Notary Live vs Notarize pricing and NotaryLive vs Proof costs for business teams

On published list prices NotaryLive is cheaper than Proof for almost every business session, and the gap widens with each notarized document. Proof prices every seal after the first, and NotaryLive does not price seals at all. The one place NotaryLive's bill climbs is its Business plan when signers join from different locations, which adds 23 USD to the session.

Proof is the stronger choice for lenders and title agencies that want published mortgage package rates and an enterprise contract. If your team notarizes every week, a third model usually beats both: a monthly plan with sessions included, where the bill does not move with seals, signers or where they sit.

NotaryLive figures come from notarylive.com/pricing and Proof figures from proof.com/pricing, both checked on October 7, 2026. Both vendors change prices, so confirm them before you sign.

Two lines decide most bills. The seal line: a resolution, an affidavit and a power of attorney in one session cost 30 USD in extra seals on Proof and nothing extra on NotaryLive. The location line: a buyer in Denver and a seller in Tampa add 23 USD to every NotaryLive Business session, while Proof charges the same wherever signers sit.

Each row is one month at list prices with network notaries and monthly billing, without volume discounts. Proof figures include its identity and signing fees. NotaryLive Business includes the 79 USD subscription.

Read it honestly. For four simple notarizations a month, NotaryLive Basic at 100 USD is the cheapest option on monthly billing, and nobody should buy a plan for that. NotaryLive also beats Proof on every row. The flat plan pulls ahead once volume reaches about a dozen sessions, and it pulls far ahead when signers are in different places: 631 USD on NotaryLive Business against 299 USD, or 149 USD on yearly billing.

Why would a company pick NotaryLive Business over Basic if Basic is cheaper per month? Because Basic is a single-user account. The moment three paralegals or two escrow officers need to send documents, track sessions on a shared dashboard and reuse templates, the team needs Business, and the subscription and the location fee come with it.

Most business notarizations are not one page and one person. A law firm that takes on a new estate client typically notarizes a will affidavit, a power of attorney and a healthcare directive in one sitting, often for a couple. Firms that run the first conversation through client intake automation already know before the session how many signers and documents are coming, which makes the bill easy to predict on each model:

NotaryLive Basic:

25 USD plus 5 USD for the spouse, 30 USD total, seals included.

NotaryLive Business:

23 USD plus 5 USD if the couple sits together, 28 USD, or 46 USD if they join from two places.

Proof Pro:

25 USD meeting, 8 USD in identity checks, 4 USD signing, 10 USD for the second signer and 30 USD for two extra seals if three documents are notarized, about 77 USD. Six notarized documents bring it to about 122 USD.

A plan with sessions included:

one session from the allowance, up to 4 signers and 10 documents.

If your sessions look like this, the per-seal model is the expensive one, and Proof is where it shows first.

Title agencies, law firms and banks often employ commissioned remote notaries. On Proof that requires Pro+ at 199 USD a month. Each in-house meeting costs 15 USD plus identity and signing fees, with 5 USD per extra seal or signer. One staff notary running 15 two-signer, one-seal sessions a month comes to about 679 USD.

On NotaryLive, bringing your own notaries is a Business Premier feature. Premier is listed at 99 USD a month, or 69 USD billed annually, with volume discounts, unlimited users, API access and in-person electronic notarization. NotaryLive does not publish a per-session price for sessions your own notary runs, so the real figure comes from a sales call.

ENotary Business includes 2 own-notary seats at 299 USD a month, or 149 USD billed yearly, and sessions your notaries run are not counted against the 12 network sessions. See how bring your own notary seats work.

NotaryLive makes sense for occasional notarizations, for one-signer sessions with many documents, and for teams of up to five whose signers are usually in the same room. Its 10-year storage on every plan is a real advantage for records. Our NotaryLive pricing page breaks down all three tiers.

Proof makes sense for mortgage lenders and title agencies that want published closing rates, integrations with closing systems and enterprise terms. Its business fees are the highest of the two for general documents. Our Notarize pricing guide covers Pro, Pro+ and the title plans.

A flat plan makes sense when notarization is weekly work and finance wants one number. The Notarize alternatives page compares eleven vendors in one table.

• Is identity verification charged per signer, per attempt or per session?
• What does a session cost when two signers join from different addresses?
• How many seals does our typical document set count as, and is each one priced?
• What does a session with our own notary cost, in writing?
• How many users can send documents on the plan we are quoted?
• How long are documents and recordings stored, and can we export them?

Yes, on list prices. NotaryLive charges 25 USD per session with seals and signatures included and 5 USD per extra signer. Notarize, now Proof, charges a 25 USD meeting plus 4 USD per signer for identity checks, a 4 USD signing fee and 15 USD per extra seal. A two-signer, three-document session is about 30 USD on NotaryLive and 77 USD on Proof.

Is Notarize the same as Proof?

Yes. Notarize renamed itself Proof in 2023, and its business plans are sold as Proof Pro, Pro+ and enterprise tiers at proof.com. Many buyers still search for Notarize, and the notary network keeps the Notarize name, but the pricing and the platform belong to Proof.

How much does NotaryLive Business cost per month?

NotaryLive Business costs 79 USD a month on monthly billing, or 59 USD a month billed annually, for 1 to 5 users. Each session is billed on top at 23 USD, with 5 USD per additional participant in the same location and 23 USD more per session when participants join from different locations.

Does NotaryLive charge per seal or per document?

No. NotaryLive does not charge for additional seals or signatures inside a session. The first 25 pages are included, and each extra block of 25 pages costs 5 USD. Proof charges 15 USD for every seal after the first on its business plans.

What is a cheaper alternative to NotaryLive and Notarize for a business?

For a team running about 12 or more sessions a month, especially with signers in different places, a plan with sessions included usually costs less than either. ENotary Business is 299 USD a month, or 149 USD billed yearly, with 12 network sessions of up to 4 signers and 10 documents each plus 2 own-notary seats.

Take last month's notarizations and write down four numbers: sessions, average signers per session, average notarized documents per session and how often signers were in different places. Price that month on NotaryLive, on Proof and on the online notary cost page. If the per-session bill lands within a few dollars of a flat plan, keep the flexibility. If it lands at twice the plan, the decision is made. For companies whose own notary runs most sessions, the SIGNiX alternative page compares software-only pricing with plans that include notaries.