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Kapture is 93% cheaper than DocuSeal
1,000 API documents a month · $15/mo unlimited e-sign with your own storage bucket
Kapture sends documents for e-signature from your own PDF templates, with several signers and no seats, and keeps signed PDFs in your bucket.
DocuSeal vs. Kapture
DocuSeal is open-source e-signature software. You can host it yourself for free. Pro is $20/user/mo, in the cloud or as a licence on your own servers. A document signed through its API or embedding is $0.20/document, with at least one Pro seat. Kapture is $0.25/document for a signed document with your own connected storage, with no seats.
| DocuSeal | Kapture | |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | $0/mo self-hosted on your own servers | |
| Pro | $20/user/mo cloud, or a licence on your own servers | |
| API or embedded document | $0.20/document per document signed; needs at least one Pro seat | $0.25/document with your own connected storage |
DocuSeal rates read from www.docuseal.com/pricing on 4 October 2026. Kapture rates read from kx21.com/pricing on 4 October 2026.
What Kapture has
- Templates from a PDF you upload, with the fields placed where people sign.
- Several signers on one document, with automatic reminders.
- No seats. Anyone on your team can send.
- Each signing session can be recorded: a recorded e-signature, saved as a tamper-proof record.
- Signed PDFs go to your own storage bucket, with webhooks and an API.
A signed document is $0.25/document (250 tokens) with your own connected storage, however many people sign it. Or pay $15/mo for unlimited e-signatures with your own storage bucket. There are no seats either way. New accounts start with 2,000 free tokens, with no card. After that, the smallest purchase is $20.
Total cost, side by side
Take 1,000 documents a month through the API. On DocuSeal that is one Pro seat at $20/user/mo, plus 1,000 × $0.20/document: about $220 a month (our math, from its own rates).
On Kapture, 1,000 × $0.25/document = $250 with your own connected storage. Or $15/mo for unlimited e-signatures with your own storage bucket.
Per document, DocuSeal’s API rate is $0.20/document and Kapture’s is $0.25/document with your own connected storage.
Other things to know
DocuSeal is open source. Self-hosting is free, and the documents stay on your own servers.
The DocuSeal API rate is $0.20/document, plus a Pro seat. Kapture’s per-document rate is $0.25/document with your own connected storage, with no seats.
On Kapture, each signing session can be recorded, so you have a replay of how the document was signed.
Questions
- How much does DocuSeal cost?
- The open-source version is free to self-host. Pro is $20/user/mo. API and embedded documents are $0.20/document, with at least one Pro seat.
- Is DocuSeal free?
- The open-source version is free if you host it on your own servers. Its cloud also has a free Basic plan, with 10 signature request emails a month.
- How does DocuSeal pricing compare to Kapture?
- At 1,000 API documents a month, DocuSeal comes to about $220 by our math. Kapture is $250 with your own connected storage, or $15 a month for unlimited with your own storage bucket.
- Does Kapture charge per seat?
- No. Kapture has no seats.
- Can Kapture record the signing?
- Yes. Each signing session can be recorded and saved as a tamper-proof record.