Admin & docs · free to self-host
Documenso
Free & open source
A tool for signing documents digitally.
Free and open source. You run it yourself, so you're responsible for setup, updates, backups and security. Want it set up safely? OBZDN can install and maintain it for you.
- Best for
- Trades and small teams who need digital signatures.
- Replaces
- DocuSign
- Setup
- Easy: has a hosted/cloud version
- Cost
- Free to self-host. Hosted version: free plan available
- License
- AGPL-3.0. Open source (AGPL). Free to use in your business; if you change the code and offer it to others over the internet, you must share your changes.
- Standout
- Allows users to self-host the tool and review how it works under the hood.
- Watch out for
- Self-hosting requires technical setup including Node.js, Postgres SQL Database, and Docker.
- Project health
- 15,492 GitHub stars, 191 contributors. Last update 2026-10-19; latest release v2.21.0 on 2026-10-19.
- Security check
- Checked 2026-10-20: no open security advisories without a fix (1 published advisories, all patched).
Checked against the official repo and site on 2026-10-20; health and security are rechecked weekly, and a listing that fails is hidden. Something changed? Tell us.