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XDocs vs BoldSign
BoldSign is good value at the thing it does: finished documents out, signatures back, with templates, bulk send and an API that does not cost a fortune. Teams look past it when signing turns out to be the smallest part of the job — when the agreement is drafted and redlined first, or shared with investors before it is signed. XDocs covers those parts too, and can bring a BoldSign account's history across when you move.
BoldSign An e-signature service from Syncfusion with a free tier, templates, bulk send and a developer API with embedded signing, priced well below the best-known names.
| Capability | XDocs | BoldSign |
|---|---|---|
| Draft and edit the agreement itself | A collaborative editor with suggesting mode, version history and templates with signature blocks wired in. | Signing starts from a file prepared elsewhere. |
| Legally binding e-signatures | ESIGN and UETA, frozen snapshot at send, certificate with SHA-256 digests. No eIDAS advanced or qualified signatures yet. | Says it meets ESIGN and eIDAS; check which eIDAS signature level a plan provides if you need advanced or qualified. |
| Templates, routing and bulk send | Templates, sequential or parallel routing, reminders, expiry, reassign and void, and bulk send from a sheet. | Templates, signing order, reminders and bulk send; check which plan includes each. |
| Developer API and embedded signing | A REST API, webhooks, CLI, Zapier and an MCP server on every plan; signers sign on an XDocs page, not embedded in your app. | A developer API with embedded signing, priced separately from the app plans. |
| Tracked share links with gates | Password, verification, allow lists, NDA gate, watermark, expiry and view caps on every link. | Not offered; documents are sent to be signed. |
| Virtual data rooms | Folder permissions per viewer group, watermarks per reader, a Q&A inbox, from the free plan up. | Not offered. |
| Bringing your BoldSign history across | An importer takes a BoldSign export: every signed PDF and audit trail kept exactly as BoldSign issued it, filed by status, plus a spreadsheet of each document's signers and activity and the raw backup stored untouched. | Signed documents and audit trails can be downloaded from the app. |
| Free plan | 5 sends a month with the editor, links, a data room and the assistant. | A free plan for one sender with a monthly envelope allowance; check the current numbers. |
| Pricing model | Per workspace: $29 a month for Pro, $99 for Business, any number of people. | Low-cost plans by user or team size, with the API priced on its own. |
| Self-hosting | Docker and Postgres, unmetered. | Cloud only. |
Compared against BoldSign's public pages on 27 October 2026. Their prices are not quoted because they change; ours are read from the plan table. If a line is out of date, tell us at hello@xdocs.io and it will be fixed.
Try it on an agreement you would send in BoldSign today
Upload the PDF or Word file, place the fields and send it. The signer needs no account. Free for 5 sends a month, no card. Moving a team over? We will set up your templates with you.
Choose BoldSign when
- Signing finished documents is all you need, and you want it at the lowest price.
- You are embedding signing in your own product and want an inexpensive embedded signing API.
- You need the eIDAS options BoldSign offers; XDocs does not offer eIDAS advanced or qualified signatures yet.
Choose XDocs when
- The agreement is drafted and negotiated before it is signed, and exporting to sign is the step you want to lose.
- You share decks or run diligence and need tracked links or a data room alongside signing.
- You want an assistant that reads the real documents and envelopes and acts only after you approve.
Questions people ask when switching
- Can I move my BoldSign documents into XDocs?
- Yes. Export your account from the BoldSign app and we import it into your workspace: each signed PDF and audit trail exactly as BoldSign issued it, under a BoldSign folder with a subfolder per status, a "BoldSign history" spreadsheet listing every document's signers, sends, views, reminders and expiries with a link to its PDF, and the raw backup zip stored untouched. The import is run for you today rather than from a button, so ask through the contact page; it can be run again and skips what already arrived.
- Do signed BoldSign documents stay valid after I move?
- Yes. A signature's validity rests on the signed PDF and its audit trail, and both are imported byte for byte as BoldSign issued them. Nothing is re-signed.
- Is XDocs as cheap as BoldSign?
- For one person who only signs, BoldSign may well cost less. XDocs is priced per workspace — free for 5 sends a month, Pro $29 and Business $99 a month for the whole team — so it gets cheaper as more people need to read, edit or sign.
Moving a team over?
Twenty minutes with somebody who built XDocs: bring the documents you send today and we will set them up with you.
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