E-signature · replacement recipe

Go from SignWell to OpenSign

The job: E-signature workflow (Send documents for signature, Templates and template links, Multiple signers and signing order, Audit trail and tamper-evident documents). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.

From · what you pay for now
SignWell
SignWell Business · $36/mo
Year one+$382modeled
To · your pickBest fit
OpenSign
Free plan · $0 a month
Change where you land

The money

$36/mo today , then $0/mo

SignWell Business

Year one, net+$382
Pays back in1.4 months

Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math

Does it do the job? 4 of 4 covered

  • Covered: Send documents for signature
  • Covered: Templates and template links
  • Covered: Multiple signers and signing order
  • Covered: Audit trail and tamper-evident documents

The work

Setup
About 1 h
Upkeep
None
Watch out
Check first: You only rely on: Send documents for signature, Templates and template links, Multiple signers and signing order…

Make the move in four steps

  1. Export from SignWell

    Documents, including completed (signed) documents. Format: PDF

    Export steps
  2. Set up OpenSign

    OpenSign's hosted free plan has no document cap, against 3 documents a month on SignWell Free; reminders, API and branding need a paid OpenSign plan.

    Details
  3. Switch links and integrations

    Point links, embeds and integrations at OpenSign, then send a test through every one.

  4. Cancel SignWell

    Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works.

    How to cancel SignWell
Open OpenSignHow to cancel SignWell
Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. Paths marked Tested by Stackcut were run end to end by us on our own products. They're our tests, not customer results. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

The whole recipe: 3 ways out, best first

What you use

  • Send documents for signature
  • Templates and template links
  • Multiple signers and signing order
  • Audit trail and tamper-evident documents

Not covered

  • Reminders and notifications
  • Team management and roles
  • Custom branding
  • API included

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Send documents for signature, Templates and template links, Multiple signers and signing order, Audit trail and tamper-evident documents
  • Export your data from SignWell before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-signwell") on the Stackcut MCP server.

3 ways out, best first

Switch vendorOpenSign (free tier)Saves $382 in year one
$36/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $432/yr · payback 1.4 mo
If your use fits the free tier (Hosted free plan: unlimited e-signatures, request signatures from others, unlimited templates and guest signers, signing order, completion certificates. API, webhooks, reminders and bulk send need a paid plan.).
Covers 100% of the core features
OpenSign's hosted free plan has no document cap, against 3 documents a month on SignWell Free; reminders, API and branding need a paid OpenSign plan.
How we got this
You pay now: SignWell Businessflat price$36/mo
New cost: OpenSign (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$36 − $0+$36/mo
Over 12 months+$36 × 12+$432
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$432 − $50+$382
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $432 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Switch vendorDocuSeal (free tier)Saves $382 in year one
$36/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $432/yr · payback 1.4 mo
If your use fits the free tier (Cloud Basic: $0 per user, 10 signature request emails a month, unlimited templates and storage, audit log, API with free basic use. The self-hosted open-source edition has unlimited signature requests (own SMTP).).
Covers 100% of the core features
DocuSeal's free cloud plan sends 10 signature requests a month with unlimited templates and the API, enough for a team that signs a few contracts a month.
How we got this
You pay now: SignWell Businessflat price$36/mo
New cost: DocuSeal (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$36 − $0+$36/mo
Over 12 months+$36 × 12+$432
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$432 − $50+$382
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $432 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Open sourceDocuSealCosts $1,028 more in year one
$36/mo today → $5/mo + 2 h upkeep · setup 4 h
Covers 100% of the core features
Self-hosted DocuSeal has unlimited signature requests, templates, API and webhooks for the price of a small server; reminders and branding need Pro.
License: open_source
How we got this
You pay now: SignWell Businessflat price$36/mo
New cost: DocuSeala small server (modeled)$5/mo
Your upkeep time2 h/mo × $50/h$100/mo
Difference each month$36 − $5 − $100−$69/mo
Over 12 months−$69 × 12−$828
Setup, once4 h × $50/h−$200
Year one−$828 − $200−$1,028
  • Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $372 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

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