FairSign vs SignWell

SignWell is the closest thing FairSign has to a direct competitor, and it is a good product with years of reviews behind it. On the headline monthly price there is nothing between us: both are $12 a month, or $10 a month if you pay for the year.

So this page is not going to tell you we are cheaper on the entry plan. Two things actually differ: what happens when you add a second person, and where your file goes when you sign it yourself. Every SignWell figure here comes from their published pricing page.

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Side by side

FairSignSignWell Light
Entry plan, one person$12/mo · $120/yr$12/mo · $10/mo billed yearly
Adding a second sender$24/mo for 3 seats (Business)+$10–12/mo per extra sender
Three people sending$24/mo$36/mo · $30/mo billed yearly
Signature requestsUnlimitedUnlimited
Signing your own documentFree, unlimited, in your browser, and the file is never uploadedCounts against the plan; the file is uploaded
Free planUnlimited self-signing + 3 signature requests a month3 documents a month, 1 sender, 1 template
Money-back guarantee14 days, no questionsNot published on the pricing page
API and webhooksIncluded on every plan, free plan included; plus an MCP server for AI assistantsIncluded on every plan, free plan included
In-person signingOpen the signer's link on your device and hand it over, any planIncluded on paid plans

Every SignWell figure on this page comes from their published pricing page, read on 1 September 2026. Prices change; if you find one of these out of date, tell us and we will correct it. SignWell pricing page (Light) · SignWell pricing page (per-sender add-on) · SignWell pricing page (Business) · SignWell pricing page (Light) · SignWell pricing page (Free) · Checked 2026-09-01; absence is not proof there is none · SignWell pricing page · SignWell pricing page

Who should pick which

Pick SignWell if you need conditional field rules. That ships today on their side and does not exist on ours. If you are one person sending a handful of documents and none of the above matters, the two products cost the same and theirs has years of reviews behind it. We would rather say that than pretend a $2 difference that isn't there.

Pick FairSign if more than one person sends documents: three senders is $24 a month here against $36 there, because we charge per account and they charge per sender. And pick FairSign if you regularly sign your own documents: that happens inside your browser, the file never reaches a server, it is free and unlimited, and you can confirm it with the network panel open.

The rest is the terms: cancel anytime for $0, an email 7 days before every renewal, and a 14-day refund written into policy. Sign one document free right now, with no account and nothing uploaded, then decide from there.

FAQ

Is SignWell actually cheaper than FairSign?
Not on the monthly price: both are $12 a month, and $10 a month if you pay yearly. SignWell charges per sender, so a second person adds $10–12 a month. FairSign charges per account, so three senders is $24 a month against $36. For one person, the two cost the same.
What does FairSign do that SignWell doesn't?
Signing your own document runs entirely in your browser. The PDF is never uploaded, it costs nothing, there is no account and no limit on how many times you do it. On SignWell, self-signing goes through their servers and counts against your plan's document allowance.
What does SignWell do that FairSign doesn't?
Conditional field rules. FairSign does not have them today. They also have years of public reviews; we launched recently and have none.
Which one has a better free plan?
They are aimed at different things. SignWell's free plan gives 3 documents a month with one sender and one template. FairSign's gives unlimited self-signing with no account, no watermark and no upload, plus 3 signature requests a month.