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Both cover legal & contracts and creator finance. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| Indy | Rocket Lawyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $12.50 | From $149 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free trial, then paid |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Covers | Legal & Contracts, Creator Finance | Legal & Contracts, Creator Finance |
| Works with | Nothing in particular | Nothing in particular |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
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.
Our note
Bonsai does the same job with better templates and costs more. Indy is the one to pick if the free tier covers your volume, and the two-year lock is the reason to think twice about the paid one.
Legal documents and a lawyer on a membership
Rocket Lawyer is a membership rather than a document shop: the subscription covers unlimited documents, e-signatures and a set amount of time with an actual attorney, which is the part a template site cannot match. For a creator forming a company or reading a sponsorship contract, half an hour of advice is often the whole need. Business formation and registered agent services are priced separately on top.
Our note
The membership is worth it in the year you incorporate or sign something serious, and hard to justify in the years you do not. Use the seven days to get one real question answered, which is a fair test of whether the advice is any good.
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