Chik
Legally binding e-signatures
Fully compliant with ESIGN (USA) and eIDAS (Europe). Signed contracts downloadable as PDF.
Contracts live inside your project
Draft, send, and track contract status from the same workspace where you manage tasks.
Unlimited contracts on paid plans
No per-envelope fees. Send as many contracts as you need.
Task & project management
Contracts are just one feature. Manage your entire freelance workflow in one place.
Client portal included
Clients can access their project dashboard, view tasks, and sign contracts — all in one place.
Time tracking included
Log billable hours and share reports with clients — without a separate app.
DocuSign — The Expensive, Single-Purpose Bottleneck
Legally binding e-signatures
DocuSign's core feature — robust and enterprise-grade.
Isolated from your workflow
Contracts live in DocuSign, separate from your tasks, notes, and project files.
Per-envelope pricing
DocuSign charges per envelope sent, which gets expensive fast for active freelancers.
No project management
DocuSign is only for document signing — you'll need separate tools for everything else.
No client portal
Clients only interact with DocuSign to sign a document, then it's over.
No time tracking
You'll need Toggl, Harvest, or another app for this.
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