The short answer
If you only need an occasional single-signer notarization, the two cost about the same, and the better choice is whichever platform your team already uses to send documents. If you notarize every week, PandaDoc is the one you can budget today because its fees are on the page, while DocuSign's volume pricing comes from a sales conversation and is usually bundled with an existing DocuSign agreement. Neither is a flat monthly bill for notary sessions. These notes use public pages checked in October 2026, and either vendor can change fees, so confirm before you commit.
Published fees side by side
| Fee | PandaDoc Notary, its notaries | PandaDoc Notary, your own notary | DocuSign Notary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | From 25 USD per notarial transaction | From 69 USD per user per month plus 10 USD per transaction | On-demand from 25 USD through a partner, in-house product by quote |
| Extra signer | No extra charge | No extra charge | Not published |
| Extra seal | No extra charge | No extra charge | Not published |
| Volume discount | Listed, no numbers | Listed, no numbers | Negotiated in the quote |
| Typical buyer | Teams already sending documents in PandaDoc | Companies with commissioned staff | Organizations on DocuSign eSignature with 200 or more notarizations a year |
| API | Linked, no price published | Linked, no price published | By quote |
DocuSign's on-demand price comes through its partner OneNotary and may differ by document type and signer count. Treat any single number as the entry point, not the bill.
A month at 4, 12 and 40 sessions
Prices below are PandaDoc list prices for its own notaries, one transaction per session. DocuSign's in-house rate is not published, so the DocuSign column uses its 25 USD on-demand entry price as the floor. Real quotes at volume are usually lower per session but come with an annual commitment.
| Sessions per month | PandaDoc Notary (25 USD each) | DocuSign on-demand (from 25 USD each) | ENotary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 100 USD | from 100 USD | 119 USD on Starter, 59 USD billed yearly |
| 12 | 300 USD | from 300 USD | 299 USD on Business, 149 USD billed yearly |
| 40 | 1,000 USD | from 1,000 USD, or a negotiated rate | 799 USD on Scale, 399 USD billed yearly |
At 4 sessions a month, pay per transaction is the cheapest on a monthly bill, and we say so. The picture flips from about 12 sessions, where the flat plan matches the list price and the yearly rate halves it. A session on ENotary covers up to 4 signers and 10 documents.
If your staff are commissioned notaries
PandaDoc's bring-your-own-notary option starts at 69 USD per user per month plus 10 USD per transaction. Three notaries running 20 transactions each is 207 USD in seats plus 600 USD in transaction fees at list price. DocuSign sells own-notary use inside its enterprise product, so you need a quote to compare. ENotary Business includes 2 own-notary seats and Scale includes 10, and sessions your notaries run do not use the network allowance. See bring your own notary.
What else belongs in the comparison
- **Where your documents already live.** If contracts are drafted and sent in PandaDoc or DocuSign, notarizing inside the same tool saves a handoff. That convenience is real and worth paying a little for.
- **Who supplies the notary.** Check hours and state coverage, especially evenings and weekends.
- **Evidence.** Ask whether the recording, identity results and journal entry are exported with the sealed document.
- **API and webhooks.** If your system will create sessions, neither vendor publishes the price. Our notary API pricing article shows what to put in the quote request.
- **Contract terms.** Enterprise order forms carry auto-renewal and minimum-commitment clauses. Before you sign one, a tool that reads every clause of a vendor contract helps you spot the renewal and cancellation terms quickly.
Questions to put to either vendor
- What is the total monthly cost at our volume, with two signers and the seals we really use?
- Is the e-sign fee included, or added to each transaction?
- Are volume discounts written into the order form, and at which thresholds?
- What happens to unused notarizations at the end of the term?
- What does the API cost and which webhook events do you send?
PandaDoc Notary and DocuSign Notary pricing questions
Is PandaDoc Notary cheaper than DocuSign Notary?
At the entry level they match at about 25 USD per notarization. PandaDoc publishes that there is no extra charge per signer or seal, while DocuSign's in-house rates come by quote. For steady volume the quote may beat 25 USD, but you only learn that in a sales cycle.
Does DocuSign Notary charge per signer?
DocuSign does not publish per-signer or per-seal fees for its in-house product, so ask for them in writing. Its on-demand option through a partner starts at 25 USD, and extras can apply depending on the document and the number of signers.
Can I use my own notary with PandaDoc or DocuSign?
Yes on both, with different pricing. PandaDoc lists 69 USD per user per month plus 10 USD per transaction. DocuSign includes it in an enterprise quote. ENotary includes 2 own-notary seats on Business and 10 on Scale.
When is a monthly plan cheaper than pay per transaction?
At roughly 12 sessions a month or more. At 12 sessions, 25 USD each is about 300 USD, in line with ENotary Business at 299 USD, and the yearly rate of 149 USD is half that. Below about 5 sessions, pay per transaction usually costs less.
Do PandaDoc and DocuSign offer a notary API?
Both link to developer tools, but neither publishes notary API pricing. Plan to ask for a written quote that lists webhook events and per-session fees, because API access often sits on a higher tier.
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