01COUNTERSIGNED VS FOXIT ESIGN
Foxit’s free signing tool comes with a warning from Foxit itself: its signatures are not legally binding or compliant with e-signing standards. For that, Essentials is $120 per user per year with 250 envelopes and 10 templates. Countersigned Free records consent, signing events and document hashes on every envelope, with 20 envelopes a month and up to 20 templates.
20 envelopes a month and up to 20 templates. Free forever.
02SIDE BY SIDE
Countersigned Free against Foxit eSign’s own published plans. Foxit’s free tool is, in Foxit’s words, not legally binding; its paid plans start at $120 a year.
| Feature | Countersigned Free | Foxit eSign |
|---|---|---|
| 01Free plan for compliant signing | Yes, with a completion record | No. Free tool is not legally binding, per Foxit Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 02Price to start sending | $0, forever | $120/user/year (Essentials) Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 03Reusable templates | Up to 20 on Free | 10 on Essentials Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 04Unlimited templates | Pro ($20/seat/mo) | Business, 5-license minimum ($1,500/yr) Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 05Envelopes per year | 240 on Free | 250 on Essentials Advantage: Them. |
| 06PDF editor | Page tools for signing | Foxit PDF Editor integration Advantage: Them. |
| 07Security attestations | Safeguards in our Trust Center | SOC 2 Type 2 Advantage: Them. |
FOXIT ESIGNPUBLISHED SELF-SERVE PLANS
03DO THE MATH
Pick how many agreements you send a month. We’ll find Foxit eSign’s cheapest published plan that covers it, and ours.
One sender, cheapest self-serve Foxit eSign plan that covers your volume, at its listed monthly rate. Checked October 10, 2026.
04IN FAIRNESS
We’d rather you choose with the whole picture. If you already work in Foxit PDF Editor or need regulated signing, Foxit eSign fits that stack. If you want compliant signing records without a $120 annual bill, Countersigned starts free.
SOC 2 Type 2 on both plans.
HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11, qualified signatures, KBA and SSO on Business.
Integration with Foxit PDF Editor, plus a mobile app.
Bulk sending, on-demand notary and Teams, Dynamics and Zapier integrations.
Signing in 16 languages and a separately priced API.
05HOW IT’S FREE
Free isn’t a trial or a teaser. It comes from how we build, and who builds it.
The team behind DocuPipe spent a decade building machine-learning systems. Now we write, review and test Countersigned with AI at every step. That lets a small team run a complete signing product without legacy code or a large sales floor to fund, so the essentials can stay free.
It also means we move quickly. When something you need is missing, tell us.
Countersigned is built by the team behind DocuPipe, the document-intelligence platform with ISO 27001:2022 certification, a SOC 2 Type II report and annual penetration tests. Those attestations cover DocuPipe, not Countersigned yet, but the habits came with us.
06SWITCHING
There’s no import tool yet, and you don’t need one. Your agreements are PDFs.
Email or Google. No credit card, no trial clock.
Upload the PDFs you already send, place signer fields, and save up to 20 as reusable templates.
Recipients sign in the browser without an account, and everyone gets the completed PDF.
07QUESTIONS
Foxit says no. Its page states that signatures collected with the free tool are not legally binding or compliant with e-signing standards. Legally compliant signing starts on eSign Essentials at $120 per user per year.
Slightly. Essentials includes 250 envelopes a year for $120; Countersigned Free includes 20 a month (240 a year) for $0, with more templates (20 vs 10).
We build with AI at every step, so a small team can run the whole product without a large sales organization to pay for. Free covers 20 envelopes a month and up to 20 templates, permanently. Teams that need more pay for Pro: $20 per seat per month for 200 shared envelopes. That, not your data, is the business model.
Countersigned records each signer’s consent, signing events, IP address and browser, and produces a completed PDF with a completion record and document hashes. In the US, the ESIGN Act and UETA generally prevent a signature from being denied legal effect just because it’s electronic, but whether e-signing suits a particular agreement depends on the document and the law that applies. Countersigned doesn’t yet offer certificate-backed PDF sealing or qualified eIDAS signatures.
Sending pauses until your allowance resets on the first of the month, or you can upgrade to Pro for 200 shared envelopes at $20 per seat per month. Signing and template reuse never use up envelopes; only sending does.
No. Recipients open a private link, review the document and sign in the browser. They don’t need an account or a subscription, and everyone gets the completed PDF.
08YOUR NEXT AGREEMENT
