Docusealco by docusealco

Open source DocuSign alternative. Create, fill, and sign digital documents

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Verdict 61/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 1 open CVE Last release 3 days ago

Self-host Docusealco on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
61 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
13k
1.2k forks

About Docusealco

From the project's README at github.com/docusealco/docuseal. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

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.

[](https://demo.docuseal.tech) Features PDF form fields builder (WYSIWYG) 12 field types available (Signature, Date, File, Checkbox etc.) Multiple submitters per doc

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
70
maturity
91
community
38
security
85
sustainability
53
adoption
37

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 13k github.com/docusealco/docuseal
GitHub forks 1.2k github.com/docusealco/docuseal

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age2.8 yearssince Jul 2023
Last commit3 days agoMay 4, 2026
Releases shipped151last: 3 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

Security advisories

1 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. 1 currently open without a documented fix. Most recent: CVE-2024-52277.

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Ready to self-host Docusealco?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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