Indy Review and verdict 2026

Automated accounting and invoicing for freelancers.

From 20€/mo.

Our take

Understanding Indy.

Indy is automated accounting and invoicing for freelancers. Starting at €20/month. Built for B2B consultants and graphic designers.

All-in-one: billing, accounting, CRM, business account. french legal compliance (legal notices, VAT, tax filings), simple and fast interface. Integrated business account (French IBAN). In practice: invoicing: create and send compliant invoices in 2 minutes. Also: quotes: generate professional quotes with electronic signature. Estimated time saving: 2h/month.

Keep it if: you are a micro-enterprise or a solo company or you hate paperwork. Skip it if: you have a chartered accountant who manages everything or very few invoices (<5/year). Main limit: free version limited to 3 clients. As soon as you spend more than 2 hours per month on your admin/accounting.

Practical uses

Manage simple accounting for a French freelancer.
Generate compliant invoices and tax filings.
Automate expense and revenue tracking.

Pros and cons

What Indy does especially well — and the limits to anticipate.

Pros

Free core features: excellent value.
Fully compliant with French tax standards.
Extremely popular: 450K+ French freelancers use it.
High ratings (4.8 Trustpilot, 4.9 App Store).

Cons

Limited to France and French standards.
Paid plans needed for advanced features.
Not suited for complex businesses.

Indy: when it makes sense.

Indy is the reference accounting tool in France for freelancers. For international freelancers or complex SMB, look elsewhere.

Keep if

You're a French freelancer or micro-entrepreneur.. You want simple accounting compliant with French tax standards.

Indy becomes worthwhile when

You use it at least once a week
The monthly cost (€20) is small next to the time it saves you

Challenge if

You don't reside in France or don't need French tax compliance.. You're a complex SMB with advanced accounting needs.

Indy becomes too expensive when

You use it less than once a month
indy (free) already covers the essentials for occasional use

Our verdict on Indy.

Why this verdict

Decent

Indy is fairly easy to replace with an alternative, a free tier to test before paying, clearly documented use cases.