FirmForms vs Ignition

The flat-price Ignition alternative, without the payment cut.

Ignition bundles proposals, engagement letters, billing, and payment collection. If you just want engagement letters signed at a flat price, with no cut taken from your payments and no billing system to adopt, FirmForms does that.

Ignition is a strong proposals-and-billing platform, and for firms that want proposals flowing all the way through to collected payments, it does a lot. But its Solo plan is capped, and every payment it collects carries a processing fee. Many solo firms just want the engagement letter signed and on file, and would rather collect payment through the method they already use. FirmForms is flat, takes no cut of your payments, and does not cap your clients.

 FirmFormsIgnition
Price$35/mo flat, or $348/yrSolo $39/mo, Core $99/mo, and up
Cut of your paymentsNone, you use your own linkProcessing fees, roughly 1% + 30¢ ACH, 2.5 to 3.6% + 30¢ cards
Client limitUnlimitedSolo plan capped (around 20 active clients)
Engagement letters + e-signatureYesYes
Sealed audit-trail certificateYes, on every signatureProposal and e-sign focused
Automated billing + payment collectionNo, surfaces your own linkYes, the core of the product
ContractCancel anytimeMonthly or annual
An honest take

Which one is right for you?

Choose Ignition if…

you want automated proposals, recurring billing, and integrated payment collection in one system, and you are comfortable with per-payment processing fees. It is a billing engine; FirmForms is not.

Choose FirmForms if…

you want a flat price with no cut of your payments, no cap on clients, and just the engagement-letter workflow: send, e-sign, and file a sealed record, then collect through the payment link you already use.

Flat $35, and your payments stay yours.

Free to start, no card. Every user included, no per-payment cut, cancel anytime.

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Comparison reflects publicly listed plans and fees as of August 2026 and may change; verify current details on each vendor's website. Ignition is a trademark of its respective owner and is not affiliated with FirmForms. FirmForms is software for sending and signing engagement letters; it does not process payments, and templates are editable starting points, not legal advice.