Maple eSign and Zoho Sign
Zoho Sign is one of more than 50 Zoho apps, and Maple eSign only does signatures.
Zoho sells Sign on its own and as part of Zoho One, its suite with CRM, Books and many other apps. Pick a plan on the binder to see its price in Canadian dollars and how many envelopes it includes. Either service can keep your documents in Canada. Maple eSign is free to use and Canadian-owned.
Zoho Sign plans
CA$14
a user a month, billed annually
25 envelopes per user a month
Illustration. Zoho Sign’s Canadian prices and Zoho One’s categories, read October 27, 2026.
Side by side
Nine questions answered for both services.
Each row asks both services the same question. A tab marks the rows where Zoho Sign is ahead.
Maple eSign
Zoho Sign
Read Oct 27, 2026- What does it cost?
- Maple eSign
- Free to use. There are no paid plans.
- Zoho Sign
- Free for 1 user. Standard CA$14, Professional CA$22, Enterprise CA$30 a user a month, billed annually.
- How many envelopes can I send?
- Maple eSign
- Plans don’t set an envelope count. Fair-use limits keep the service running, and they’re never used to charge you.
- Zoho Sign
- Free: 5 a month. Standard: 25 per user a month. Professional and Enterprise: unlimited.
- Who owns the company?
- Maple eSign
- Canadian-owned. Operated by Scrawlr Development Inc., Vancouver.
- Zoho Sign
- Zoho Corporation, privately held, headquartered in Chennai, India.
- Where are documents hosted?
- Maple eSign
- In Canada: Google Cloud Montréal, backups included. Email goes through Mailgun in the US.
- Zoho Sign
- Zoho Sign has a Canadian data centre at sign.zohocloud.ca. Accounts can also live in the US, the EU and other regions.
- Can signers sign in Canadian French?
- Maple eSign
- Yes, in Canadian French or English, consent wording and emails included.
- Zoho Sign
- Signing runs in 22 languages, French included.
- Can I sign up on my own today?
- Maple eSign
- Yes, online. Free.
- Zoho Sign
- Yes, with a 14-day free trial and no credit card.
- Can I send by text message?Zoho Sign is ahead here
- Maple eSign
- No. Maple eSign sends no text messages yet.
- Zoho Sign
- Yes, from Standard up, paid with Zoho Sign credits.
- How does it connect to my other systems?Zoho Sign is ahead here
- Maple eSign
- A REST API and signed webhooks. No ready-made integrations yet.
- Zoho Sign
- Other Zoho apps, plus cloud storage such as Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox and Box.
- Which security certifications does it hold?Zoho Sign is ahead here
- Maple eSign
- None. Maple eSign doesn’t claim any third-party certification.
- Zoho Sign
- SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001, among others.
Zoho Sign prices are in Canadian dollars per user per month, billed annually, before tax, as shown on Zoho Sign’s pricing page on October 27, 2026. Plans change, so check before you decide.
Hosting
The address you sign in at shows where your Zoho Sign account is kept.
Zoho Sign keeps accounts in the US, Canada, the EU and other regions. The address you sign in at shows which region holds your account. Pick the address you see in your browser.
Data centre
Canada (CA)
Zoho’s help page lists: Canada (CA) · https://sign.zohocloud.ca/zs
Zoho’s Canadian data centres are in Montreal and Toronto.
Maple eSign One address, sign.mapleesign.ca. Documents, database and backups in Google Cloud Montréal.
Source: “Know your Zoho Sign account’s data center”, help.zoho.com, read October 27, 2026.
Fair to both
Where Zoho Sign does better.
Zoho Sign does better
- Its own Canadian data centre, so either service can keep your documents in Canada.
- It sits in Zoho One, next to CRM, Books and more than 50 other apps.
- Text message delivery and qualified electronic signatures.
- Published certifications: SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001.
Maple eSign is different
- Free, with every feature and no price per user.
- No envelope count by plan, and nothing to upgrade to.
- Canadian-owned, run from Vancouver.
- Documents, database and backups in Google Cloud Montréal, on every account.
- Signing, consent and emails in Canadian French or English.
- Witness signing, free on every account.
Sources
Where these facts come from and when we checked them.
Every Zoho fact on this page comes from Zoho’s own pages, read on October 27, 2026.
Zoho and Zoho Sign are trademarks of Zoho Corporation. Maple eSign is not affiliated with Zoho, and Zoho has not reviewed this page.
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It’s free to use, and you can sign up online, for yourself or your team.
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