01COUNTERSIGNED VS SIGNNOW
signNow has no free plan. After a 7-day trial, Starter is $8 a month billed annually, or $20 month to month, with 100 signature invites per account per year. Countersigned Free sends 20 envelopes every month, 240 a year, with up to 20 templates, for $0.
20 envelopes a month and up to 20 templates. Free forever.
02SIDE BY SIDE
Countersigned Free against signNow’s own published plans. signNow has no free plan, only a 7-day trial.
| Feature | Countersigned Free | signNow |
|---|---|---|
| 01Free plan | Yes, no time limit | No. 7-day trial Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 02Price to start sending | $0, forever | $8/mo billed annually, or $20 monthly Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 03Sending allowance | 20 envelopes a month | 100 invites a year (annual); 10 a month (monthly) Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 04Dropdown and radio fields | Included | Professional ($15/mo, annual) Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 05Signer attachments | Included | Business ($30/mo, annual) Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 06Signer access codes | Included | Password authentication on Business Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 07Reusable templates | Up to 20 on Free | Unlimited, from Starter Advantage: Even. |
| 08Users | 1 on Free; paid seats on Pro | Unlimited users on every plan Advantage: Them. |
| 09Mobile apps | Browser only | iOS and Android Advantage: Them. |
| 10Security attestations | Safeguards in our Trust Center | SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 Advantage: Them. |
SIGNNOWPUBLISHED SELF-SERVE PLANS
03DO THE MATH
Pick how many agreements you send a month. We’ll find signNow’s cheapest published plan that covers it, and ours.
One sender, cheapest self-serve signNow 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 need a whole team on one account, notarization or payments, signNow covers more ground. If you just need agreements signed, there’s no reason to pay before you start.
Unlimited users and unlimited templates on every plan, priced per account.
iOS and Android apps, in-person signing and Google and Zapier integrations from Starter.
Bulk send, signing links, payments and online notarization from Professional.
SMS delivery, conditional fields and branding on Business.
SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, with HIPAA and 21 CFR Part 11 add-ons, and 24/7 live chat.
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
No. signNow offers a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee, then Starter at $8 a month billed annually or $20 month to month. Countersigned Free has no time limit.
On annual billing, signNow’s self-serve plans include 100 signature invites per account per year, with pay-as-you-go beyond that; monthly billing includes 10 a month. Countersigned Free includes 20 envelopes every month, and Pro includes 200. A signNow invite and a Countersigned envelope are counted differently, so compare them at your own volume.
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
