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Indy
Freelance workflow suite covering proposals, contracts, invoices and time tracking with a usable free tier
As of 31 August 2026, Indy is free to use. Indy is one of the few all in one freelance suites with a genuinely usable free tier, which makes it the low risk way to test whether a bundle suits you at all. Softwr lists it under Proposals. Indy is available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Indy does
Indy provides proposals, contracts, invoices, time tracking, task management, a calendar, file storage and a client portal for independent workers, with a free tier that allows a limited number of documents per month and a paid tier that removes the caps. Its contract library covers common freelance arrangements with clause level editing rather than a single fixed template. What distinguishes it commercially is the free tier. Every competitor in the all in one freelance category asks for a subscription before the freelancer has any revenue, which is the worst possible moment to ask. Indy lets a new freelancer send real proposals and signed contracts at no cost, and only charges once volume grows. For anyone testing whether a bundled workflow suits them at all, that removes the cost of finding out. The buyers are new and part time freelancers, and established ones with low document volume. The trade offs are that the project management and reporting are thin next to dedicated tools, that the free tier caps are low enough to force an upgrade fairly quickly on active work, and that payments run through a third party gateway whose fee applies in addition to the subscription.
What people use it 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
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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.
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What people choose instead of Indy
Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.
- IndyvsDubsado
Dubsado: Stronger workflow automation for service businesses, priced from the first day with no free tier
- IndyvsHnry
Hnry: Handles tax and payments as well as invoicing, which matters more than proposals in some jurisdictions
Pricing
What Indy costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Indy
On request
- Free tier with monthly document limits
- Proposals, contracts and invoices
- Time tracking and tasks
- Client portal
- Paid tier removes document caps
Capabilities
Features
Contract library
Freelance contract templates with clause level editing rather than one fixed document
Proposals
Scoped proposals that convert into a contract and an invoice on acceptance
Invoicing
Invoices generated from tracked time or fixed fees, paid online
Time tracking
Timers per project feeding directly into invoices
Task and calendar
Lightweight project tracking and deadlines alongside the billing
Client portal
A shared space for documents, messages and payment
Free tier
A limited but genuinely usable set of documents per month at no cost
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
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.
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.
Can it manage several concurrent projects?
Only lightly. The task and project features are the weakest part of the product.
Are the contracts legally sound?
They are standard freelance templates with editable clauses. They are a starting point, not legal advice for your jurisdiction.
Who is it wrong for?
Agencies, anyone with subcontractors, and freelancers who need real project management or detailed profitability reporting.
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Where to go from Indy
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- Indy pricingPlans, floors and what the tiers exclude
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