Comparison

Freshlance vs Indy

Indy is strong on the paperwork around the work. It is thinner on the work itself, and it has no concept of your capacity.

What Indy does well

Indy covers the freelance admin stack well: proposals, contracts, invoices and forms in one place.

The difference that matters

No answer to "when can you start?"

Indy will help you send a proposal and invoice it. It will not tell you whether you have room to take the job, because it does not model your hours. Freshlance treats that as the central question and derives everything else from it.

Feature by feature

Side by side

FeatureFreshlanceIndy
InvoicingYesYes
Proposals and contractsEstimates with e-signatureYes, deeper
Next available dateLive, calculatedNo
Project capacity trackingYes, the core metricNo
Client portalYes, live progressLimited
Client self-bookingYesNo
Retainer burn-downYesNo
Risk monitorYes, six risk typesNo

Competitor details as we understand them at time of writing. Check their site for current pricing.

Choose Indy if

  • Contracts and proposals are your main pain point
  • You want a deeper template library for legal paperwork
  • You do not track hours or capacity at all

Choose Freshlance if

  • You overcommit and find out too late
  • You bill hourly or on retainer and need burn-down
  • You want clients to see progress without asking

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