Proposals · head to head
Indy vs Subskribe
Indy
Proposals
Freelance workflow suite covering proposals, contracts, invoices and time tracking with a usable free tier
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Subskribe
Proposals
Quote-to-revenue platform built by former Zuora staff to keep CPQ, billing and revenue recognition on one data model
- 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.; Subskribe the vendor own calculator points to roughly 140,000 USD per year as a starting point, which puts it out of reach for small companies and makes it a finance systems decision rather than a sales tooling one.
- They diverge on capability: Indy covers Contract library, Subskribe covers Unified order model.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Indy and Subskribe 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 Subskribe
- Unified order model
- Ramp and amendment handling
- Usage-based billing
- ASC 606 revenue recognition
- Approval workflows
- CRM integration
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 Subskribe
- Testing whether an all in one freelance bundle suits your workflow before committing money to onenot Subskribe
- Part time or side project freelancing with low monthly document volume that stays inside the free capsnot Subskribe
- Replacing an unsigned emailed quote with a proposal that converts into a contract and an invoicenot Subskribe
Subskribe
- A SaaS company whose deals routinely include ramped commitments and mid-term amendments that break a conventional CPQnot Indy
- Finance teams closing the books with a spreadsheet that reconciles signed orders against invoices every monthnot Indy
- Preparing for audit or an IPO process where the revenue schedule has to be defensible and traceable to the ordernot Indy
- Replacing a split CPQ and billing stack whose integration has become the most fragile system in the companynot 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.
Subskribe
- The vendor own calculator points to roughly 140,000 USD per year as a starting point, which puts it out of reach for small companies and makes it a finance systems decision rather than a sales tooling one.
- No pricing is published anywhere, so a like-for-like comparison against alternatives requires running a full sales cycle with each vendor before any numbers exist.
- Adopting it means moving your revenue system of record to a young company, and migrating live contracts and historical schedules is a multi-month finance project rather than a configuration exercise.
- The implementation partner and consultant ecosystem is small next to Salesforce CPQ or Conga, so if the internal project stalls there are few outside firms to bring in.
- It expects to own the order record even when the CRM stays in place, which means sales teams work partly outside Salesforce and adoption depends on that being accepted rather than fought.
Pricing, plan by plan
Indy
Free- Indy$undefined/year
- Free tier with monthly document limits
- Proposals, contracts and invoices
- Time tracking and tasks
Subskribe
On request- Subskribe Quote-to-Revenue$undefined/year
- Quoted per organisation, no published price list
- CPQ, billing and revenue recognition in one contract
- The vendor own pricing calculator estimates roughly 140,000 USD per year for a sample company profile
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 Subskribe if
- You need unified order model.
- You also want ramp and amendment handling.
Questions people ask
- Is Indy or Subskribe better?
- Neither clearly leads. Indy starts at Free and Subskribe at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Indy or Subskribe?
- Indy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Indy and On request for Subskribe.
- Does Indy or Subskribe run on more platforms?
- Indy runs on Web, iOS, Android. Subskribe runs on Web.
- Can I use Indy for free?
- Yes. Indy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Subskribe 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 Subskribe is typically brought in for.
- What can Indy do that Subskribe cannot?
- Indy covers Contract library, Proposals, Invoicing, Time tracking. Subskribe covers Unified order model, Ramp and amendment handling, Usage-based billing, ASC 606 revenue recognition.
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.
Subskribe: What does Subskribe cost?
It is not published. The vendor pricing calculator produces estimates around 140,000 USD per year for a full quote-to-revenue deployment on a sample profile.
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.
Subskribe: Can I buy just the CPQ?
Yes, CPQ, Billing and the combined Quote-to-Revenue package are sold separately, all on quoted pricing.
Indy: Can it manage several concurrent projects?
Only lightly. The task and project features are the weakest part of the product.
Subskribe: Does it replace Salesforce?
No. It integrates with Salesforce or HubSpot for CRM but keeps the order, billing and revenue record in Subskribe.
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.
Subskribe: Why not just use a CPQ plus a billing tool?
That works until deals have ramps and amendments. The reconciliation between the two systems is the cost Subskribe is designed to remove.
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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