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Documenso

★ 11k

Open signing platform with legally binding signatures, templates, and audit trails you control.

Documenso does the job of DocuSign, self-hosted. It is AGPL-licensed, so a hosted fork has to publish its changes, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. DocuSign bills $25 for it. 11k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for DocuSign.

Licence: AGPL-3.0
Self-hosting: Medium
The paid one costs: $25
GitHub stars: 11k

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Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

Can I open-source DocuSign? →

How Documenso runs

Where it runs

Documenso runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Documenso questions

Is Documenso open source?

Yes — it is released under AGPL-3.0.

Can Documenso replace DocuSign?

Our verdict on DocuSign is YES. Stirling PDF (60k stars), Typst (40k stars), Docmost (21k stars) are mature open-source replacements for DocuSign — self-host in one command and stop paying $11/mo.

Can I self-host Documenso?

Yes — we rate it medium to self-host, and it runs on your server.