Maple eSign and OneSpan Sign
OneSpan Sign is built for regulated enterprises. Maple eSign is free for any organization.
OneSpan Sign lists five certifications and four hosting regions. Turn the dial on the box to see the regions. You pick one when OneSpan opens your account. Maple eSign doesn’t hold any certification yet. It’s free and hosted in Canada.
OneSpan SignProfessional, US$22 a user a month, billed yearly
RegionCanadaOne of four regionsSet when OneSpan opens your account
- Sealed PDF
- Certificate of Completion
- Hash-chained history
- No third-party certification
Maple eSignFreeCanada, Google Cloud Montréal
Illustration. From OneSpan’s own pages, read October 27, 2026.
Side by side
Eight questions answered for both services.
Each row asks both services the same question. A tab marks the rows where OneSpan Sign is ahead.
Maple eSign
What does it cost?Free to use. There are no paid plans.
Is there a free plan?Yes. Every feature is free.
Who owns the company?Canadian-owned. Operated by Scrawlr Development Inc., Vancouver.
Where are documents hosted?In Canada: Google Cloud Montréal, backups included. Email goes through Mailgun in the US.
Can I sign up on my own today?Yes, online. Free.
Can it check signers by text message?No. Maple eSign sends no text messages yet.
How does it connect to my other systems?A REST API and signed webhooks. No ready-made integrations yet.
Which security certifications does it hold?None. Maple eSign doesn’t claim any third-party certification.
OneSpan Sign
Read Oct 27, 2026What does it cost?Professional is US$22 a user a month, billed yearly, for up to 1,000 transactions a user a year. Enterprise is priced by volume through OneSpan’s sales team.
Is there a free plan?A free trial. Its pricing page shows no free plan.
Who owns the company?OneSpan, with its headquarters in Boston and an office in Montréal.
Where are documents hosted?In one of four regions: the US, Canada, Australia or Europe. You pick the region when OneSpan opens your account.
Can I sign up on my own today?Yes. Buy Professional online or start a free trial.
Can it check signers by text message?Yes, on Enterprise. SMS authentication and SMS notifications are paid add-ons.OneSpan Sign is ahead here
How does it connect to my other systems?Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, Slack and SharePoint on Professional. Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics and HubSpot as paid add-ons on Enterprise.OneSpan Sign is ahead here
Which security certifications does it hold?SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, HIPAA and eIDAS.OneSpan Sign is ahead here
- What does it cost?
- Maple eSign
- Free to use. There are no paid plans.
- OneSpan Sign
- Professional is US$22 a user a month, billed yearly, for up to 1,000 transactions a user a year. Enterprise is priced by volume through OneSpan’s sales team.
- Is there a free plan?
- Maple eSign
- Yes. Every feature is free.
- OneSpan Sign
- A free trial. Its pricing page shows no free plan.
- Who owns the company?
- Maple eSign
- Canadian-owned. Operated by Scrawlr Development Inc., Vancouver.
- OneSpan Sign
- OneSpan, with its headquarters in Boston and an office in Montréal.
- Where are documents hosted?
- Maple eSign
- In Canada: Google Cloud Montréal, backups included. Email goes through Mailgun in the US.
- OneSpan Sign
- In one of four regions: the US, Canada, Australia or Europe. You pick the region when OneSpan opens your account.
- Can I sign up on my own today?
- Maple eSign
- Yes, online. Free.
- OneSpan Sign
- Yes. Buy Professional online or start a free trial.
- Can it check signers by text message?OneSpan Sign is ahead here
- Maple eSign
- No. Maple eSign sends no text messages yet.
- OneSpan Sign
- Yes, on Enterprise. SMS authentication and SMS notifications are paid add-ons.
- How does it connect to my other systems?OneSpan Sign is ahead here
- Maple eSign
- A REST API and signed webhooks. No ready-made integrations yet.
- OneSpan Sign
- Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, Slack and SharePoint on Professional. Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics and HubSpot as paid add-ons on Enterprise.
- Which security certifications does it hold?OneSpan Sign is ahead here
- Maple eSign
- None. Maple eSign doesn’t claim any third-party certification.
- OneSpan Sign
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, HIPAA and eIDAS.
OneSpan prices its Professional plan in US dollars a user a month, billed yearly, as shown on its pricing page on October 27, 2026. Plans change, so check before you decide.
Fair to both
Where OneSpan Sign does better.
OneSpan Sign does better
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, HIPAA and eIDAS, listed on its pricing page.
- A choice of four hosting regions, with a FedRAMP region in the US.
- Signer checks and reminders by text message, as paid add-ons on Enterprise.
- OneSpan, the company behind OneSpan Sign, says more than 60% of the world’s 100 largest banks trust it.
What Maple eSign does
- Free, with every feature and no price per user.
- Canadian-owned, run from Vancouver.
- Documents, database and backups in Google Cloud Montréal, with no region to choose.
- Signing, consent and emails in Canadian French or English.
- A sealed PDF, a Certificate of Completion and a hash-chained history for every agreement.
- Your own branding, single sign-on (SAML or OIDC) and SCIM, free on every account.
- A signing screen you can embed in your own site.
Sources
Where these facts come from and when we checked them.
Every OneSpan fact on this page comes from OneSpan’s own pages, read on October 27, 2026.
OneSpan and OneSpan Sign are trademarks of OneSpan. Maple eSign is not affiliated with OneSpan, and OneSpan has not reviewed this page.
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