Docusign vs Broker & Agent

An e-signature subscription with real estate plans, or e-signature included free with the deal and the client.

The Broker & Agent Solutions teamUpdated Sep 29, 2026Prices checked Sep 29, 2026
The short answer

Docusign is an e-signature platform with real estate plans. Real Estate is $25/month per user billed annually, with 100 envelopes per user a year, or $45 billed monthly with 10 a month. NAR members can get unlimited envelopes for $20/month billed annually. Broker & Agent Workspace (coming soon) includes e-signature free, up to 10 signature requests a day, along with the transaction and a CRM. Choose Docusign if your brokerage requires it or you need its enterprise features. Choose Workspace to sign on the deal, free.

Choose Broker & Agent if
  • You want e-signature without a subscription: up to 10 signature requests a day on Workspace Free.
  • You want signed documents on the deal and the client’s record, not in a separate account.
  • You want the transaction, with milestones, close dates and commission, in the same place you sign.
Choose Docusign if
  • Your brokerage requires Docusign, or you need identity verification and single sign-on on an Enhanced plan.
  • You want association forms and a zipForm Plus integration inside your e-signature tool.
  • $0for transactions and e-signature on Workspace Free
  • 10signature requests a day for each person, free, with no cap on transactions
  • 0per-envelope fees, on any plan
  • 20+years building software for real estate

What Docusign costs, and what we cost

Their prices come from Docusign’s own published pricing, checked Sep 29, 2026. Ours are on our pricing page.

Workspace Free$0per month · Transactions and e-signature included
Docusign Real Estate$25per month · Per user, billed annually

Docusign Real Estate is $300 a year per user billed annually, with 100 envelopes per user a year; billed monthly it is $45/month with 10 envelopes a month. Real Estate Starter is $10/month billed annually for 5 envelopes a month, and the REALTORS® plan for NAR members is $20/month billed annually with unlimited envelopes under a reasonable-use policy. Workspace Free allows up to 10 signature requests a day. Source: Docusign real estate plans and pricing (annual and monthly), checked Sep 29, 2026. Confirm current pricing with each company.

Docusign vs Broker & Agent, side by side

What we compareBroker & AgentDocusign
Price and terms
Entry plan Workspace Free Real Estate Starter, $10/mo billed annually or $15 monthly
Main real estate plan Workspace Free; Pro is $99/mo Real Estate, $25/user/mo billed annually or $45 monthly
Plan for NAR members The same free plan for everyone REALTORS®, $20/user/mo billed annually or $35 monthly
Billing Month to month Annual, or monthly at a higher rate
Sending
Signature requests Up to 10 a day on Free Real Estate: 100 per user a year billed annually, 10 a month billed monthly
Reminders and expiry Included free Notifications and reminders on every plan
Bulk send Workspace Pro Business Pro eSignature plan, $45/user/mo billed annually
The deal
Transaction management Included free: deal board, milestones, close dates, commission Workspaces for Real Estate, to organize documents by transaction
Document storage Included free Agreements stored in your account
CRM Workspace, up to 100,000 contacts, free Not offered
Forms and integrations
Association forms and zipForm Upload your own and place the fields, free; smart fill on Pro Real Estate Association Forms where available, and a zipForm Plus integration (US, not all states)
Integrations A public API and an MCP server for your own tools 1,000+ integrations; APIs on Enhanced plans
Mobile Works on any phone in the browser; native app coming soon Mobile app on every plan

A tick marks the side with the edge on that row. Their details are from the sources listed at the end of this page.

Where Broker & Agent is different

01E-signature without a subscription

Up to 10 signature requests a day on Workspace Free. Docusign Real Estate is $25/month per user billed annually, for 100 envelopes a year.

02Signed copies land on the deal

You send from the transaction and the signed document comes back to it, where it stays with the client record, alongside the emails and the notes. With Docusign, the envelope lives in a separate account.

03The transaction comes with it

The deal board, milestones, close dates, commission and document storage are on the same free plan. Docusign’s real estate plans cover signing, forms and document organization.

How much does Docusign cost for real estate agents in 2026?

Docusign lists three self-serve real estate plans. Real Estate Starter is $10/month billed annually ($120 a year) or $15 billed monthly, for one user and 5 envelopes a month. Real Estate is $25/month per user billed annually ($300 a year) with 100 envelopes per user a year, or $45 billed monthly with 10 envelopes a month. The REALTORS® plan, for NAR members, is $20/month per user billed annually or $35 monthly, with unlimited envelopes under a reasonable-use policy. Enhanced plans are quoted.

Workspace Free includes e-signature for up to 10 signature requests a day, with no subscription. Workspace Pro, $99/month or $59 with one of our websites, adds bulk send, and fills form fields in from the CRM.

Bottom lineDocusign Real Estate is $25/month per user billed annually; Workspace includes e-signature, transactions and the CRM on one free plan.

How many documents can you send?

Docusign counts envelopes, each a set of documents sent for signature. Real Estate Starter allows 5 a month. The Real Estate plan allows 100 per user a year on annual billing, or 10 a month on monthly billing. The REALTORS® plan is unlimited under a reasonable-use policy. An agent who sends five envelopes per deal reaches 100 at 20 deals.

Workspace Free counts signature requests by the day: up to 10 a day for each person on the free plan (and 100 a month), or 3 a day in a new workspace’s first two weeks. Pro raises it to 200 a day. Transactions aren’t capped, and there is no per-envelope fee.

Bottom lineDocusign Real Estate allows 100 envelopes per user a year; Workspace Free allows up to 10 signature requests a day, with no per-envelope fee.

Signing on the deal, or signing on its own

Docusign’s real estate plans cover signing and document preparation: association forms where available, a zipForm Plus integration, reusable templates, and Workspaces for Real Estate to organize documents by transaction. A CRM and deal tracking come from other products.

In Workspace, e-signature is part of the transaction. You send from the deal, with draw-to-sign, checkboxes, expiry dates, reminders and resend, and the signed copy files to the deal, where it stays with the client record. The deal board, milestones, close dates, commission and document storage are on the same free plan. You upload the forms you already use and place the fields free, and Workspace Pro fills them in from the CRM.

Bottom lineDocusign is the signature; in Workspace the signature, the deal and the client are one record, free.

A deal in Workspace

Stages, dates, documents and signatures stay with the client record, on the free plan. Names are made up.

When Docusign is the better fit

Docusign is built for e-signature at any scale, from one agent to a whole brokerage. Its real estate plans include association forms where available and a zipForm Plus integration, and its quoted Enhanced plans add identity verification, single sign-on, custom envelope limits, APIs and Rooms for Real Estate. It suits brokerages that standardize on one signing platform, and NAR members who want unlimited envelopes.

Moving from Docusign to Broker & Agent

  1. Time it with your renewalOn an annual Docusign plan, cancelling after the first 30 days leaves the rest of the year’s balance due. Start sending from Workspace now and let the plan end at renewal.
  2. Keep your signed filesDownload the completed envelopes you need to keep and upload them to the deal in Workspace, where they stay with the client record.
  3. Set up your formsUpload the forms you use most and place the signature fields once; they’re saved as templates for next time. Workspace Pro fills the fields in from the CRM.
  4. Bring your contactsSend us an export from your CRM or a CSV, and we’ll help bring your contacts into Workspace.
Transactions, free

The deal board, key dates, documents and e-signature on every plan, and they stay with the client record.

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Docusign vs Broker & Agent: common questions

How much does Docusign cost for real estate?

Docusign’s Real Estate plan is $25/month per user billed annually ($300 a year), with 100 envelopes per user a year, or $45 billed monthly with 10 envelopes a month. Real Estate Starter is $10/month billed annually for 5 envelopes a month. NAR members can buy the REALTORS® plan at $20/month billed annually, with unlimited envelopes. Broker & Agent Workspace includes e-signature free, with no per-envelope fee.

Is there a free alternative to Docusign for real estate?

Yes. Broker & Agent Workspace includes e-signature on its free plan, for up to 10 signature requests a day, with draw-to-sign, checkboxes, expiry dates, reminders and resend. There’s no per-envelope fee, and Pro raises the limit to 200 a day. The same free plan includes transactions with no cap, document storage and a CRM with room for 100,000 contacts.

How many envelopes do you get with Docusign Real Estate?

The Real Estate plan includes 100 envelopes per user a year on annual billing, or 10 a month on monthly billing. Real Estate Starter includes 5 a month, and the REALTORS® plan for NAR members is unlimited under a reasonable-use policy. Workspace Free, by comparison, allows up to 10 signature requests a day, with no per-envelope fee.

Are e-signatures legally binding for real estate contracts?

In the United States, yes. The federal ESIGN Act and each state’s version of UETA, or New York’s own statute, give electronic signatures the same legal effect as ink for most real estate contracts. Deeds and other recorded documents follow separate rules set by your state and county. Our guide to what’s legally required covers the details.

Does Docusign work with zipForm?

Yes. Docusign lists a zipForm Plus integration on its real estate plans, available in the United States but not in all states, and includes Real Estate Association Forms where available. In Broker & Agent Workspace, you upload the forms you already use and place the fields free, Workspace Pro fills them in from the CRM, and e-signature is included on every plan.

Sources and how we compare

Every figure about Docusign comes from their own website where they publish it, with the date we read it. Where a company only quotes, we cite the range an independent source reported. Our prices come from our pricing page. Prices change, so confirm current pricing with each company.

Docusign is a trademark of Docusign, Inc. REALTOR® is a registered mark of the National Association of REALTORS®. zipForm is a registered trademark of Lone Wolf Technologies. Broker & Agent Solutions is not affiliated with Docusign.

  1. Docusign real estate plans and pricing (annual and monthly)Checked Sep 29, 2026
  2. Docusign eSignature plans and pricing (Business Pro, integrations, annual terms)Checked Sep 29, 2026
  3. Broker & Agent Solutions pricingOur published prices