Get it signed without buying a seat for everyone who sends
Why teams choose PearSign over PandaDoc
PandaDoc is built around the sales document, and its editor for proposals and quotes is genuinely good — if your problem is assembling a priced proposal, that focus is a real advantage. PearSign is built around getting a document signed, sealed and auditable. The commercial difference is that PandaDoc bills per person and advertises its annual rate, while PearSign bills the account once.
Side by side
One table, top to bottom: the three differences that do the real work, then what each product costs for the same team, then every capability PandaDocpublishes set against ours. Read the qualifier under each mark rather than the mark alone — most of the difference is not whether something exists but which tier you must reach to use it. A hollow tick means it exists behind a higher plan or a paid add-on.
- Included on every plan
- Available on a higher tier or as a paid add-on
- Not offered
| Capability | PearSign | PandaDoc |
|---|---|---|
| Where the two differ | ||
| What you pay for | One flat price for the organisation, with the team included.
| A per-seat subscription on every paid tier.
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| The advertised price | The price on the page is the monthly price.
| The headline figures are the annual rate; month to month costs more.
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| The free tier | A permanent free plan with no per-document recipient limit.
| A free eSign plan, capped by year and by recipient.
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| What it costs — a team of five, sending 300 documents a month | ||
| Plan compared | PearSign Professional | PandaDoc Business (annual) |
| How the price is built | flat, 15 seats included | 5 seats × $49 |
| Cost per month | $39 | $245 |
| Sending included | 1,000 / month | unlimited |
| Cost per document at this volume | $0.13 | $0.82 |
| Sending and signing | ||
| Reusable templates | Free plan and up | Starter, $19/user — 5 on Starter |
| Signing order and sequential routing | All plans | Free eSign and up |
| Bulk send to many recipients at once | Professional, $39/mo flat | Business, $49/user — paid add-on on top |
| Request file uploads from the signer | All plans | Starter, $19/user |
| Public web form anyone can start | Professional, $39/mo flat | Business, $49/user — paid add-on on top |
| Automated reminders and expiry | All plans | Free eSign — auto expirations |
| Sign on mobile with no account | All plans | All plans |
| Saved templates included | 3 Free, 15 Starter, 100 Professional, unlimited Enterprise | 5 on Free; unlimited from Starter, $19/user |
| In-person signing on one device | Not offered | Starter, $19/user |
| Creating the document | ||
| AI drafts the document from a prompt | Professional, $39/mo flat | Not in the plan comparison |
| AI places the signature fields | Professional, $39/mo flat | Not in the plan comparison |
| Edit a PDF in the browser before sending | All plans | Drag-and-drop editor, all plans |
| Proposal and quote builder with pricing tables | Not offered | Starter, $19/user — quote builder, pricing tables |
| Proof the signature holds | ||
| Tamper-evident seal on the finished PDF | All plans | Not in the plan comparison |
| Certificate of completion | All plans | Not in the plan comparison |
| Audit trail | All plans | Starter, $19/user — NOT on the free plan |
| Verify a signed document after the fact | All plans | Not in the plan comparison |
| Identity and access | ||
| Phone / SMS verification of the signer | Professional, $39/mo flat | Business — recipient verification, paid add-on |
| Government-ID verification | Not offered | Business — paid add-on |
| Remote online notarisation | Not offered | Enterprise — separate service, coverage and price unpublished |
| SSO / SAML | Enterprise, $399/mo flat | Enterprise — quote only |
| Roles and permissions | Starter, $15/mo flat | Starter for system roles; Business for custom |
| Knowing what is in your contracts | ||
| AI repository over executed agreements | Not offered | Early-stage AI extraction — tier not published |
| Contract lifecycle management | Not offered | Not offered |
| Building on it | ||
| REST API | Starter, $15/mo flat | Enterprise on the seat plans, or a separate ladder from $40/mo |
| Webhooks | Starter, $15/mo flat | Business, $49/user |
| Custom branding | Starter, $15/mo flat | Limited on Free; full on Starter |
| Collect payment at signing | Not offered | Starter, $19/user — Stripe, PayPal, Square, QuickBooks |
| API sends metered separately from your plan | No — an envelope is an envelope however it was created | Yes — API is a separate product from the seat plans |
| Data residency | Not published by PearSign | Not published |
Read it end to end and the shape is consistent. PandaDoc has the longer feature list, and the rows above say so plainly — there are capabilities there that PearSign does not have at all. What the table also shows is what each product charges to do the work most teams actually do: send documents, collect signatures, and let a few colleagues do the same. On that work PearSign is a flat $39 a month for fifteen people with a thousand documents included, and every competitor here multiplies by headcount before you send anything. That is the trade: a shorter feature list, at a fraction of the price, with no meter on what you send.
Rows come from PandaDoc’s own published plan comparison, read on 2026-08-25. Where PandaDoc does not publish something it is marked not published rather than “no” — an absent mention is not evidence of an absent feature. Scope is product capability as each vendor documents it; security certifications and compliance programmes are not compared here.
Send one and see
3 envelopes total, free forever, no card and no trial that quietly ends. Put something you actually need signed through it.
PearSign and PandaDoc
Is PandaDoc's free plan enough to avoid paying?
Free eSign allows 60 documents a year with 2 recipients each — about five a month. PearSign's free plan is 3 envelopes total with no recipient cap. Figures checked 2026-08-25.
Does PearSign build proposals and quotes?
PearSign drafts documents with AI and collects signatures on them, but it does not have PandaDoc's pricing tables, product catalogue or quote-building blocks. If your core need is assembling a priced proposal inside the tool, PandaDoc is built for that and PearSign is not.
What is PearSign built for that PandaDoc is not?
Getting a document signed, sealed and auditable at a flat price for the whole account. PandaDoc is built around producing the document — proposals, quotes, pricing tables — and prices per seat. PearSign includes bulk send and FusionForms for collecting one document from many people, and every completed document carries our AATL-backed certificate and tamper-evident audit trail on every plan including Free.
Every PandaDoc figure on this page was read from PandaDoc’s own site on 2026-08-25. Pricing changes; the source is linked so you can check it rather than trust us.
PandaDoc is a trademark of its respective owner. PearSign is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by PandaDoc.
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