Dropbox Sign API vs BoldSign API pricing
Both are in e-signature apis. Dropbox Sign API is billed per-request monthly tiers; BoldSign API is billed per-envelope / per-user monthly. Numbers below are copied from each vendor's pricing page.
Dropbox Sign APIFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- Free Test Mode sandbox + free plan (3 requests/30 days)
- Billed
- Per-request monthly tiers
- Best for
- Developer-friendly embedded signing at mid-market scale
- Verified
- Jun 27, 2026
BoldSign APIFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- Free sandbox + Essential plan: 25 envelopes/mo
- Billed
- Per-envelope / per-user monthly
- Best for
- Affordable, fully self-serve e-signature API for builders
- Verified
- Jun 27, 2026
Dropbox Sign API plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Test Mode | Free (or $180/yr) | Sandbox for building and testing against every endpoint with watermarked, non-binding documents before going to production. |
| Essentials | $75/mo (or $900/yr) | Starts at ~50 signature requests/month. Templates, API dashboard, audit trail, 6-language SDKs, embedded signing. |
| Standard | $250/mo (or $3,000/yr) | Starts at ~100 requests/month. Adds advanced signing tools, conditional-logic fields, and data residency options. |
| Premium | Custom quote | All Standard features plus premium/white-label branding, electronic ID (eID) support, and unlimited SMS tools; for 500+ requests/month. |
- Production API pricing floor is high: $75/mo for only ~50 requests, $250/mo for Standard
- Advanced features (conditional-logic fields, data residency, SMS auth, eID) are gated to higher/custom tiers
- Premium tier requires a custom sales quote with no public pricing transparency
Source: https://sign.dropbox.com/products/dropbox-sign-api/pricing
BoldSign API plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Essential (Free) | $0/mo | 1 user, 25 envelopes/month, 2 templates, audit trail, signer authentication, automated reminders, mobile apps. |
| Growth | $5/user/mo (annual) | 50 envelopes/month per user, unlimited templates, bulk send, team management; ~$15/user billed monthly. |
| Business | $15/user/mo (annual) | Unlimited envelopes, SSO, AI-powered field detection, CRM integration, custom branding, custom roles; ~$25/user monthly. |
| Premium | $99/mo (annual) | Flat rate, unlimited users, 250 envelopes/month, all Business features; ~$138/mo billed monthly. |
| Enterprise API | From $30/mo | Production API access, 40 envelopes included, $0.75 per additional envelope, embedded requesting/signing/templates, unlimited templates and sender identities. |
| Free Sandbox | $0 | Full API access for testing; documents are watermarked as test copies and deleted after 14 days. |
- Several features gated behind add-ons or higher tiers (bulk-send links, SMS auth) not always clear upfront
- 99.999% uptime is a marketing claim with no prominent public status page or SLA-with-credits doc