A PandaDoc alternative that charges what it costs.

PandaDoc charges $19-65/user/mo. The infrastructure to run e-signatures — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — costs roughly $0.02/envelope. FairSign charges $1-2/envelope. No subscription. No seat limits. No annual contract.

Why people leave PandaDoc

Expensive for small teams

Complex feature gating across plans

Annual billing required for best price

FairSign vs PandaDoc

	FairSign	PandaDoc
Pricing model	Pay per use	Per-seat monthly
Price	$1-2/envelope	$19-65/user/mo
Free tier	Free actions included	Free plan with limited features
Contract	None	Annual billing typical
Zero-usage month	$0	Still charged
Feature gating	All features included	Features locked by tier
Infrastructure cost	$0.02/envelope	Not disclosed

What it actually costs to run

The infrastructure cost for e-signatures — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — is roughly $0.02/envelope. PandaDoc charges $19-65/user/mo.

Fair charges $1-2/envelope — cost plus a small margin.

When to choose which

Choose PandaDoc if

Sales teams needing proposals + signatures in one tool

Choose FairSign if

You want e-signatures without a subscription. FairSign charges $1-2/envelope. Use a lot? Pay a little more. Use nothing? Pay nothing. All features included from the first use.

Where PandaDoc gets expensive

Overkill for simple signing needs
Per-seat pricing adds up fast

Switch from PandaDoc. Keep the features. Lose the subscription.

FairSign — $1-2/envelope. No subscription. No seat pricing. No annual contract. Your first actions are free.

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Fair is the anti-subscription. 13 tools, one account, pay for what you use.