How We Compare
eSignHub is not just another e-signature tool. It is an all-in-one Founder Ops platform — free unlimited e-signatures, 150+ legal templates, encrypted deal rooms, a 20-module Founder Ops Suite, and a dedicated fractional accountant. No single competitor covers all of these categories.
E-Signatures
eSignHub is the only platform offering truly unlimited free e-signatures with no per-envelope caps, no time limits, and no credit card required. Every major competitor either caps free usage or charges per-user/per-envelope fees.
Pricing Comparison
| eSignHub | DocuSign | Dropbox Sign | PandaDoc | SignWell | SignNow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | £0/mo (Free forever) | £8/mo (Personal) | $15/user/mo | $0 (60 docs/yr) | $0 (3 docs/mo) | $8/user/mo |
| Paid Plan From | £12/mo (Basic) | £20/user/mo (Standard) | $25/user/mo (Standard) | $19/seat/mo (Starter) | $10/mo (Light, annual) | $15/user/mo (Business Premium) |
Feature Comparison
| Feature | eSignHub | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited free e-signatures | ✓ | Capped or paid |
| Unlimited docs (paid) | ✓ | DocuSign caps at 100/user/yr |
| Per-user pricing | ✗ | All competitors charge per user |
| Audit trail & certificates | ✓ | Paid plans only |
| ESIGN Act compliant | ✓ | All platforms |
| eIDAS compliant | ✓ | All platforms |
| 150+ legal templates included | ✓ | Bring your own or 1–5 included |
| Custom branding | ✓ | Paid plans only |
eSignHub's edge: Unlimited free signatures + 150+ ready-to-sign legal templates. No other platform offers both at £0.
Legal Templates
150+ lawyer-reviewed legal templates — NDAs, SAFEs, employment contracts, shareholder agreements, founder agreements, company policies, and more — available from the Basic plan at £12/month, with unlimited free e-signing built in.
Pricing Comparison
| eSignHub | Docue | Rocket Lawyer UK | SeedLegals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | £12/mo (Basic) | £39/mo (Starter) | £17.49/mo | Free (pay-as-you-go) |
Feature Comparison
| Feature | eSignHub | Docue | Rocket Lawyer | SeedLegals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of templates | 150+ | 150+ | 100+ | Startup-focused set |
| UK lawyer-drafted | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| E-signing included | Unlimited free | £1/signature | Unlimited | Included |
| Completed docs (entry plan) | Unlimited | 10/month | Unlimited | Pay-per-doc |
| Ask a lawyer | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lawyer review | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cap table included | Pro plan | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
eSignHub's edge: 150+ templates + unlimited free e-signing from £12/month. Docue charges £1 per e-sign on top of £39+/month.
Deal Rooms / Virtual Data Rooms
Encrypted deal rooms with folder structure, document analytics, and real-time activity tracking from Basic at £12/month. Purpose-built VDR providers often cost hundreds to thousands per month.
Pricing Comparison
| eSignHub | Peony | SecureDocs | Digify | Firmex | iDeals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | £12/mo (Basic) | $0 (Free tier) | $250/mo flat | $140/mo | ~$650/mo avg | $460–$1,000+/mo |
| Setup Fees | None | None | None | None | Varies | $1k–$5k |
Feature Comparison
| Feature | eSignHub | Enterprise VDRs |
|---|---|---|
| Encrypted storage | ✓ | All providers |
| Document analytics | ✓ | All providers |
| Unlimited users | ✓ | Varies — often per-user pricing |
| E-signatures built in | ✓ | None |
| 150+ legal templates | ✓ | None |
| AI-powered due diligence | ✗ | Peony, Ansarada |
| Watermarking | ✗ | Most enterprise VDRs |
| Q&A module | ✗ | Most enterprise VDRs |
eSignHub's edge: Deal rooms bundled with e-signatures and legal templates from £12/month. Enterprise VDRs charge $250–$4,479+/month for standalone data rooms.
Cap Table & Equity Management
eSignHub Pro (£19/month) includes Cap Table & Ownership Dashboard, Equity Manager (EMI & Unapproved schemes), Share Transfer Wizard, Growth Share Valuation Calculator, and Waterfall / Liquidation Analysis.
Pricing Comparison
| eSignHub | Carta | Pulley | Ledgy | Vestd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £19/mo | $280/yr (Launch) → $2,800/yr (Starter) | Contact us (Startup) | Free (Launch, 50 stakeholders) | £250/yr (Essentials) → £1,600/yr (Starter) |
Feature Comparison
| Feature | eSignHub | Carta | Pulley | Ledgy | Vestd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap table management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Share classes & transfers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| EMI share schemes | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Scale+ | ✓ |
| 409A valuations | Estimator | ✓ | Growth+ | Add-on | £700 add-on |
| Funding round modelling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Waterfall / liquidation | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Growth share valuation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| E-signing included | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | DocuSign integration | ✗ |
| UK-specific focus | ✓ | Limited | ✗ | European | ✓ |
eSignHub's edge: Cap table + EMI valuation + waterfall analysis + funding round modelling + e-signatures all included at £19/month. Carta Starter costs $2,800/year for cap table alone.
Fundraising & Investor Tools
Pro (£19/month) bundles SAFE/priced round/convertible note modelling, round closing checklist, Investor Portal, 200+ VC database, and Business Plan Maker.
Pricing Comparison
| eSignHub | SeedLegals | Visible.vc | LivePlan |
|---|---|---|---|
| £19/mo | Free + bolt-ons from £250 → £1,490–£4,990+VAT/yr | $0 (Starter) → $59–$199/mo | ~$20/mo |
Feature Comparison
| Feature | eSignHub | SeedLegals | Visible.vc | LivePlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFE / Convertible Note modelling | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Priced round modelling | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Investor portal / data room | ✓ | ✓ | 1–5 data rooms | ✗ |
| VC / investor database | 200+ VCs | ✗ | Visible Connect | ✗ |
| Business plan maker | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Round closing checklist | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| R&D Tax Credit claims | ✓ | Add-on | ✗ | ✗ |
| Cap table included | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| E-signatures included | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Exit support | ✓ | From 1% of exit | ✗ | ✗ |
eSignHub's edge: Round modelling + investor portal + VC database + business plan maker + cap table + R&D claims + exit manager, all for £19/month. SeedLegals' Funding plan starts at £1,490+VAT/year.
Board & Governance
Pro (£19/month) includes Board Management & Filings, meeting management, resolution tracking, an Exit Manager (M&A, Acqui-hire), and IFRS 2 / FRS 102 reporting.
Pricing Comparison
| eSignHub | Diligent | OnBoard | BoardEffect |
|---|---|---|---|
| £19/mo | ~$5,000–$10,000/yr (Essentials) | Custom (Essentials) | Custom (Pro, 1 board) |
Feature Comparison
| Feature | eSignHub | Diligent | OnBoard | BoardEffect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board book / agenda builder | Basic | Advanced | ✓ | ✓ |
| Meeting minutes | ✓ | AI-powered | ✓ | ✓ |
| Resolution tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Exit Manager (M&A) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| IFRS 2 / FRS 102 reporting | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| E-signatures built in | ✓ | ✗ | Add-on | ✗ |
| Director engagement analytics | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Board assessments | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Typical annual cost | £19/mo | $23,400 | $7,000–$60,000 | $8,550–$10,250 |
eSignHub's edge: Board governance + Exit Manager + IFRS reporting + cap table + e-signatures for £19/month. Diligent's typical deployment costs $23,400/year.
Fractional Accountancy (UK)
Pro + Accountant at £67/month adds a dedicated fractional accountant covering Corporation Tax, VAT, Self Assessment, payroll, bookkeeping, and R&D Tax Credit claims — on top of every Pro feature.
Pricing Comparison
| eSignHub | Crunch | Sleek | Osome | Accountancy Cloud | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Price | £67/mo | £90+VAT/mo (Ltd) | £60/mo | £71/mo | From £119/mo |
Feature Comparison
| Feature | eSignHub | Crunch | Sleek | Osome | Accountancy Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated accountant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Chat-led | ✓ |
| Year-end accounts & Corp Tax | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VAT returns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | £50/mo add-on | Seed+ |
| Self Assessment | ✓ | Premium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payroll | ✓ | ✓ | 1–5 employees | £10/employee add-on | Up to 5 |
| Bookkeeping | ✓ | Premier | ✓ | Unlimited | Up to 25 txns |
| R&D Tax Credit claims | ✓ | ✗ | Add-on | ✗ | ✓ |
| Bundled software tools | 20-module Founder Ops Suite + e-sigs + templates + deal rooms | Accounting only | Xero only | Accounting app | Accounting platform |
eSignHub's edge: The only provider where a dedicated accountant, e-signatures, cap table, deal rooms, and 150+ legal templates all live under one roof for £67/month.
The Full Picture: Cost of Assembly
A solo founder assembling comparable coverage from the cheapest specialist in each category would face the following costs:
| Category | Cheapest Specialist | Specialist Cost/yr | eSignHub Plan | eSignHub Cost/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-Signatures | Dropbox Sign Essentials | ~$180/yr | Free tier | £0 |
| Legal Templates | Docue Starter | ≈$590/yr | Basic (£12/mo) | £12/mo |
| Deal Room / VDR | Peony Business | ~$480/yr | Basic (£12/mo) | £12/mo |
| Cap Table & Equity | Carta Launch | $280/yr | Pro (£19/mo) | £19/mo |
| Fundraising Tools | SeedLegals Access + bolt-ons | ~$1,900/yr | Pro (£19/mo) | £19/mo |
| Board & Governance | BoardEffect Pro | ~$8,550/yr | Pro (£19/mo) | £19/mo |
| Fractional Accountant (UK) | Sleek | ≈$910/yr | Pro + Accountant (£67/mo) | £67/mo |
| Total | ≈$12,890+/yr | £67/mo | ||
Compared to specialists
92%+ savings
per month with eSignHub
No single competitor covers all seven categories. That is eSignHub's positioning.