SignNow Free Trial: Length, Limits and What Happens Next (2026)

Last updated: November 2026

Short answer: the SignNow free trial gives you about 7 days to use the paid e-signature features, and SignNow’s pricing pages say no credit card is needed to start. During the trial you’re capped at 10 signature invites and 50 documents per day. When it ends, your account becomes read-only until you pick a paid plan.

Key Takeaways

• The SignNow free trial lasts 7 days on SignNow’s main pricing page, although at least one older SignNow feature page still mentions 30 days.
• During the SignNow trial you can send 10 signature invites, 10 emails and 50 documents per 24 hours, according to SignNow’s help center.
• When the SignNow trial or a plan ends, the account becomes read-only: signed documents and audit trails stay viewable and downloadable, but sending stops.
• SignNow has no permanent free plan for sending documents, so after the trial you need a paid plan, starting at $8 per user per month on annual billing.

This guide explains exactly how the SignNow free trial works as of November 2026: what you can test, the limits that catch people out, how to cancel, and what happens to your documents afterwards. It’s based on SignNow’s pricing pages and help center. Trial terms change, so confirm the current offer on SignNow’s pricing page before you sign up.

Noca is not affiliated with SignNow. Details below reflect SignNow’s public pages as of November 2026.

How does the SignNow free trial work?

The SignNow free trial is a time-limited, roughly 7-day test of SignNow’s paid features with daily sending caps. SignNow is an e-signature tool owned by airSlate. It doesn’t have a permanent free plan for sending documents. Instead, it offers a time-limited trial of its paid features, after which you choose a subscription.

A note on trial length: SignNow’s main pricing page offers a 7-day trial, but at least one older SignNow feature page still mentions a 30-day trial. Treat 7 days as the current default. If you need more time, ask SignNow sales before you start, because a sales-led evaluation may be possible for larger teams. We couldn’t verify any published extension policy.

What you can test during the SignNow free trial

The trial is meant to let you try SignNow’s paid toolset. In practice, the most useful things to test in 7 days are:

• Uploading and preparing a document. Add fillable fields (signature, initials, date, text, checkboxes) to a PDF or Word file.
• Sending a signature invite. Send to one signer, then to several signers with a signing order.
• Templates. Turn a frequently used document into a reusable template.
• The signer experience. Open the invite on a phone and on a desktop to see what your customers will see. Signers don’t need a SignNow account.
• Tracking and audit trail. Check document status and download the audit trail for a completed document.
• Mobile apps. SignNow has iOS and Android apps, including in-person (kiosk) signing.
• Integrations. SignNow’s help center lists exports to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Egnyte and DocuShare, plus connectors for Salesforce, Microsoft Power Automate, SharePoint, NetSuite and Zapier.

Some capabilities are tied to specific paid tiers. SignNow’s own July 2026 comparison puts bulk send on Business Premium, conditional fields and payment collection on Enterprise, and SSO, REST API access and the Salesforce and NetSuite integrations on the Site License. The help center confirms SSO requires a Site License. If a feature you need isn’t available in your trial, it’s worth asking sales which plan unlocks it before you buy.

How to start a SignNow free trial, step by step

1. Go to signnow.com/pricing and choose the free trial option.
2. Create an account with your email and a password, or sign up with Google or Microsoft. SignNow’s developer docs list email, Google, Microsoft and Facebook as sign-in methods.
3. Pick the right data region if you’re asked. SignNow runs separate US and EU environments, and accounts don’t move between them. EU users sign in at app-eu.signnow.com.
4. Confirm your email address if prompted.
5. Upload a real document you send often (an NDA, a service agreement, an onboarding form) rather than a dummy file.
6. Add fields, send it to yourself and a colleague, and sign it on two different devices.
7. Save the document as a template and resend it to see how fast repeat sends are.
8. Before day 7, decide: subscribe, cancel, or let it lapse.

Tip: put a calendar reminder on day 5. Seven days goes quickly, especially if your test signers are slow to respond.

SignNow free trial limits that catch people out

1. The daily caps are tighter than the paid plans

SignNow’s help center publishes daily limits that reset every 24 hours. On the trial you get 10 invites, 10 emails and 50 documents per day. Self-serve paid plans raise this to 100 of each. If you’re testing bulk-style sending, you’ll hit the trial cap fast.

2. Invites count when sent, not when signed

Each unique email invite or signing link counts as one invite, regardless of how many recipients it has. Email invites count as soon as they’re sent, even if nobody signs. Signing links count only once the signer clicks Finish. Cancelling and resending counts twice. Reminders, resends and forwards don’t count.

3. Paid plans have an annual invite allowance

This matters for what comes after the trial. SignNow’s help center says paid plans include 100 signature invites per user per year (or 10 per user per month on monthly billing), and unused invites don’t roll over. Extra invites cost $0.96 each on Business, $1.80 on Business Premium and $3.60 on Enterprise. Use the trial to estimate how many invites your team really sends.

4. Some features need a higher tier

As noted above, SSO needs a Site License, and SignNow places bulk send, conditional fields and payments on higher tiers. Testing a feature in the trial doesn’t guarantee it’s in the cheapest plan.

What happens when the SignNow free trial ends?

Your documents are kept, but the account becomes read-only. According to SignNow’s help center, when a plan or trial expires, your account switches to a read-only storage mode:

• You keep signed documents, uploaded files, document history and audit trails, and can still view and download them on web and mobile. Nothing is deleted.
• You can’t create or upload new documents, send invites, edit fields or templates, or use plan-specific features.
• Subscribing restores full access straight away, with your existing documents unchanged.

So you won’t lose anything you signed during the trial, but you can’t keep sending for free.

How do you cancel the SignNow free trial?

Cancel in My Account under Subscription, or in your app store, before the trial ends. If you started without a payment method, you don’t need to do anything. The trial simply lapses into read-only mode.

If you entered payment details or started through an app store, cancel before the trial ends. SignNow’s refund policy says to cancel before the trial ends to avoid auto-renewal, and that cancelling doesn’t trigger a refund.

• Web (direct purchase): go to My Account, open the Subscription tab, scroll down and click "Cancel your subscription". An admin role is required.
• iPhone/iPad: App Store → your Apple ID → Subscriptions → SignNow → Cancel Subscription.
• Android: Google Play → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions → SignNow → Cancel subscription.
• Bought through a reseller or marketplace: cancel through that channel or your SignNow rep.

If you were charged after the trial by mistake, SignNow’s refund policy allows refund requests to support within 30 days of the first payment, at SignNow’s discretion. Overage invite fees are non-refundable, and app store purchases are refunded by Apple or Google.

What it costs after the trial

As of November 2026, SignNow lists these per-user prices on annual billing: Business $8/month, Business Premium $15/month, Enterprise $30/month, with higher month-to-month rates ($20, $30 and $50 according to SignNow’s pricing and third-party reviews). A Site License is quoted per signature invite, starting at about $1.50. One pricing tracker reported the Business plan moving to $9 in mid-2026; we couldn’t confirm that on SignNow’s site, so check the live page before you subscribe.

Best practices for a useful 7-day test

• Test your real workflow, not just a signature. Where does the data come from, and where does the signed PDF need to end up?
• Involve a real signer. Ask a friendly customer or colleague to sign on mobile and tell you what was confusing.
• Count your invites. Multiply a typical week by 52 and compare it with 100 invites per user per year.
• Check integrations early. If you rely on Salesforce or NetSuite, ask which plan includes the connector before the trial ends.
• Export a test audit trail. Make sure it meets your compliance needs. SignNow lists SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, ESIGN/UETA, eIDAS and 21 CFR Part 11 (on the Site License) in its help center.

How Noca handles the same job

If your trial shows that signing is only one step in a longer process (a form to collect data, a generated contract, approvals, then a CRM update), you might want to test a platform that covers the whole chain.

Noca is an AI business process automation platform. You describe the process in plain language, and it builds the form, generates PDF or Word documents from your own templates, collects the signature (with Noca signing, DocuSign or GlobalSign certificate-based digital signatures), runs approvals and writes the result back to Salesforce, HubSpot or your ERP. Instead of a 7-day trial, Noca has a free-forever plan with 50 daily credits (up to 300 a month) for a single user, so you can build and test without a deadline.

SignNow is still a solid, low-cost choice if you mainly need to send PDFs for signature. Noca fits better when you want the forms, documents, signatures and workflow in one place.

Start free with Noca or book a demo.

Sources

• SignNow pricing – trial offer, plan prices and trial terms
• SignNow Help Center – daily limits, invite counting, read-only mode, cancellation and refund policy
• SignNow API authentication docs – supported sign-in methods

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the SignNow free trial?

SignNow’s pricing page currently offers a 7-day free trial of its paid features. An older SignNow page mentions 30 days, but the pricing page is the more reliable source, so plan for 7 days. If you need longer to evaluate for a larger team, ask SignNow’s sales team before you start.

Does the SignNow free trial require a credit card?

SignNow’s pricing and marketing pages say no credit card is required to start the free trial. If you do add payment details, or start through the App Store or Google Play, cancel before the trial ends to avoid being charged for a subscription when it renews.

Is SignNow free to use after the trial?

Not for sending. SignNow doesn’t offer a permanent free sending plan. After the trial, your account becomes read-only: you can view and download existing documents, but you can’t upload, edit or send new ones until you subscribe. Signers never pay or need an account to sign documents sent to them.

How many documents can I send on the SignNow free trial?

SignNow’s help center lists daily trial limits of 10 signature invites, 10 emails and 50 documents, resetting every 24 hours. One invite can include several recipients, so one document sent to two signers counts as one invite.

What happens to my documents when the SignNow trial expires?

They stay in your account. SignNow moves expired accounts to read-only storage with no time limit, so signed documents, uploaded files and audit trails remain available to view and download. Subscribing again restores full editing and sending immediately.

How do I cancel my SignNow free trial?

If you didn’t add payment details, let it lapse. Otherwise, as an admin go to My Account, open Subscription and click "Cancel your subscription". For app store purchases, cancel in your Apple or Google Play subscriptions instead. Cancelling stops renewals but doesn’t trigger a refund.

Can I get a refund if I was charged after the SignNow trial?

SignNow’s refund policy lets you request a refund from support within 30 days of your first payment, at its discretion. Requests may be declined after significant use, and overage invite fees are non-refundable. App Store and Google Play purchases must be refunded through Apple or Google.

Is there a free alternative to the SignNow trial?

Several tools have free plans instead of trials. Dropbox Sign, Zoho Sign, PandaDoc and BoldSign each publish a limited free tier, and Noca has a free-forever plan with daily credits that covers forms, documents and e-signatures. Compare the limits against your real monthly volume.