# E-signature roundups

These roundups compare e-signature tools by the job you need done, using public pages read on a stated date, and each one names where other tools beat docuinked.

## How we write these

Every price and feature claim about another product links to its source and carries the date we read it. When a vendor's own page failed, we say the figure came from a third party. When we couldn't find something, we say it wasn't stated. Each page has a section on where others are better, because for many readers one of them is.

docuinked is new and in public beta: the first 5 completed documents are free, then $9 a month. It has no audit reports yet, and its seal certificate is not on the Adobe trust list. What it does differently is narrow: an agent or workflow can prepare a contract, a named person approves the exact draft, and only the signer signs.

## The roundups

- [Best free e-signature tools](/alternatives/best-free-e-signature): monthly caps on free plans, side by side.
- [Best e-signature APIs](/alternatives/best-e-signature-api): price per document, test mode, field placement and embedding.
- [Best open-source e-signature software](/alternatives/best-open-source-e-signature): licences, activity and what self-hosting takes.
- [Best e-signature for AI agents](/alternatives/best-e-signature-for-ai-agents): who has an MCP server, and who stops an agent sending alone.
- [Best e-signature for n8n](/alternatives/best-e-signature-for-n8n): HTTP, MCP and nodes, and how retries behave.
- [Best white-label e-signature](/alternatives/best-white-label-e-signature): branding, embedded signing and per-customer accounts for platforms.

For one-to-one views, see the [comparisons](/compare).

## Common questions

### How often are these roundups updated?

Each page shows the date its facts were checked. When a vendor changes a price we know about, we update the page and the date. Check the vendor before you buy, since prices move faster than pages.

### Does anyone pay to appear on these pages?

No. No vendor paid for a place, and none of them has reviewed these pages. We are a competitor, so read our view with that in mind.

### Why include tools that beat docuinked?

Because a roundup that only praises its author is no use to you. If another tool fits your job better, we would rather you know it now.