Indy vs VA Growth Suite
Indy is a clean freelance OS that bundles invoicing, contracts, and time tracking — but its task and portal features lag behind dedicated tools.
| Feature | Indy | VA Growth Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Time tracking with running timer | ||
| Multi-client dashboard | ||
| PDF invoice generation | ||
| Branded client portal | ||
| Kanban task board per client | ||
| Starts at $0 (free plan) | ||
| No per-user pricing | ||
| Built for VAs specifically | ||
| Starting price | $12/mo | $0 free, $19/mo paid |
Indy — strengths
- Simple invoicing, contracts, and proposals in one app
- Time tracking and basic CRM included
- Friendly free tier for very small workloads
Indy — limits for VAs
- Task board is rudimentary
- No real client portal — clients receive emails, not a shared workspace
- Mobile app gets noticeably less love than the web app
Our honest take
Indy is a fine pick if you need contracts more than a portal. VA Growth Suite trades contracts (which most VAs handle once via PandaDoc) for a real client portal you actually share.
When Indy is the right choice
If you're already on Indy and it's working, don't switch just to save a few dollars. But if you're just starting out as a VA — or you're paying for Indy plus a second tool for invoicing or a client portal — we built VA Growth Suite to replace that stack.
When VA Growth Suite wins
- You're a solo VA or small agency (not a 20-person design studio)
- You need time tracking and invoicing and a client portal
- Flat pricing matters more than deep workflow automation
- You want to get set up in 5 minutes, not 5 days
What you actually use Indy for
Indy gets picked by VAs who want one tidy app to send a contract, fire a proposal, log time, and bill — without the steep monthly cost of Dubsado or Bonsai. The UI is clean, the workflow is shallow enough to learn in an afternoon, and the free tier covers a one-client side hustle. Where it gets thin is the client experience: clients get emails, not a shared portal, so any 'what's the status of my project?' question becomes a manual update from you. For VAs whose value prop includes 'I'll be more organized than your last assistant,' that gap matters.
Moving from Indy to VA Growth Suite
Indy exports clients, projects, time entries, and invoices via the Account → Export Data section (CSV). Contracts come out as PDF, proposals as both PDF and CSV. Migrating is one of the smoother paths: import clients, then time entries, then archive the contracts PDF bundle to Drive or Dropbox. The forms feature has no equivalent in VA Growth Suite — most VAs replace it with a simple Tally or Typeform link in their client portal, which is what they were doing for complex intake forms anyway.
Frequently asked questions
Is Indy free?
Indy doesn't offer a free plan. The cheapest paid tier starts at $12/mo. VA Growth Suite, by contrast, is free for up to 2 clients with no time limit and no credit card.
Can I import my data from Indy into VA Growth Suite?
Yes. Indy supports CSV exports + PDF contract/proposal archive, which covers the migration cleanly. Most VAs move clients and the last 90 days of time entries in under an hour. Older records can stay in Indy as a read-only archive.
What does VA Growth Suite do that Indy doesn't?
VA Growth Suite bundles time tracking, multi-client invoicing in multiple currencies, a branded client portal, and a per-client kanban task board into one app — at a flat $19/mo for 50 clients, with no per-user pricing. Indy typically requires you to combine it with at least one other tool to cover that workflow.
Why does VA Growth Suite charge $19/mo instead of per-user pricing like Indy?
Per-user pricing punishes VAs the moment they add a subcontractor or VA partner. Flat pricing means a two-person VA team pays the same as a solo VA — $19/mo for up to 50 clients. It's the model that makes sense for the way VAs actually grow.
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