Self-hosted alternatives to DocuSign
Electronic document signing, hosted by you. Below are 12 open source options you host on your own server — with no monthly per-user fee and full control of your data.
Stirling-PDF
★ 82,894Stirling-PDF is a Swiss-army knife for PDFs running in the browser via your own server: merge, split, compress, convert, sign and OCR. It replaces online PDF sites without uploading sensitive documents to third parties.
Paperless-ngx
★ 42,365Paperless-ngx digitizes, indexes and organizes all your paper documents, with OCR and full-text search. Self-hosted, it becomes a fully private paperless archive, with tags and automatic matching.
Docuseal
★ 17,261Create, fill, and sign digital documents (alternative to DocuSign).
BentoPDF
★ 13,836Powerful, privacy-first, client-side PDF toolkit that allows you to manipulate, edit, merge, and process PDF files directly in your browser.
Documenso
★ 13,514Digital document signing platform (alternative to DocuSign).
Gotenberg
★ 12,446Developer-friendly API to interact with powerful tools like Chromium and LibreOffice for converting numerous document formats (HTML, Markdown, Word, Excel, etc.) into PDF files, and more.
OpenSign
★ 6,549Document signing software (alternative to DocuSign).
Papra
★ 4,837Minimalist document storage, management and archiving platform designed to be simple to use and accessible to everyone.
Docspell
★ 2,262Auto-tagging document organizer and archive.
PdfDing
★ 1,722PDF manager, viewer and editor offering a seamless user experience on multiple devices. It's designed to be minimal, fast, and easy to set up using Docker.
Signature PDF
★ 801Sign and manipulate PDFs with collaboration, organization, compression and metadata editing.
Mayan EDMS
★ 673Electronic document management system for your documents with preview generation, OCR, and automatic categorization among other features.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free self-hosted alternative to DocuSign?
Yes. We've gathered 12 self-hosted, open source alternatives to DocuSign — including Stirling-PDF, Paperless-ngx, Docuseal. You run all of them on your own server.
What is the best open source alternative to DocuSign?
Stirling-PDF is one of the most popular (82,894 GitHub stars). The "best" depends on your case — compare the options below.
Do I need a server to replace DocuSign?
Yes. You can use a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS (from ~€4/mo). See the hosting suggestions on this page.