BoldSign

BoldSign is an electronic signature service for sending, signing, and managing documents and contracts. It supports templates, bulk sending, audit trails, SMS authentication, and signature ordering. Its APIs and SDKs can send, sign, and manage contracts from an application or embed signing workflows. The service offers Android and iOS apps, plus Chrome and Edge extensions, and supports mobile signing. Integrations listed include Salesforce, HubSpot, OneDrive, Power Automate, Zapier, and Xero. Essential includes email, chat, and phone support. The free Essential plan allows 25 envelopes per month, two templates, and one user. BoldSign offers a 30-day free trial without requiring a credit card. Paid plans start at $5/user/mo with annual pricing. BoldSign states that it uses AES-256 encryption and complies with SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. It describes its signatures as legally enforceable under the ESIGN Act, eIDAS, and global laws. Business and higher plans include team collaboration, roles, custom permissions, and single sign-on. BoldSign was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina.

BoldSign covers document signing through apps, extensions, and developer APIs, with a free plan and trial. Check envelope and template limits, as well as the plan billing terms, before choosing a tier.

BoldSign may suit individuals or teams sending documents for signature, including developers embedding signing workflows through its APIs and SDKs. The mobile apps and listed integrations may be useful to people working across those tools.

BoldSign is an electronic-signature service for individuals, teams, and developers who need document workflows that can grow beyond one-off signing. It is strongest for repeatable sending and embedded signing; solo users can start free, while teams should compare user and envelope allowances before committing.

Overview

BoldSign brings reusable templates, bulk sending, audit trails, SMS authentication, and configurable signer order together. That mix suits recurring paperwork where teams need a record of activity or a defined signing sequence, rather than a basic tool for occasional signatures. Integrations include Salesforce, HubSpot, OneDrive, Power Automate, Zapier, and Xero.

The company states that BoldSign complies with SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS and uses AES-256 encryption. It describes signatures as legally enforceable under the ESIGN Act, eIDAS, and global laws. Those assurances address common organizational requirements, though the right plan still depends on each team’s capacity and administration needs.

Key features

Templates and bulk sending are the practical core for repeat work: templates avoid rebuilding documents, while bulk sending helps distribute them without handling each send separately. Audit trails and SMS authentication add accountability and another verification option. The ability to set signature order fits workflows where signers need to act in sequence.

BoldSign’s APIs and SDKs can send, sign, and manage contracts from an application, including embedded signing workflows. That makes it a better fit for product teams integrating e-signatures into their software than for developers seeking only a manual document-signing tool. Enterprise API offers a free sandbox with full API access and no credit card required; its paid entry starts at $30/month and includes 40 API envelopes and two application users.

Android and iOS apps support mobile signing, and the service also offers responsive mobile signing, plus Chrome and Edge extensions. These options give users several ways to reach signing workflows across devices and browsers.

Pricing

The free Essential plan costs nothing and allows 25 envelopes per month, two templates, and one user, with no additional users. That is a useful starting point for an individual with regular but modest signing needs; the monthly envelope cap and lack of extra seats make it a poor fit for a growing team.

Growth costs $5 a month in the annual pricing view. It includes 50 envelopes per month per user, 10 templates, and one included user; additional users cost $5 per month. This is the most economical paid route for a small team that can work within per-user envelope limits, but added seats raise the bill.

Business is shown at $25 a month in the monthly display and $15 per month per user in the yearly pricing display. It includes unlimited envelopes and templates, with one included user. Business and higher plans add team collaboration, roles, custom permissions, and single sign-on, making the tier more relevant to teams that need administration features as well as capacity. The difference between monthly and yearly displays matters when comparing budgets.

Premium costs $138 a month in the annual pricing view and includes 250 envelopes per month, unlimited users, and unlimited templates. Its envelope allowance is lower than Business’s unlimited envelopes, but the unlimited seats can suit larger teams with moderate sending volume. BoldSign also offers a 30-day free trial without requiring a credit card. Essential includes email, chat, and phone support, and support is available on the free plan.

Platforms

BoldSign supports Android and iOS, APIs, and browser extensions for Chrome and Edge. That combination covers mobile signing, embedded workflows, and browser-based access without limiting the service to a single device type.

Who it's for

BoldSign is a strong fit for solo senders who can stay within 25 monthly envelopes, small teams that need templates and per-user sending allowances, and developers embedding contract workflows into applications. Teams needing unlimited envelopes should consider Business, while organizations prioritizing unlimited users may find Premium’s capacity more suitable. It is less compelling for a team that needs many seats on a low-cost plan or does not need its recurring-workflow and API capabilities.

Pros and cons

• Pros: The free plan provides 25 monthly envelopes and two templates for one user, so a solo sender can use recurring workflows without a paid subscription.
• Pros: API and SDK support, including embedded signing and an Enterprise API sandbox, gives developers a path from evaluation to application-based workflows.
• Pros: Templates, bulk sending, audit trails, SMS authentication, and configurable signature order cover several needs of repeat business paperwork.
• Cons: Essential does not allow additional users, and Growth charges $5 per month for each added user, so team costs can rise beyond the starting price.
• Cons: Premium limits sending to 250 envelopes per month even as it allows unlimited users; Business is the tier with unlimited envelopes.
• Cons: Business is presented at different monthly rates depending on whether the display is monthly or yearly, so buyers should compare the billing term as well as the per-user price.

Alternatives

For another electronic-signature option, browse the Electronic Signature Software list or the E-Signature Software list. Developers comparing API-focused options can use the Digital Signature API Software list.

Dropbox Sign may suit someone who needs only three signature requests per month on its free plan and prefers a web option alongside mobile and API platforms. Skribble is an alternative with a free Starter plan priced in euros and per-signature charges for SES, AES, and QES. Secured Signing offers a free account capped at three documents per month. Adobe Scan is a mobile alternative for readers considering a free-to-download app rather than a free-plan signing service. Signeasy offers a Personal plan at $10 a month with five contracts sent monthly and unlimited signing. Xodo Sign has a free plan capped at three documents per month and a free API Sandbox with two production API documents. Dokobit and Autenti are other options to compare.

Verdict

Choose BoldSign if you need a flexible signing workflow for recurring documents, especially when templates, bulk sending, or application-based signing matter. Its free plan is useful for one sender, and its API capabilities extend the service beyond manual signing. Look elsewhere if your team needs generous shared capacity at the lowest tier: the free plan is single-user, Growth adds seat costs, and plan limits differ substantially between envelope volume and user count.