Documenso

How Open Source Documenso Grew to Challenge DocuSign's Dominance

February 9th, 2025

Founded By
Lucas Smith
Founders
2
Profitable
Yes
Year Started
2022
Customer
B2B & B2C

Who is Lucas Smith?

Lucas Smith, the co-founder of Documenso, is an Australian developer who has been coding since the age of 13. With experience across various industries including government, telecoms, and startups, Lucas has a deep passion for coding and open-source platforms.

What problem does Documenso solve?

Documenso solves the costly and frustrating problem of limited and opaque digital document signing options by providing an open-source platform that users can customize and self-host for complete control and transparency.

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How did Lucas come up with the idea for Documenso?

Lucas had a background in software development and had long dealt with the complexities of working with PDFs in various industries. His co-founder, Timur, saw a gap in the document signing market dominated by older, closed-source solutions and wanted to apply the transparency and flexibility of open-source software to this field. Their experiences made them realize there was a significant opportunity in creating an open-source document signing platform that was easily customizable and accessible worldwide.

To validate their idea, Lucas and Timur closely observed the issues faced by businesses regarding document signing, like...

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