DocuSign alternative with identity check and payment in the plan
DocuSign sells identity verification as a paid add-on from Standard: 5 free, then from €2.35 an attempt (EU pricing page, 2026-09-20). Chaindoc includes a Sumsub check on every paid plan, plus Stripe payment. Billed annually it is the cheaper alternative to DocuSign: Personal €7.17 a month billed annually against DocuSign Personal at €9 a month billed annually, 15 signatures a month against 5. Free plan: 5 signatures a month, no card.
Chaindoc vs DocuSign
DocuSign's EU pricing page, read 2026-09-20: euros, listed on annual billing. Chaindoc: euros, both cycles shown; yearly is 20% less.
| Feature | Chaindoc | DocuSign |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | From €7.17/mo billed annually, €9/mo billed monthly; Free plan available | Personal €9 · Standard €23/user · Business Pro €38/user, a month billed annually |
| E-signature (basic) | ||
| Built-in KYC / ID verification | Paid plans, 1–10 checks/mo | Paid add-on from Standard: 5 free, then from €2.35 an attempt |
| Native payment collection | Native (Stripe) | Check DocuSign's pricing page |
| Blockchain audit trail | Not listed in its plans | |
| eIDAS Article 26 (AES) | Check DocuSign's compliance page | |
| ESIGN Act / UETA | Check DocuSign's compliance page | |
| ISO 27001 | Check DocuSign's compliance page | |
| Audit export (PDF) | Check DocuSign's help pages | |
| REST API + webhooks | Business plan | In every DocuSign plan |
| Bulk signing | Check DocuSign's pricing page | |
| Templates | ||
| Free tier | Yes — 5 signatures/mo | Not on our record (2026-09-20) |
| White-label / branding | Check DocuSign's pricing page |
Key differences5
| Price model | |
|---|---|
| Chaindoc | From €7.17/mo billed annually, €9/mo billed monthly; Free plan available |
| DocuSign | Personal €9 · Standard €23/user · Business Pro €38/user, a month billed annually |
| Built-in KYC / ID verification | |
| Chaindoc | Paid plans, 1–10 checks/mo |
| DocuSign | Paid add-on from Standard: 5 free, then from €2.35 an attempt |
| Native payment collection | |
| Chaindoc | Native (Stripe) |
| DocuSign | Check DocuSign's pricing page |
| Blockchain audit trail | |
| Chaindoc | Included |
| DocuSign | Not listed in its plans |
| REST API + webhooks | |
| Chaindoc | Business plan |
| DocuSign | In every DocuSign plan |
In both2
- E-signature (basic)
- Templates
Other features5
- eIDAS Article 26 (AES)DocuSignCheck DocuSign's compliance page
- ESIGN Act / UETADocuSignCheck DocuSign's compliance page
- ISO 27001DocuSignCheck DocuSign's compliance page
- Audit export (PDF)DocuSignCheck DocuSign's help pages
- Free tierChaindocYes — 5 signatures/moDocuSignNot on our record (2026-09-20)
Not in Chaindoc2
- Bulk signingDocuSignCheck DocuSign's pricing page
- White-label / brandingDocuSignCheck DocuSign's pricing page
Chaindoc's ISO certificates are public records — the register entry names the holder, the standard and the expiry date: ISO 27001ISO 9001
Three reasons to weigh a DocuSign alternative
An identity check inside the plan, a monthly allowance, payment inside the signing flow.
An identity check inside the plan
DocuSign sells identity verification as a paid add-on from Standard: 5 free, then from €2.35 an attempt. Chaindoc runs a Sumsub check inside every paid plan: one a month on Personal at €9 a month billed monthly, five on Team, ten on Business, with the result in the audit trail.
Seats on both sides, a monthly allowance on one
Standard and Business Pro are per user, 100 envelopes per user a year; Personal carries 5 a month (EU pricing page, 2026-09-20). Chaindoc also charges by the seat, €19 a month per extra Team member, and counts monthly: 5 on Free, 15 on Personal, 50 on Team, 100 on Business, then €9 a month per further ten.
Payment and proof in the same flow
On a paid plan a Chaindoc contract can carry a Stripe invoice, or an escrow released when the last party signs; every completed document leaves a SHA-256 hash on SKALE for anyone with the file to check. DocuSign's payment terms are not on our record; its plans list no blockchain anchoring.
Where DocuSign and Chaindoc differ
DocuSign: its EU pricing page, read 2026-09-20, euros, listed on annual billing. Chaindoc: its published plans, read the same day.
Read from its EU pricing page (2026-09-20), DocuSign is built for organisations that buy signing by the seat: Standard and Business Pro are priced per user, and each user carries 100 envelopes a year, so the allowance grows with headcount. The API is included in each of the three plans, so integration starts on day one. Personal carries 5 envelopes a month; one person sending fifteen a month uses up Standard's 100 in the seventh month.
Identity verification is a paid add-on from Standard: 5 free, then from €2.35 an attempt (EU pricing page, 2026-09-20). What DocuSign charges past 100 envelopes per user a year is not on our record. Chaindoc includes a Sumsub check in every paid plan, one a month on Personal at €9 a month billed monthly, five on Team, ten on Business, plus Stripe payment. The API runs the other way: in each DocuSign plan, on Chaindoc's Business only.
Chaindoc records a SHA-256 hash of each completed document on the public SKALE network: one transaction at publication, one when the last signature lands, beside an event log, each entry hashing the one before. The verification report prints the hash and the transaction link, so the other side can recompute it from its own copy and match it on the explorer. How much that weighs in a dispute is for the court. DocuSign's plans list no blockchain anchoring.
Under eIDAS Article 25 an electronic signature cannot be refused legal effect for being electronic. Article 26 defines the advanced signature, AES: uniquely linked to the signer, capable of identifying them, under their sole control, and revealing any later change. Chaindoc issues AES and is not a qualified trust service provider, so a contract a statute reserves for a qualified signature (QES) needs a QTSP. Where DocuSign's signatures sit on that ladder is on its own compliance pages.
What you'd pay at 5, 15 and 50 signatures per month
Every DocuSign price here is from one reading of its EU pricing page (2026-09-20), listed on annual billing, so both sides are quoted that way: Chaindoc's per-month prices on yearly billing, 20% below monthly.
5 signatures/mo (single user)
Chaindoc: Free plan, €0. DocuSign Personal: €9 a month billed annually, 5 envelopes a month.
Free is permanent: one user, 100 MB, no card. Neither plan includes an identity check; Chaindoc's begin on Personal, DocuSign's on Standard as an add-on.
15 signatures/mo (single user)
Chaindoc: Personal, €7.17 a month billed annually, one KYC check included. DocuSign: Personal carries 5 envelopes a month; next on our record is Standard, €23 per user a month billed annually, 100 envelopes per user a year.
Personal is €86 a year billed annually, or €9 a month billed monthly. Fifteen a month is 180 a year, past Standard's 100; what DocuSign charges beyond the cap is not on our record.
50 signatures/mo (team of 3)
Chaindoc: Team, €15.17 a month billed annually plus €19 a month for each extra member, about €53 a month for three, five KYC checks included. DocuSign Standard: €23 per user a month billed annually, €69 a month billed annually for three, 300 envelopes a year against 600 needed.
Neither plan covers 600 a year; what DocuSign charges beyond the cap is not on our record. On monthly billing Chaindoc's three are €57 a month billed monthly. Business Pro, €38 per user a month billed annually, carries the same cap.
Certified security, badge by badge
ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certificates, each badge linked to its IAF CertSearch entry; eIDAS-compliant AES. Stripe for payment, Sumsub for the identity check, SKALE for each file's hash.
Compliance & certifications
Moving off DocuSign in four steps
Templates over as PDFs, fields rebuilt, team and Stripe across, then DocuSign closed.
Bring your templates over as PDFs
Gather a PDF of each template you still send; what DocuSign offers for exporting one is on its help pages. Leave the unused ones behind.
Rebuild them in Chaindoc
Upload the PDFs, put the signature, date and text fields back, and save each as a Chaindoc template.
Invite the team and connect Stripe
Add members from the Team tab with a role each (Owner, Admin, Member, Accounter); extra members are €19 a month. Link Stripe for invoices or escrow.
Cancel DocuSign once the archive is safe
Download the signed PDFs and completion records first; what DocuSign keeps afterwards is for its own terms to say.
Start signing in 90 seconds
Free tier. No credit card. Cancel anytime.
Questions asked before leaving DocuSign
Asked before and during a move from DocuSign. Anything else goes to the support page.
Our record of DocuSign's EU pricing page (2026-09-20) holds three paid plans, from Personal at €9 a month billed annually, and no free plan or trial. Whether DocuSign offers either is for its own page to say.
Chaindoc's Free plan is permanent, no card: 5 signatures a month, one user, 100 MB of storage.
DocuSign's EU pricing page, read 2026-09-20, has Personal at €9, Standard at €23 per user and Business Pro at €38 per user, monthly prices listed on annual billing.
Personal carries 5 envelopes a month, Standard and Business Pro 100 per user a year; the add-ons are in DocuSign pricing explained. Chaindoc, each a month billed annually: Personal €7.17, Team €15.17, Business €23.17; extra Team seats €19 a month.
Yes, as eIDAS Article 25 gives every electronic signature: none may be refused legal effect solely for being electronic. Which level DocuSign's signatures reach is on its own compliance pages; this page read its prices.
Chaindoc delivers AES under Article 26 and is not a qualified trust service provider; a statute that demands a qualified signature (QES) needs a QTSP.
Chaindoc fits when the identity check should come with the plan, signatures are counted monthly, a contract carries a Stripe payment, or a public-chain hash is wanted as proof.
DocuSign fits a team that integrates from day one: its API is in each of its plans, Chaindoc's on Business only. Its 100 envelopes per user a year grow with each seat; Chaindoc's Team plan shares 50 a month. Chaindoc also has no SSO or SCIM.
Chaindoc is the trading name of Miraspaces OÜ, registered in Estonia under code 17111689; it holds ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certificates and issues eIDAS-compliant advanced electronic signatures (AES).
Register entry, address and board: legal notice. The two ISO badges above open their IAF CertSearch records.
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Identity check and payment in the first paid plan
Free plan: 5 signatures a month, one user, no card, for good. Personal at €9 a month billed monthly adds a Sumsub identity check and Stripe payment; extra seats €19 a month.
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