# The best CloudSign alternatives, compared

> CloudSign is the domestic default, and defaults get re-examined for two reasons: price and fit. At ¥11,000/month plus ¥220 per send it is the most expensive of the domestic options on both axes, which prompts a look at GMO Sign; and if your contracts increasingly cross borders, a globally recognised service starts to matter more than domestic recognition.

Data retrieved: 2026-09-22

| Tool | Best for | Pricing | Unlimited users | Per-send fee | Free tier | Data retrieved |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DocuSign (www.docusign.com) | Companies that need one e-signature standard across multiple countries, or whose counterparties already expect DocuSign. | Japan storefront (JPY), billed annually: Personal ¥1,333/mo (5 envelopes/mo, 1 user); Standard ¥3,300/user/mo; Business Pro ¥5,300/user/mo — both 100 envelopes per user a year, max 50 users. Billed monthly the same plans are ¥1,990, ¥6,050 and ¥8,700, with Standard and Business Pro allowing 10 envelopes per user a month. The page notes that tax may be added. There is no free plan, but there is a 30-day free trial. 51+ users and SSO require a quoted Enhanced plan. (source: https://ecom.docusign.com/plans-and-pricing/esignature) | × | × | × | 2026-09-22 |
| GMO Sign (www.gmosign.com) | Japanese companies that want to start free, or that specifically need party-type (registered-seal) signatures for higher-stakes contracts. | Free tier (5 sends/mo, 1 user); Light ¥8,800/mo and Standard ¥24,000/mo on annual terms (excl. tax), users and sends unlimited. Per send: ¥100 witness-type, ¥300 party-type. Above Standard, Business and Enterprise are quote-only. (source: https://www.gmosign.com/price/) | ○ | ○ | ○ | 2026-09-22 |

## Before you migrate off CloudSign

Two things deserve attention. First, the document archive: CloudSign's free import of up to 10,000 documents is what made moving in easy, and there is no guarantee the reverse is equally smooth — export your signed documents and their audit trails while the account is live, and confirm what the new vendor can actually ingest before you commit. Second, counterparty habit: CloudSign's advantage was that clients recognised it, so switching spends some of that goodwill. Tell frequent counterparties in advance, and consider running the new tool on lower-stakes contracts first so any objections surface before an important deal is mid-signature. If your replacement prices party-type and witness-type signatures separately, re-check which of your contract types actually needs which — CloudSign's pricing page doesn't break these out, so teams often discover they've been assuming one blanket method.

Data retrieved: 2026-09-22

## Related pages

- [Best electronic contract & e-signature tools](https://agent-door.com/tools/electronic-contract)
- [GMO Sign pricing and review](https://agent-door.com/tools/electronic-contract/gmosign)
- [DocuSign pricing and review](https://agent-door.com/tools/electronic-contract/docusign)
- [CloudSign vs GMO Sign](https://agent-door.com/compare/cloudsign-vs-gmosign)
- [CloudSign vs DocuSign](https://agent-door.com/compare/cloudsign-vs-docusign)
- [Electronic Signature Act (Japan)](https://agent-door.com/glossary/denshi-shomei-ho)
- [Best expense management tools](https://agent-door.com/tools/expense-management)

## Frequently asked questions

### Is GMO Sign a like-for-like replacement for CloudSign?

Structurally yes — both are Japanese services charging a flat monthly fee with unlimited users plus a per-send charge — and GMO Sign is cheaper on every published figure. The differences to check are feature tiering (governance and operation logs sit on GMO Sign's Standard plan) and counterparty familiarity.

### Would moving to DocuSign cost more?

It depends on how many people send. DocuSign charges per user (¥3,300/month on Standard billed annually, ¥6,050 billed monthly, capped at 50 users) while CloudSign's base fee is flat regardless of headcount, so DocuSign gets more expensive as senders increase but removes the per-send charge. Model both against your actual sender count and monthly volume.

### How do we switch away from CloudSign, step by step?

1) Check your renewal date: Light and Corporate run on an initial 1-year term and then renew automatically a year at a time. 2) While the account is live, export signed documents with their audit trails. 3) Decide which signature type each contract type needs, since GMO Sign prices witness-type (¥100) and party-type (¥300) sends separately. 4) Trial the new tool on low-stakes contracts — GMO Sign's free plan (5 sends a month) or DocuSign's 30-day free trial. 5) Tell frequent counterparties before the first request arrives from the new service. Contracts already signed stay valid; only where new ones are sent from changes.

### What carries over when we switch to or from CloudSign?

Into CloudSign: existing PDFs and scanned contracts can be brought in with document import, free up to 10,000 documents and ¥10,000/month (¥11,000 incl. tax) per further 10,000 stored. Out of CloudSign: plan on the signed PDFs and audit trails you export yourself, and confirm what the new vendor can ingest before committing — GMO Sign, for example, imports existing contracts through its scanned-document management feature. Templates and any API integrations generally have to be rebuilt.

Data retrieved: 2026-09-22

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