bSign vs Adobe Acrobat Sign for teams that just need signatures
Adobe sells e-signatures inside Acrobat, so you pay for a PDF editor too. If what your team needs is documents signed, bSign costs less and keeps those documents in Canada.
- Hosted in Canada
- Every feature on every plan
- Free for 1 user and 2 documents a month
At a glance
- bSign is priced for signing alone; Adobe bundles signing with Acrobat's PDF tools
- Acrobat Standard for teams caps e-sign transactions at 150 per user a year; bSign Pro and Team have no document limit
- Every bSign plan stores documents in Canada
bSign and Adobe Acrobat Sign compared
| bSign | Adobe Acrobat Sign | |
|---|---|---|
| Where documents are stored | In Canada, on servers operated by Binarium, an Ontario IT services company. On every plan. | Depends on the Adobe region your account is set up in; ask Adobe. |
| Price | CA$12 per user a month (Pro), or CA$99 a month for up to 10 users (Team), billed yearly. | Acrobat Pro for teams is about US$24 per licence a month, billed yearly; Acrobat Standard for teams costs less. |
| A team of 5, for a year | CA$720 on Pro. | About US$1,440 on Acrobat Pro for teams. |
| Documents included | Unlimited on Pro and Team (fair use: 100 per user a month on Pro, 1,000 on Team). | Acrobat Standard for teams: 150 e-sign transactions per user a year. Acrobat Pro for teams: unlimited, under Adobe's terms. |
| Free plan | Yes: 1 user and 2 documents a month, with every feature, no credit card. | No; a free trial. |
| Bulk send, templates and branding | On every plan, including the free one. | Depends on the plan; Acrobat Sign Solutions plans are quoted by Adobe. |
| API, Zapier and single sign-on | On every plan, including the free one. | API and single sign-on come with Adobe's business and enterprise plans. |
| Signers | Free and unlimited. No account needed. | Free; no account needed. |
Adobe Acrobat Sign’s details are from its public pricing page on 3 October 2026; prices change, so check theirs before you decide. bSign prices are in Canadian dollars before tax; US, euro and pound prices are on the pricing section.
What changes when you move from Adobe Acrobat Sign
Pay for signing, not a PDF suite
Most of the people who send documents for signature never edit a PDF. bSign is priced for what they actually do.
Edit what you need, inside bSign
Add text, cover something up, add a stamp or a page before sending, with Edit PDF built into bSign.
Documents in Canada on every plan
bSign runs on servers in Canada operated by Binarium, an Ontario company.
Moving from Adobe Acrobat Sign takes a day
- Start free, todayMake an account in a minute and send your first document on the free plan. Nothing to cancel yet.
- We rebuild your templatesSend us the five documents you use most. We set them up in bSign with every field in place, free, within your first week.
- Download, then cancelDocuments already signed stay valid. Download the signed copies and certificates from your old tool before your plan ends.
Do I need Adobe Acrobat to use bSign?
No. bSign runs in the browser. Upload a PDF or Word file, place the fields and send; signers need nothing but a browser.
Can bSign edit a PDF before it is signed?
Yes, for the changes signing usually needs: add text, cover something, add a stamp, a page or a picture. For heavy editing or converting, keep a PDF editor.
Are bSign signatures legally binding?
Yes, under the same laws as Adobe's: PIPEDA and the provincial electronic commerce acts in Canada, and the ESIGN Act and UETA in the United States. Each document comes with a sealed PDF, an audit trail and a certificate of completion.
Is there a limit on documents?
No. Pro and Team include unlimited documents. The free plan covers 5 a month.
Try bSign before you cancel anything.
The free plan has every feature: 1 user and 2 documents a month, no credit card.