bSign vs DocuSign for Canadian businesses
DocuSign is the name everyone knows. bSign does the everyday signing work for less than a third of the price, with every feature on every plan and your documents kept in Canada.
- Hosted in Canada
- Every feature on every plan
- Free for 1 user and 2 documents a month
At a glance
- Every bSign plan stores documents in Canada; DocuSign lists data residency only on its custom Enhanced plans
- Bulk send is on every bSign plan; DocuSign keeps it for Business Pro and up
- A team of 5 pays CA$720 a year on bSign Pro, against CA$2,400 on DocuSign Standard
bSign and DocuSign compared
| bSign | DocuSign | |
|---|---|---|
| Where documents are stored | In Canada, on servers operated by Binarium, an Ontario IT services company. On every plan. | Data residency is not part of Personal, Standard or Business Pro; DocuSign offers it on custom Enhanced plans. |
| Price | CA$12 per user a month (Pro), or CA$99 a month for up to 10 users (Team), billed yearly. | Personal CA$13 a month (1 user); Standard CA$40 and Business Pro CA$65 per user a month, billed yearly (first-year offers can be lower). |
| A team of 5, for a year | CA$720 on Pro. | CA$2,400 on Standard at the regular price. |
| Documents included | Unlimited on Pro and Team (fair use: 100 per user a month on Pro, 1,000 on Team). | Personal: 5 envelopes a month. Standard and Business Pro: unlimited from the web app, 100 automated sends per user a year. |
| 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. | Bulk send from Business Pro. Branding and shared templates from Standard. |
| API, Zapier and single sign-on | On every plan, including the free one. | API plans are sold separately; single sign-on on the larger plans. |
| Signers | Free and unlimited. No account needed. | Free; no account needed. |
DocuSign’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 DocuSign
The same signing, a smaller bill
Most offices use templates, reminders, a signing order and a sealed PDF. bSign has all of it, with unlimited documents, for CA$12 per user a month.
No feature held back for a bigger plan
Bulk send, signer attachments, branding, the API and single sign-on come with every bSign plan, the free one included.
Your documents stay in Canada
bSign runs on servers in Canada operated by Binarium, an Ontario company. You don't need an enterprise contract to choose where your data lives.
Moving from DocuSign 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.
Is bSign a real DocuSign alternative?
For everyday signing, yes: templates, bulk send, signing order, reminders, in-person signing, a sealed PDF, an audit trail and a certificate of completion with every document. bSign does not offer notarization or payment collection.
Are bSign signatures as valid as DocuSign signatures?
They rest on the same laws: PIPEDA and the provincial electronic commerce acts in Canada, and the ESIGN Act and UETA in the United States.
How much cheaper is bSign than DocuSign?
At the prices both companies published on 3 October 2026, a team of five pays CA$720 a year on bSign Pro and CA$2,400 on DocuSign Standard. Check both pricing pages for today's rates.
Can we keep our DocuSign templates?
DocuSign templates don't transfer as files, so we rebuild them. Send us your five most-used documents and we set them up in bSign, fields and all, free.
What happens to documents already signed in DocuSign?
They stay valid, and they stay with DocuSign. Download the signed copies and their certificates before you cancel.
Try bSign before you cancel anything.
The free plan has every feature: 1 user and 2 documents a month, no credit card.