Cheap e-sign used to mean rough UX and dubious legality. That changed years ago. Today the cheap tier is genuinely competent — pick by fit, not by fear.
Here are the options that earn their place.
Flint
Flat annual plan with no envelope counts, plus a day pass for one-offs. Sign-pdf sits alongside edit-pdf and merge-pdf in one tool. Best for freelancers and small-business admin.
SignNow
Around $8/user/month annual. Templates, routing, integrations. Good for small sales teams who want DocuSign-style flows for less.
Eversign / Xodo Sign
Long-standing budget signing tool. Reasonable free tier, paid tier starting around $9.99/month. Good for very signing-focused workflows.
Sejda Sign
Part of the Sejda toolset. No-watermark guarantee. Solid signing combined with their other PDF tools.
Best for…
Flint for combining signing with PDF editing. SignNow for templates and routing on the cheap. Eversign for very signing-focused work. Sejda for an alternative PDF toolset bundle.
FAQ
Are cheap e-signatures still legal?
Yes — legality comes from the law (ESIGN, UETA, eIDAS), not the tool's price. All four listed produce legally valid signatures.
What about completely free options?
Free tiers exist on all four but have envelope or daily caps. Cheap paid tiers remove the caps without the DocuSign price.
Which has the best UX?
Subjective. Flint and Sejda feel cleaner; SignNow more dense; Eversign more functional.
Start with the day-pass option if you do not know your volume yet — sign a PDF in Flint and decide from there.