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Alternatives to DocuSign and Adobe Acrobat Sign

DocuSign and Adobe Acrobat Sign are capable products. They are also priced and built for large enterprises. If you mostly need documents approved and signed, with a proper audit trail and at a sensible price, there are simpler options.

Refrendo is in a closed beta. Beta organisations use it free.

Refrendo was built for the common case: someone in your organisation needs a document approved by the right people and then signed by a colleague, a supplier or a customer, with evidence that will stand up later. The pages below each look at that from a different starting point.

Leaving DocuSign

Leaving Adobe Acrobat Sign

Comparing your options

What we won’t claim

Refrendo does not have DocuSign’s integration catalogue, certificate-based (PKI) digital signatures, or SAML. It offers electronic signatures, which Australian law recognises for most business documents, a REST API with webhooks, and single sign-on over OpenID Connect. If you need the others, it is better to know now.

Details about other products are from their public websites as of September 2026 and may have changed. DocuSign and Adobe Acrobat Sign are trademarks of their owners; Refrendo is not affiliated with them.

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Questions

What is the best alternative to DocuSign?

It depends on why you are leaving. If it is cost, look for pricing by sender rather than by user, with a pooled allowance. If it is approvals, look for approval steps built into the same workflow as signing. If you need hundreds of integrations or certificate-based digital signatures, DocuSign may still be the better fit. Refrendo does not offer those today.

Is there a free alternative to DocuSign?

Refrendo has a free plan for light use: one sender, three requests a month, up to two people per request, and a proper audit trail and completion certificate. It is meant for trying Refrendo properly rather than running a business on indefinitely.

Can I move my DocuSign templates to Refrendo?

There is no automatic import. You upload the same PDF, place the fields and save it as a template, which usually takes a few minutes. Most teams rebuild their five or ten most-used templates in an afternoon.

Join the closed beta

Refrendo is invitation-only for now. Organisations in the beta approve and sign free for as long as it runs.