Hosted in Germany • GDPR-ready

Deploy a self-hosted document signing API. No vendor lock-in. No per-envelope fees.

Get DocuSeal running on your infrastructure in minutes. API-first, open source, GDPR-ready. Pay one flat monthly fee.

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3 min
Deploy time
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60-80%
Cost savings
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€30/mo
Starting price

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Why Opsily for self-hosted document signing?

Self-hosted API without the self-hosted headache.

No vendor lock-in

DocuSeal is AGPL-3.0 open source. Your data stays yours. No escape clauses, no proprietary formats, no permission from any company. If you ever want to leave, you can. That freedom is worth thousands.

Save 60-80% vs DocuSign

DocuSign charges $0.50-$2.00 per envelope plus per-seat fees. 1000 documents per month? That's $500-$2000 on DocuSign. On Opsily, it's one flat monthly fee. Same signing capability, a fraction of the cost.

GDPR-compliant EU servers

Your documents never leave Europe. Frankfurt infrastructure, encrypted backups, audit trails built for regulated industries. Post-Schrems II compliant. No US data transfer. No legal risk.

Built for teams who need reliability

1000+
Docs/month supported
99.9%
Uptime SLA
24/7
Monitoring
AGPL-3.0
Open Source

Deploy DocuSeal in 4 steps

From zero to signing in minutes.

1
Choose your plan and region

Select Small, Medium, Large, or Unlimited. Pick EU (Frankfurt) or US servers. Click deploy.

2
Generate API keys

One click in the dashboard. Copy your secret key and webhook signing key. You're ready to build.

3
Integrate the REST API

POST requests to send documents, webhooks for completion notifications. TypeScript SDK included. Documentation with code examples.

1

Choose your plan and region

Select Small, Medium, Large, or Unlimited. Pick EU (Frankfurt) or US servers. Click deploy.

2

Generate API keys

One click in the dashboard. Copy your secret key and webhook signing key. You're ready to build.

3

Integrate the REST API

POST requests to send documents, webhooks for completion notifications. TypeScript SDK included. Documentation with code examples.

4

Start collecting signatures

No setup fees. No per-document charges. One flat monthly bill. Scale to 10,000 documents without surprises.

DocuSign vs DocuSeal on Opsily

FeatureDocuSignOpsily
Per-envelope cost
$0.50-$2.00 each
Included in plan
Per-user seats
$25-$65/month
Included in plan
EU data residency
✗
✓
REST API
✓
✓
Custom branding
Premium add-on
Included
No vendor lock-in
✗
✓

DocuSign pricing as of 2026. Opsily flat monthly billing. No overages, no hidden charges.

Franz Koller

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

All plans include

Everything. No gatekeeping.

We don't lock features behind tiers. Every Opsily plan comes with the full DocuSeal feature set.

✓Legally binding eSignatures (EU Qualified)
✓PDF form creation and templates
✓Multi-signer workflows and signing order
✓REST API with webhook integrations
✓Audit trails and compliance logs
✓White-label and custom branding
✓Mobile-responsive signing
✓Zero watermarks
Why self-hosted matters

DocuSign's envelope model breaks at scale

DocuSign charges per envelope. At 1000 documents per month, that's $500-$2000 in fees. Overage charges surprise you. You get locked into endless monthly payments with no ceiling.

Self-hosted DocuSeal erases that math. One flat monthly fee. Whether you sign 100 documents or 10,000, the cost stays the same. You only pay for what you actually use.

GDPR compliance requires data control

Regulators don't care if you're using a 'SaaS platform'. If your signers are in Europe, their data must stay in Europe. DocuSign's US infrastructure doesn't satisfy Schrems II.

Opsily runs DocuSeal from Frankfurt. Your documents, templates, and signing history never touch US servers. You check the compliance box. Your legal team stops worrying.

Open source means freedom

DocuSign locks you in with proprietary APIs. Export signing history? Impossible. Migrate away? Good luck. You're renting, not owning.

DocuSeal is AGPL-3.0 licensed. The code is public, auditable, and yours. If Opsily closes tomorrow, you deploy DocuSeal anywhere. Or use a competitor. The power is yours.

Simple, transparent pricing

One flat monthly fee. No per-document charges. No surprise overages. Scale up anytime.

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Built for regulated industries

Security and compliance baked in.

GDPR Compliant

EU Frankfurt servers. Data residency guaranteed. No US data transfer. Audit trails for compliance reporting.

Open Source

AGPL-3.0 licensed. 11.7K GitHub stars. 147 releases. Auditable code. Community-driven development.

Legally Binding

EU Qualified eSignature standard. Stands up in court. Encryption at rest and in transit.

API Security

Token-based authentication. Webhook signature verification. Rate limiting. 2FA for accounts. Encrypted backups.

Always Available

99.9% uptime SLA. Daily backups. Multi-region redundancy. Real-time monitoring. Incident response 24/7.

Questions about self-hosted document signing?

Get answers about DocuSeal deployment, pricing, security, and migrations.

Your self-hosted document signing API is live in 3 minutes. Click your plan, select your region (EU or US), and hit deploy. The Opsily platform handles provisioning, SSL certificates, backups, and monitoring. You don't configure servers or manage infrastructure. Just generate API keys and start integrating.

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

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 document. Start today.

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