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GMO Sign: pricing and assessment
GMO Sign is the main domestic challenger to CloudSign, and has the most generous free tier here (5 sends per month, one user — against CloudSign's 2). It is unusually explicit about signature types: witness-type (contract-seal equivalent) at ¥100 per send, and party-type (registered-seal equivalent, using the signer's own certificate) at ¥300 per send.
Best for: Japanese companies that want to start free, or that specifically need party-type (registered-seal) signatures for higher-stakes contracts.
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GMO Sign pricing
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.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| お試しフリー | ¥0 — 5 sends/mo, 1 user | Witness-type signatures only |
| ライト | ¥8,800/mo annual (¥9,500 monthly term) | Prices tax-excluded; annual term is ¥9,680/mo including tax |
| スタンダード | ¥24,000/mo annual (¥26,000 monthly term) | Adds governance features and operation-log management |
| ビジネス | Quote-only (priced by usage scale) | Security/internal-controls tier: IP address restriction and SSO; 1,000 extended timestamps/mo included |
| エンタープライズ | Quote-only (priced by usage scale) | Group-wide contract management: parent/subsidiary account consolidation; 2,000 extended timestamps/mo included |
Source: www.gmosign.com · checked: 2026-08-26 — prices change; verify on the vendor's own page before deciding.
How GMO Sign compares
Anyone weighing GMO Sign is usually weighing something else at the same time. Below are only the differences we could verify against a source.
電子印鑑GMOサイン (GMO Sign) vs CloudSign（クラウドサイン）
CloudSign（クラウドサイン）: A free plan covers 1 user and 2 sends a month. Light is ¥11,000/mo and Corporate ¥28,000/mo (excl. tax), plus ¥220 per send; both are also sold annually (¥145,200 and ¥369,600 incl. tax). Users and send volume are unlimited on every paid plan; Business/Enterprise by quote, with volume discounts on the per-send fee.
They match on every capability we verified — the decision comes down to pricing and fit.
Full 電子印鑑GMOサイン (GMO Sign) vs CloudSign（クラウドサイン） comparison →
電子印鑑GMOサイン (GMO Sign) vs DocuSign
DocuSign: Japan storefront (JPY): 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 annually, max 50 users. 51+ users and SSO require a quoted Enhanced plan.
- Unlimited users: 電子印鑑GMOサイン (GMO Sign) Yes / DocuSign No
- Per-send fee: 電子印鑑GMOサイン (GMO Sign) Yes / DocuSign No
- Free tier: 電子印鑑GMOサイン (GMO Sign) Yes / DocuSign No
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- A real free tier (5 sends/month) lets you validate the workflow with actual counterparties before committing budget
- Explicitly supports both witness-type and party-type signatures, so higher-stakes contracts needing a registered-seal equivalent are covered
- Lowest per-send cost of the domestic options at ¥100 for witness-type, and unlimited users on paid plans
Trade-offs
- Party-type signatures cost ¥300 per send — triple the witness-type rate — so a registered-seal-heavy workflow gets expensive quickly
- The free tier is capped at one user and witness-type signatures only, so it is a trial rather than a workable small-team plan
- Governance and operation-log features require the Standard tier (¥24,000/mo), a large step up from Light
At a glance
- Website
- www.gmosign.com
- Integrations
- 立会人型・当事者型電子署名
- Capabilities
- Unlimited users: Yes
- Per-send fee: Yes
- Free tier: Yes
- Sources
- [1] www.gmosign.com
Other electronic contract & e-signature options: CloudSign · DocuSign
Frequently asked questions
- How much does GMO Sign cost?
- There is a free tier (5 sends/mo, 1 user). Light is ¥8,800/mo and Standard ¥24,000/mo on annual terms (excl. tax), both with unlimited users and sends. Per-send charges are ¥100 witness-type and ¥300 party-type.
- Can GMO Sign be used for free?
- Yes, within limits: the free tier covers 5 sends per month for a single user. Beyond that you move to Light or Standard.
- Why do witness-type and party-type sends cost different amounts?
- They are priced as separate signature types: ¥100 per witness-type send and ¥300 per party-type send. Which one you use depends on the counterparty's requirements.
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