Docuseal

Docuseal is a Ruby-based application that provides e-signature platform.

AGPL-3.0 Free docusealco/docuseal · 12K docuseal.com Ruby 3 deploy options SSO Webhooks

Overview

Open source DocuSign alternative. Create, fill, and sign digital documents ✍️ Free and Open source tool to streamline document filling and signing. Create custom PDF forms to complete and sign with an easy to use online tool. Automatic digital signature. The project has 12K+ GitHub stars and is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

PDF form fields builder (WYSIWYG)
12 field types available (Signature, Date, File, Checkbox etc.)
Multiple submitters per document
Automated emails via SMTP
Files storage on disk or AWS S3, Google Storage, Azure Cloud
Automatic PDF eSignature
PDF signature verification
Users management
Mobile-optimized
7 UI languages with signing available in 14 languages

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

docker, docker compose, mysql, one click deploy, postgresql, smtp, sqlite, sso, webhooks, wysiwyg editor.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

Authentication & Access

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Integrations & APIs

SMTP Support
Webhooks

Media & Files

WYSIWYG Editor

Category

Documents & Knowledge Base (226) Document Management (25)

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