Hosted in Germany • GDPR-ready

eSignature API with no vendor lock-in

Your signatures stay yours. PAdES-compliant documents work forever, with any tool. Full API access. No rate limits. 40-60% cheaper than DocuSign.

DocuSeal

Why teams switch from DocuSign

DocuSign
Licensing modelPer-seat ($10-15/user/mo)
Signature formatProprietary
Full API accessEnterprise tier only
Webhooks includedEnterprise tier only
EU data residencyU.S. only
Self-hosting option
Open-source code
Opsily
Licensing modelFixed price, unlimited users
Signature formatPAdES (ISO 32000-2 standard)
Full API accessAll plans
Webhooks included
EU data residency
Self-hosting option
Open-source code

Pricing as of May 2026. DocuSign rates subject to change.

Why DocuSeal on Opsily

Enterprise eSignature without the vendor lock-in trap.

eSignature API with no vendor lock-in

PAdES signatures stay valid forever, independently of DocuSeal. Export any document at any time in standard formats. No proprietary lock-in. Your audit logs and metadata are always accessible via the API. Switch tools later without losing a single signature's validity.

Fixed costs, unlimited scale

One price. Unlimited users, documents, and team members. No per-seat surcharges. A 10-person team pays $70-100/month, not $1,200-1,800/year. Larger teams save even more. No surprise billing.

Full API, no gatekeeping

Unrestricted API access on all plans. Webhooks, batch operations, custom audit logs, template management. No rate limits. Enterprise features aren't hidden behind premium tiers. Build the workflows you need, not the ones the vendor allows.

Built for teams who need reliability

40-60%
Savings vs DocuSign
11.7K
GitHub stars
99.9%
Uptime SLA
EU
Data residency
Monthly Cost Breakdown
Zapier Pro$29.00
HubSpot Starter$45.00
Typeform Basic$25.00
Total SaaS Cost$99.00/mo
Opsily Server
$20.00/mo
You save $948/year

API integration in 4 steps

From zero to signed documents in minutes, not weeks.

console.opsily.com/deploy
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App
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Region
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Plan
4
Domain

Choose Your App

Select an app to get started.

1

Get your API credentials

Sign up and generate API keys from your dashboard. No approval process, no waiting.

2

Embed the signing flow

Add 5 lines of code to your app. The embedded signer renders in your UI. Fully customizable.

3

Receive signed documents

Webhooks deliver completed signatures in real-time. Audit logs capture every action. Export in PDF or JSON.

4

Verify signatures anytime

PAdES documents validate without DocuSeal. Your signatures are portable. Forever.

5 min
Setup time
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0
Per-user fees
📡
API calls
€840-1,200

Annual cost for a 10-person team

DocuSign costs €1,200-1,800. DocuSeal on Opsily: €840-1,200/year. That's 40-60% less, with no seat limits.

Calculate your savings

Everything included on all plans

No tiers. No gatekeeping. Every plan gets the full API.

PAdES-compliant signatures (ISO 32000-2)
Unrestricted API access and webhooks
Drag-and-drop template builder
Full audit logs and signature metadata
EU data residency (Frankfurt servers)
Unlimited users and documents
Real-time webhook delivery
Email delivery and SMS OTP verification
Custom branding on signing pages
REST API + SDK support

Trust and compliance built in

GDPR compliant

EU data residency on Hetzner's Frankfurt servers. No U.S. data transfer. Portable under GDPR Article 20.

PAdES certified

ISO 32000-2 standard. Your signatures validate independently, forever, with any tool.

Open-source auditable

Full source code on GitHub. 11.7K stars. Community-reviewed security. No closed-box black box.

Enterprise encryption

TLS 1.3. AES-256 encryption at rest. Encrypted daily backups. No exceptions.

99.9% uptime SLA

Globally redundant infrastructure. Automatic failover. Your documents are always available.

Transparent pricing. No surprises.

Choose the plan that fits. All plans include full API access, GDPR compliance, and EU hosting. Get 60% off your first 2 months on any plan.

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Questions? We have answers.

No vendor lock-in means your signatures aren't trapped in proprietary formats. DocuSeal uses PAdES (ISO 32000-2), an open standard. Your signed documents validate with any PDF reader or eSignature tool. You export your data anytime, in any format. If you leave DocuSeal, your signatures remain legal and valid forever. You own your documents.

Stop overpaying for eSignatures

DocuSeal on Opsily gives you open, portable signatures at a fraction of DocuSign's cost.