Documenso
Open-source e-signature: send, sign, audit trail, templates, API.
Self-hosted signing set up inside a client's workflow (contracts, onboarding).
AGPL-3.0. The saving per client is small; the value is in the workflow integration.
AGPL-3.0 for the main codebase (LICENSE is the GNU AGPL v3 text); packages/ee is under the proprietary 'Documenso Commercial License'.
Yes for the AGPL part, with the AGPL-3.0 network clause (offer source of any modified version to its users); code in packages/ee may only be used in production with a paid Documenso Enterprise Edition subscription and may not be redistributed or sold.
Active (pushed 2026-10-07). Open-core: check which features a client needs live in packages/ee before promising a free self-host. Signing-certificate setup for self-hosting and the legal standing of its signatures in a given jurisdiction: not found in the sources opened; confirm in Documenso's docs before selling it.
Agencies, real estate, HR, law offices
Self-hosted signing set up inside a client's workflow (contracts, onboarding).
Yes. Pricing page today: Free 0 ('Free forever'); Individual 25 per month ($300 billed yearly); Teams 40 per month ($480 billed yearly, includes 5 users, additional users $8 per month); Platform 250 per month ($3,000 billed yearly). Self-Hosted Licensing and Enterprise License: no price shown ('Contact us for a custom offer').
DocuSign (repo description: 'The Open Source DocuSign Alternative'). DocuSign eSignature entry plan: Personal, CA$13/user/month billed annually (CA$156 per year), shown in CAD because of location; USD and monthly-billing price: not found.