How we compare.
Nearly every tool in this category charges for people. We charge for documents, because people cost us nothing and documents do.
| Tool | Entry price | Charged by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DocuSign | $10/mo | Per user | Personal is five envelopes a month and a single user. Higher tiers are priced per user with annual envelope allowances. |
| PandaDoc | $19/seat/mo | Per seat | Billed annually. Custom branding, product catalog, pricing tables, approval workflows and renewal notifications start at the $49/seat tier; templates are capped at three below it. |
| SignNow | $8/user/mo | Per user | E-signature only — no quoting, catalog or renewals. |
| HootQuill | $12/mo | Per document | Unlimited users on every plan, including free. Quoting, catalog, templates, approvals, portal and renewals in every paid plan. |
Competitor pricing as published in September 2026, and it changes — check theirs before deciding. We have quoted their entry tiers; several are annual-billing rates.
What sits behind their expensive tier
This is the part worth reading. The features a quoting business actually needs are, elsewhere, the ones you pay the most per person for.
| Feature | PandaDoc | HootQuill |
|---|---|---|
| Custom branding on documents | $49/seat tier | Every paid plan |
| Product catalog | $49/seat tier | Every plan |
| Pricing tables and quotes | $49/seat tier | Every plan |
| Approval workflows | $49/seat tier | Every plan |
| Renewal notifications | $49/seat tier | Every plan |
| Reusable templates | 3 below $49/seat | Unlimited, every plan |
A five-person shop, doing the arithmetic
Five people needing branding, a catalog and approvals is five seats at $49 elsewhere — $245 a month. Here it is whichever plan matches what you send: $39 for a hundred documents a month, and the fifth person costs the same as the first.