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DocuSeal

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Create fillable PDF forms and collect signatures with a lightweight, easy-to-deploy signing tool.

DocuSeal does the job of DocuSign, self-hosted. It is AGPL-licensed, so a hosted fork has to publish its changes, and it installs in about one command. DocuSign bills $25 for it. 9k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for DocuSign.

Licence: AGPL-3.0
Self-hosting: Easy
The paid one costs: $25
GitHub stars: 9k

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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 DocuSeal runs

Where it runs

DocuSeal runs on your machine or their cloud.

Installing it

Hosted signup or one-command Docker or Docker Compose.

Where your data lives

By default SQLite and uploaded documents in the mounted /data directory; PostgreSQL and MySQL are optional.

What setup takes

Production still needs persistent volumes, a domain, HTTPS, email delivery, backups and upgrades.

The catch compared with DocuSign

It does not match DocuSign's breadth of identity checks, compliance programs, enterprise controls and integrations.

DocuSeal questions

Is DocuSeal open source?

Yes — it is released under AGPL-3.0.

Can DocuSeal 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 DocuSeal?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your machine or their cloud. Hosted signup or one-command Docker or Docker Compose.