Documenso

Document signing costs spiral out of control as your business grows. DocuSign and Adobe Sign charge $10-100 per user monthly, and those bills multiply fast when compliance audits reveal your signature data sits in jurisdictions you don't control. Documenso eliminates these problems by giving you a self-hosted, open-source signing platform you own completely—no vendor lock-in, no surprise invoices, no data residency nightmares. Built for IT leaders in regulated industries, technical founders managing growing signature volumes, and organizations requiring GDPR-compliant data sovereignty, Documenso delivers legally binding electronic signatures without the SaaS trap. Deploy on your own infrastructure to prove data residency during audits, integrate signing workflows into your products via API without rate limits or vendor roadmap delays, and scale to thousands of signatures without incremental costs. Whether you're replacing DocuSign after a renewal shock or building customer-facing signing into your application, Documenso gives you control. Vaivatta deploys Documenso for free on your infrastructure or ours—you only pay for optional add-ons like automated backups, SLA guarantees, or dedicated support. Own your complete audit trail, customize your signing experience without restrictions, and eliminate the 60-80% cost overhead of proprietary platforms while maintaining full compliance control.

Problems This Solves

Paying $10-100 per user monthly for DocuSign or Adobe Sign as your team grows, with renewal invoices 3-5x higher than expected
Failing GDPR audits because your signature data sits in US cloud infrastructure you don't control
Blocked from customizing signing workflows or white-labeling because proprietary API limitations prevent product integration
Losing hours tracking down signed documents across email threads with no audit trail or legal compliance proof
Vendor lock-in preventing you from exporting signature records or switching platforms without data loss
Security teams blocking SaaS signature tools due to data exfiltration concerns and missing SOC2 compliance

Features

Self-hosted deployment on your infrastructure eliminates vendor control over signature data and audit trails
Open-source transparency lets you inspect code, verify security practices, and contribute custom features
API-first architecture enables embedded signing workflows in your products without rate limits or vendor roadmap delays
GDPR-compliant data sovereignty with proof of where signature data resides and how it's processed

Use cases

Replace DocuSign with self-hosted infrastructure to prove GDPR data residency during compliance auditsEmbed white-labeled document signing into your customer-facing application without per-signature API costsMigrate from HelloSign after acquisition raised data sovereignty concerns for European customersAutomate contract signing workflows for sales teams without paying for unused PandaDoc sales automation featuresDeploy signing infrastructure on EU servers to meet customer contract requirements for local data storageIntegrate electronic signatures into internal approval processes without ongoing per-user licensing feesScale signature volumes beyond 100 monthly without triggering SaaS tier upgrades or cost escalationExport complete signature audit trails under your retention policies without vendor access or dependency

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Documenso really free?

Yes—Documenso is open-source software that Vaivatta deploys for free on your infrastructure or ours. You own the platform completely with no per-user or per-signature fees. We only charge for optional add-ons like automated backups, SLA guarantees, or dedicated support when you need them. Compare this to DocuSign at $10-100/user/month or Adobe Sign at $12.99-49.99/user/month—you save 60-80% at scale while owning your data.

Where is my signature data stored and who controls it?

Your signature data lives exactly where you choose—on your own infrastructure for complete control, or on Vaivatta's Finnish servers for EU data residency. You own all signature records, audit trails, and customer data with no vendor access. This proves GDPR compliance during audits and satisfies customer contracts requiring local data storage, unlike SaaS platforms where data residency is opaque.

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