DocuSeal

AI capabilities

AI field detection exists only as a paid embedding add-on ($100/mo); core is not AI.

Pricing

Free license. Hosting estimate: $0 (cloud free tier) to $20/user; PikaPods from $2.36/mo

Open source

• Code: https://github.com/docusealco/docuseal
• GitHub stars: 18998
• Latest release: 2026-11-02
• Hosting: Official DocuSeal Cloud: free plan (10 signature-request emails/mo), Pro $20/user/mo. One-click: PikaPods (from $2.36/mo), Cloudron, Heroku, Railway, DigitalOcean, Render deploy buttons.
• Backing: DocuSeal (company).
• AGPL-3.0 plus a Section 7(b) additional term: you must keep the DocuSeal attribution in the user interface. Commercial use is allowed; share source if you offer a modified version over a network.
• Open-core: Pro features (automated reminders, SMS invitations/verification, conditional fields, bulk send from spreadsheets, white-label, user roles, SSO, embedding) require a paid Pro license ($20/user/mo or $240/user/yr).
• No published GitHub security advisories found.

Trust checks

• Admin-verified listing: Pass · Reviewed by the Catervas team: links and prices checked Nov 5, 2026
• License verified: Pass · AGPL-3.0 is on the license allow-list
• Active maintenance: Pass · Last release or commit 2026-11-02
• No open critical security advisories: Pass · No unpatched critical or high advisories found. Keep it on the latest release.
• Privacy and data policy: Pass · Self-hosted: your data stays on your own hosting.
• Company or foundation backing: Pass · DocuSeal (company).

Problems it helps with

• Chasing client documents and information: A free DocuSign alternative for buyer agreements, disclosures, leases, engagement letters and tax authorization forms. Reusable templates and email reminders keep signatures and client intake forms moving, and signed engagement letters set scope before work starts.
• Getting paid: slow fees, paper checks and unbilled extra work: A free DocuSign alternative for buyer agreements, disclosures, leases, engagement letters and tax authorization forms. Reusable templates and email reminders keep signatures and client intake forms moving, and signed engagement letters set scope before work starts.
• Hiring and keeping licensed stylists and barbers: Turn paper forms into fill-and-sign links: staff onboarding packets and policy acknowledgments, parent enrollment/medical/permission forms, client service agreements and job-completion sign-offs (proof of work) — all stored as signed PDFs.
• Hiring, keeping and onboarding qualified staff: Turn paper forms into fill-and-sign links: staff onboarding packets and policy acknowledgments, parent enrollment/medical/permission forms, client service agreements and job-completion sign-offs (proof of work) — all stored as signed PDFs.
• Licensing compliance and paperwork (MSDE, EXCELS, training hours): Turn paper forms into fill-and-sign links: staff onboarding packets and policy acknowledgments, parent enrollment/medical/permission forms, client service agreements and job-completion sign-offs (proof of work) — all stored as signed PDFs.
• Daily reports, lesson plans, billing and parent messages: Turn paper forms into fill-and-sign links: staff onboarding packets and policy acknowledgments, parent enrollment/medical/permission forms, client service agreements and job-completion sign-offs (proof of work) — all stored as signed PDFs.
• Hiring and keeping cleaners amid very high turnover: Turn paper forms into fill-and-sign links: staff onboarding packets and policy acknowledgments, parent enrollment/medical/permission forms, client service agreements and job-completion sign-offs (proof of work) — all stored as signed PDFs.
• Keeping clients: uneven quality and no proof of work: Turn paper forms into fill-and-sign links: staff onboarding packets and policy acknowledgments, parent enrollment/medical/permission forms, client service agreements and job-completion sign-offs (proof of work) — all stored as signed PDFs.
• Slow payments, progress billing and small deposits: Free DocuSign alternative: send contracts, change orders, MHIC-required contract terms, deposit authorizations and service agreements for e-signature on the homeowner's phone, with signature verification and stored audit copies, so jobs start (and deposits are collected) faster.
• MHIC licensing, contract rules and admin paperwork: Free DocuSign alternative: send contracts, change orders, MHIC-required contract terms, deposit authorizations and service agreements for e-signature on the homeowner's phone, with signature verification and stored audit copies, so jobs start (and deposits are collected) faster.
• Admin overload: scheduling, dispatch, paperwork and job records: Free DocuSign alternative: send contracts, change orders, MHIC-required contract terms, deposit authorizations and service agreements for e-signature on the homeowner's phone, with signature verification and stored audit copies, so jobs start (and deposits are collected) faster.
• Fertilizer, pesticide and licensing records: Free DocuSign alternative: send contracts, change orders, MHIC-required contract terms, deposit authorizations and service agreements for e-signature on the homeowner's phone, with signature verification and stored audit copies, so jobs start (and deposits are collected) faster.
• Transaction paperwork, deadlines and compliance: A free DocuSign alternative for buyer agreements, disclosures, leases, engagement letters and tax authorization forms. Reusable templates and email reminders keep signatures and client intake forms moving, and signed engagement letters set scope before work starts.
• Recruiting, hiring and keeping hourly staff: Turn paper forms into fill-and-sign links: staff onboarding packets and policy acknowledgments, parent enrollment/medical/permission forms, client service agreements and job-completion sign-offs (proof of work) — all stored as signed PDFs.

Works with

• Zapier · Zapier/Make/n8n on paid tier;