Dubsado vs Indy Comparison 2026
Both cover creator finance. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
Why people weigh these two
- Indy instead of Dubsado
- Indy covers contracts and invoices for a solo freelancer with a free tier and a $12.50 plan, a fit when client volume never justifies a day of workflow building.
At a glance
- Indy starts cheaper, at $12.50.
- Only Indy has a free tier.
Side by side
Dubsado | Indy | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $35 | From $12.50 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Paid subscription | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier (they differ) | No | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | 7 days |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
Dubsado
Client workflows that run themselves
Dubsado automates the repeated half of client work: a lead form fires a workflow, which sends the proposal, chases the signature and issues the invoice on a schedule nobody has to remember. Projects and clients are uncapped on both plans, so the tier is about automation rather than about volume. Scheduling, workflows and public proposals all arrive on the second tier. Setting the workflows up is a real afternoon of work, and it is why people either love this or never finish configuring it.
Our note
Premier is the plan worth having, because the automated workflows are the reason to choose Dubsado over anything else and they are not on Starter. Budget a full day for setup before you count the saving, since the automation only pays back once it is actually configured.
Indy
Contracts and invoices for a solo freelancer
Indy puts proposals, contracts, invoices, time tracking and a client portal in one place, priced for one person rather than for a firm. The free plan allows three of each a month, which fits somebody taking a handful of brand deals a year. Anybody past that will hit the cap in a week and the paid tier is billed two years at a time.
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