E-signature, October 2026: 1 open gap — 0 closed, 1 opened.

What was read

6 companies placed; 1 read during October 2026.

• DocuSignSep 30, 2026
• Dropbox SignSep 30, 2026
• SignNowSep 30, 2026
• DocumensoSep 30, 2026
• Paying for occasional signaturesSep 30, 2026
• Small businesses signing a few contracts a monthSep 30, 2026

Gaps closed and opened

5 themes were raised about two or more of 6 read companies; 1 shares no word with anything a company declares. Against the previous month: 1 gap opened and 0 closed (0 now share a word with a declared capability, 0 no longer raised about two companies). Themes are compared by their words, so a theme the reading reworded counts as one closed and one opened.

Opened · 1

Complexity, setup and learning curve

Now answered in the declared names · 0

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No longer raised about two companies · 0

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• ● Usage limits and capsraised about 6 of 6
• ● Price levelraised about 4 of 6
• ● Billing, fees and cancellationraised about 3 of 6
• ◌ Complexity, setup and learning curveraised about 2 of 6 · no declared match
• ● Free tier, trial and paywalled featuresraised about 2 of 6

Who entered

No company was placed or sighted this month.

Pricing moves

5 of 6 read companies have a pricing entry on record; none recorded a pricing change this month.

• DocuSign [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026DocuSign's pricing page now presents two tracks: classic eSignature plans (Personal, Standard, Business Pro, Professional Unlimited) and separately-listed Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) plans (Starter, Standard, Professional), with IAM plans leading and priced higher than the equivalent eSignature tiers. source
• Dropbox Sign [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026Dropbox Sign app pricing baseline: Free ($0, 1 user, 3 requests/month), Essentials ($15/user/month, unlimited requests, 5 templates), Standard ($25/user/month, 2-user minimum, unlimited requests, 15 templates), Premium (custom quote, unlimited users/requests/templates). source
• SignNow [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026SignNow's core plans are Business at $8/user/month (annual) or $20/month (monthly), Business Premium at $15/user/month (annual) or $30/month (monthly), and Enterprise at $30/user/month (annual) or $50/month (monthly), plus a usage-based Site License starting at $1.50/signature invite. source
• Documenso [FACT] Sep 30, 2026Documenso's public pricing (documenso.com/pricing, as reflected in third-party trackers) spans a Free plan (5 documents/month), Individual (~$25-30/month), Teams (~$40/month for 5 users, +$8/month per additional user), and Platform ($250/month flat), plus custom Enterprise and self-hosted licensing. source
• Paying for occasional signatures [FACT] Sep 30, 2026DocuSign's Personal plan costs $10/month for only 5 envelopes/month with one user and basic fields, while Standard ($25-30/user/mo) and Business Pro ($40-45/user/mo) include unlimited envelopes but bill per seat regardless of usage. source

What users raised

11 themes raised by users; the most raised: Usage limits and caps (6 of 6), Price level (4 of 6), Billing, fees and cancellation (3 of 6).

• Usage limits and caps 6/6
• Price level 4/6
• Billing, fees and cancellation 3/6
• Complexity, setup and learning curve 2/6
• Free tier, trial and paywalled features 2/6
• expensive relative to basic feature set delivered 1/6
• no pay-as-you-go option for occasional senders 1/6
• occasional fidgety UX in open-source tools 1/6
• Privacy and security 1/6
• shorter enterprise track record than incumbents 1/6
• Two-user minimum on Standard plan 1/6

Funding by quarter

1 round recorded across 2 read quarters; sums are floors per currency and per tag, never combined.

• 2025-Q1not read
• 2025-Q2not read
• 2025-Q3not read
• 2025-Q4not read
• 2026-Q1not read
• 2026-Q2not read
• 2026-Q31 round
• 2026-Q40 rounds

The ledger this month

1 observed claim recorded this month.

• PRODUCT · 1