Proposals · head to head
Indy vs Prospero
Indy
Proposals
Freelance workflow suite covering proposals, contracts, invoices and time tracking with a usable free tier
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Prospero
Proposals
Single-plan proposal writer built for freelancers rather than sales teams
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Indy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Indy the free tier caps documents per month, and an active freelancer passes those caps quickly enough that the free plan is a trial in practice rather than a permanent option.; Prospero there is no product catalogue or configure-price-quote logic, so a business selling configurable products with rules and approvals prices every document by hand, with the error rate that implies.
- They diverge on capability: Indy covers Contract library, Prospero covers Template library by discipline.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Indy and Prospero actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (quote), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Proposals).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Indy
- Contract library
- Proposals
- Invoicing
- Time tracking
- Task and calendar
- Client portal
- Free tier
Only in Prospero
- Template library by discipline
- Electronic signature
- Reusable content blocks
- Open tracking
- Pricing tables
- Custom branding
- Multi-currency and multi-language
- Unlimited proposals
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Indy
- A new freelancer who needs a real signed contract before there is revenue to fund a subscriptionnot Prospero
- Testing whether an all in one freelance bundle suits your workflow before committing money to onenot Prospero
- Part time or side project freelancing with low monthly document volume that stays inside the free capsnot Prospero
- Replacing an unsigned emailed quote with a proposal that converts into a contract and an invoicenot Prospero
Prospero
- A freelancer sending a few proposals a month who wants them to look professional without hiring a designernot Indy
- Consultants who reuse the same scope and terms language and want it written once and storednot Indy
- Anyone currently sending proposals as PDF attachments who wants open tracking and a signaturenot Indy
- Very small studios where the entire sales process is one person and a calendarnot Indy
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Indy
- The free tier caps documents per month, and an active freelancer passes those caps quickly enough that the free plan is a trial in practice rather than a permanent option.
- Project management and task tracking are shallow, so anyone running several concurrent projects will keep a separate tool and lose the single system benefit.
- Reporting on income, utilisation and profitability is thin next to a dedicated accounting or time tracking product.
- Payments are processed by a third party gateway, so the card fee applies on top of the subscription and materially changes the cost per invoice on small jobs.
- As with every bundle, leaving means separating proposals, contracts, time and invoices out of one export, which is harder than replacing a single purpose tool.
Prospero
- There is no product catalogue or configure-price-quote logic, so a business selling configurable products with rules and approvals prices every document by hand, with the error rate that implies.
- Team features are shallow: no real approval chain, no content locking to stop junior staff editing legal terms, and no per-role permissions, so it stops scaling as soon as more than two people write proposals.
- Analytics report that the proposal was opened rather than how long the client spent on each section, so you lose the buying-signal data the sales-oriented tools in this category are sold on.
- Integration coverage is thin next to PandaDoc or Proposify, so pushing an accepted proposal into a CRM or accounting system usually means Zapier and manual field mapping you maintain yourself.
- The vendor is very small, which is what keeps the price low, but feature requests move slowly and there is no enterprise support commitment to point at if the service is unavailable in the middle of a deal.
Pricing, plan by plan
Indy
Free- Indy$undefined/year
- Free tier with monthly document limits
- Proposals, contracts and invoices
- Time tracking and tasks
Prospero
On request- Prospero$undefined/month
- Single plan with unlimited proposals
- Electronic signature included
- Discount for annual billing
Which should you pick?
Choose Indy if
- You need contract library.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want proposals.
Choose Prospero if
- You need template library by discipline.
- You also want electronic signature.
Questions people ask
- Is Indy or Prospero better?
- Neither clearly leads. Indy starts at Free and Prospero at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Indy or Prospero?
- Indy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Indy and On request for Prospero.
- Does Indy or Prospero run on more platforms?
- Indy runs on Web, iOS, Android. Prospero runs on Web.
- Can I use Indy for free?
- Yes. Indy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Prospero starts at On request.
- What is Indy best used for?
- Indy is most often used for a new freelancer who needs a real signed contract before there is revenue to fund a subscription, testing whether an all in one freelance bundle suits your workflow before committing money to one, part time or side project freelancing with low monthly document volume that stays inside the free caps, replacing an unsigned emailed quote with a proposal that converts into a contract and an invoice. Of those, a new freelancer who needs a real signed contract before there is revenue to fund a subscription and testing whether an all in one freelance bundle suits your workflow before committing money to one are not what Prospero is typically brought in for.
- What can Indy do that Prospero cannot?
- Indy covers Contract library, Proposals, Invoicing, Time tracking. Prospero covers Template library by discipline, Electronic signature, Reusable content blocks, Open tracking.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Indy: Is the free tier actually usable?
Yes, for real signed contracts and invoices, but it caps documents per month and active freelancers hit that fairly quickly.
Prospero: Does it include electronic signature?
Yes. The client signs in the browser at the end of the proposal and you are notified when they do.
Indy: Does it take a percentage of invoices?
The payment gateway charges its standard card fee. That is separate from the subscription and should be modelled per invoice.
Prospero: Is it suitable for a sales team?
No. There is no pipeline, no approval workflow and no quoting engine. It is built for one person writing their own proposals.
Indy: Can it manage several concurrent projects?
Only lightly. The task and project features are the weakest part of the product.
Prospero: Why is no price listed here?
The vendor publishes current pricing and it is among the cheapest in this category, but the plan structure changes, so check the figure at source rather than trusting a cached one.
Indy: Are the contracts legally sound?
They are standard freelance templates with editable clauses. They are a starting point, not legal advice for your jurisdiction.
Prospero: Can it handle proposals in other currencies?
Yes. It supports multiple currencies and languages, which matters for freelancers taking clients abroad.
Indy: Who is it wrong for?
Agencies, anyone with subcontractors, and freelancers who need real project management or detailed profitability reporting.
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