Docuseal
Create, fill, and sign digital documents (alternative to DocuSign).
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Still maintained? Yes: 322 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 3.3.4 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to DocuSign.
At a glance
Docuseal quick facts
- Health score
- 97/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 18,943
- Last commit
- 4 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 3.3.4, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Docuseal
Full rankings: DocuSign alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "DocuSeal is an open source platform that provides secure and efficient digital document signing and processing. Create PDF forms to have them filled and signed online on any device with an easy-to-use, mobile-optimized web tool."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Docuseal scores 97/100, #5 of 17 in Document Management: 322 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (3.3.4, 4 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 18,943 stars add 17.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 2.9 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
322 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
3.3.4 released 4 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 17.1 / 20
19k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 322
- Last 90 days
- 1,007
- Last 12 months
- 4 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #5 of 17 tools in Document Management by health , between Documenso (#4) and Gotenberg (#6) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | 3.3.4 · 4 days ago |
| Stars | 18,943 |
| Open issues | 97 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | docusealco/docuseal ↗ |
Docuseal vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Docuseal (Document Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paperless-ngx | 99 | 47k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| BentoPDF | 97 | 16k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Documenso | 97 | 16k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Docuseal (this tool) | 97 | 19k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| OpenSign | 91 | 7.2k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| SimpleDMS | 89 | 170 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
Docuseal: common questions
What does Docuseal replace?
Repoly lists Docuseal as an open-source alternative to DocuSign. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Docuseal stands against the others.
Is Docuseal still maintained?
Docuseal had 322 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, 3.3.4, is from 4 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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