs only after another has finished. Inkly sends to everyone at once.
- You want signing built into your own software through an API. Inkly does not offer one.
- Your company puts new software through a vendor security review, or asks for certifications Inkly does not carry yet.
Switch to Inkly if
- You send documents regularly and want one predictable price instead of envelope math.
- You want a free plan you can actually send from before you pay anything.
- You want your whole team on one plan, with shared templates and documents, instead of a bill that grows with every person you add.
- You send the same agreements and forms repeatedly, and you want templates and automatic reminders doing that work instead of you.
Questions people ask before switching.
Pricing, limits, legality, and what happens to the documents you already send.
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