Maple eSign and SignNow
SignNow’s plans include a set number of invites, and Maple eSign doesn’t count them.
SignNow doesn’t charge per user. Its annual plans include 100 signature invites a year, and you pay as you go after that. Move the slider to the number of agreements you send in a week. Maple eSign has no price per invite. It’s Canadian-owned and hosted in Canada.
SignNow $15
$15 a month, billed annually · $180 a year
- Users
- Free
- Included
- 100 invites a year
Illustration. SignNow’s plans and invite allowance as listed on its pricing page, October 28, 2026.
What counts
One invite is one request, even when nobody signs.
SignNow counts an invite each time you send a document, or a group of documents, for signing, to one person or to several. Its help centre says an email invite counts as soon as it’s sent, and cancelling it doesn’t give it back.
- +1 inviteSent
Sent to three signers
One request to sign, sent to several recipients, counts once.
- +1 inviteNot signed
Sent, not signed yet
“Email invites are counted immediately when sent, even if not yet signed.”
- +1 inviteCancelled
Cancelled before anyone signs
“Canceling an invite does not return it to your available balance.”
On Maple eSign, none of the three has a price.
Quotes from SignNow’s help centre, read October 28, 2026.
Side by side
Ten questions answered for both services.
Each row asks both services the same question. A tab marks the rows where SignNow is ahead.
Maple eSign
SignNow
Read Oct 28, 2026- What does it cost?
- Maple eSign
- Free to use. There are no paid plans.
- SignNow
- $8, $15 or $30 a month for the whole account, billed annually (Basic, Business, Advanced). Its page names no currency.
- Is there a free plan?
- Maple eSign
- Yes. Every feature is free.
- SignNow
- No. There is a 7-day free trial.
- Is there a price per user?
- Maple eSign
- No.
- SignNow
- No. Users are free on every plan.
- Is there a limit on requests to sign?
- Maple eSign
- No price per request. Fair-use limits keep the service running, and they’re never used to charge you.
- SignNow
- Annual plans include 100 signature invites a year, monthly plans 10 a month. After that, pay as you go.
- Who owns the company?
- Maple eSign
- Canadian-owned. Operated by Scrawlr Development Inc., Vancouver.
- SignNow
- airSlate Inc.
- Where are documents hosted?
- Maple eSign
- In Canada: Google Cloud Montréal, backups included. Email goes through Mailgun in the US.
- SignNow
- Amazon Web Services in the US, Germany or Australia, and Google Cloud in the US. No Canadian cloud location is listed.
- Can signers sign in Canadian French?
- Maple eSign
- Yes, in Canadian French or English, consent wording and emails included.
- SignNow
- The signing screen comes in 24 languages, French among them. Canadian French isn’t listed.
- Can I send by text message, or take a payment?SignNow is ahead here
- Maple eSign
- No. Maple eSign sends no text messages and doesn’t take payments.
- SignNow
- Yes. Payments from Business, sending by SMS on Advanced.
- Can I sign up on my own today?
- Maple eSign
- Yes, online. Free.
- SignNow
- Yes, online, with a 7-day trial.
- Which security certifications does it hold?SignNow is ahead here
- Maple eSign
- None. Maple eSign doesn’t claim any third-party certification.
- SignNow
- SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS, plus HIPAA compliance, as its pricing page lists them.
SignNow prices are per account per month, billed annually, as shown on SignNow’s pricing page on October 28, 2026. Monthly billing is $20, $30 or $50. The page shows no currency and no tax. Plans change, so check before you decide.
Fair to both
Where SignNow does better.
SignNow does better
- Sending documents by text message, on Advanced.
- Collecting a payment with the signature, from Business up.
- Published compliance: SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS and HIPAA.
Maple eSign is different
- Free, with every feature and no price per invite.
- Canadian-owned, run from Vancouver.
- Documents, database and backups in Google Cloud Montréal.
- Signing, consent and emails in Canadian French or English.
- A sealed PDF, a Certificate of Completion and a hash-chained history for every agreement.
Sources
Where these facts come from and when we checked them.
Every SignNow fact on this page comes from SignNow’s own pages, read on October 28, 2026.
airSlate SignNow is a product of airSlate Inc. Maple eSign is not affiliated with SignNow, and SignNow has not reviewed this page.
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