Wall Check
DocuSign
Free sends ~3 envelopes total; real plans meter envelopes per user per YEAR — heavy season drains fast.
Gates 5/5 5 of the five walls fired — the score is a count, not a verdict.
Checked 2026-09-25 · re-check due 2026-11-24.
The five walls
! Price wall
The free tier ends. The limit you hit while everything still looks free.
Free account sends ~3 envelopes total. Personal ~5 envelopes/mo; Standard ~100 envelopes per user per YEAR.
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! Permission wall
You can see the setting but not touch it. Licenses and admin roles decide what you control.
Bulk send, payments-in-envelope, web forms and team features sit on Standard/Business Pro and up.
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! Gate wall
A human at the vendor decides your timeline — approvals, reviews, onboarding queues.
Enhanced/Enterprise envelope volumes are negotiated — custom limits behind a contract.
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! Meter wall
Cost scales with your success. Per-unit, per-seat, per-message pricing that grows as you do.
Envelope metering: exceed the allowance and you wait for the cycle, or contact sales to buy more.
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! Exit wall
Getting out costs more than getting in. Your data, your domain, your number — who keeps them.
Signed documents and audit certificates are retrievable, but templates and workflows rebuild elsewhere.
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The twelve questions
- What is the hard number where the free tier ends?
- ~3 envelopes free; 5/mo Personal; 100/user/yr Standard
Documents read for this check: pricing page, help center, community forum.
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