A Dropbox Sign alternative for teams that sign face to face
Dropbox Sign, the product that used to be HelloSign, is a clean, reliable way to send documents for signature, and it fits neatly if your files already live in Dropbox. Teams start comparing when they hit its template caps, need several people to sign on one device, or watch the per-user bill grow. Here's a fair look, using Dropbox's own pages as of November 2026.
Updated November 5, 2026 · 4 min read
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Where Dropbox Sign pinches
- Templates are capped. Dropbox Sign's pricing page lists 5 templates on Essentials and 15 on Standard. Unlimited templates need Premium, which is a custom quote.
- In-person signing is one signer at a time. Dropbox's help center says in-person signing is on Standard and Premium and is meant for single-signer documents only.
- Per-user pricing, and a sales call at five. Standard is $25 per user a month billed yearly or $30 month to month, and the pricing page asks teams of five or more to contact sales.
- No branding on the entry plan. Your company logo and custom messaging start on Standard, not Essentials.
Dropbox Sign does send unlimited signature requests on every paid plan, with no overage fees. That's one thing the two products share: SignMaster's Solo, Crew and Company plans have no envelope limit either.
SignMaster and Dropbox Sign side by side
| SignMaster | Dropbox Sign | |
|---|---|---|
| One person | Solo, $15 a month | Essentials, $15 a month billed yearly or $20 monthly |
| A small team | Crew, $49 a month for 5 people | Standard, $25 per user a month billed yearly or $30 monthly |
| Sending | Unlimited envelopes on paid plans | Unlimited signature requests on paid plans |
| Templates | Unlimited on paid plans | 5 on Essentials, 15 on Standard |
| In-person signing | Every plan, any number of signers | Standard and Premium, single-signer documents |
| Bulk send | Every paid plan, up to 500 rows a send on Crew | Standard and Premium, up to 250 people |
| Your logo | Crew and Company | Standard and Premium |
| Signer languages | 6, including Spanish | 22, including Spanish |
| Mobile | iPhone and iPad app, plus any phone browser | Through the Dropbox app for iPhone, iPad and Android |
| API | Included on Crew and Company, with webhooks | Separate API plans from $75 a month billed yearly |
| Free trial | 14 days of Crew, no card | 30 days |
Dropbox figures come from Dropbox Sign's pricing, API pricing and help center pages, read on November 5, 2026, at US list prices. For every row with its source, see SignMaster vs Dropbox Sign.
What a growing team pays
Standard needs at least two users, so it starts at $600 a year. Four people come to $1,200 a year on yearly billing, or $120 a month month to month. A fifth person means a quote from Dropbox's sales team.
SignMaster Crew covers 5 people for $49 a month, or $490 a year, and the price doesn't move as you add templates or send more. Need one more person? That's $8 a month, added from Settings with no sales call.
Where Dropbox Sign is the better choice
- Your files live in Dropbox. Signed documents land next to everything else, and Dropbox Sign is reached from the Dropbox app on iPhone, iPad and Android. SignMaster has no Android app.
- Your signers read other languages. Dropbox Sign works end to end in 22 languages for senders and signers. SignMaster's signing page and emails come in 6.
- You need HubSpot or Google Drive on the cheapest plan. Dropbox lists both integrations on every plan, Essentials included. SignMaster connects to other apps through webhooks on Crew and Company.
- You need text-message identity checks. Standard and Premium can ask signers to confirm a code sent by text. SignMaster uses access codes you share or that it emails to the signer.
- You need a HIPAA business associate agreement. Dropbox offers one on Standard and Premium, with a minimum contract value. SignMaster makes no HIPAA claims.
Who SignMaster fits better
Crews and offices that get most signatures across a table. With SignMaster, a homeowner and a co-owner can both sign on your iPad in the same envelope, or one in person and one by link, and the certificate records who hosted. Scan turns a paper contract into a signable PDF on the spot.
It also suits anyone who has outgrown 15 templates: a template per service, per state or per language costs nothing extra. Bulk send fills each row's fields and template text boxes from a CSV, so renewals go out with each customer's own price.
How to move over from Dropbox Sign
- 1
Open a free workspace
Every new workspace gets 14 days of Crew, with no card to enter.
- 2
Download your templates' PDFs
Dropbox Sign templates don't import into SignMaster. Save the underlying documents as PDFs, upload them and let Alana place the fields again.
- 3
Keep signed copies in Dropbox if you like
Download completed SignMaster PDFs into the same Dropbox folders you use today, or send them anywhere with a webhook.
- 4
Let open requests finish
Requests already out keep working in Dropbox Sign. Send new ones from SignMaster and cancel once the last one is signed.
Questions? Answers.
Is Dropbox Sign the same as HelloSign?
Yes. Dropbox renamed HelloSign to Dropbox Sign, and the HelloSign API became the Dropbox Sign API.
Can two people sign in person on one device with SignMaster?
Yes. Pick each signer in turn from the envelope and hand over the device. Dropbox's help center describes its in-person signing as meant for single-signer documents.
Does SignMaster limit templates like Dropbox Sign Standard?
No. Solo, Crew and Company have unlimited templates. Free includes 3.
Is there a free plan on either?
Both have one. SignMaster Free sends 3 envelopes a month. Dropbox's API pricing page describes a free package with up to three signature requests a month.
Where do the Dropbox Sign figures come from?
From Dropbox Sign's pricing and API pricing pages and the Dropbox help center, read on November 5, 2026, at US list prices in dollars.
Sources
- Dropbox Sign pricing · sign.dropbox.com
- Dropbox Sign API pricing · sign.dropbox.com
- Dropbox help: in-person signing · help.dropbox.com
- Dropbox help: bulk send · help.dropbox.com
- Dropbox help: Dropbox Sign system requirements · help.dropbox.com
- Dropbox Sign features · sign.dropbox.com
- Dropbox product update: HelloSign is now Dropbox Sign · dropbox.com
