01COUNTERSIGNED VS ZOHO SIGN
Zoho Sign’s free plan covers one user and 5 envelopes a month. Past that, Standard is $10 per user a month billed annually ($12 monthly) for 25. Countersigned Free gives you 20 envelopes a month and up to 20 reusable templates, with signer attachments included.
20 envelopes a month and up to 20 templates. Free forever.
02SIDE BY SIDE
Countersigned Free against Zoho Sign’s own published plans. Zoho Sign Free covers one user and 5 envelopes a month.
| Feature | Countersigned Free | Zoho Sign |
|---|---|---|
| 01Envelopes on the free plan | 20 a month | 5 a month Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 02Price for 20 envelopes a month | $0 | $10/user/mo (Standard, annual) Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 03Signer attachments | Included | Professional ($16/user/mo, annual) Advantage: Countersigned. |
| 04Reminders and audit trail | Included | Included on Free Advantage: Even. |
| 05Unlimited sending | 200 a month on Pro ($20/seat) | Professional, $16/user/mo annual Advantage: Them. |
| 06Apps | Browser only | iOS, Android, macOS and Windows Advantage: Them. |
| 07Advanced signatures | Simple e-signatures | AES on Standard; QES on Enterprise Advantage: Them. |
ZOHO SIGNPUBLISHED SELF-SERVE PLANS
03DO THE MATH
Pick how many agreements you send a month. We’ll find Zoho Sign’s cheapest published plan that covers it, and ours.
One sender, cheapest self-serve Zoho Sign 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 your business runs on Zoho, or you need unlimited sending and qualified signatures, Zoho Sign fits well. If 5 free envelopes a month isn’t enough, Countersigned covers 20 at $0.
Mobile and desktop apps, cloud-storage connectors and Zoho integrations on the free plan.
Digital-certificate signing with a USB token on the free plan.
SMS and WhatsApp delivery, ID checks and advanced electronic signatures on Standard.
Unlimited envelopes from $16 per user a month, billed annually.
Bulk send, SignForms, payments, qualified signatures and an API on Enterprise.
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
Zoho Sign has a free plan for a single user with 5 envelopes a month. Countersigned Free includes 20 envelopes a month and up to 20 templates, also at $0.
Above 20 envelopes a month for one sender. Zoho Sign Standard ($10 per user a month, annual) covers 25 and Professional ($16) is unlimited, while Countersigned Pro is $20 per seat for 200. Up to 20 a month, Countersigned is free and Zoho Sign isn’t past 5.
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
