Free eSignature built for nonprofits
DocuSeal on Opsily saves your nonprofit thousands per year. Deploy your own eSignature platform—no subscriptions, no limits. Collect donor signatures, grant documents, and volunteer waivers with zero vendor lock-in.
Trusted by fast-moving teams
Why DocuSeal on Opsily for nonprofits
Unlimited signatures. Full data control. Nonprofit-focused workflows. No surprises.
100% Free—No Per-Document Charges
DocuSign's free plan limits you to 5 envelopes per month. DocuSeal has no limits. Your nonprofit gets unlimited signature requests, unlimited documents, unlimited users—forever. No overage charges when you scale. Compare that to $10,000+/year for DocuSign at scale. Opsily's managed hosting starts at $20/month and grows with you, not against you.
Full Data Ownership & GDPR Ready
Your nonprofit's donor data stays under your control. GDPR-compliant German hosting when you use Opsily's managed service. Export signatures and audit trails anytime—no lock-in if you switch tools later. Board-approved security by design. Compliance officers approve it immediately because they audit the code themselves.
Built for Nonprofit Workflows
Donor pledge forms. Grant application signatures. Volunteer liability waivers. Board resolutions. DocuSeal templates customize for your mission. Open-source code: 11.7K GitHub stars, 147+ releases, actively maintained. Your IT team audits it. Your nonprofit never loses it to a vendor pivot.
Built for teams who need reliability
Set up DocuSeal in 4 steps
Deploy your nonprofit eSignature system in minutes. No IT expertise required.
Choose Your App
Select an app to get started.
Create your account
Sign up on Opsily. Choose managed hosting or self-host on your own servers. No credit card required.
Build your signature form
Drag-and-drop signature fields. Customize for donors, grants, waivers, or board resolutions. Pre-built nonprofit templates available.
Send and collect
Share signing links. Recipients sign from any device. Get PDF with timestamp and audit trail instantly.
Automate the rest
Connect n8n to route signed documents to Nextcloud, email, Slack, or your CRM. Scale without adding staff.
EUR 800 a year for tools that used to cost us multiples of that. We replaced HubSpot, Make.com, and our password manager with self-hosted apps on Opsily. One provider, one fee.
Franz Koller
Co-Founder · Joy
DocuSeal Powers Every Nonprofit Need
Donor Stewardship Forms
Collect pledge signatures in seconds. Get tax-compliant donor records. Zero per-signature fees means you can ask donors to sign more, faster.
Grant Applications
Programs require wet signatures on multi-page grant agreements. DocuSeal lets applicants sign from mobile or desktop. Audit trails prove compliance to your funder.
Volunteer Liability Waivers
Scale volunteer onboarding without bottlenecks. Collect waivers digitally in your own cloud. Never lose a record to a vendor shutdown.
Board Resolutions
Directors sign remotely from anywhere. Timestamps prove quorum was present. Encrypted archive ready for annual audits.
Donor Gift Agreements
Complex multi-party signatures between you, the donor, and co-signers. DocuSeal handles routing and sequencing. Your nonprofit keeps control.
Why Open-Source Wins for Nonprofits
DocuSeal isn't a black box SaaS platform. The code is public on GitHub. Your IT team can audit it. You can customize it for your exact workflow. No surprise feature removals. No vendor pivots that break your process. That's why nonprofits trust it.
Why DocuSeal beats DocuSign for nonprofits
DocuSign pricing as of 2026. Opsily hosts DocuSeal on your terms.
Trust & Compliance You Control
Your nonprofit's data security is built in, not bolted on.
GDPR Compliant Hosting
German servers. Full data residency. Audit logs included.
Encrypted by Default
End-to-end encryption. Audit trails on every signature. Export anytime.
Open-Source Auditable
Public GitHub repo. Your IT team audits the code. No hidden features.
Daily Backups
Automatic backups. Disaster recovery included. Your data protected.
SOC 2 Infrastructure
Opsily's hosting meets SOC 2 standards. Compliance officers approve it.
Transparent pricing for nonprofits
Choose the plan that fits your nonprofit. All plans include daily backups, SSL, GDPR compliance, and 24/7 support.
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Questions nonprofits ask us
Yes and no. DocuSeal's code is free (open-source). Signatures are unlimited. Your nonprofit only pays for hosting. Self-hosting is totally free if you have server infrastructure. Opsily's managed hosting starts at $20/month with 3 apps included. That includes daily backups, GDPR compliance, 24/7 support, and automatic security updates. No per-signature fees, no overage charges, no surprise costs.
What our customers say
Teams across the EU run their stack on Opsily. Here is what that looks like in practice.
EUR 800 a year for tools that used to cost us multiples of that. We replaced HubSpot, Make.com, and our password manager with self-hosted apps on Opsily. One provider, one fee.
Franz Koller
Co-Founder • Joy
We were paying per user on everything and it added up fast. Now we run five apps for less than one of those old plans. My finance team finally stopped asking questions.
Elise
Head of Operations
Wanted to use n8n for ages but the self-host part always stopped me. Opsily just handled it. Got the power without becoming an IT person overnight.
Federica B.
Automation Consultant
Stop paying per signature. Start free today.
Deploy DocuSeal on Opsily. Unlimited signatures for donors, grants, and volunteers. GDPR-ready. No vendor lock-in. Cancel anytime.